RE: PistonHeads Sunday Service: 30/01/11

[Garlick]

I couldn't be so forward, but thanks

[Robb F]

2nd reserve, it feels wrong but I hope some people can't make it :P

[Mattt]

Is this a Subaru meet then? Looks like we've had another club invasion

[Waugh-terfall]

[expletive/] I've just realised there will be 800 cars, Garlick, what were the limits at MB-W last month?

[JonnyFive]

Waugh-terfall][expletive/ said:

I've just realised there will be 800 cars, Garlick, what were the limits at MB-W last month?

700 IIRC.

[andya4]

Reserve number 3! just been told about this by a good friend and hoping this can still be my first S/S... By the by, what's the odds of parking near by and walking in? That is if a space doesn't open by Saturday night?

(1st post super noob, so thanks for any advice!)

[JonnyFive]

andya4 said:

Reserve number 3! just been told about this by a good friend and hoping this can still be my first S/S... By the by, what's the odds of parking near by and walking in? That is if a space doesn't open by Saturday night?

(1st post super noob, so thanks for any advice!)

I'm 99% sure by next weekend there will be drop outs. People put their name down and then closer to the time ask the wife who then doesn't let them go

[eein]

JonnyFive said:

andya4 said:

Reserve number 3! just been told about this by a good friend and hoping this can still be my first S/S... By the by, what's the odds of parking near by and walking in? That is if a space doesn't open by Saturday night?

(1st post super noob, so thanks for any advice!)

I'm 99% sure by next weekend there will be drop outs. People put their name down and then closer to the time ask the wife who then doesn't let them go

Amateurs. Here's how to play it:
"Lets go for a nice day out to somewhere nice like Cheltenham. It's in the West Country where they talk funny and eat nice cheese."
"What's that you say? You think it's a good idea. Well I tell you what, how about we stay in a nice hotel nearby, after all the area is famous for nice country hotels" Click, click, bit lastminute.com action using a click through from a cashback site to keep costs under control.
"And to make it a nice weekend, let's take the nice car" (inserted for those with multiple choices as unassuming reason for taking sports car).
[Friday night before] "Oh, guess what, I've just noticed there is a get together of a few high class people with fancy cars on the morning we will be making our way back, and it's on the way too. We can just pop into that for a few minutes on the way back from the wonderful weekend I have arranged for you."
"Yes you do need to register to go, but to my shock there are still places"

If the latter part does not go down well, there here's the 'plan B':
[On Sunday morning at the west country hotel at 6am] "No, don't wake yourself up, I'm just popping to the gym. You have a lie-in. I've ordered breakfast room service for 10am so just start it if I'm not back, you know how I get engrossed when working out / swimming".

Simples.

[JonnyFive]

Or, be single.

Job done

[Garlick]

Waugh-terfall][expletive/ said:

I've just realised there will be 800 cars, Garlick, what were the limits at MB-W last month?

700

[Garlick]

Mattt said:

Is this a Subaru meet then? Looks like we've had another club invasion

I noticed this too, shame really as (in the nicest way) it's a PH meet not a car club meet.

I did remove a post asking for all Subarus to meet beforehand, simply because it's nice to see variety in the carpark, not on marque parked together.

[Waugh-terfall]

Garlick said:

Waugh-terfall][expletive/ said:

I've just realised there will be 800 cars, Garlick, what were the limits at MB-W last month?

700

And Rolls-Royce was 350?

I was going to say 800 sounds MASSIVE! But then I looked through my RR set and thought last months was pretty big in comparison!

[Garlick]

Waugh-terfall said:

Garlick said:

Waugh-terfall][expletive/ said:

I've just realised there will be 800 cars, Garlick, what were the limits at MB-W last month?

700

And Rolls-Royce was 350?

I was going to say 800 sounds MASSIVE! But then I looked through my RR set and thought last months was pretty big in comparison!

RR was 400 IIRC. Porsche was our biggest with 700 turning up, Merc a close second.

MINI will be our largest so far.

[Mattt]

Garlick said:

Mattt said:

Is this a Subaru meet then? Looks like we've had another club invasion

I noticed this too, shame really as (in the nicest way) it's a PH meet not a car club meet.

I did remove a post asking for all Subarus to meet beforehand, simply because it's nice to see variety in the carpark, not on marque parked together.

Was there any consensus on how to solve the invasion problem after the VW issues, and now Scoobynet?

Difficult to keep it open to all, but closed to abuse.

[JonnyFive]

5 of us MX5s are meeting before hand to park together, hopefully that won't be a problem

[Accelebrate]

I can only see a handful of Subarus, were some removed?

[JonnyFive]

Garlick, couldn't you add something in so only 20+ posters can put their name down for it. If you go through alot of the names some of 0 posts, so the event has just been posted on other forums and people only sign up to just register for the event.

[arebrec]

Well was hoping to come, but I see its full now!! have added name to reserve list but I doubt people are going to take their names off if they don't go!!

[Max M4X WW]

Someone near the bottom is down as attending but not bringing a car!

Only one space I know..

[JonnyFive]

In 30 seconds found plenty who haven't ever posted here.

779. Dan Hynes
(Daniel Hynes) Civic Type R
780. bcz93
(chri burrow) mini cooper s / or cooper ? me + 1 either my cooper-S or the girlfriends cooper
781. CraigRS
(Craig Heritage) Focus RS
782. Shaady
(Shaad Subhan) Focus RS
783. maz7999
(Marianne Lowe) MR2 ROADSTER 1.8 VVTI (2003)
784. mph147
(Martin Hilton) Mini Cooper S R56 Will be there.