Rolling Road/Air Museum/Curry Meet

[Skipton01]

Hi everyone,

Just to judge numbers, how many people would be interested in attending a Sunday meet in the Coventry area, which would include a rolling-road test (for those that want to), a few hours looking around a local air museum ( http://www.midlandairmuseum.co.uk/ ) and a slap up meal at a highly recommended local restaurant.

Robin, one of our Midlands members will be making enquiries as to the possibilities of a group photo around one of the last examples of an Avro Vulcan bomber, which would be a great backdrop and a really eye-catching sight.

We would drive, convoy-style, from the Rollong Road session to Baginton Airport, nearby.

The rolling road session would be held at Stealth Racing in Southam ( http://www.stealthracing.co.uk/ ). The meal would be at either an Indian or Chinese restaurant, whicheve people prefer.

So please, let me (and Robin) know about potential numbers.

Cheers,

Mike

[Darren C]

Hi Mike,

This sounds like a great idea to me!!:)

I for one am really interested and will be keen to attend. The 'rolling road' session together with another club 'get together' so soon after Castle Combe is spot on in terms of increasing our number of annual social events!

I am sure, given the 'ADI' turn out and the central location, that there will be alot of interest from other members too!!

Just name the date!!;)

Regards

Darren

P.S. Well done for organising this one Mike!!

[Skipton01]

Cheers for your interest Darren - it's early doors yet, but I think a viable date would be mid-November. Much later and we're into the whole Xmas thing and I don't think we could organise it for much earlier.

Cheers,

Mike

[driveforward]

I echo what Darren said :)

Sounds like a great idea for a nicely varied day, I'd be up for it - when did you have in mind?

Indian would be my choice :p

Ian

EDIT: Mike posted whilst I was posting... Mid November would be out for me as I'm on holiday after the first week until the 20th :(

[thefin]

:D Count me in to . Think it would be another great day out and a chance to build on the successful event at Castle Combe.

[ULP]

I'm in for the curry or chinese meal (slurp)

I'm back at uni 20 - 24th so these dates are out, but other than that should be fine...

[wooly A2]

Great to see some one else come up with an idea for a social
I Will be there just depends on the date mid to late November
better for me ,
Its the Vulcan that does it for me ....

PS....Curry wins by a Mile ...

[wooly A2]

Hey Mike
just looked at the website for the Air Museum
and we can get a group discount if we can get
10 people to sign up for this ........

[alanb]

sounds great. Look forward to getting a date that we we can pencil in.
If you manage mid November, hats off to you!

Cars and planes and curry! What can I say!

[Skipton01]

From Robin:

hi mike
for the roling road day the charge is if we get 20+ car's £25.00 under 20 car's £30each
regards
robin

He also tells me that Sunday 26th November is available (they only do rolling road sessions on a Sunday morning).

So, names please!

Cheers,

Mike

[driveforward]

Count me in then :)

[Skipton01]

Will do - the event is now in the calendar, so sign up one and all!

Cheers,

Mike

[driveforward]

Mike, thought it was the 26th - the calendar event is entered under the 25th :p

[thefin]

:D Count me in.

Mine's a Chicken Tikka Masala!

(Wonder if an A2 would fit in the Vulcan bomb bay!)

[Skipton01]

You're not wrong! Ooopps, mistake now rectified - Sunday 26th it is, so come on, what are you waiting for!

Cheers,
Mike

[ianjohnsonws14]

Will ask SWMBO if we can come assuming we would be welcome without an A2!

She might even let me bring the EOS.

[robin]

just been to the air musem at baginton have booked the 26thfor a guided tour and we can take cars in for a photo with the planes wich is a plus.
It is £4.75adults and £4.25 oap's
have also booked stealth.
The start time for rolling road is 09.00hrs.
If you go to stealth's web site there is a map how to get there
as for curry or chinese.
The chinese is a buffet, will need number's, I have been to it very good yum yum
The curry will need number's also
i will have to fined a curry house and try it out( not a nice job but somebody has to do it !! ha ha)

all we need now is for all too register on the events calender
and make it another good day out for all

cheers

robin

[ben]

Hi,

Good work. Consider yourself the new Northern Social Secretary.

I'm attending... but can we do the curry please? I turn into a pumpkin if I eat any MSG!

I'll send out an e-mail to the list later to drum up numbers.

Ben

[Skipton01]

Nice one Robin - sounds like it'll be a cracking day out.

Thanks for your help in sorting things out locally - much appreciated.

All we need now are more takers and good weather!

