Caffeine & Machine Hampshire venue meet at The Hut

Caffeine & Machine Hampshire venue meet at The Hut

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Whaleblue

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381 posts

95 months

Monday 15th January
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As mentioned in the other meet up thread I’m hoping we can organise an Alpine meet-up at C&M’s new venue which I understand opens in the spring.

Link to their page:

https://caffeineandmachine.com/thehut/

We’re staying at The Hill next month, so I’ll see if they have more details.

Really pleased they’ve expanded down south as we really enjoyed our trip there last year just after we picked up our A110.

Captainian

28 posts

171 months

Tuesday 16th January
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Oh cool. Only 40 mins from me…

Colin P

459 posts

150 months

Tuesday 16th January
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Cool, I was not aware of that and it is local for me. I assure you however that the building looks nothing like that currently.

Be warned though, all roads leading to West Meon are average speed cameras. 50mph from the South and 60 in all other directions. They are however still quite nice roads even sitting on the speed limiter!

Watch the bikes who's venue is diagonally opposite (hence the average speed cameras + noise monitors)

johnnyreggae

3,001 posts

167 months

Tuesday 16th January
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Is this also where there was always a mobile speed camera van that the local Alpine dealer didn't mention was a fixture on its standard test route ?

Colin P

459 posts

150 months

Tuesday 16th January
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johnnyreggae said:
Is this also where there was always a mobile speed camera van that the local Alpine dealer didn't mention was a fixture on its standard test route ?
It's not on the test drive route that they sent me on, it's on the other side of the A31, but it would make more sense as a test drive route from Winchester and more likely to have had a regular camera van presence before the cameras went in.

Whaleblue

Original Poster:

381 posts

95 months

Wednesday 17th January
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Colin P said:
Cool, I was not aware of that and it is local for me. I assure you however that the building looks nothing like that currently.

Be warned though, all roads leading to West Meon are average speed cameras. 50mph from the South and 60 in all other directions. They are however still quite nice roads even sitting on the speed limiter!

Watch the bikes who's venue is diagonally opposite (hence the average speed cameras + noise monitors)
Thanks. The venue opposite being the BP garage?

I assume the C&M pic is a little AI enhanced then? Well, hopefully it’ll be reality in a few months. I also assume the property covers some of the field behind, otherwise parking would be too limited.

Colin P

459 posts

150 months

Wednesday 17th January
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Whaleblue said:
Thanks. The venue opposite being the BP garage?
Loomies Moto Cafe - next to the BP Garage



Whaleblue

Original Poster:

381 posts

95 months

Wednesday 17th January
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Colin P said:
Loomies Moto Cafe - next to the BP Garage
Ah, yes, as becomes obvious in the Google Streetview pictures of 2017 and 2018.

Rob_RCF

163 posts

18 months

Thursday 18th January
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Huh, that's cool. So this pub is about 45 mins from me, it used to be called The Meon Hut and already did car meets once a month on a Tuesday night. They were never advertised on social media and I only found out about them through word of mouth.

There's a field behind with space for maybe 100 cars. Huge variety, there were some classics, a few supercars (Ferrari, McLaren), jap cars including some JDM imports and drift cars, TVR, quite a few BMW/Mercedes etc. I took my RCF at the time. I only went once, would love to go back with my A110.

I guess it will have a bit more "presence" now that it's being taken over by C&M, for better or worse.

Colin P

459 posts

150 months

Thursday 18th January
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The concept of getting tickets to go to the pub/cafe is a new concept to me, but I suppose that is merely what Goodwood breakfast club ended up having to do to manage numbers.

Just means I will need to get myself organised, which probably sounds a lot easier than the practice.

Jacobyte

4,746 posts

249 months

Thursday 18th January
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Note: The A32 (which forms the North/South road of this junction) also has average cameras, on each side.

I'll try to get there, I went to a few West Meon Hut meets many years ago. it's close to home. smile

ecsrobin

17,831 posts

172 months

Saturday 27th January
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Rob_RCF said:
Huh, that's cool. So this pub is about 45 mins from me, it used to be called The Meon Hut and already did car meets once a month on a Tuesday night. They were never advertised on social media and I only found out about them through word of mouth.

There's a field behind with space for maybe 100 cars. Huge variety, there were some classics, a few supercars (Ferrari, McLaren), jap cars including some JDM imports and drift cars, TVR, quite a few BMW/Mercedes etc. I took my RCF at the time. I only went once, would love to go back with my A110.

I guess it will have a bit more "presence" now that it's being taken over by C&M, for better or worse.
The meets were on social media as the events were run by a fellow PH’er. From a source its rumoured to be a March opening, trades are in at the moment refurbing it.

Terminator X

16,330 posts

211 months

Saturday 27th January
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Up for this.

TX.

Whaleblue

Original Poster:

381 posts

95 months

Thursday 21st March
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Per the other thread there’s a Renaultsport/Alpine meet on Monday 8th April in the evening. I’ve got a ticket, hope to see some of you there.

Tickets available through Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaultsport-and-al...