PH visiting Dubai

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Dale Lomas

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218 posts

154 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Hi guys and girls! If you read the front-end of this site, you might have seen my name attached to some words. I'm coming over to Dubai for a little gig at the Autodrome and Motor City. I've booked my flights a couple of days early though, as I've been told that Fridays are pretty good for PH-ey type occurring.

I'll be arriving quite late on Thursday (near midnight) and will have all of Friday and Saturday (November 7th and 8th) free to explore Dubai car culture.

I'm really keen on meeting with a few PHers in that time, and while I've already worked up a little road-trip schedule, I'd also appreciate any suggestions of what to do!

Thanks all, I can't wait to get over there!

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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where are you staying and what's the event?

friday morning there's a track day at the autodrome. 5 of us will be there with a pair of clio cups and an rs2000 x-pack [which will be getting left for dead rightly enough!]. theres normally a good mix of cars from cater hams and tuned ricers up to aventadors and the like. last week one guy brought along a mclaren p1.

car culture is pretty broad from posing in high end metal [malls, jbr walk] to dune bashing [the desert adventure show is also on that weekend] to racing. sadly the national touring car championship is a shadow if its former self but the locals love drag racing and sand racing in 1000bhp nissan patrols….. a few of us are also involved in prepping a car for the 24H Dubai race if you fancy having a nose in the workshop?

you also need to visit this place: http://www.tominiclassics.com

website's a mess but check out the ferrari section in 'collections'. in the window at the moment they have a norwood p4 and a 330 lmb. dubai is only just starting to take notice of collector classics and in typical fashion they've gone large straight away.


do you know steve hall? think he's done some work for PH in the past. he came out for the 24H race this year and could give you some pointers from the professional's POV
http://www.stevehallphotography.net


Dale Lomas

Original Poster:

218 posts

154 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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shirt said:
where are you staying and what's the event?

friday morning there's a track day at the autodrome. 5 of us will be there with a pair of clio cups and an rs2000 x-pack [which will be getting left for dead rightly enough!]. theres normally a good mix of cars from cater hams and tuned ricers up to aventadors and the like. last week one guy brought along a mclaren p1.

car culture is pretty broad from posing in high end metal [malls, jbr walk] to dune bashing [the desert adventure show is also on that weekend] to racing. sadly the national touring car championship is a shadow if its former self but the locals love drag racing and sand racing in 1000bhp nissan patrols….. a few of us are also involved in prepping a car for the 24H Dubai race if you fancy having a nose in the workshop?

you also need to visit this place: http://www.tominiclassics.com

website's a mess but check out the ferrari section in 'collections'. in the window at the moment they have a norwood p4 and a 330 lmb. dubai is only just starting to take notice of collector classics and in typical fashion they've gone large straight away.


do you know steve hall? think he's done some work for PH in the past. he came out for the 24H race this year and could give you some pointers from the professional's POV
http://www.stevehallphotography.net
Brilliant! Yes to everything. I want to see it all biggrin I reckon 48-hours is enough?

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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hmm. maybe 3 days would be better. looks a lot smaller on the map this place and even as a total noob you will have more of an idea of where things are than the taxi drivers.

Frankie Vaughn

113 posts

115 months

Sunday 9th November 2014
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Nice to meet you Dale, twice! Was a great day, hope you got a passenger ride in the end.

Edited by Frankie Vaughn on Sunday 9th November 07:22

Dale Lomas

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218 posts

154 months

Sunday 9th November 2014
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haha... oh yes! smile

And a lot more besides. More to come on the front-end of the site. wink

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h_____

684 posts

223 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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Nice to meet you, look forward to the stuff on the front. Pics from RAK looked stunning!

shirt

22,508 posts

200 months

Monday 10th November 2014
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echo the above, friday was a cracking day and looked like you had a ton of fun in RAK as well. pics from today are also making me v. jealous!

safe trip home, may well take you up on the offer of a 'ring trip next summer.