Club Arnage

It's getting close, so it's about time we had a Who, Where and When on this. So.

Bob U --- Friday night --- Hatch Warren.
              Saturday night --- Whittlebury Hall campsite.


And just to wet your appetite ---- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-YJy57VxEM

Be sure to bring some spare keys Bob, oh and leave the fridge at home!  ;)

You're such an orrible barsteward Zarse.

Anyway.....

Friday - Hatch Warren beer festival
Saturday night - Whittlebury campsite I suspect (although yet to be confirmed) - you'll know where we are from the loud noise and exclusion zone, around all of us for a change - last year was horrendous carnage.....

I hope to get there Thursday evening but where I camp depends upon the facilities at the circuit site and where everybody else is going to be.  And all pre-supposes that my driving license has turned up by then. ::)

Is the Litchfield campsite open by the front gate? I would rather stay there.

we'll be on Whittlebury Friday and Saturday ....complete with new Berlingo!!!

Looks like Whittlebury Friday and Saturday.
Grey Merc and possibly light grey Lexus.

The Murvi Crew are risking Woodlands, arriving Thursday afternoon.

Me and Jim - another long time LM visitor - Whittlebury Hall arr Sat am, leave Sun pm.

Website says we're on 'Farm' but can't find that on the map/layout, anyone know where that is?

Paul.

In the general vicinity of the old Bridge corner I think??

This might help.

http://www.whittlebury.com/index.php?pag=cms&id=285&p=campsite-map.html

Bob,

Thanks, seen that, but can't see any reference to "farm".

May be I'm just blind?

P.

Says all the bits highlighted in brown are Farm plots?

Ah!  Got it now!

What a tw^t  :-[

I was looking at the picture, not the legend on the right.

Thanks, Andy.

Paul

You could be right. His name is BRAD

Oh FFS!!!  :-\

No problem Phillipa.  ::)

I deserve that  8)

Booked. arrive Friday night. whittlebury. Done!

Does anyone know if you need a pass this year for the pitwalk?

I remember last year, there was confusion about where you went in - certainly not at Woodcote end as they had done before - I walked up to Copse end and was told I needed a ticket!
There was much confusion amoungst the staff regarding whether you needed passes or not - resulting in many people not being allowed in (including me!) without the correct pass - despite it being advertised as being an open pit.

Anyone in the know, know if these are needed - and how I go about getting some.....................................??

From what I remember of the booking process the pitlane tickets are an extra £30 over the general admission price. You can book them on the Silverstone website at the same time as you book the GA.

Having gone through the booking stages, it appears you are correct - cheers Steve! ;D

Tickets booked, and camping in Woodlands arriving on Fri night.

New Job, New car Campsite booked, I know it won't be as riotous as Le mans but it's my birthday and I can't wait!

Meesh and I will be at the Hatch Warren Beer Drink, but will not go to Silverstone. Maybe next year :-\

Errrr...what?!?!

Are you mental??

BZ

P.S. Whoever told the bloke above that Silverstone isn't as riotous as Le-Mans wants stringing up - clearly you've never camped near us!  Last year, Steve Zarse nearly got carted off to hospital, we lost a girl to another tent, and there were strange pumping noises coming from one of the dutch tents.  It was like the Compact version of Le-Mans :)

When are you arriving, Robin?

Be good to catch up.

Where are you camping Brad?

Working Saturday, so no Beer Festival Friday, or Saturday at Silverstone  :'( :'( :'(
If the weather and finances allow, will be popping up on the bike on Sunday, to admire the hangovers.

Errrrm.... In a tent is about as precise as I can be right now..... I don't think we've had a final decision yet - although Whittlebury was where we went last year.....bloody treck to the circuit though!

Still trying to get to Silverstone, Sat night, but have a few things to sort out still , so at present still a may be going.

Last time I was at Silverstone, I noticed their was an India Restuarant close to whittlebury, wonder if they do take-away?  :)

Now that, is a top idea......  and might save lugging all the cooking gear over too....

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmnm

And do they deliver?

No....... Only Beef and Chicken  :)

Sorry, I'll get my coat..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq5b0eeEF18&NR=1

Heading down for just the Sunday, any plans for a meet up during the race??

