Looks like crap weather for Rougham

Looks like crap weather for Rougham

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Ian V

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1,817 posts

269 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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Sunday is looking very wet. furious See here : www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=7347

Whats the score if its as bad as it sounds, are we still go? I guess that the airshow will be badly affected as well. I was really looking forward to this one. Bl**dy British weather !!

Naughty Magpie

1,484 posts

239 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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Oh dear - heavy showers Not good.

prmoldoaks

432 posts

214 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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As a PPL we always use the met office for our accurate long term weather forecasting.

Click on this link then the local area to get a fairly accurate 5 days

www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/eastern.html

At the moment it looks Bright with showers.

Best check back again Saturday evening, but if it looks like a wash out I dont think I will go, As Ian I'm really looking forward to this one.

Patrick

Ian V

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1,817 posts

269 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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Patrick,

I like the look of your weather a bit better! Still not exactly Summer though. Fingers and everything else crossed.

simpo two

85,529 posts

266 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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Bah, lightweights! Not so many years ago I stood in a gazebo at Rougham in the middle of a thunderstorm - it was raining so hard the water was spraying through the sides. But did we flinch? Never!

So the good news is that Andrew should be bringing a gazebo this year, and there are plenty of other places to hide in if it rains. So given that weather forecasts are generally wrong, and that even the smallest of sportscars has rooom for an umbrella, I shall certainly be there as per Plan A. Chances are that if we do get the odd shower, the bits in-between will be fine.

Forward! tank

tjdixon911

1,911 posts

238 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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The weather has said rain all week for Bury area, and as of yet there has been hardly any rain (a bit over night!) I'm sure it will be fine, and hope you all have a good time, gutted I can't make it but people will organise christenings without consulting my diary!

Wryka

161 posts

253 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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If I remember rightly you have to drive over a freshly cut field to get to the display area. Last time I went I took the noble and ended up with a very shiny under carriage after getting it scoured by the cut wheat eek!! Beware if it rains as a 4x4 might be a better option.

V8 EOL

2,780 posts

223 months

Friday 18th August 2006
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Wryka said:
If I remember rightly you have to drive over a freshly cut field to get to the display area. Last time I went I took the noble and ended up with a very shiny under carriage after getting it scoured by the cut wheat eek!! Beware if it rains as a 4x4 might be a better option.

Think of the power slides! (joke)

Bacardi

2,235 posts

277 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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Wryka said:
If I remember rightly you have to drive over a freshly cut field to get to the display area.


Wasn't a problem last year Wayne, they re-routed us in from the industrial estate. However, if the field we parked on last year (dirt and weeds), had a real socking, leaving could be fun. Although, talking to the chap with the Gorden Keeble at Helmingham, he said it was more grassy now.

I've been watching the weather forecast all week. The forecast started out being rain all week, including the weekend. By midweek it was rain for the rest of the week apart from Sunday. Here at least, there's been hardly any rain, which I guess means we'll get it all on Sunday . What a wonderful profession weather forecasting must be. No matter how bad you are you still get to keep your job.

Ian V

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1,817 posts

269 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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From the Met Office site that Patrick uses :
Outlook for Sunday,Some sunshine but still a few showers.

Looking a little better now. See you all tomorrow.

hornie

368 posts

242 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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It's 45 deegrees here in Dubai - don't know what you're all complaining about idea

simpo two

85,529 posts

266 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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hornie said:
It's 45 deegrees here in Dubai - don't know what you're all complaining about idea


I'll take my chances with showers rather than sand and Arabs thanks! (I take it you've heard a little ditty called 'Sandarabs.mp3'?)

Ian V

Original Poster:

1,817 posts

269 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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hornie said:
It's 45 deegrees here in Dubai - don't know what you're all complaining about


Its alright for some gadding about in the sunshine !! smash

crisp500

361 posts

226 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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Hi Ian
Is there a R.V. point for tommorow?

Harley

Bacardi

2,235 posts

277 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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simpo two said:
... meet at the Tescos just north of Bury St Edmunds on the A14/A143 junction - that's the middle of the three Bury exits - ready to leave by 9.40am please.

crisp500

361 posts

226 months

Saturday 19th August 2006
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Thanks Paulthumbup

Naughty Magpie

1,484 posts

239 months

Sunday 20th August 2006
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Ok, VX is cleaned and we're on our way - see you soon.

Hannah & Scott

prmoldoaks

432 posts

214 months

Sunday 20th August 2006
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Sorry Guy's, just could not make it today.

Hope you had a good day, thinking about you and the flying display.

Ian, John, If I can have your mobile No next week it would be useful so I could have let
you know.

Look forward to seing the pictures latter on.

Patrick

simpo two

85,529 posts

266 months

Sunday 20th August 2006
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Hi Patrick,

Well we did get the odd squall which at one point threatened to take the gazebo away but we survived! Pity you couldn't make it as there was an (apparently original) GT40 there.

No point in having a mobile in a Griff! However there are 2-3 people who want to go and couldn't get a place, so if you can tell me whether you're going to be there or not before the day that would be helpful - and of not, I can give your place to them.

I hope Bacardi got home; after spotting a rad leak we had to top up his cooling system with coffee nuts

prmoldoaks

432 posts

214 months

Sunday 20th August 2006
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Boy I would have loved to see that if it was original, thats a £million car today, John did you get any pic's?

There are quite a few kit versions about that would almost pass for an original, you would need to check the chassis to be sure, but if it was an original wow!

Glad it all went well, hope to see all next Monday at Lavenham.