Cheers,

Mike

[wooly A2]

Good work. Consider yourself the new Northern Social Secretary.

I 2ND THAT !!!!!!

[wooly A2]

Hey Robin do you know how much it cost's for
4 wheel alignment and would this service be available
on the day from Stealth Racing ......

[ULP]

Do you know what, I pass there about 20 times a year and I had no idea Coventry International (snigger...portakabin in a field) was there!

For anyone coming up from the South East there is the opportunity to enjoy the finest bit of motorway in the country, the M45. It's only 10 miles long but it's slightly downhill all the way and boy, is it empty.

Watch out for the scamera's on the A45 for those coming from the West - they are everywhere!

[ianjohnsonws14]

ULP - I spent two years with Marconi in Coventry and during the induction was briefed about the air crash procedure. A coleague suggested that this was OTT however we were then told that there had been two airplane crashes within 1/2 mile of the building in the last 18 months - one a commercial transport aircraft.

A good place to watch fron is from the retail park car park on the A45/A46 roundabout (Tollbar End) since it is higher than the runway, on the flight path and close to the end of the runway - they are still very low!

Just before I left Marconi used to run a charter flight from there to Italy and back each day.

[wooly A2]

One of the things that i really enjoyed about Castle Combe was after the event had finished We then had a convoy style drive to Colerne to Bens Local and it was very nice to be able to sit down and have a chat , as well as a pint with fellow A2 enthusiast's in past years people have tended to leave as they obviously have a long way to drive home .......

So as well as the Rolling road which may not suit everyone ,there is the excellent looking Air Museum the good thing about this event is that it is fairly central to the country and perhaps not so far to drive home ,It could also be an excellent Photo opportunity for the club ,maybe some pics in front of the Avro Vulcan which will look great in your photo collection.....

We could all once again meet up have a curry and exchange banter have a pint or two and all wax lyrical about our cars ........

Looking Forward To Seeing Everyone Again .....

[Darren C]

As per my early interest - count me in!!

It will be great to meet up again so soon after Castle Combe and to pick up where we left off after that excellent event.

Curry, curry, curry - wins every time for me!!:p

Looking forward to the day already - 'rolling road', (for those who want it), aircraft and museum, food, excellent company and a huge number of A2's in one place - who could ask for anything more??:D (I can feel a song coming on...)

Cheers,

Darren

[ianjohnsonws14]

The ruling is that I have to stay in and either get on with the landscaping (if dry) or the hall re-decoration (if wet) so won't make it. Oddly enough I am allowed a weekend off to take her to London/Bluewater to go shopping!

There is also the reconstructed Roman Fort at Lunt just north of the airport.

Don't know any curry houses in Coventry but the Wing Wah does an "eat as much as you want" Chinese buffet with some Indian dishes and in on the A45(http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=430060&y=278679&z=0&sv=CV4+9EL&st=2&pc=CV4+9EL&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf) and the Mill/Old Mill (?) used to do very good english food (6 years since I was there) and is in Baggington (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=433925&y=275255&z=3&sv=433925,275255&st=4&ar=Y&dn=802)

[malcolmoc]

Hello Robin or Mike .
Do you know how long it takes for a car on the rolling road as I'm still interested but flying back from Tenerife in the early hours of that morning might dictate what time I could make it.
cheers, Malcolm.

[Skipton01]

I would expect about 10-15 minutes per car or so, don't worry if you're a little late, we won't hold it against you!

It'd be good to have you along Malcolm (and Mavis), but have a good holiday in the mean time.

Cheers,

Mike

[malcolmoc]

Thanks for your comments Mike,I think I'll put myself down as a provisional confirmation if there can be such a thing!!! cheers. Malcolm.

[Skipton01]

Right then, a quick update on the forthcoming social:

As most of you will know, the rolling road section has had to be postponed, but the guided tour around the air museum and group photo with the Vulcan bomber, as well as the curry is all still on.

We will assemble at 11.30, on the road outside Coventry Airport, then take it from there.

I will post a map and further details when I have them.

Cheers,

Mike

[markd]

as a new member of the a2oc ,would love to come on this day out :)
please look out for me as i will be lost as per normal

[Skipton01]

as a new member of the a2oc ,would love to come on this day out :)
please look out for me as i will be lost as per normal
Hello Mark and welcome. Don't be shy, as few of us bite!

If you've not done so already, put your name down on the events calendar and we'll see you there. What are you driving by the way?

Cheers,

Mike

[markd]

Will be in 1.6 fsi.
bog standad in blue ,but not for long

[Skipton01]

Great stuff - I see that we are up to our own squadron now in terms of numbers!

