Motorsport Weekend - Brooklands 15 & 16/02/03

Motorsport Weekend - Brooklands 15 & 16/02/03

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melv

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Thursday 6th February 2003
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'Dream Rides' on the runway for charity organised by Sporting Bears on the Saturday 15 Feb.

Cars incl: Skyline; Porsche 964 Cup Car & Boxster; Alfa Romeo Spyder; Lotus Exige and Elise; Mini Cooper; TVR Tuscan; Lotus 7; Caterham 7; Sunbeam Tiger; Dodge Viper; AC Cobra; Merc 500; Ferrari;

Cost between £10-20, £5 less for children. Ride will involve a standing start and three 'laps' of an oval (not THE oval, unless you've got wings, water wings that is!!) on the Brooklands runway.

Rgds
Melv

bluesatin

3,114 posts

279 months

Thursday 6th February 2003
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melve

Are there any fast cars for rides??

melv

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Thursday 6th February 2003
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Such As?

Melv

bluesatin

3,114 posts

279 months

Friday 7th February 2003
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Ultima, F40, F50 or Mac F1 anything with more than 450bhp per tonne

melv

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Saturday 8th February 2003
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bluesatin said: Ultima, F40, F50 or Mac F1 anything with more than 450bhp per tonne


Looks like no, RTFM:

Cars incl: Skyline; Porsche 964 Cup Car & Boxster; Alfa Romeo Spyder; Lotus Exige and Elise; Mini Cooper; TVR Tuscan; Lotus 7; Caterham 7; Sunbeam Tiger; Dodge Viper; AC Cobra; Merc 500; Ferrari;

So join the Sporting Bears and do yer bit for charity!!

Melv


>> Edited by melv on Saturday 8th February 13:25

EdT

5,132 posts

291 months

Saturday 8th February 2003
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Guy why dont you go along and offer 'Bad Dream Rides' ?!

Ed

GTRCLIVE

4,187 posts

290 months

Sunday 9th February 2003
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I have done the Dream rides a couple of times before. Supercar Sunday last year as soon as I booked In with GTR I was all booked up in about 15 mins. The public Know a fast car when they see one, a Bluesatin.....

sb930turbo

3,321 posts

270 months

Tuesday 11th February 2003
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I'll be there on Saturday with my Son....see you then Melv....Don't forget to add your names to the calendar chaps!
Steve

elise boy

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261 months

Thursday 13th February 2003
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Last year they had a Lambo SV doing rides and donuts, he must have gone through a rear set of tyres, and a Mac F1 (FZ1) turned up the year before.

shadowninja

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289 months

Thursday 13th February 2003
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if it rains can i submit my car for offering rides? do i have to pay or is it free for drivers/owners?

melv

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Friday 14th February 2003
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Why only if it rains? Is your car a boat? Or even better, a flying boat?

;-)

Melv

sb930turbo

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Friday 14th February 2003
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SN won't be doing rides tommorow then 'cos its going to be dry!(Said he confidently!)
Steve

shadowninja

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289 months

Friday 14th February 2003
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melv said: Why only if it rains? Is your car a boat? Or even better, a flying boat?

;-)

Melv


hehe no, when it comes to driving on private tracks i enjoy it more in the rain!

melv

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Sunday 16th February 2003
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sb930turbo said: I'll be there on Saturday with my Son....see you then Melv....Don't forget to add your names to the calendar chaps!
Steve


Did you go Steve?

Melv

melv

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Sunday 16th February 2003
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bluesatin said: Ultima, F40, F50 or Mac F1 anything with more than 450bhp per tonne



www.sportingbears.org.uk/WebsiteApplicationform.doc

Melv

melv

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Saturday 22nd February 2003
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Just had this letter from Sporting bears:

BROOKLANDS CHAOS GENERATES £1,750+!!
(Now over £2K and rising)

As anticipated, it weas pretty chaotic, caused in the main by no overall management of the rest of the activities happening on site, particularly parking. However, the Bears held it all together, and given that we only had a couple of clear track hours, we did very well indeed.
Our hourly rate was as good as we could have hoped for and with some match funding from Canon through one of our drivers (the bloke who left the oil slick in the Brooklands paddock!) we raised a very respectable sum.
The split will be £1010 for the Victoria Centre for disabled children in Poole and £750 to the children's education section at Brooklands. I have spoken to the Victoria Centre and they are delighted with our support and the money is to be spent on their long-awaited new sports hall.
Only one person disgraced himself by pirouetting off the circuit, but it was a deliberate act to illustrate how slippery the conditions were, especially if you took completely the wrong line coming out of the bottom bend. Fortunately only a bent number plate, but worth it just from the cheer from the crowd!

Melv

sb930turbo

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270 months

Saturday 22nd February 2003
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Melv,
Yes,we were there.Well done on the fund raising!Was an excellent day,if bloody cold!
Steve

melv

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Saturday 22nd February 2003
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sb930turbo said: Melv,
Yes,we were there.Well done on the fund raising!Was an excellent day,if bloody cold!
Steve


But you didn't say hallo!

:-(

Melv

sb930turbo

3,321 posts

270 months

Sunday 23rd February 2003
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But you didn't say hallo!

:-(

Melv



Sorry Melv .....will have to introduce myself next time ours paths cross!
Steve