West Midlands Meet - 5th June

[VXDunc]

Hello All.

We (Vx220.org.uk)are having a blast round the Warwickshire twisties again after doing one last year.

The meeting will start at:

The Heathcote Inn
Tachbrook Rd Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 3DG

Start time has not been set yet.

All Cars are welcome.

Rough outline of the route :

Warwick - Wellesborne
Wellesborne - Banbury
Banybury - Shipstone on Stour
Shipston on Stour - (Probally arrange a lunch stop here, we can discuss on the day)
Evesham - Harvinton
Harvinton - New End
New End - Henley in Arden
Henley in Arden - Warwick


Current List :
(Please add you car if you will be attending)

1. VX220 Yellow -VXDunc, Dunc6(Vx220.org.uk)
2. VX220 Silver -Iceman (Vx220.org.uk)
3. VX220 Silver -Scottieb (Vx220.org.uk)
5. Unknown -T80RBO (Vx220.org.uk)
6. VX220 Blue -Willow (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
7. VX220 Turbo -Salopian (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible

>> Edited by VXDunc on Sunday 29th May 18:53

>> Edited by VXDunc on Sunday 29th May 20:00

[petros]

Damn,I'm in Chester that sunday. Hope you have great weather and will try to make the next one, work permitting. Peter

[Naughty Magpie]

Hi VXDunc - put me down please as 1 x Cooper S (and Mrs ScottieB!).
I'll post it up on my sites too tho the MINI lot are a bit feeble when it's short notice/too far away/scary cars are coming/it might rain/they've left the iron on....etc

I organised the last one with T80RBO and it was a GREAT day - roads are fantastic and company excellent.


>> Edited by Naughty Magpie on Tuesday 31st May 10:04

[Naughty Magpie]

Current List :
(Please add you car if you will be attending)

1. VX220 Yellow -VXDunc, Dunc6(Vx220.org.uk)
2. VX220 Silver -Iceman (Vx220.org.uk)
3. VX220 Silver -Scottieb (Vx220.org.uk)
5. Unknown -T80RBO (Vx220.org.uk)
6. VX220 Blue -Willow (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
7. VX220 Turbo -Salopian (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
8. MINI Cooper S White - Naughty Magpie

[AllTorque]

1. VX220 Yellow -VXDunc, Dunc6(Vx220.org.uk)
2. VX220 Silver -Iceman (Vx220.org.uk)
3. VX220 Silver -Scottieb (Vx220.org.uk)
5. Unknown -T80RBO (Vx220.org.uk)
6. VX220 Blue -Willow (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
7. VX220 Turbo -Salopian (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
8. MINI Cooper S White - Naughty Magpie
9. BMW M Roadster - AllTorque and LilRallyDriver

[havoc]

1. VX220 Yellow -VXDunc, Dunc6(Vx220.org.uk)
2. VX220 Silver -Iceman (Vx220.org.uk)
3. VX220 Silver -Scottieb (Vx220.org.uk)
5. Unknown -T80RBO (Vx220.org.uk)
6. VX220 Blue -Willow (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
7. VX220 Turbo -Salopian (Vx220.org.uk) -Possible
8. MINI Cooper S White - Naughty Magpie
9. BMW M Roadster - AllTorque and LilRallyDriver
10. Honda Integra Type R - havoc (possible)

[Naughty Magpie]

Hi AllTorque & Havoc - see you there on Sunday. We're starting the run at MIDDAY but meeting a bit before then. The general banter seems to be directly on the VX220 site at www.vx220.org.uk/forums/index.php?s=8bb3183ed290d0c129eae72313cde114&act=ST&f=6&t=23384&st=40

[Naughty Magpie]

Phone number tomorrow is 07973 738388 (Scott) if you are unable to make it, can't find the start or generally get lost - as I do from time to time. Hmm.

See you tomorrow anyway!

[AllTorque]

Sorry I couldn't make it - sold my car yesterday! Not sure I could have kept up on my pushbike!

[havoc]

Ditto! (no, didn't sell my car, but something came up family-wise, needed to be here).

Sorry guys, will hopefully meet you all next time.

Hope you had a good blat - looked like it stayed dry!

[Naughty Magpie]

Good fast fun frenetic day with some great corners and the thrill of discovering that the Cooper S can go that little bit faster round that 90 degree bend.

Interesting Chinese buffet for Sunday lunch - beats Mackies anyday.

I'm pretty sure that the drinking the night before didn't do Scott or I any favours, but Del (T80RBO/R3DVX) seemed completely unaffected - does anything slow him down?

Great to see another non-VX there too (GTM Libra) and it was fun to have the biggest car there - even though it's supposed to be a MINI.

As for Julian (Iceman) - what an absolute shame and I really hope that you're back on the roads as soon as possible and better than ever.

Apologies once more for getting lost in exactly the same place (and twice as much) as I did on the 2004 Warks run. No one does it quite like me - it's an art.

Psychotic Landrovers pulling bouncing caravans at 75mph down narrow roads, old ladies shaking brooms in our wake and a colourful collection of squashed wildlife on our windscreens and the road made for a pretty unusual day along with Julians spectacular display of extreme parallel parking.

[havoc]

Naughty Magpie said:

...along with Julians spectacular display of extreme parallel parking.

WTF?!? You've got to elaborate!!!

[Naughty Magpie]

VX220 NA going reasonably briskly around bend, clips verge on right hand side, swings round and parks himself in the only layby for miles on the now left hand side of the road facing the rest of the pack.

Cracked rear clam and right back wheel totally bent underneath with the aluminium underbody in shreds.

Absolutely heartbreaking.



>> Edited by Naughty Magpie on Sunday 5th June 23:34

[havoc]

Ouch. Not good. My sympathy.

[STattam]

Bugger, i only live 300 yards from the Heathcote and I missed this... (sory to bump an old thread!)

[hollypop]

STattam said:

Bugger, i only live 300 yards from the Heathcote and I missed this... (sory to bump an old thread!)

Snap, Will there be another?