Wine Festival and Ring Trip
Wine Festival and Ring Trip
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S800VXR

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5,877 posts

231 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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OK, For those that wanted to know:

We will be booking up next month to go to the Cochem wine Festival (highly recomended!) and have a play at the ring. The itinerary is:

28th Aug - travel over, meal on the side of the river that night.
29th August am/lunch - drive up to the ring (1/2hr) and play for the day! smile
29th August PM - wine festival gets underway and huge fireworks display that night.
30th August - late morning get up and drive back.

I will confirm the train times which we will be getting and also the hotel we are proposing to stay in (there are a few). If you want to go you will need to book early as it get busy for this weekend! I dont mind booking the hotel for you so long as I get the money in advance.

Cost wise bank on £70 for the chunnel and about £150 for 2 nights at the hotel. Plus obviously petrol and wine money although the bottle were cheap last time.

Went 2 yrs ago and it was bloody great!

crisisjez

9,209 posts

236 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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Put me down Rog, I`ll give you the dosh so I`m not billy no mates

gsd2000

11,515 posts

214 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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I may be up for this, but am i better off doing a local track day first as i am a track day novice?

S800VXR

Original Poster:

5,877 posts

231 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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gsd2000 said:
I may be up for this, but am i better off doing a local track day first as i am a track day novice?
The ring is not a track persay, its a one way fast toll road so yr not racing anyone. Ask Stig, he did the scenic route and took 15minutes!

gsd2000

11,515 posts

214 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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I will most likely come along and take the scenic route like stig.

Oh yeah roger, are you going to thunder road?

Edited by gsd2000 on Monday 8th March 11:45

crisisjez

9,209 posts

236 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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gsd2000 said:
I may be up for this, but am i better off doing a local track day first as i am a track day novice?


Stick youself down for some of the VXR track days. You'll learn a bit AND get to drive in someone elses car for silly cheap money.

S800VXR

Original Poster:

5,877 posts

231 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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gsd2000 said:
I will most likely come along and take the scenic route like stig.

Oh yeah roger, are you going to thunder road?

Edited by gsd2000 on Monday 8th March 11:45
Not in my car as it needs running in not out! smile Might be going up with someone else, depends on time though.

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

241 months

Saturday 13th March 2010
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Rog if welcome and can make it I will. Thing is on the 28th I am shooting a wedding so I could knock that on the head when the meal starts and tank it to the hotel seperately. Same one as last time? Man beers all round etc

baz7175

3,551 posts

242 months

Saturday 13th March 2010
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Depending whether or not I have to return to the USA after my summer holiday in the first 3 weeks of August I may pop down and say howdy at some point smile