Booked .. beerfest + Silverstone + some tent somewhere.

Booked! :D hgb and I will be in Silverstone, arrive Friday before noon, leave monday morning, Hotel in Milton Keynes. Look forward to see some fellow CAers

Werner

Milton Keynes?  :o It's a shithole!

Bit far from the beer festival on friday night too. Why not come down to Mark's at Basingrad Basingstoke friday night?

Got an email from PFPR yesterday, there might be a change of plans. Spyker Squadron is trying to arrange something, and -as a consequence- Meesh and I might come up to Silverstone after all. Therefore Pieter and Martijn might come too, aside from Riert who's coming definately - the rest of the DfH group unfortunately seems too occupied with private life. Keep your orange shirts aside please, we might request you to wear them. Will keep you all updated in due course ;)

Stay in Milton Keynes as I will need to stay with the KSM team - there is some work involved. How and where can I meet you and Mark in Basingstoke friday night - can you giv me directions? We will have a car. Or may be better take a cab ;D

Seriously, the last thing you want to do is take a taxi from Milton Keynes to Basingstoke and back - that will easily cost you 250 pounds :-\

You're right - I wrote that before I checked the distance on google maps!

Driving license appeared in the post at lunchtime so Silverstone here I come. ;D

Too late to book camping on line so awaiting e-mails from the campsites to find out who can squeeze me in (ooh, er!)  Hopefully will be at Whittlebury with you lot (tent pitching assistance gratefully received!)

Debs
If no one else offers assistance you can be assured that the English Gentlemen Ade and Steve will be willing tent erectors extrodinaire!
Steve

We have two pitches at WH, sure we can squeeze an extra car & tent on the two 6m x 7m pitches [unless Barry & Jo also turn up!]

You guys are all mega, as per. Where else but CA?

I haven't heard from Whittlebury yet but obviously will try to get my own pitch as it's more practical (my tent's quite big as I can't use a crawl in one any more). Once I do I'll make my final plans and keep you posted. 

Thanks for all the offfers of help, guys.  On this forum, anything is possible!
 :-*

Hi all,

could someone who has been to Silvertonepoint me out on the atteched map where the main gate is? Or isn't it in this area?

Or what is the closest gate to the paddock?

Thanks

Werner

Top left hand corner of your map, iirc.

The car parks are those grey blobs in the left hand corner. Head north and you will find the entrance.

When we went 2 years ago they had separate kiosks for those who were paying by cash and by card.
Quiet long queues to pay by card, no queue to pay by cash.

Still having doubts to get over to Silverstone next weekend ...  anyone have a good suggestion for a good hotel or B&B near  the track ?  (not really into camping with all my cameragear)

I had a good trawl around laterooms last night and there was nowhere available on the Saturday night within a reasonable distance.  If you're prepared to drive from Oxford I know somewhere quite reasonable there. I know it's a bit of a treck but 40 mins or so is about the best you'll do from what I can see.

Thanks for the tip !  Found some hotels in Milton Keynes through booking.com, should be about 17k from Silverstone ?

I'm just turning up Saturday morning now, should be on Whittlebury by 10ish. I'll just pay on the day. Have arranged to meet Ade (ajw) but have you other Whittlebury campers got pitches together?
No doubt I'll find you.......

As far as I am aware, we are turning up on Saturday morning and paying on the gate. No need to search for us, you will hear Brad.

I'm arriving at Whittlebury on Friday afternoon if that's not too late to give you a hand.

Ade

Stayed here this year, nice spot, beer good, room Ok

http://www.bestwestern.co.uk/Hotels/Best-Western-Jersey-Arms-83710/Hotel-Info/Default.aspx?

Is about 30 min from circuit and easy to get to. There was also places a Buckingham and closer worth checking web site.

Oh what fun,

Still planning to go to Silverstone next week, but work is still top priority, so still not confirmed yet.

But in the mean time, thought if we do go see if I could find a take away to deliver for Sat night.

Great idea, used google maps to find one,

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=Whittlebury&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

try this, do search nearby, and type in "take away" and look at "A" (near silverstone) and see the fastest Indian takeaway ever. (if it google search works)

I want to see their delivery cars now  ;D

Heh!

