Club Arnage

I may be getting nervous but I'm sure it had come by this time last year. Anyone received theirs yet?

Haven't received it yet, but last year they were early because normally I get the invoice mid January.

For a few years up to '06, they arrived in December, but last year they were later.  Just looked at mine and it was dated 29 Jan 07, although due to a cock-up along the line, I was way down the list.

Del

If its the ACO invoice, it was on the doormat this morning.

Now I really can't wait to get home, Final confirmation.

Yiiiiiihar! (http://forum.drinkingforholland.com/images/smiles/icon_woohoo.gif) The nailbiting few weeks have begun! (http://www.metroboards.com/images/smilies/nailbite.gif)




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Ohhhh noooooo!!!!  I always get mine really late and I won't be home for two weeks after Friday!!

Has anyone who was part of Termie's order got an invoice yet for what they asked for? 

No sign of ours yet, I'm pleased to say Piglet.

We got last year's invoice just before Christmas, just in time to catch the credit card statement with all the pressies on. :o

I for one would be happy if it doesn't arrive this year untill the beginning of January for the same reason.

As long as you check your backdoor, outside bins, garage entrance and anywhere else your postman can hide the letter, like last time! (http://forum.drinkingforholland.com/images/smiles/icon_naughty.gif)

;D

IIRC, it was her T-shirts that the postie hid under the bush  :D :D

Del

Wouldnt you usually hide your bush under a t-shirt?

 8)

[on that note I am off to bed!]

It would have to be a long t-shirt but for the shorties amongst us I guess it's possible  ;D ;D

Piglet, you took the words... :-X

;D

 ;D ;D

Anyway, Dutchie, can you read your PM's please  ;D

Don't get too excited, we've been bounced out of Maison Blanche into Blue Nord.

With the demise of HA & MB, where are we all going to go?

Bugger, were you part of Termie's order?

Arnage. We should take the whole place over for the week.

I havent even ordered tickets but ive had an invoice from the ACO saying they have allocated me the same as last year and if i'd like to pay for them now,i can 'av em

Huzzah!
PM

So you're on the 'magic list' then, lucky you! ::)

:jealous: :-\

this will be the 17th year ive bought tickets from the ACO though,so i think i deserve to be on the list

PM

No  Keep your fingers crossed for Termie.  But I thought we were on the "Magic List" too

We increased the number of camping passes, to give us a bit more room, and the magic failed.  They work on a same as last year basis.  So they've allocated our tickets to someone who hasn't even asked for any.  No wonder the country's in such a state.

That doesn't work either - we've been booking direct for 22 years.

Oh dear that's bad news Lorry  :-[   I think you must be magic list to have received notification already, it's bad that they've bumped you though...

Anybody from Termie's stack received anything over the Christmas period? My letterbox is still standing with open arms, but remains empty up 'till now :(

Nothing yet Paddy.

Nothing yet (but, here in carrot crunching land, we only get pidgeon post)  :'(

And it's unlikely to come in on New Years day anyway (or indeed the 2nd in Scotland)

Nothing in this neck of the woods either.

Incidentally, if those on the magic list have had their allocations, Smokey is keeping very quiet   :-\

Del

I went with the Termie applications, and no, I haven't heard anything yet...  :(

Nothing here yet keeping an eye out for postie .................telescope at the ready ;D

I paid mine today.
Rejected the 3 grandstand seats but gratefully accepted the 4 MB campsite tickets

PM

PM, you are definitely the God of all Golden tickets.

You're not Willy Wonka perchance ?

If you are, I tell you what, we could use a bunch of those of those freeking Oompa loompas for securiteye and also to hold my goddam freeking fireworks. Wadda ya reckon? Can we cut a deal dude?

Rusticarse :)

I think all of us who put their request in for MB via Termie have got a serious problem :-\


So you cannot book earlier than the 3rd of June 2007, and then it's still too late?
My guess is I will not be the only one who will be rejected for MB >:(

Damn and blast. I dithered and eventually decided (at the very last minute) to go with the flow.

Not only that, but I also altered my "standing order" down to three tickets...

Shoulda left well alone...

Nevertheless, can we be assured that DfH will host the same great hospitality in another field?

A field won't change our hospitality, rest assured. The ambience will be slightly different, that I can guarantee. It just sucks bigtime, but it looks to me that there will be a lot less space on MB from now on. Damm construction all over the place, makes me not want to return to the french plonkers any longer. >:(

Am I right in thinking that everybody who books direct with the ACO has been let down, but if you go through an agency, you've got MB passes.

Powermite books direct...one of the Magic Numbers (as I was...)

Another example of French efficiency.

For the past 10 or more years I have faxed my order in March for the following year. So true to form I booked in March 07 for the 08 race. I have always received acknowledgment of my order about September time although it has always been stated that I wouldn't receive my invoice until the usual time. Fair enough. This has always worked well until this year.

Jonny Frog it seems, has changed the booking system without bothering to tell me.  After a phone call this afternoon to inquire about my booking I have found out that any orders received before 1st June have been ignored. No acknowledgments in future, straight in the shredder.

That leaves me in desperate need of a visit to the "sh*t Creek Paddle Store"

So, for the first time ever I am in need of tickets. Anyone with 3 HA they don't need look no further I will buy them.

That's pretty sh!tty Bob! >:(

Looks like it's getting busy on Bleu Nord then ;D

Liverpool boys were like Powermite one of the chosen few,Automatically

 got tickets without requesting year after year (18 years) ,

but not anymore !! we are on the move

That's the one. Before, I have received acknowledgment of my order but not confirmation that I would actually receive it until the invoice was delivered. The girl I spoke to actually told me that all orders received before 1st June were binned. When I asked why I was not told so I could book after June 1st her English became very sketchy.

 Gives me the feeling that the ACO don't want the likes of us at their race. Perhaps they will change their f**k*ng tune when Audi and other manufactures get bored with it and disappear along with their money and cooperate guests. What would happen as in 1992 when only 28 cars turned up with a meazley 14 finishers? They would bend over backwards to help the loyal paying punters then. bastards

When did you book? That seems to be the key.

BTW. what happened to Catchpole? Is he still pissed from new year?

That's the answer. Deb did a personal delivery with a block booking on, I think, 1st June.

Yes Bob.  Mine was in with Termie's bunch.  I've had an acknowledgment, but no invoice as of writing.

3rd of june to be correct, but defo after 1st of june, the first orders to be accepted for 2008 is what they told her, I think.

I'm the same as Steve, order went in care of Termie and I had an acknowledgement of the order on the 23rd July. It states that booking will be allocated on a first come first served basis at the end of the year when they will send out an allocation letter.

No sign of that here yet. Doesn't really surprise me much as the good old surrender monkeys seem unable to maintain a consistent system for ticketing from one year to the next. Everything normal then !!

Rusty

PS.  Bob, I also tried emailing and faxing a seperate order prior to the accepted date of 3rd June, but each time i did I received a reply from them by post stating that they will not accept early orders. That was in April when I usually send in my request. They just stated that they won't record any booking before that date and asked me to send it in again at that time.

That's pretty sh*tty Bob.

And it's typical of the ACO to say that orders will be allocated on a first come basis, and not allocate the required places to one of the first orders received!!

I'll have some spare NewMB (Bleu Nord) tickets available if they're any good to you (if that is where I'm allocated!!).

Del

Cheers Del. I'll take em.


BTW. I got the cheque today, Thanks

Bollocks to that. Any port in a storm I call it. ;)

You've got first refusal on them Bob.  I should have 3 spare, as I'm a carload + caravan down on my party this year.

Del