Marie Curie Ladies driving day
Discussion
What is it?
A chance for us gals to drive some unusual and entertaining vehicles
Such as?
Fire engines, JCB's, ambulances, police cars, HGV's
Where is it?
Off Limits Activity Centre
Newthorpe
Nottingham
(near Ikea, just of J26 M1)
When is it?
Saturday October 14 2006
That sounds fun! How can I do this?
Register with
Regional Events Office (Midlands and Anglia)
Marie Curie Cancer Care
unit 9
Mobbs Miller House
Ardington Road
Northampton
NN1 5LP
01604 442317
midlandsanglia-events@mariecurie.org.uk
and pay them £20
What next?
You will get sponsorship forms and you have to raise a minimum of £100 to take part.
Anyone done this?
Yes I have and it was an absolute hoot! Hopefully see some PH ladies there then!
According to one of the instructors, the reason why there are no 'Gentlemens driving days' is that because women have nothing to prove to the instructors, things are more relaxed. Unfortunately they have found that you gents get a bit too competitive. They are in for a shock when the PH Ladies turn up then
Ace-T
A chance for us gals to drive some unusual and entertaining vehicles
Such as?
Fire engines, JCB's, ambulances, police cars, HGV's
Where is it?
Off Limits Activity Centre
Newthorpe
Nottingham
(near Ikea, just of J26 M1)
When is it?
Saturday October 14 2006
That sounds fun! How can I do this?
Register with
Regional Events Office (Midlands and Anglia)
Marie Curie Cancer Care
unit 9
Mobbs Miller House
Ardington Road
Northampton
NN1 5LP
01604 442317
midlandsanglia-events@mariecurie.org.uk
and pay them £20
What next?
You will get sponsorship forms and you have to raise a minimum of £100 to take part.
Anyone done this?
Yes I have and it was an absolute hoot! Hopefully see some PH ladies there then!
According to one of the instructors, the reason why there are no 'Gentlemens driving days' is that because women have nothing to prove to the instructors, things are more relaxed. Unfortunately they have found that you gents get a bit too competitive. They are in for a shock when the PH Ladies turn up then
Ace-T
It sounds like an absolute hoot. I'm already committed to the Commando Challenge. Feck! I can't believe that I'm missing out on driving a police car and fire engine - NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Damn! Damn! Damn!
Balmoral Green said:
How blatantly sexist!
Yup. I had to sit on the sidelines and watch as Tracy won the last one
Still having a proper petrolhead for a wife does have its benefits - no arguments or strops over wanting to buy silly sports cars 
But then again, she does expect to get the keys 
rude girl said:
I've enrolled this morning 
For info, the afternoon session is booked up now. I'm on the morning, and Ace-T's asked for the same session. Come on girls - anyone else up for it and lunch afterwards?
Ali - I'm sure that either Tracy or myself will take you up on your generous offer.
For info, the afternoon session is booked up now. I'm on the morning, and Ace-T's asked for the same session. Come on girls - anyone else up for it and lunch afterwards?
Ali - I'm sure that either Tracy or myself will take you up on your generous offer.
£10 is yours
Just found a venue, local to my area. For anyone else who may not be able to make it to the Nottingham event.
Location/Venue:
Newbury Showground, Berkshire
Date(s):
Sunday October 8, 2006
Entry fee:
£10 registration
£100 minimum sponsorship
This great fun event gives ladies the opportunity to drive a variety of unusual vehicles, with the help of experienced instructors, and raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Participants must be over 18 years old and hold a full UK manual driving licence to take part.
Registration costs £10, and ladies must raise £100 in sponsorship. Please contact us to register your interest for this event.
Contact: South East (not London) - Events
Tel: 0188 383 2637
Location/Venue:
Newbury Showground, Berkshire
Date(s):
Sunday October 8, 2006
Entry fee:
£10 registration
£100 minimum sponsorship
This great fun event gives ladies the opportunity to drive a variety of unusual vehicles, with the help of experienced instructors, and raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Participants must be over 18 years old and hold a full UK manual driving licence to take part.
