Dream rides @ NEC Sportscar Show
Discussion
Is anyone else from this site going to be doing this? I've just joined the Sporting Bears Motor Club which organises motor events in support of childrens' charities. www.sportingbears.org.uk
They told me that one of the biggest draws is their 'dream rides' where members of the public make a donation in return for a passenger ride in your car (10 mile route). I'm taking the 360 up on Sunday 26th and was wondering whether anyone else is doing it too. They tell me that the objective is *not* to scare the crap out of the punters..
They told me that one of the biggest draws is their 'dream rides' where members of the public make a donation in return for a passenger ride in your car (10 mile route). I'm taking the 360 up on Sunday 26th and was wondering whether anyone else is doing it too. They tell me that the objective is *not* to scare the crap out of the punters..
Looking forward to meeting Flasher, S6TFT and any other PHer who's coming along on the Sunday. Should be a larf. Got some PH stickers for the car to make identification easier, though there isn't much window area to play with; could do with see through and/or smaller stickers. The current ones are clearly for the visually challenged.
This will be my first time doing dream rides and all I know is that I have to bring along a photo of the car and that someone allocates rides to it. Don't know how this is decided, and whether people have a choiceof which car they go in. Hope to God there's a tunnel or two and that it doesn't rain. As a driver you have to commit to doing 4 rides, each of ca. 10 miles; I will do more than this if I'm asked, though I do want to see the show as well.
The only other information I have comes from last Friday's Cambridge Evening News (!), which said that there will be 'more than 50 high performance sports cars offering passenger rides'.
Cheers
Kevin
This will be my first time doing dream rides and all I know is that I have to bring along a photo of the car and that someone allocates rides to it. Don't know how this is decided, and whether people have a choiceof which car they go in. Hope to God there's a tunnel or two and that it doesn't rain. As a driver you have to commit to doing 4 rides, each of ca. 10 miles; I will do more than this if I'm asked, though I do want to see the show as well.
The only other information I have comes from last Friday's Cambridge Evening News (!), which said that there will be 'more than 50 high performance sports cars offering passenger rides'.
Cheers
Kevin
Flasher did a great job- he was going non stop for both days 
; I just did today and I'm knackered.
Don't know how Bennno managed to get a Greek Miss World; all my passengers were male, 5-25. They all seemed to enjoy it, and one young guy didn't stop enthusing about it for the whole ride.
Took me a while to learn the route as well, and I owe Flasher my thanks for 'showing me the route' at maximum attack... Also owe him my thanks for his antics when I was doing an interview for that ITN film crew doing a series for cable TV. Driving his car 3 inches past my head right in the middle of it was good, and not at all off-putting. Neither was standing behind the interviewer making that gesture. You know, the one where you show someone how to shake up a bottle of coke
Everybody wins. Damn good day.
; I just did today and I'm knackered. Don't know how Bennno managed to get a Greek Miss World; all my passengers were male, 5-25. They all seemed to enjoy it, and one young guy didn't stop enthusing about it for the whole ride.
Took me a while to learn the route as well, and I owe Flasher my thanks for 'showing me the route' at maximum attack... Also owe him my thanks for his antics when I was doing an interview for that ITN film crew doing a series for cable TV. Driving his car 3 inches past my head right in the middle of it was good, and not at all off-putting. Neither was standing behind the interviewer making that gesture. You know, the one where you show someone how to shake up a bottle of coke
Everybody wins. Damn good day.
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