Basingstoke - just how many TVRs are there?

[JonRB]

I know we've already had a fairly extensive discussion of this in the thread
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=7453&f=5&h=0&hw=Basingstoke
but since that's on the Tuscan forum I wondered if everyone had seen it.

So, just how many TVRs are there in Basingstoke?

So far I know of the following:
* Mine - Cherry Pearlescent 97R Chimaera 500.
* kinky - S1
* redone - Blue Tuscan
* cockers - dark blue Chimaera 400
* ???? - green Griff 500 (lives opposite cockers)
* MattTav - dark Blue s1 in Chineham
* whatever - green Cerbera 4.5
* don - dark blue Chimaera 450

But what I want to know is - who was the friendly dark blue Griff who gave me a cheery wave this morning on the way in to the Viables Business park?

[Don]

How about we find out then? Choose a pub and a time a few weeks hence and get as many Basingstoke (and environs) Tivvers to show up as can. Then count! Good for a laugh anyway and will wind up the locals a treat.

Pub: e.g. The Vyne (?) Hannington or the Fox Ellisfield.
Date: e.g. Sunday 14th April.
Time: e.g. 11:30am (before lunch to get parking, admire the beasts etc)

We could even meet up in the Spruce Goose car park a bit earlier (e.g. 11:00am) and then drive over there by whatever roundabout (B'Stoke - groan ) route we can devise!

[Don]

Invite could be extended to PHers in the area too, of course....

[whatever]

I'm keen -- the 14th is ok for me.

[Don]

Cool. Come on the rest of you. Register interest and pub preference. I'll contact whichever pub and let 'em know they'll have an early influx of hungry petrolheads.

[.mark]

How about a 'possible' attendance from someone outside? I'm not far from Boringstoke.

[Don]

More the merrier.

[plotloss]

Basingstoke isnt all that far from London is it?

I could be up for this, if its an outsiders event as well that is....

Matt.

[Don]

quote:
Basingstoke isnt all that far from London is it?

I could be up for this, if its an outsiders event as well that is....

Matt.

Anyone who wants to come welcome.

[matttav]

Hi all..... 14th good for me!!

Meeting at the Spruce Goose sounds good to be

Matt Tav Blue S1

[Don]

Excellent. Any more for any more?

[whatever]

Come on -- there must be a few in Reading? I saw three while on a quick scoot round at lunch-time!

-Griff 500 (esso nr Caversham)
-Chimaera (about 100yds further on!)
-Cerbera (nr the Stadium)

[Stig]

My black 460SE terrorising Sonning Common.

[mhibbins]

I might pop along in my grey s3 from Newbury, depends if my wife b*ll*ckses my plans again

[Don]

Why not give this a couple of days to gather interest. If enough peple want to go (we only *need* a few! but the more the merrier).

14th April. Start point and time TBC. Pub TBC. All suggestions welcome....although to get this off the ground is it OK after a straw poll if I decide?

I'm happy to do the phone calls to the pub to make sure their going to be open...doing food etc and can confirm back on this thread.

Might be fun to arrange a short drive first too. If we went out to Ellisfield we could take in some country lanes and go rumbling thourgh some (vaguely) picturesque Hampshire villages first! (Low revs of course....)

[.mark]

Go for it Don.

As a starter for 10 on the drive may I suggest A32? to Alton, through Alton down A32 until just south then a left towards Steep/Petersfield. Nice long clear straight for a bit of a blat with the Trooper pub at the end. Into Petersfield to scare a few locals then another route back to Alton/Basingstoke?

I'm just off for a week now so will no doubt catch up with all this on my return.

[markjenkins]

Sounds like a laugh, and I should meet some new faces. As I am in Farnborough I am sure it is close enough for me to be able to make it, assuming my car is back from its service by then that is.

[Don]

quote:
Go for it Don.

As a starter for 10 on the drive may I suggest A32? to Alton, through Alton down A32 until just south then a left towards Steep/Petersfield. Nice long clear straight for a bit of a blat with the Trooper pub at the end. Into Petersfield to scare a few locals then another route back to Alton/Basingstoke?

I'm just off for a week now so will no doubt catch up with all this on my return.

Righty. I'm off out this weekend to enjoy the sunshine and check out a route/pub etc. I notice that the Basingstoke-Alton A339 run made into Tiff Needell's best British roads thing in Autocar. So that's a must.

I take it everyone would like a drive prior to lunch?

[steve blake]

I'm from Farnham so not far for me.Ill try and get there.Lets try and get as many tiv's there as Virgnia water.

[Don]

Excellent!