Clophill Supercar Meet, 19th May 2013
Discussion
I know this clashes with the Dove House Meet...... just been on the phone to Dove House and had a chat.... firstly, this event is getting much bigger than they expected (only 40 cars last year), secondly, the drive out will be a gentle tottle about..... seriously, a convoy of 100 cars is going to break up and not be that much fun, been there, done it....
plan is to do both meets that day....
you can choose to start at clophill and join me for run up to dove house, and we can meet them either at their place or the aerodrome....or go straight to dove....
final points re both meets..... this is not an organised event, the fly are letting us use their car park for free, the meet is entirely voluntary and free, a certain etiquette and manner are required both in the car park and on the public roads....
plan is to do both meets that day....
you can choose to start at clophill and join me for run up to dove house, and we can meet them either at their place or the aerodrome....or go straight to dove....
final points re both meets..... this is not an organised event, the fly are letting us use their car park for free, the meet is entirely voluntary and free, a certain etiquette and manner are required both in the car park and on the public roads....
| name | car | start point | preferred start time | preferred rendezvous |
| 70proof | gallardo | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| andrew | superleggera | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| Dblue | gt3rs | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
911c4silver said:
final points re both meets..... this is not an organised event, the fly are letting us use their car park for free, the meet is entirely voluntary and free, a certain etiquette and manner are required both in the car park and on the public roads....
???? WTF ????
mate.... for an event, you need event cover.... public liability.... if a spectator injures themselves, say twists their ankle on a bad surface, or say trips and damages a car in a fall, it would be their right (faller and car owner) to claim for damages at an event from the organiser..... thats why these are 'meets', not events, and not organised by the fly, but by me....people attend of their own free will, to a car park meet.....if i have to pay for event cover, these meets die with my interest in them.....???? WTF ????
it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:46
70proof said:
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....
That's probably why Mohans not added me to the above list, I've been "vetted" ,Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:09
| name | car | start point | preferred start time | preferred rendezvous |
| 70proof | gallardo | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| andrew | superleggera | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| Dblue | gt3rs | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| BarryP | gtr | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
btw, si @ dove is delighted whatever we do, and himself may attend our monthly gathering of vagabonds..!
Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:39
70proof said:
mate.... for an event, you need event cover.... public liability.... if a spectator injures themselves, say twists their ankle on a bad surface, or say trips and damages a car in a fall, it would be their right (faller and car owner) to claim for damages at an event from the organiser..... thats why these are 'meets', not events, and not organised by the fly, but by me....people attend of their own free will, to a car park meet.....if i have to pay for event cover, these meets die with my interest in them.....
it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
I totally agree that these meets need a degree of organisation...however we need to remember that they are fun, there's far to much bureaucracy in the 9-5 weekday, we dont need it at the weekend as well.it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:46
From your earlier post I'm afraid I read that there had been a problem at The Fly this sunday? wasnt sure what it was and had heard of no complaint whilst we were there.
The meets are just that, not events just guys with similar interests meeting for a coffee and chat.
I seem to remember a certain Maclaren nearly going head on.....?
I dont think there is any chance you could stop anyone from attending a meet? perhaps an organised event you could?
In respect to the Dove House meet, I have been before and can say I had a great day, shame it clashes with the 3rd sunday meet.
Just remember this aint no heart op!
911c4silver said:
70proof said:
mate.... for an event, you need event cover.... public liability.... if a spectator injures themselves, say twists their ankle on a bad surface, or say trips and damages a car in a fall, it would be their right (faller and car owner) to claim for damages at an event from the organiser..... thats why these are 'meets', not events, and not organised by the fly, but by me....people attend of their own free will, to a car park meet.....if i have to pay for event cover, these meets die with my interest in them.....
it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
I totally agree that these meets need a degree of organisation...however we need to remember that they are fun, there's far to much bureaucracy in the 9-5 weekday, we dont need it at the weekend as well.it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:46
From your earlier post I'm afraid I read that there had been a problem at The Fly this sunday? wasnt sure what it was and had heard of no complaint whilst we were there.
The meets are just that, not events just guys with similar interests meeting for a coffee and chat.
I seem to remember a certain Maclaren nearly going head on.....?
I dont think there is any chance you could stop anyone from attending a meet? perhaps an organised event you could?
In respect to the Dove House meet, I have been before and can say I had a great day, shame it clashes with the 3rd sunday meet.