Cheers,

Mike

[wooly A2]

Having problems with my PC at the moment
ever since i made my 600th post LOL !!!
So i have not been on here much lately ,
great to see that we still have plenty of interest
for This Sunday's Social really looking forward to it ....

[wooly A2]

We will assemble at 11.30, on the road outside Coventry Airport, then take it from there.

I will post a map and further details when I have them.

Cheers,

Mike
Hey Mike have you got a map yet i have looked on windows.live and there appears to be lots of roads around it is there a layby or somewhere we can pull over .........

[Skipton01]

Please see my new thread, which has full details listed and maps to boot.

If there are any queries, please PM me.

Cheers,

Mike

[ULP]

Just wanted to say what a great day we had yesterday, and it was a brilliant chance to put some names to faces.

Brilliantly, the curry made our home almost uninhabitable last night and I bet everyone in the gym was chuffed this morning as I sweated away on the running machine :D

[ben]

I've created a new section in the gallery for images from the day...

http://www.a2oc.net/gallery/browseimages.php?c=50

Ben

[driveforward]

Excellent day, great to catch up with familiar faces and meet new ones whilst doing something original also!

I was sorry to hear about Carl's brother in law - hope all is ok. I'm sure there'll be a repeat of the curry meet, so look forward to catching up then.

Ian

[Darren C]

I echo everyones comments so far!!:D

Despite the cold weather, (there I go again, eh Mike!!;) ), it was a very interesting afternoon and a thoroughly enjoyable day!!

Well done to Mike & Robin once again for the organisation.

Looking forward to a repeat of the curry, (not in that sense), though I might give 'Vulcan Nann' a miss next time - eyes bigger than belly and all that!!:eek:

Cheers,

Darren & Family

[Skipton01]

I know that a couple of texts have arrived on my phone, congratulating Robin and myself for organising the day and the curry, but please, congratulate yourselves all for turning out and helping to make the day the success that it was.

I'm sure that this won't be the last A2O3C social, either a Car Museum or Bike Museum trip will be organised for early spring next year, and then possibly a camping trip (yes, really!) for the early summer.

I trust that everyone arrived home safely, probably stuffed (like Ang and I were!) and that you all found the day as enjoyable as I did (which is very).

Best wishes to Carl and his brother in law - hope you can make it to the next one.

Cheers guys and gals (and little one too - she was so placid all day),

Mike

[tdiman]

What a day, absolutely brilliant I can now put faces to names but still haven't a clue apart form a few who they are on the site! Thanks to Mike & Robin for the organisation, I was surprised at the age range of the A2 enthusiasts! I didn't know what to expect really but was pleased to see that this little car Audi don't seem to like has a good group of enthusiatic owners, as most of you will know I'm shortly to depart ownership of 'eggbert' but I'll admit it will now be with quite a lot of regret, you see I took the cross country route back to Cheshire, boy what fun I had!!! I'm still grinning today, Robin if you do go for 'eggbert' I'm sure you wont regret it, he don't half shift on those country roads!! I'll admit I actually saw a single figure fuel consumption readout at one stage, oh and had another argument with the satnav, bl**dy woman, though she knew a better way home!

[robin]

Please, congratulate yourselves all for turning out and helping to make the day the success that it was.

As mike has put it i can only echo his comments it is the members of the A2OC that make it what it is.

Best wishes to Carl and his brother in law

I had a brilliant day and i am still stuffed to many pompadoms i think!!!

Heres to the next one what ever it may be ??
see you all their

regards

ROBIN

[thefin]

:D Just want to add my thanks to Robin and Mike for a great day out on Sunday.

Very much enjoyed the Museum and then the Curry.

It was nice touch parking the cars under the mighty Vulcan. Many thanks to the Museum for letting us do this.

Also well done Darren for "fixing" the weather for us!!!! ;) Had a Anticyclone in the car on the way home Darren!:confused: No sure if it was the weather, curry or both. :eek:

Look forward to the next "Night of The Long Nanns"

[alanb]

Thanks to all for a great day out. The museum was a great idea.

The last meeting cost me £100 and odd quid - for heated mirror glasses, front and rear stowage "upgrades". This one is set to cost me more ...

I'd already agreed to by the Bluetooth adapter of Skipton on the day ....

I'm very grateful that skipton01 has lowered his car - I have always thought that is just what it needed. ... £300.

And, now I have the Bluetooth adapter, the RNS-E/dash upgrade has to happen. ... £nnn

So,
awesome planes,
nice pint of Marstons pedigree (don't get that where I live)
a mountain of popadums (a lot of us skipped lunch)
and a fab chicken madras!

