Classic LeMans Trip
Classic LeMans Trip
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FFMan

Original Poster:

423 posts

272 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Thinking ahead - are many/any thinking of going to Classic Lemans 2014.

Is there an organiser you could recommend or a TVR group going we could join in the Griff ?

thanks

V8 GRF

7,298 posts

233 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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The TVRCC will be announcing an offering very soon. In the meantime you could register your interest with our partner and TVRCC member Ian Longden at www.fasttracktours.co.uk


SteveSPG

2,120 posts

225 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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funny you should ask, i was discussing le mans with a mate yesterday evening. Prior to the TVRs we now own, weve both had cobra replicas for years, and the cobra club was pretty active and organised group tickets and camping for le mans classic etc, and that usually generated a group of 50 to 60 cobras (plus a few other cars) camping together. meant your kit and car were always ok, as there were usually some folk left around the campsite at any time, and cooking etc was easy as someone always had a BBQ going.... and you never ran out of beers!!

we tended to organise the travel down separately due to different restrictions on timescales etc, and meet up on site, first one down fenced off an area sufficient for the group though the last 2 years the pitch allocations tended to make that less of a requirement.

I'm not sure if the tvr club do something similair, or if anyone here organises something, but interested if they do. camping at the track, despite the less than lavish facilities, is part of the fun and makes it easy to just wander to and from the racing and as long as someone is sober enough for the beer run what else do you need?

SteveSPG

2,120 posts

225 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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V8 GRF said:
The TVRCC will be announcing an offering very soon. In the meantime you could register your interest with our partner and TVRCC member Ian Longden at www.fasttracktours.co.uk
good news...

macdeb

8,728 posts

278 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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I got chatting with some guys whilst on the tvrcc stand at NEC and it sounds a great meet. driving I would like some details also. I've tried mailing on the link provided without success. Can anyone help?

FFMan

Original Poster:

423 posts

272 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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the mail link is broken but there is an email address on the page too.


V8 GRF

7,298 posts

233 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Yes try this: enquiries@fasttracktours.co.uk

prideaux

4,974 posts

172 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Some of us have booked up with Speedchills they did a deal with private camping and meals etc and I believe the Hapshire TVRCC group have organised it with them but others can book we are in the Kent region and will be taking THE Euro Tunnel on the Thursday morning and back Monday afternoon.
A

V8 GRF

7,298 posts

233 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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prideaux said:
Some of us have booked up with Speedchills they did a deal with private camping and meals etc and I believe the Hapshire TVRCC group have organised it with them but others can book we are in the Kent region and will be taking THE Euro Tunnel on the Thursday morning and back Monday afternoon.
A
I don't think they've done any 'deal' just added a TVR page for booking. I'd suggest that people wait until next week and have a look at the TVRCC offer. biggrin

FFMan

Original Poster:

423 posts

272 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Do we have to join the TVR club to be eligible.

I recall that wasn't so cheap back in the day I was a member.

V8 GRF

7,298 posts

233 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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FFMan said:
Do we have to join the TVR club to be eligible.

I recall that wasn't so cheap back in the day I was a member.
TVRCC members will be given priority with elements that have limited availability.

Membership is much less than a tank of petrol these days and even if the magazine isn't of value to you many members report that the savings they make on insurance and other offers often easily repays the cost of membership.

Longers

4,504 posts

251 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Hi

SteveSPG said:
...a group of 50 to 60 cobras (plus a few other cars)...
In 2012 we arranged for the TVRCC to have one of the largest areas in the Clubs Enclosure (200 cars). All I will say at this stage is we'll not be having a smaller area in 2014 wink

As David has said the full plans for next year will be announced very soon hopefully.

And thanks to those of you who have pointed out the problems with the contact page. My webman is on the case!

Cheers,
L'rs

donski58

345 posts

181 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Longers said:
In 2012 we arranged for the TVRCC to have one of the largest areas in the Clubs Enclosure (200 cars). All I will say at this stage is we'll not be having a smaller area in 2014 wink

As David has said the full plans for next year will be announced very soon hopefully.

And thanks to those of you who have pointed out the problems with the contact page. My webman is on the case!