Just remember this aint no heart op!
neither of which will endear "us" to our hosts
hth
andrew said:
911c4silver said:
70proof said:
mate.... for an event, you need event cover.... public liability.... if a spectator injures themselves, say twists their ankle on a bad surface, or say trips and damages a car in a fall, it would be their right (faller and car owner) to claim for damages at an event from the organiser..... thats why these are 'meets', not events, and not organised by the fly, but by me....people attend of their own free will, to a car park meet.....if i have to pay for event cover, these meets die with my interest in them.....
it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
I totally agree that these meets need a degree of organisation...however we need to remember that they are fun, there's far to much bureaucracy in the 9-5 weekday, we dont need it at the weekend as well.it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:46
From your earlier post I'm afraid I read that there had been a problem at The Fly this sunday? wasnt sure what it was and had heard of no complaint whilst we were there.
The meets are just that, not events just guys with similar interests meeting for a coffee and chat.
I seem to remember a certain Maclaren nearly going head on.....?
I dont think there is any chance you could stop anyone from attending a meet? perhaps an organised event you could?
In respect to the Dove House meet, I have been before and can say I had a great day, shame it clashes with the 3rd sunday meet.
Just remember this aint no heart op!
neither of which will endear "us" to our hosts
hth
k up!Glad I left when I did then.
I know what you mean about runs out and events, I take upto 15 cars on a trip to Le mans or Wales or Devon etc..... + numerous runs out locally. To date no accidents of note, but a few speeding tickets and I've lost most of my hair through worry.
Dove House is close to me, so I'll run straight there, but will support you guys again soon.
Thanks.
I know what you mean about runs out and events, I take upto 15 cars on a trip to Le mans or Wales or Devon etc..... + numerous runs out locally. To date no accidents of note, but a few speeding tickets and I've lost most of my hair through worry.
Dove House is close to me, so I'll run straight there, but will support you guys again soon.
Thanks.
911c4silver said:
andrew said:
911c4silver said:
I totally agree that these meets need a degree of organisation...however we need to remember that they are fun, there's far to much bureaucracy in the 9-5 weekday, we dont need it at the weekend as well.
From your earlier post I'm afraid I read that there had been a problem at The Fly this sunday? wasnt sure what it was and had heard of no complaint whilst we were there.
The meets are just that, not events just guys with similar interests meeting for a coffee and chat.
I seem to remember a certain Maclaren nearly going head on.....?
I dont think there is any chance you could stop anyone from attending a meet? perhaps an organised event you could?
In respect to the Dove House meet, I have been before and can say I had a great day, shame it clashes with the 3rd sunday meet.
Just remember this aint no heart op!
fyi, sunday's great meet ended-up with a rev-off and some power sliding across the car park,From your earlier post I'm afraid I read that there had been a problem at The Fly this sunday? wasnt sure what it was and had heard of no complaint whilst we were there.
The meets are just that, not events just guys with similar interests meeting for a coffee and chat.
I seem to remember a certain Maclaren nearly going head on.....?
I dont think there is any chance you could stop anyone from attending a meet? perhaps an organised event you could?
In respect to the Dove House meet, I have been before and can say I had a great day, shame it clashes with the 3rd sunday meet.
Just remember this aint no heart op!
neither of which will endear "us" to our hosts
hth
k up!i wasn;t at clophill this sunday..... as far as i am aware nothing happened and it went well.....
FYI i had a long chat with simon @ dove about 'events' 'meets' 'runs' etc and we actually agree 100%, call him to confirm if you like.... I posted re my first sentence after this chat.... 100 cars is way more than even he expected, though obviously he is delighted.... as am i.... but it also means he, and i, as i am bringing a bunch from clophill, have to assume some responsibility.....
lighten up.... how many tunnel runs etc have i organised.... can i stop anyone, no, not really, but if things get as i/we do not want, the event simply goes underground.... i bit more work sending PM's to all, but i've got a big folder of contacts so underground wouldn;t take to much time...
| name | car | start point | preferred start time | preferred rendezvous |
| 70proof | gallardo | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| andrew | superleggera | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| Dblue | gt3rs | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| BarryP | gtr | clophill | 10am | arrive dove house for lunch |
| markcoopers | mondial | dove house | 10am | -- |
911c4silver said:
andrew said:
911c4silver said:
70proof said:
mate.... for an event, you need event cover.... public liability.... if a spectator injures themselves, say twists their ankle on a bad surface, or say trips and damages a car in a fall, it would be their right (faller and car owner) to claim for damages at an event from the organiser..... thats why these are 'meets', not events, and not organised by the fly, but by me....people attend of their own free will, to a car park meet.....if i have to pay for event cover, these meets die with my interest in them.....