Came up as "C" on mine  ;D

Maybe Chandok has a new job as delivery driver now he seems to be out of Hispania  8)

In a previous year we all told Whittlebury we were CA and, theoretically at least, they put us together but I do remember that Ade was some way off.....

I'll be going straight to the circuit on arrival on Friday to catch practice sessions and hook up with Werner then around to Whittlebury afterwards to tent pitch etc.  No response from them at all so I'll phone them on Monday to see if they can squeeze me in.  I'd be surprised if the place was completely full.

Last time I was there, 2 years ago it was 80% empty, they should bite your hand off.

http://www.classicenduranceracing.com/pdf/2010/entry_list/2010_CER_entry_list_Silverstone_5.pdf

This is the entry list for the CER support race. Some nice looking cars.

Nice. :)

Whittlebury have confirmed that they are far from full so that's where I'll be. 

Should we try for a specific part of the site to colonise, guys?

It's always nice down by the lake and at least it's flat there!

Lovely - 4 Corvettes and 4 Lola T70's. Rumble time!!

Sounds like a plan to me.See you by the lake sometime Saturday morning.

You're on Bob! Be there 10ish - grey Merc and whatever Ade's in.

Due to someone deciding today that he's got a wedding to go to on Saturday I have surplus
  1) General Admission ticket  @ £26.00
  1) Pit Walk pass    @ £30.00     
  1) Camping pass at Woodlands @  £25.00

 Offers invited for one or all as they're no good to me!!
I shall be there on Friday at lunchtime or thereabouts , so probably best to pick up at the circuit.

Anyone would think I'm noisy.

And anyway, I won't be there until a little later - I'll be nursing my head from the night before I suspect....

The excitement builds.....

I will be there on Friday if anyone needs tickets collecting. Should be there early on Saturday and Sunday.

I will be there on Friday if anyone needs tickets collecting. Should be there early on Saturday and Sunday.
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Good news Rick.

All we need now is for Neil to get his arse in gear and turn up

I'll be there but race day only as there is a group of 3 of us, so we just drive down race day morning. Would have liked to see the CER race though but sadly thats Saturday and not sunday. >:(

Just  had a look at the weather for the weekend. Found a useful site specifically for motor racing circuits at:

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=motor-racing;page=5

Following looks likely:
Friday
Dry all day and quite warm in the afternoon.
Saturday
Heavy rain starts at 10am and becomes torrential by 13.00, stopping by mid afternoon.
Sunday
Dry all day and mild (18-19deg) by early afternoon.

As I'm not getting there until the Friday morning I think it's straight over to the circuit and pitch the tent when it's stopped raining after the CER race which I have to see!

Thanks for the offer but I'll be there all weekend not just on Friday so if any takers, even at a silly price welcome !!

I should be there everyday but will be driving in each day.

t.

Tom are you feeling alright?

You've gone from a nothing but LM man to attending other race events.  Are you unwell?

Dx

To be fair Doris, You used to be an "everything" girl (race meetings obviously, I would never make reference to anything else...ish)....and so far this year, I haven't seen you at a single race meeting - anyone would think you'd moved to a different hemisphere or something! :)

Much love
BZ
x

Have fun everyone!  Due to a number of reasons I won't be at Sillystone...  Stu and Kate are also out!  See you before Christmas I hope (can't believe I'm mentioning the C word already!!)  Any other meets planned October/November? 

Vx

I'm sure there will be a pre Xmas planning meeting in Wokingham.

Errrrrr....what the....??

By the way - I haven't forgotten your email - I'm just considering my answers/ have been dealing with a pointless tube strike for the last few days - promise I'll drop you a line tomorrow :)

Tickets now disposed off, thanks folks. Hope to see some of you there.

Due to a last minute change of travel plans (need to be in NL next Monday for a week, so not off home to France this weekend), I'll be heading to Silverstone on Saturday once I've got the slow puncture (that's been there for the last 6+ months) fixed. Hope to see some/all of you there.

Well, my arse would love to get in gear and come. But due to lack of funds, and customers telling me the cheque is in the post - Damm postman  ::)

Looks like I can not make it this year, sorry folks, was looking forward to it and even making bacon butties again on the sunday. Even had a new toy to bring.