Thanks all for getting together. Will be tricky to beat Sunday for a follow-on event, but I'll be there!

Now, Driveforward, now about those springs ...

[alanb]

Just a thought ...

The sight of those A2s underneath the Vulcan, ( http://www.a2oc.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=813&c=50 ) put me in mind of a Thunderbirds episode, where small wheeled vehicles drive down the runway and let the giant "Fireflash" aircraft land on them - they act as the undercarriage.

Mentioned it to a friend and he sent me a link ....

http://www.fanderson.org.uk/epguides/tbirdseg1.html#Episode%20One

Apologies to non-Thunderbirds addicts ...

We should set this up for the next track day!

[ULP]

The last meeting cost me £100 and odd quid - for heated mirror glasses, front and rear stowage "upgrades". This one is set to cost me more ...

It is dangerous - my list starts with new Phillips bulbs, heated mirrors and then moves onto a remap. I have the approval of my own accountant (and social secretary) on the first two but the last seems to be more of a challenge...

[alanb]

.. the A2 has certainly loosened up with a few more miles.

Hmm. so good to let the car put on some miles

[driveforward]

Now, Driveforward, now about those springs ...
Doh!

The Castle Coombe meet made me buy the bodykit, bulbs and the heated mirrors (still not here :rolleyes: ).. I'm now definite for remap and tints and very tempted by suspension - just a little worried about the rears given my wheels are 1/2" wider and it's close enough on Mikes already!

[wooly A2]

HI ALL
Firstly thanks for all the well wishes for the brother-in-law he is now in a Hdu and i think hes going to be ok ...
I Dont think hell be getting back on a MotorBike though for sometime
(Fractured Pelvis Dislocated Shoulder and his legs look like hes been through a cheese grater)...

Im really sorry that i missed this social was looking forward to Seeing the Vulcan one of my favourite Planes and sounds like the Curry Run was a great success i can definatly see that this will catch on would you go to the same curry house again ,Sounds like you all had your fill ,Ill have to put my Jalfezi on HOLD !!!!!

I Think that Soan Green may be do-able from The National Motor Museum
at Gaydon how did the Convoy go did anyone get lost and how many A2's did turn up at this event ....

WOULD be great to see some more pics from this event .......

Once again SORRY promise to be at the next one ........

[wooly A2]

SWMBO is not aware of my remap ....

... she did comment that "... the A2 has certainly loosened up with a few more miles...."

If she comes to the next meeting, I might have to spill the beans. I'm sure we couldn't do a full day without mentioning it!

Hmm. I'm so in denial, that I missed the £295 off my post Castle Combe run-down. :-)
I Like it thats the sort of thing id do but i always get found out LOL !!!!!

[wooly A2]

Just a thought ...

The sight of those A2s underneath the Vulcan, ( http://www.a2oc.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=813&c=50 ) put me in mind of a Thunderbirds episode, where small wheeled vehicles drive down the runway and let the giant "Fireflash" aircraft land on them - they act as the undercarriage.

Mentioned it to a friend and he sent me a link ....

http://www.fanderson.org.uk/epguides/tbirdseg1.html#Episode%20One

Apologies to non-Thunderbirds addicts ...

We should set this up for the next track day!
I Like it we will see what we can do next year Like the link to the thunderbirds website ......LOL!!!

[Darren C]

Also well done Darren for "fixing" the weather for us!!!! ;) Had a Anticyclone in the car on the way home Darren!:confused: No sure if it was the weather, curry or both. :eek:

Hi Steve,

I know exactly what you mean mate - I swear I had an extra 25bhp extra on the trip home - who needs a re-map...;)

[thefin]

Hi Darren,

Things must have been really bad in my A2, my speed camara detector kept falling off the windscreen!!:eek:

Still, managed to get home without incident once I engaged my afterburner:!!!!!!!!!!:D

Steve

[ULP]

Flashback

Wonderful news.

Clickety-click

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7049694.stm

[wooly A2]

Flashback

Wonderful news.

Clickety-click

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7049694.stm
What a fantastic story and a great piece of news ....

[Skipton01]

Having been lucky enough to see a Vulcan flying in the late 80's, it is wonderfull to see this magnificent plane take to the skies again. I hope that they can just keep the funds going to keep it in the air now.

Cheers,

Mike

[driveforward]

Fantastic news, it's great to hear stuff like this, when something is rescued from simply 'rusting away' and put back where it was meant to be for future generations to see and appreciate.