it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
I totally agree that these meets need a degree of organisation...however we need to remember that they are fun, there's far to much bureaucracy in the 9-5 weekday, we dont need it at the weekend as well.it thus/also means that we can;t have donuts etc in the car park, that's for halfords meets.....
and finally, watch a youtube vid or two of exotica crashes on drive outs.... it happens, si @ dove was saying a contact of theirs stopped organising runs due to an incident....
i wish organising a risk free meet and run was as easy as simply starting a thread on PH, it ain't.... believe it or not i vet names on the list.....and fortunately to date haven;t needed to ask someone not to come... how many lambos would turn up if the carpark was full of corsa's, how many would go on a run..... my first gathering was 6 cars.... that was hard work....
Edited by 70proof on Monday 22 April 19:46
From your earlier post I'm afraid I read that there had been a problem at The Fly this sunday? wasnt sure what it was and had heard of no complaint whilst we were there.
The meets are just that, not events just guys with similar interests meeting for a coffee and chat.
I seem to remember a certain Maclaren nearly going head on.....?
I dont think there is any chance you could stop anyone from attending a meet? perhaps an organised event you could?
In respect to the Dove House meet, I have been before and can say I had a great day, shame it clashes with the 3rd sunday meet.
Just remember this aint no heart op!
neither of which will endear "us" to our hosts
hth
k up!a couple of plonkers, whom i didn't recognise, turned-up to our event as publicly advertised
i'm not too sure what we can do to discourage such behaviour, and am certainly open to suggestions
70proof said:
what's with the attitude steve......
i wasn;t at clophill this sunday..... as far as i am aware nothing happened and it went well.....
FYI i had a long chat with simon @ dove about 'events' 'meets' 'runs' etc and we actually agree 100%, call him to confirm if you like.... I posted re my first sentence after this chat.... 100 cars is way more than even he expected, though obviously he is delighted.... as am i.... but it also means he, and i, as i am bringing a bunch from clophill, have to assume some responsibility.....
lighten up.... how many tunnel runs etc have i organised.... can i stop anyone, no, not really, but if things get as i/we do not want, the event simply goes underground.... i bit more work sending PM's to all, but i've got a big folder of contacts so underground wouldn;t take to much time...
Consider myself reprimanded... i wasn;t at clophill this sunday..... as far as i am aware nothing happened and it went well.....
FYI i had a long chat with simon @ dove about 'events' 'meets' 'runs' etc and we actually agree 100%, call him to confirm if you like.... I posted re my first sentence after this chat.... 100 cars is way more than even he expected, though obviously he is delighted.... as am i.... but it also means he, and i, as i am bringing a bunch from clophill, have to assume some responsibility.....
lighten up.... how many tunnel runs etc have i organised.... can i stop anyone, no, not really, but if things get as i/we do not want, the event simply goes underground.... i bit more work sending PM's to all, but i've got a big folder of contacts so underground wouldn;t take to much time...
andrew said:
not at all
a couple of plonkers, whom i didn't recognise, turned-up to our event as publicly advertised
i'm not too sure what we can do to discourage such behaviour, and am certainly open to suggestions
I left earlier so didnt see this happen, did see the young lad in the Lambo giving it the revs? thought there must have been a problem after Mohans comments on etiquette? a couple of plonkers, whom i didn't recognise, turned-up to our event as publicly advertised
i'm not too sure what we can do to discourage such behaviour, and am certainly open to suggestions
Hope they didnt get too p
d911c4silver said:
Consider myself reprimanded...
dont worry about it.... :beers:clophillers are free to do what they want, go straight to dove, join some of us, or even stay at home....
just one final point... sure some already know this.... i do all of this for a laugh, a hoon, to see your cars and to make new friends...... i get f all out of it financially.... i even pay for my own bacon at the fly.... every dealer/trader i've bigged up online i've done for free, no back handers etc discounts etc....
andrew said:
not at all
a couple of plonkers, whom i didn't recognise, turned-up to our event as publicly advertised
i'm not too sure what we can do to discourage such behaviour, and am certainly open to suggestions
It wasn't any of the GTR owners either, we had all left before the Aventador turned up.a couple of plonkers, whom i didn't recognise, turned-up to our event as publicly advertised
i'm not too sure what we can do to discourage such behaviour, and am certainly open to suggestions
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