Unless anything happens in the next few days, looks like you lot will have to get drunk and enjoy racing without me - ahhhh

Have fun and hope it's a good one.

Come on Neil - you can do it!

 :(

Are we still expecting Wishy?  I have scrounged permission to park inside the circuit behind the grandstands so might make life easier?

Still waiting on news about getting acces as photographer ... if they get it sorted I'll hop in the Eurotunnel Saturday Morning or Friday night.

Have a great time folks, disapointed cant be there, the Gall bladder removal op went well yesterday, but now have a very sore belly with 3 holes in it. Looking forward to putting back some (but not all) of the 24lbs I have lost in the last 2 weeks (been surviving on 2 Yogarts, 1/2 pint of milk and 2 scrambled eggs a day) shame it wont be with some of Basingstoke finest ales or Bob's most excellent Curry. Enjoy the weekend and try and see some racing in between.

Good luck with the recovery, SR.  I had that done just after the 24 and was fit for the Classic (well fit in that department at any rate.)  You need to get the timing right next time. :)

Glad the op went well Ian. I'm sure we'll do our best to sample all the beers on your behalf tonight!  :)

Mark. Can you PM me your postcode so I can get to you tonight

Drat and double drat. Looks like I'm going to be working on Saturday but if I'm still feeling fresh I might gun the Alfa down Saturday night. It's a 300 mile run from here but I can usually do it in around 4 hours. That will make it around midnight by the time I get to Whittlebury. What's the craic for late arrivals?

looking forward to the shots hope you can go

forgot to ask is there coverage on radio lemans or anything at all?

A sweaty one on those vinyl seats I guess...

I would expect you to be welcomed heartily, I can almost guarantee someone will still be be up...  ;) it seems to be turning into a proper mini LM!

Without the thieving pikey bastards I hope

So much like LM... hey look, Mansell's out already!!  >:D  ;D

-Lee

News from first practice today

http://www.lemans.org/en/races/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/The-game-is-on-_1750.html


Had a look a no panic's new toy........it's very nice  ;)

See you all on Sunday ;D

It appears that I'm going to Silverstone  ;D.

Can't get off work tomorrow  :( but should be where about 8pm Saturday, just been loading beer into the car ;D

We won't be there, the puppy dog is poorly and too high maintenance to farm out to someone else.

Have a fab time, I'm really sorry that we won't see you all xxx

Was Steve Pyro Brown at the Basingstoke Beers Festival last night?
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/local/8386182.Residents_evacuated_during_huge_fire/

LOL

And I haven't read the article...

Dx

I wondered how that started.

Well that was rubbish... bed time  ;D

Great weekend and good to meet up with so many regulars. I must admit that I didn't quite make it to the end of the race but wasn't far away.
Bloomin' cold on Saturday night though wasn't it?
Good to see you all again.

Steve

Well the Race wasn't a Classic but then they can't all be fantastic.   

For me the best bit was the fact my wife enjoyed the day.   
Thanks to Werner for organising acceess to the KSM garage so we could wittness a Pit stop at close quarters.

I think I met up with most people over the weekend though I know I missed Barry.

t.

Before I forget here's a link to my pictures: -

http://picasaweb.google.com/numbersixconsulting/AutosportLMS1000KmSep2010?feat=directlink (http://picasaweb.google.com/numbersixconsulting/AutosportLMS1000KmSep2010?feat=directlink)

Good to meet some new faces and see some familiar ones.

Thanks to AJW and Lord Steve for the "encouragement" with the gazebo [may it RIP at Whittlebury].

Good night Saturday night - thanks to everyone who put up with my kids, and to those who were trying to get my eldest drinking beer, I know who you are  ;D

Needless to say daughter is very keen on the idea of joining The Melans in 4 years time when she will become - wait for it - Ellen the Melan!

Thought the race was so so, damn those Peugeots again.  Just hope that the new Aston Martin car - which looks fantabulous - will even up the field a lot.

We also visited the KSM pit [Hi Werner], though on the other side with Team RLR.  They sound very ambitious and will be completing a full LMS season in 2011 with the intent of entering Le Mans in 2012.  They're running an MG Lola EX265 in LMP2 but will be fitting a new engine across the winter & hope to be able to compete with Strakka once the car has more BHP.