Registration costs £10, and ladies must raise £100 in sponsorship. Please contact us to register your interest for this event.
Contact: South East (not London) - Events
Tel: 0188 383 2637
EmmaP said:
Do you realise that this is the same weekend as the Rheims Hoon sweetie? (Thought that you and Mr Rude were going on this again.)
Nope, not going this year Emms, we're still hoping that things will come together and our time and cash will be spent on a house move this year.
Managed to get through on the following line: Tel. 01604 442313
Entry form is in the post. Afternoon is full but there are 75 places left for the morning event.
Here is a link to the web page with details of the Ladies Driving Challenge:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/inyourarea/midlandsanglia/events/ladiesdrivingchallenge.htm
Entry form is in the post. Afternoon is full but there are 75 places left for the morning event.
Here is a link to the web page with details of the Ladies Driving Challenge:
www.mariecurie.org.uk/inyourarea/midlandsanglia/events/ladiesdrivingchallenge.htm
Edited by EmmaP on Wednesday 6th September 16:27
*** STOP PRESS ***
From the Marie Curie Ladies' Driving Day organisers:
"We are excited to see such overwhelming interest from ladies on the Pistonheads.com website. As a special 'thank you' we have approached PH member 'shapeshifter' who happily agreed to enter the Marie Curie Ladies Driving Day Arena in his £50,000 TVR Tuscan (no, we don't care how much it cost either, but he specifically demanded we should mention it in our press release) whilst we let you ladies loose in our brace of JCB's.
"Women can't handle the power of anything larger than a 1.6 litre hatchback, let alone a JCB", shapeshifter commented. "They'll drive into each other and create the biggest bright yellow pile up known to mankind before they get anywhere near me."
Are YOU ready to take up the challenge? There's less than 75 places open on the morning event, and we expect them to be snapped up rather quickly after this prss release, so book your tickets RIGHT NOW...
DISCLAIMER Programme subject to alteration as we fully expect shapeshifter to bail out on the last possible moment quoting that he had to take 'er indoors out fishing with their son. Which, as we all know, is a d**n lie. Women hate sitting at the verge of a lake for hours in wellies, doing nothing but stare into muddy water, with a passion. And right they are.
Ends. "
From the Marie Curie Ladies' Driving Day organisers:
"We are excited to see such overwhelming interest from ladies on the Pistonheads.com website. As a special 'thank you' we have approached PH member 'shapeshifter' who happily agreed to enter the Marie Curie Ladies Driving Day Arena in his £50,000 TVR Tuscan (no, we don't care how much it cost either, but he specifically demanded we should mention it in our press release) whilst we let you ladies loose in our brace of JCB's.
"Women can't handle the power of anything larger than a 1.6 litre hatchback, let alone a JCB", shapeshifter commented. "They'll drive into each other and create the biggest bright yellow pile up known to mankind before they get anywhere near me."
Are YOU ready to take up the challenge? There's less than 75 places open on the morning event, and we expect them to be snapped up rather quickly after this prss release, so book your tickets RIGHT NOW...
DISCLAIMER Programme subject to alteration as we fully expect shapeshifter to bail out on the last possible moment quoting that he had to take 'er indoors out fishing with their son. Which, as we all know, is a d**n lie. Women hate sitting at the verge of a lake for hours in wellies, doing nothing but stare into muddy water, with a passion. And right they are.
Ends. "
Edited by 900T-R on Friday 8th September 06:54
That must mean that my paperwork will be waiting when I get home as well. Reverse steer should be fun - I would have won the autotest we did at work had it not been for the reverse slalom
so I can't wait to learn about that. Disappointed I won't get to drive a double decker bus though, I was looking forward to that bit.
Gassing Station | Midlands | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff