Snetterton exclusive track day for your Aston,,,,,19th Sept.

Snetterton exclusive track day for your Aston,,,,,19th Sept.

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Y100

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2,036 posts

166 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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V8V12VTECwoollie said:
Sounds fantastic. Thanks Bob thumbup
Seemon you are most welcome. Gunna be even better than Rockingham and thats saying something.

tonyhall38

4,194 posts

215 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Trek930 said:
tonyhall38 said:
I think they should all pay....by putting your name on a list for a paid event , then pulling out after a deposit etc has been paid you should still be liable....why should I pay for someone who for whatever reason decides not to bother .....those who have laid the full amount but are not attending..I take my hat of to you....the rest should be ashamed ....and not trusted ...and I include those who have sold their cars for whatever reason.....after the deposit was paid....
I lost my job so I find your "ashamed and not to be trusted" comment pretty insulting. I have asked Bob to let me know what I owe him and will still pay up as ditching someone in the sh't isn't exactly my style.
Well as I didn't know you had lost your job I'm hardly to blame , and if you have taken it as an insult ,I apologise, may I also suggest you get thicker skin.....you need it on here....

FoxyGTO3R

47 posts

198 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Hi Bob,
If you can PM and let me know what my share of the shortfall is I will sort payment for you.
For the record I also find the "ashamed and not to be trusted" comment pretty insulting too. It must be nice for those who live in a perfect world!!
Cheers
Rod

tonyhall38

4,194 posts

215 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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[quote=FoxyGTO3R]Hi Bob,
If you can PM and let me know what my share of the shortfall is I will sort payment for you.
For the record I also find the "ashamed and not to be trusted" comment pretty insulting too. It must be nice for those who live in a perfect world!!
Cheers
Rod


Yes it is.....and as for the comment being insulting....take it as you wish....

Y100

Original Poster:

2,036 posts

166 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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FoxyGTO3R said:
Hi Bob,
If you can PM and let me know what my share of the shortfall is I will sort payment for you.
For the record I also find the "ashamed and not to be trusted" comment pretty insulting too. It must be nice for those who live in a perfect world!!
Cheers
Rod
Rod, good man and thank you. As the event is going ahead quite soon, lets see how the financies pan out and afterwards we can discuss an amicable solution. Sorry you can't make it,,if its any comfort, you're not alone. hehe

GeordieDave

53 posts

135 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Are you still looking for more people for this?

I'm interested, would I be correct in saying the cost is £350?

Also, what about track day insurance etc? Is this required?

Edited by GeordieDave on Monday 15th September 20:19

MollyGT3

2,355 posts

153 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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AdamV8V said:
Tony said:
Some self righteous bullst.
V8V12VTECwoollie said:
I'm sorry to hear your news about your job. I know that Adam cannot attend due to an operation so there are many valid reasons for people pulling out. That's why I made my suggestion.
Thanks Simon. I've always liked Honda drivers.

I'd like to think there are valid reasons for any drop-out, as i don't think anyone on here is a dishonest / "not to be trusted" person and prefer to default to seeing the best in people.

At the same time, nobody wants to see Bob out of pocket as (a) he's a top bloke with a lovely car (b) he's one of the few people (Tony included) who pulls his finger out and organises things, and shouldn't be penalised for it.

The reasons given for the "shame" list are that we didn't take our names prior to the a deposit being paid, which in my case was the 5th August (the day i got my op date confirmed) and 6 weeks prior to the event. If the cost to get on the list back in March was a £100 deposit, I would have gladly paid it and made my decision to drop out in the knowledge that this would be lost. The reality is, if this costs me £350 to not go, it would be cheaper (if not medically advisable) for me to cancel the hospital appointment!

This is no slight on Bob who, at the end of the day is not a professional event organiser and is doing this out of the goodness of his heart, but the key learning needs to be to make the cost of entry and exit more explicit to avoid these kinds of situations.

As referenced by Bob above, I have been in PM dialogue for a week with him on what is expected, and I don't need to be "named and shamed" and called dishonest to do the right thing.

I think Simon's suggestion is fair, but ultimately Bob needs to do the maths and everyone needs to be OK with the final course of action.

I hope you all have a great day. I'm gutted to miss it.

Adam
Thank you Adam - Rob & I agree with you (and hope the medical stuff goes as well as can be expected). Thanks to Simon too for his sensible suggestions.

We are just back from holiday and are very sad to see the turn of events here. We have not contributed to the AM forum for a while but we did have an email from Bob and this was our reply to him:

"Dear Bob,

Thank you for your e.mail. We are really sorry to see the predicament you have over Snetterton. You may not be aware but we no longer have an Aston and its replacement (Porsche 991 GT3) hasn't been built yet! We hope to take delivery in December.

We hope that the spare places for Snetterton will be filled by other enthusiastic car owners. When we dropped out over a month ago there was still a reserve list and we were happy to see that Gareth (Willga) took our place on the list. The happiest outcome for all will be if enough people go to make a fair split of the cost. It will be a very sad day if forum friendships get broken up by disagreements over this so let's hope all will be resolved soon.

Kind regards

Rob & Molly"

Our conscience was clear when we pulled out because there was a reserve list and our place was taken by another.

Bob - let us know what the final financial decision is and we will do the honourable thing.

Y100

Original Poster:

2,036 posts

166 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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GeordieDave said:
Are you still looking for more people for this?

I'm interested, would I be correct in saying the cost is £350?

Also, what about track day insurance etc? Is this required?

Edited by GeordieDave on Monday 15th September 20:19
Hi GeordieDave, actually we have space for another 9 cars. The cost per car is set at £350. Track day Insurance is a good idea, I am covered automatically with my Locktons policy,,,you should perhaps check yours.

Rob, Molly, sold Pearl,,,whats going on?? Thank you very much indeed for your offer,,,I'll post the details of any shortfall after Friday. Sorry you won't be joining us,,,again, whats going on??

Edited by Y100 on Monday 15th September 21:36

GeordieDave

53 posts

135 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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Y100 said:
Hi GeordieDave, actually we have space for another 9 cars. The cost per car is set at £350. Track day Insurance is a good idea, I am covered automatically with my Locktons policy,,,you should perhaps check yours.

Edited by Y100 on Monday 15th September 21:36
I'm not covered for track days with Admiral. I will make some enquiries into separate cover tomorrow - does anyone have any recommendations?

There is another Aston owner at work, I will check if he is interested in signing up tomorrow.

Retman

848 posts

157 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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GeordieDave said:
I'm not covered for track days with Admiral. I will make some enquiries into separate cover tomorrow - does anyone have any recommendations?

There is another Aston owner at work, I will check if he is interested in signing up tomorrow.
Dave, hope you can make it, Rockingham was fantastic, no one was daft and no one will be at Snetterton, though dredders did give the photographer some action to shoot hehe As for insurance I didn't have any for Rockingham nor will I for Snetterton- remember that everyone if you come close! Many didn't have insurance at Rockingham but some did, think it's a case of personal preference, as with most things it's probably the drive to and from the event which is the riskiest part.

Y100

Original Poster:

2,036 posts

166 months

Monday 15th September 2014
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GeordieDave said:
I'm not covered for track days with Admiral. I will make some enquiries into separate cover tomorrow - does anyone have any recommendations?

There is another Aston owner at work, I will check if he is interested in signing up tomorrow.
I was with Admiral prior to Rockingham in March, first they said I was covered, they then changed their minds and said I was not,,t'was then I switched to Locktons.

dredders

267 posts

144 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Retman said:
dredders did give the photographer some action to shoot was the only one trying
Sorted that for you Andrew smile

AMDBSNick

6,990 posts

161 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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dredders said:
Retman said:
dredders did give the photographer some action to shoot was the only one trying
Sorted that for you Andrew smile
There were actually two of you biggrin


8least8cyls

3 posts

120 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Hi all I will be with you on Friday looking forward to it! Won't be in a V12S this time though as our car is not around so will be in a V8S manual instead.....might have to learn to drive properly by Friday! Regards Simon Lane

dredders

267 posts

144 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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AMDBSNick said:
dredders said:
Retman said:
dredders did give the photographer some action to shoot was the only one trying
Sorted that for you Andrew smile
There were actually two of you biggrin



But look at how much further I got biglaugh

V8V12VTECwoollie

4,363 posts

144 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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8least8cyls said:
Hi all I will be with you on Friday looking forward to it! Won't be in a V12S this time though as our car is not around so will be in a V8S manual instead.....might have to learn to drive properly by Friday! Regards Simon Lane
A proper box! I understand there will be reserved parking for people that actually use their left hand whilst in the car biggrin

downr

3,803 posts

127 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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V8V12VTECwoollie said:
8least8cyls said:
Hi all I will be with you on Friday looking forward to it! Won't be in a V12S this time though as our car is not around so will be in a V8S manual instead.....might have to learn to drive properly by Friday! Regards Simon Lane
A proper box! I understand there will be reserved parking for people that actually use their left hand whilst in the car biggrin
Tony Hall has a word to describe people who use their left hand whilst in the car....;)

Retman

848 posts

157 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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dredders said:
AMDBSNick said:
dredders said:
Retman said:
dredders did give the photographer some action to shoot was the only one trying
Sorted that for you Andrew smile
There were actually two of you biggrin



But look at how much further I got biglaugh
Well that proves what I said - you don't need insurance rolleyes

V8V12VTECwoollie

4,363 posts

144 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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downr said:
V8V12VTECwoollie said:
8least8cyls said:
Hi all I will be with you on Friday looking forward to it! Won't be in a V12S this time though as our car is not around so will be in a V8S manual instead.....might have to learn to drive properly by Friday! Regards Simon Lane
A proper box! I understand there will be reserved parking for people that actually use their left hand whilst in the car biggrin
Tony Hall has a word to describe people who use their left hand whilst in the car....;)
Darling I think smile

tonyhall38

4,194 posts

215 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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nw...that was funny.....darling....lick