So 2 events done this month, just The Revival Meeting to go and that's Friday this week.

Paul/Landman

Fantastic weekend especially the classics. That Ferrari 712 was an amazing sight, but a shame that it didn't make it through to the end of the race.
Ace photos landman, cheers for sharing them.

I must admit that although the final outcome of the GT2 category was not exactly what I had wanted - the racing at that level was very entertaining. And watching those LMP1's and 2's work their way through the traffic was quite breathtaking on occasions.  

I was astonished by the amount of change at Silverstone as well – credit where credit is due - it is beginning to look quite amazing.

Your comment about the LMP1's and 2's weaving through the slower cars is exactly what got my kids hooked yesterday.

Far better any day than an F1 procession!

Nice to see fellow CAer's yesterday round the circuit yesterday, it was great to see Deb at the autograph session. Had a nice chat with Tom Coronel and the Spyker team and Andy Myreck 007 AM (my son goes to the same school that Andy went to)

Will post some of the photo's my son took yesterday later.

Jules G

Good to see so many CA'ers at Silverstone this year, sorry I missed you Tom.

Great shame the Audi broke down, the LMP1 race was a bit predictable after that, although great to see the Drayson team having a good run until they ran into trouble.

And it's didn't rain, although I agree that it was bloody cold on Saturday night.

No problem at our camp, top quality beer blankets were in evidence.

Great to meet up with friends old and new.

Shame  Mcnish's car broke so early. The first half hours duel with Davidson was better than anything you will see in F1.

I would totally agree with that, very aggressive stuff from Davidson, with McNish giving it back with spades, if the Audi hadn't broke, it would probably have ended in tears all round.  

Watched most of the race on the tele ... Start was great with the McNish - Davidson battle, but as soon as McNish fell out all tension slipped out of the race.  Actually it got a bit boaring to the end ...

Greeat to meet up with some I have met properly before & others I had seen around Le Mans.

As for the race I just enjoyed seeing the cars if Aston or Drayson couldn't win. I did see Darren Turner towards the end of the race in the paddock not looking best pleased  >:(  I Bet Darren hates Silverstone now after his Tourist trophy win was snatched away in May as well >:(  >:(

Did anyone pickup my Lantern I brought over on Saturday night?

Last seen on Sunday morning in the back of Wooly's pick up.

BTW Paul, appologies for calling you Dave, I must have been having a Trigger moment.

don't worry I've been called a lot worse  ;D

Which Paul?  ;)

No I'm Brian & so is my wife!!


(http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/files/2008/06/chapman_as_brian.jpg)

A great weekend, good to put some more faces to names.


Glad we could help  ;D.

I will post some pictures later when I've sorted them.

Ade

A few snaps from Sunday

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One for Lord Steve

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One for Landman

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Was the Stig driving ??? or was it Ben ???

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KSM

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Go Astons Go

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The fastest ice ceam van in the world

Nice bunch of lads at RLR/car 31

It'll be interesting to see how they improve with the new engine.

Thx,

Paul

I've got a lot of editing to do yet, but here are a few ( ::)) pics from the weekend.  I'm afraid I had serious catch fencing issues due to the cr*p facilities for chair users at the circuit - especially on Friday and Saturday.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/97986095@N00/sets/72157624836790159/

Will cut them down at the weekend when I have a bit more time.

Better late than never I guess, and I *may* have been a tad 'shutter happy' that day... ;)  Piccies here:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/nick_milton/sets/72157624972013942/


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Edited to fix images.

I'd try [img] as tag instead of [pic] Nick. ;)

Very Nice Nick.   :)

t.

Great work Nick, some fantastic photos there mate.

Paul
Thanks for the Vavina pic. She never returns my calls you know.........

Nice photos, puts mine to shame.

 ;D ;D ;D

Steve, maybe it's because you're Ickx-directory?

Sorry, I'll get me coat...

Aha !  Thanks for fixing that !

Paul
Spent all day trying to think up a smart-ass one liner reply and.....I can't!
A wole day wasted!

Steve

The good news is that fins are now only required on new build cars. Existing LMP cars can now still run in current spec without the fin. :)

;D