Who's camping at Donington on the LMS weekend?

[c9/89]

Would like to know if any one is planning to camp on the LMS weekend at Donington? I've called the curcuit and apparently its FREE So I'm looking for any PH'ers to meet up with for a or two!

[L100NYY]

I will cetainly be there but unsure whether I will be camping or not. I guess that it does make sense and if it's free then it would be rude not to!

[Racingdude009]

I am going but was planning on stayin with relatives in Loughboro of couse the camping option means I can stay with a female friend.

[finchy]

Not camping as I'm only an hour away

hoping to convice the Mrs it will be a good way to spend a bank holiday
Sunday

Will we get enough PH'ers attending for a meet?

Lloony saw your Jag at Le Mans, kwal-ity stickering!

[L100NYY]

finchy said:

Not camping as I'm only an hour away

hoping to convice the Mrs it will be a good way to spend a bank holiday
Sunday

Will we get enough PH'ers attending for a meet?

Lloony saw your Jag at Le Mans, kwal-ity stickering!

Cheers mate

Unfortunately I have now sold the Jag to make way for a new trackday toy, kinda mixed emotions at the moment

mixed with

Would be good to try and get some sort of a meet together at Donnington, perhaps we should all wear a red rose and meet under the clock at 12!

failing that I guess we could just wear an item of Pistonhead clothing!

[c9/89]

OOPS!!!!!! Just means I'll have to buy something from the shop! Still I hope the weather holds out cos if its like this it'll be amazing!

[anniesdad]

Yeap, I'm camping.

Question, can we pitch up on the Friday night? Or is it admission only from Saturday morning onwards?

[VETTE_1978]

I've no reason to camp - live in Sheffield, parents live in Staffs so only about 40 mins from either side. However, beers on site all weekend sounds better than driving for 40 minutes!!!!!

So whats the deal with camping? The map on the wesbite has it located just outside McLeans, are there some kind of showers/toilets/bars on offer? Being free means thet the money saved on petrol can be spent on beer tokens. Loverly!

[Big_M]

Trying to persuade the OH that camping would be a good idea but he is not biting at the moment.

Think it would be great fun.

[Hansgerd]

I spoke to Kai Kruse at the Ring. So, the logistics are on the save side. They will carry my stuff over to Donington and back. So, camping is go.

[Big_M]

Hansgerd said:

So, camping is go.

Excellent - just got to persuade Mr Big now.

I will bring the sausages

[anniesdad]

Big_M said:

Hansgerd said:

So, camping is go.

Excellent - just got to persuade Mr Big now.

I will bring the sausages

See you on the Saturday - I'll bring some hot dog rolls.

Does anybody know if we can pitch up on the Friday?

Edited by anniesdad on Friday 21st July 15:35

[c9/89]

VETTE_1978 said:

So whats the deal with camping? The map on the wesbite has it located just outside McLeans, are there some kind of showers/toilets/bars on offer? Being free means thet the money saved on petrol can be spent on beer tokens. Loverly!

Looked it up on Google Earth, Looks fairly rudimentary, maybe a shower/toilet block, but thats about it! Still us camping lot are a bit more hardy, no?

[finchy]

Wondering whether the infield will be open?

Be good to have a PH gathering, though judging by the responses on here looks like we struggle to get double figures

Few years since I've been to Donny, anyone been recently?
If so was the infield open to anyone or restricted to owners clubs etc?

[chassis 33]

I won't be camping, cos I'm having a piss-up and BBQ at home on the Staturday night for my 25th, however I will be there (hang over permitting) on the Sunday. I've found a timetable on the ACO site if thats of any use to anyone.

Saturday, 26.08.2006

09:00 10:30 Le Mans Series Free Practice 1
10:45 11:45 Radical World Cup Free practice
12:00 12:30 CER Free practice
13:00 14:30 Le Mans Series Free Practice 2
14:45 15:15 Radical World Cup Qualifying
15:30 16:00 CER Qualifying 1
16:15 16:35 Le Mans Series Qualif "LM" P1 + "LM" P2
16:40 17:00 Le Mans Series Qualif "LM" GT1 + "LM" GT2
17:15 18:00 Radical World Cup Race 1
18:15 18:45 CER Qualifying 2

Sunday, 27.08.2006

09:00 09:20 Le Mans Series Warm up
09:30 10:15 Radical World Cup
10:00 10:30 Autograph Session ACO Truck
10:30 11:30 CER Race
10:35 11:55 Pit walk
12:00 Le Mans Series Pits Open
12:15 Le Mans Series Pits Closed
12:30 18:30 Le Mans Series Race

Regards
Iain

[finchy]

Just phoned Donnington the infield will be restricted to disabled parking
only, but will be accessible on foot :-(

[VETTE_1978]

I've seen that the Speedchills guys have some campsite about 5 mins walk from the competitors entrance down near the Melbourne Hairpin.

Anyone intending to use this site? Be very convenient for cold beers and food although I do prefer the novelty of having nothing booked and just throwing a tent in the car.

[clive f]

I`ll be there , camping friday night and saturday, travelling home sunday evening. come an say hello!!

[FlipFlopGriff]

Camping at Coppice but only a loo block, no showers. May stop Saut/Sun if there's enough going - few beers in the bar. Are there bars open and to what time. Silverstone closed the bart at 11 last year but the race didn't finish till gone 10 which was shocking organisation - combined with most of the stands and toilets being closed then they obviously don't want spectators.
FFG

[IVANHOE]

We are going, just hope its better than last year when it pi55ed it down all day at Silverstone. We will be there on the sunday only though, probably down at the old hairpin. Should be excellent racing if they have a full grid.