Cheers,
L'rs
Hi Longers

Do you know if there will be some parade laps at the Classic next year please?

Don

SteveSPG

2,120 posts

225 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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Longers said:
In 2012 we arranged for the TVRCC to have one of the largest areas in the Clubs Enclosure (200 cars). All I will say at this stage is we'll not be having a smaller area in 2014 wink

As David has said the full plans for next year will be announced very soon hopefully.

And thanks to those of you who have pointed out the problems with the contact page. My webman is on the case!

Cheers,
L'rs
perfect...i sent you a mail (to which youve replied already , thank you)...look forward to seeing a bunch of tvr (no idea what a collective of tvr ought be called) en masse at le mans in 2014.

G5FTH

504 posts

208 months

Thursday 28th November 2013
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V8 GRF said:
TVRCC members will be given priority with elements that have limited availability.

Membership is much less than a tank of petrol these days and even if the magazine isn't of value to you many members report that the savings they make on insurance and other offers often easily repays the cost of membership.
Having had a TVR for years I have found the TVRCC hard going.
I wanted to be a member to support the group. One of the problems is that each year its the same, I call/email them to say "where is my sprint this month" and I have the reply "you are no longer a member as your membership ran out". I rejoin and pay again only to find the same again. I have never had a reminder. Sometimes my log in stops working part way through the year and I have to email them repeatedly to have it sorted.
I finally gave up. I want to be a member, but for various reasons (not just the ones above) I feel they dont want me as a member.

V8 GRF

7,298 posts

233 months

Friday 29th November 2013
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G5FTH said:
Having had a TVR for years I have found the TVRCC hard going.
I wanted to be a member to support the group. One of the problems is that each year its the same, I call/email them to say "where is my sprint this month" and I have the reply "you are no longer a member as your membership ran out". I rejoin and pay again only to find the same again. I have never had a reminder. Sometimes my log in stops working part way through the year and I have to email them repeatedly to have it sorted.
I finally gave up. I want to be a member, but for various reasons (not just the ones above) I feel they dont want me as a member.
I can appreciate your frustration there.

I suspect things may have have changed since then however, as the club now uses a Direct Debit system to manage renewals and the database is much improved which also flags up those without a DD whose membership is about to expire. Likewise the access to the forum has been updated and the office or indeed any moderator can reset your password very quickly.

Probably worth another go as I think 2014 will be an exciting year for the TVRCC and TVR in general.

Longers

4,504 posts

251 months

Friday 29th November 2013
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donski58 said:
Hi Longers

Do you know if there will be some parade laps at the Classic next year please?

Don
yes

G5FTH said:
I want to be a member, but for various reasons (not just the ones above) I feel they dont want me as a member.
That's a shame. I don't know who you mean by "they" - the people who give up their time to run the club or the members who actually make uo the club? Either way I can confidently say "they" do want you (and anyone else thinking about it) to be a member. The more members the club has the better it can become. The better the club becomes the more members it will attract. Etc...

As David has said, pay your renewal by direct debit. My problem wasn't the club not sending me a renewal, it was me forgetting to pay it. DD means that isn't a problem now wink

G5FTH

504 posts

208 months

Sunday 1st December 2013
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V8 GRF said:
I can appreciate your frustration there.

I suspect things may have have changed since then however, as the club now uses a Direct Debit system to manage renewals and the database is much improved which also flags up those without a DD whose membership is about to expire. Likewise the access to the forum has been updated and the office or indeed any moderator can reset your password very quickly.

Probably worth another go as I think 2014 will be an exciting year for the TVRCC and TVR in general.
I'll give it another go. Like I said, I do want to support the club.

V8BJC

318 posts

289 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2013
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Hi,
I've been to every classic with the Cobra Rep Club. I have to go again next year with my Griff as I won a bet with a friend that see's me with free beer for the duration of the event. drink;);)

Which campsite do the TVRCC usually get placed in?

Hope to meet a few of you there

Brian

SteveSPG

2,120 posts

225 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2013
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V8BJC said:
Hi,
I've been to every classic with the Cobra Rep Club. I have to go again next year with my Griff as I won a bet with a friend that see's me with free beer for the duration of the event. drink;);)


Brian
thatll cost me about £1.25 you lightweight