Rolling Road/Air Museum/Curry Meet

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.
 
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 .....
 
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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
 
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.s...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)
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
new to a2s

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
 
markd said:
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
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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
 
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 ....
 
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Skipton01 said:
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
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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 .........
 
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Please see my new thread, which has full details listed and maps to boot.

If there are any queries, please PM me.

Cheers,

Mike
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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!
 
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