Hi all, newbie here!!

Hi all, newbie here!!

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jellebabe

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8,824 posts

223 months

Thursday 11th May 2006
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hi all, im posted up to Lossiemouth soon, bit sad as far away from home
What fab stuff is there to do/visit/drive around??? Best bars/resturants/clubs??

VetteG

3,236 posts

251 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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Lossie huh! Not been there in a while. I dunno about bars and Restaurants but you will enjoy the roads, some of the best driving in UK. Enjoy.

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EzyQ

149 posts

224 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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I know that the RAF base has a lossie car club sprint on dont know the date july or august maybe they had the 1st one last year which was very sucessful

Kiltie

7,504 posts

253 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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EzyQ said:
I know that the RAF base has a lossie car club sprint on dont know the date july or august maybe they had the 1st one last year which was very sucessful
Yup, 22nd and 23rd July. Myself, CT and prolly a few others here will bw competing. Make sure you come and say f'like.

Cheers,

Eric

jellebabe

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223 months

Friday 12th May 2006
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hi all, sounds great! keep an eye out for me! told myself if i ended up at Lossie i would do my PPL as my next challenge! Happened sooner than i thought.

Kiltie

7,504 posts

253 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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jellebabe said:
... PPL ... Happened sooner than i thought ...
So, will you be in a position to take us up for a spin in July?

Eric

Kiltie

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253 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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Rach,

Just found this which may be of interest.

The name of the RAFMSA fella who organises this escapes me but I'll check the regs later on today and post it up. He's a cracking guy.

Cheers,

Eric


jellebabe

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8,824 posts

223 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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do i trade the streetka in for a range rover? my mate says she didnt use the celica all winter!!

Kiltie

7,504 posts

253 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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I thought that part of the Moray coast was quite temperate. Aberdeen is much colder and I can count on one hand the number of days in a year that snow / ice cause a problem on the roads.

Cheers,

Eric

Corpulent Tosser

5,468 posts

252 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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Jellebabe

As Eric said, come say hello when we are all there for the sprint in July, we are a friendly lot

jellebabe

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Monday 15th May 2006
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yay, sorry for being dumb blonde, what happens at a sprint?

jellebabe

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Monday 15th May 2006
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yay, sounds great, but what happens at a sprint??

VetteG

3,236 posts

251 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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jellebabe said:
yay, sorry for being dumb blonde, what happens at a sprint?


Sprints are sections of road or track, sometimes a full circuit, but not always, where cars compete individually on a timed basis against the other cars in their class. Classes range from road cars to racing cars, from saloons to single seaters. All very friendly with full access to pits (if you can call them that) etc for everybody, the only constraints for spectators are safety related.

Not sure if any of the guys stay overnight at Lossy but if they do there is bound to be beer about!

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VetteG

3,236 posts

251 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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jellebabe said:
yay, sorry for being dumb blonde, what happens at a sprint?


Sprints are sections of road or track, sometimes a full circuit, but not always, where cars compete individually on a timed basis against the other cars in their class. Classes range from road cars to racing cars, from saloons to single seaters. All very friendly with full access to pits (if you can call them that) etc for everybody, the only constraints for spectators are safety related.

Not sure if any of the guys stay overnight at Lossy but if they do there is bound to be beer about!

G

VetteG

3,236 posts

251 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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Woops not even blonde but posted twice! Dur!!

jellebabe

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Monday 15th May 2006
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whoops! thats military IT for you!

sounds great fun! who has room for a little one??

>> Edited by jellebabe on Monday 15th May 14:09

Kiltie

7,504 posts

253 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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jellebabe said:
yay, sounds great, but what happens at a sprint??
Graeme sums it up perfectly. Only thing I'd add is that a really diverse selection of cars enter - from balls-out single seaters to Fiat Pandas.

Some crappy video of one of my runs at Lossie last year - click.

Cheers,

Eric

jellebabe

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Monday 15th May 2006
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im looking forward to coming, heck of a drive up esp when im doing it in the van with all my shoes!!

son of a vette

405 posts

222 months

Monday 15th May 2006
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Hey,

New here too, been lurking here for ages though,
Thought I'd reply as one of my good friends is from Lossie, not too sure about the pubs scene but I will ask, the roads all round there are good though, my friend has a Ducati Monster that he takes up there when he can, apparently a blast!

Every year though they have raft race day, home made rafts try to race down from the bridge to the estuary and back, basically its a large town party, I was there last year great fun, this year it's on the 26th and 27th of August.

Enjoy

jellebabe

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Monday 15th May 2006
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hiya, thats sounds like really good fun!
looks like i have a few things to keep me occupied so far.

my surname is England, how much am i going to get mocked living in Scotland???