Donington Saturday Convoy - Sat 20th April 2013

[Enright]

Saturday convoy
1. Geoff
2. Lansledj & Mini me
3. Pinky
4. Nick & Kim
5. alan e
6. inkitin
7. G UK
8. Paulous
9. Stef
10. Big Erch & Josh
11. Paul F & Oliver F
12. DavidEJM - if I can avoid being at work
13. Fredjohn
14. Jim (jHamshaw) (probably - and if car not sold by then!)
15. Pete & Maureen

[paulsmithmk]

Match moved to Sunday for TV so we are free on Saturday now so will be up for the convoy

Saturday convoy
1. Geoff
2. Lansledj & Mini me
3. Pinky
4. Nick & Kim
5. alan e
6. inkitin
7. G UK
8. Paulous
9. Stef
10. Big Erch & Josh
11. Paul F & Oliver F
12. DavidEJM - if I can avoid being at work
13. Fredjohn
14. Jim (jHamshaw) (probably - and if car not sold by then!)
15. Pete & Maureen
16.Paul & Oren (paulsmithmk & son)

[paulsmithmk]

I have tried to find where and what time we we are meeting for the convoy. Also tickets for Donington - what is needed? many thanks Paul

[theelanman]

I have tried to find where and what time we we are meeting for the convoy. Also tickets for Donington - what is needed? many thanks Paul

meet is usually 9 for 9:30 at the services (Donington Park...Junction 23A M1, Derby DE74 2TN )....this is usually confirmed prior to the day
tickets are available from club lotus (at a discount if early enough).....

[theelanman]

oh....tickets only required to get into the hall (where all the bits are for sale and the displays are)
no ticket required to wander the car park and look at all the lotus cars that have turned up
you can also buy the tickets on the door on the day......bit more expensive...and there's also usually a huge queue at 10am.....this has usually gone by about 10:45 as everyone is inside

[paulous]

I was hoping the convoy would be up the M1! With a couple of rendezvous points on the way. I guess that's not the case then?

[paulsmithmk]

I was hoping the convoy would be up the M1! With a couple of rendezvous points on the way. I guess that's not the case then?

happy to meet up at Newport Pagnell Services just after J14 of M1 or anywhere better on way up? Paul

[paulsmithmk]

oh....tickets only required to get into the hall (where all the bits are for sale and the displays are)
no ticket required to wander the car park and look at all the lotus cars that have turned up
you can also buy the tickets on the door on the day......bit more expensive...and there's also usually a huge queue at 10am.....this has usually gone by about 10:45 as everyone is inside

Many thanks

[paulous]

I was hoping the convoy would be up the M1! With a couple of rendezvous points on the way. I guess that's not the case then?

happy to meet up at Newport Pagnell Services just after J14 of M1 or anywhere better on way up? Paul

Sounds good to me Paul. Let's work backwards from whatever time the main meetup is confirmed to be. I'm guessing it would be around 7.30ish.

[Gazza]

Saturday convoy
1. Geoff
2. Lansledj & Mini me
3. Pinky
4. Nick & Kim
5. alan e
6. inkitin
7. G UK
8. Paulous
9. Stef
10. Big Erch & Josh
11. Paul F & Oliver F
12. DavidEJM - if I can avoid being at work
13. Fredjohn
14. Jim (jHamshaw) (probably - and if car not sold by then!)
15. Pete & Maureen
16. Paul & Oren (paulsmithmk & son)
17. Gazza

There is normally a convoy of up to 10 cars going up the M1 saturday morning. People say where they are going to join M1, wait in services and get a phone call when convoy is approaching. You leave at a slow speed. Convoy overtakes you then you just join the back. Simples!

[rip]

Saturday convoy
1. Geoff
2. Lansledj & Mini me
3. Pinky
4. Nick & Kim
5. alan e
6. inkitin
7. G UK
8. Paulous
9. Stef
10. Big Erch & Josh
11. Paul F & Oliver F
12. DavidEJM - if I can avoid being at work
13. Fredjohn
14. Jim (jHamshaw) (probably - and if car not sold by then!)
15. Pete & Maureen
16. Paul & Oren (paulsmithmk & son)
17. Gazza
18. rip

There is normally a convoy of up to 10 cars going up the M1 saturday morning. People say where they are going to join M1, wait in services and get a phone call when convoy is approaching. You leave at a slow speed. Convoy overtakes you then you just join the back. Simples!

I find the M1 convoy more enjoyable than the services-track one - rip.

[paulsmithmk]

Saturday convoy


There is normally a convoy of up to 10 cars going up the M1 saturday morning. People say where they are going to join M1, wait in services and get a phone call when convoy is approaching. You leave at a slow speed. Convoy overtakes you then you just join the back. Simples!

I find the M1 convoy more enjoyable than the services-track one - rip.

Do you want to come via mine on way to M1 rip and then stop at first services that others name - NPP or Northampton???

[rip]

Do you want to come via mine on way to M1 rip and then stop at first services that others name - NPP or Northampton???

Definitely.

[paulsmithmk]

Do you want to come via mine on way to M1 rip and then stop at first services that others name - NPP or Northampton???

Definitely.

excellent! - can people let us know which services they would like us to stop at after MK please

[Steve A]

I find the M1 convoy more enjoyable than the services-track one

far more

[Stef]

I'll be joining the M1 from the A14 and can wait in a lay by just before joining it and await notification of you passing!

[paulous]

I'll be coming on at jc10 so happy to meet at NPP or further north.

[rip]

I'll be joining the M1 from the A14 and can wait in a lay by just before joining it and await notification of you passing!

Are you sure?
I'm just thinking of what happened the last time you (or your car) was by the side of the road in that area

[rip]

Do you want to come via mine on way to M1 rip and then stop at first services that others name - NPP or Northampton???

Definitely.

excellent! - can people let us know which services they would like us to stop at after MK please

We usually do a rolling convoy. The M1 is fairly quiet that time on a Saturday morning so it is possible to work out fairly accurately what time we will pass each junction.
Sounds quite hard to arrange but it usually works really well.

[Steve A]

We usually do a rolling convoy. The M1 is fairly quiet that time on a Saturday morning so it is possible to work out fairly accurately what time we will pass each junction.
Sounds quite hard to arrange but it usually works really well.

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