Friday 18th June 2010

Reminder: Sunday Service At Mercedes-Benz World

Sunday 27 June - one for the diary

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A good PistonHeads Sunday Service is a simple affair. Give us a big car park, access to some coffee and bacon butties, cross your digits for some sunshine and that's all you really need.

And that's just what we'll get on Sunday 27 June, when the first PH Sunday Service of the season returns to Mercedes-Benz World (provided somebody orders some good weather).

Of course, we love a day trip out to M-B World for a Sunday Service because it is so much more than just a big car park (with the grass area we can accommodate more than 400 vehicles) and some fine bacon sarnies. The folks at M-B World are unlikely to disappoint this time round either, as they've laid on a fine schedule of entertainments, including:

• An ever-so-topical Smart car football display
• High-speed passenger rides in the PistonHeads AMG 'taxi' for just £15 a pop
• The Silver Arrows vehicle display team

As well as full access to the showroom/theme park that is the main MBW building, you'll also be able to watch the European GP from Valencia live on Merc's big screen.

The Gran Turismo 5 pods we used for our recent competition to win a drive in a non-pixel SLS AMG will also be there, so you'll be able to have a bash at piloting a virtual SLS around the GT5 version of the Nordschleife.

Merc is also re-running its competition to win a drive experience in a real-life SLS for the drivers who set the fastest time on the virtual 'Ring - something we'll have more details about here on Monday.

Finally, don't forget that we have a new system for adding your name to the list of attendees, so rather than doing it via the thread below this story, you need to follow this link and add yourself as attending using the 'diary' option. This will eliminate members having their attendance accidentally deleted by other members and will give a true number of cars coming along.

 

[Moley RUFC]

Looking forward to going to this, is the Merc centre near to Brooklands?

Edited by Moley RUFC on Saturday 19th June 15:59

[Scott Parker]

Yes it's in brooklands grounds (weybridge)

Are bikes welcome? i pick up my BMW S1000rr next week and may pop along!

[Les84]

I shall be there in my Focus ST......

Les

[OldSkoolRS]

Might have to see if I can get over to this, I won't be 'showing' my works barge but unfortunately the RS is (still) in my garage so I can't come in that...maybe next year.

[Saabstudent]

Riggers,
Are you going to be at this?

G

[Riggers]

Saabstudent said:

Riggers,
Are you going to be at this?

G

Hope to be I know I haven't signed myself up yet) - but probably will get there for a late-ish morning showing (coming down from the Midlands)

[Saabstudent]

Good work mate.
I'll drop you a text this week then.

G

[NoelWatson]

From the rooftop jacuzzi at the hotel, I can confirm that the TVRs sounded best as they drove along the straight parallel to the MB test track.

[D14 AYS]

NoelWatson said:

From the rooftop jacuzzi at the hotel, I can confirm that the TVRs sounded best as they drove along the straight parallel to the MB test track.

[thatone1967]

Excellent morning, first trip there, by no means the last...

a few pics..

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/jim.pritchard/Piston...

[Ben Hughes]

thatone1967 said:

Excellent morning, first trip there, by no means the last...

a few pics..

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/jim.pritchard/Piston...

Aha, that's who you are - thanks for the photo of me!

Edited by Ben Hughes on Sunday 27th June 15:32

[thatone1967]

Ben Hughes said:

thatone1967 said:

Excellent morning, first trip there, by no means the last...

a few pics..

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/jim.pritchard/Piston...

Aha, that's who are - thanks for the photo of me!

Your very welcome...

[thatone1967]

easily my favourite car of the day....

[touching cloth]

thatone1967 said:

easily my favourite car of the day....

Christ don't say that, you'll give him a big head.... and it's already quite a melon as it it

[jeremyc]

What a day.

Deafened, suntanned, Goodwood then on to Sunday Service.

Thanks to everyone at PH and MBW for a great meet; the Silver Arrows were great , the Smart football a laugh and the BBQ delicious - shame on all of you who missed out.

[D14 AYS]

touching cloth said:

thatone1967 said:

easily my favourite car of the day....

Christ don't say that, you'll give him a big head.... and it's already quite a melon as it it