968 National event
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Mr968
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Looks like this is now coming together.
The cars are now 15 years old in the UK so we can have a 15th year birthday stand on Sunday 29th July.
Cars would be needed for display between 10am and 4:30pm and must be on display for the full time, in return we will have a register parking area.
The cars are now 15 years old in the UK so we can have a 15th year birthday stand on Sunday 29th July.
Cars would be needed for display between 10am and 4:30pm and must be on display for the full time, in return we will have a register parking area.
Mr968
New member
Hi,
there have been some changes to the organisation of the event.
Unfortunately there has been a bit of a c**k up on the ticketing front.
Porsche Club cannot now give us free tickets, apparently this was known in probably March when Silverstone circuit set a limit on the number of free tickets available, but I hadn't been informed even though the target has always been 50 cars.
Those of you that have sent donation cheques made out to the NSPCC to me will get them back.
Porsche Club have decided that they will make a donation in the name of the club. It does mean that the GiftAid won't work if the donation comes from the club. I took this to board level because of the c**k up and the complete lack of communication which would have avoided this but apparently there was little that they could do.
Tickets can either be purchased direct from Silverstone and you can use the 'CLAPCGB' (quote that when ordering) 2 for one deal.
That means that you can purchase 1 ticket at £20 plus a £3 handling charge and you get one free.
One ticket per person, not per car.
That means if you are coming on your own you will need to get together with somebody else and order your tickets so you will receive 2 tickets for £23 paid.
Unfortunately for those bringing somebody in the same car you will be paying the £23.
Alternatively you can send a cheque made out to me personally for £11.50 and I will buy the tickets en mass and distribute them on the morning of the 29th April. Make sure that you include your full details including car reg and colour.
Stuart Cookson-Smith
10 Pentland Close
Hazel Grove
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 5BS.
If you do buy your own tickets please make sure that I know you are coming otherwise you won't get a parking space with us.
I am trying my best to get as much of a donation as possible for the NSPCC and am more than a little hacked off and am trying now to resolve the mayhem that has ensued since finding out that the tickets would not be forthcoming. The board I think have tried their best under difficult circumstances as am I. My thanks to Tony Bull(events), Robin Walker(registers), and Chris Clark(regions but also a general good soul) for representing me at board level and helping to try to sort this out. The show will still be a massive success it's just a glitch on the tickets.
there have been some changes to the organisation of the event.
Unfortunately there has been a bit of a c**k up on the ticketing front.
Porsche Club cannot now give us free tickets, apparently this was known in probably March when Silverstone circuit set a limit on the number of free tickets available, but I hadn't been informed even though the target has always been 50 cars.
Those of you that have sent donation cheques made out to the NSPCC to me will get them back.
Porsche Club have decided that they will make a donation in the name of the club. It does mean that the GiftAid won't work if the donation comes from the club. I took this to board level because of the c**k up and the complete lack of communication which would have avoided this but apparently there was little that they could do.
Tickets can either be purchased direct from Silverstone and you can use the 'CLAPCGB' (quote that when ordering) 2 for one deal.
That means that you can purchase 1 ticket at £20 plus a £3 handling charge and you get one free.
One ticket per person, not per car.
That means if you are coming on your own you will need to get together with somebody else and order your tickets so you will receive 2 tickets for £23 paid.
Unfortunately for those bringing somebody in the same car you will be paying the £23.
Alternatively you can send a cheque made out to me personally for £11.50 and I will buy the tickets en mass and distribute them on the morning of the 29th April. Make sure that you include your full details including car reg and colour.
Stuart Cookson-Smith
10 Pentland Close
Hazel Grove
Stockport
Cheshire
SK7 5BS.
If you do buy your own tickets please make sure that I know you are coming otherwise you won't get a parking space with us.
I am trying my best to get as much of a donation as possible for the NSPCC and am more than a little hacked off and am trying now to resolve the mayhem that has ensued since finding out that the tickets would not be forthcoming. The board I think have tried their best under difficult circumstances as am I. My thanks to Tony Bull(events), Robin Walker(registers), and Chris Clark(regions but also a general good soul) for representing me at board level and helping to try to sort this out. The show will still be a massive success it's just a glitch on the tickets.
paulf968
New member
Great event for us, something like 66 cars attended, weather stayed good and we even had 3 parade laps of Silverstone at lunchtime. Thank you Stuart for all the organisation, and a special thanks to Robin the dealer principal at Silverstone OPC who opened up early for us to gather and jet wash cars etc.
Good to catch up with a few of you, apologies to those I did not get around to chatting to -- with so many cars it was a problem!!
Some piccies:
ready for the parade laps
Good to catch up with a few of you, apologies to those I did not get around to chatting to -- with so many cars it was a problem!!
Some piccies:
ready for the parade laps
Mr968
New member
In that image of me I was just explaining to the young lady how to safely overtake a slower driver when on the track [
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Thanks to Paul for organising a breakfast bar for everyone, to Robin at OPC Silverstone for making the dealership available at such an early hour and also his help during the day.
Thanks also to Tony Bull, Robin Walker and Chris Clarke for their efforts in making the day work well for us.
2 records broken, number of 968s together and also number of 968s on a track at once. []
]Thanks to Paul for organising a breakfast bar for everyone, to Robin at OPC Silverstone for making the dealership available at such an early hour and also his help during the day.
Thanks also to Tony Bull, Robin Walker and Chris Clarke for their efforts in making the day work well for us.
2 records broken, number of 968s together and also number of 968s on a track at once. [
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pauljmcnulty
Active member
Well done Stuart, and everyone who turned up.
Put our 25 cars to shame....[]
Put our 25 cars to shame....[
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pauljmcnulty
Active member
With a bit of my limited mental arithmetic, I make that about 1 in 4 of your register on one day??
I'd need to get about 350 cars to match that....impressive if they all turned out, but a miracle if I ever achieve it! []
I'd need to get about 350 cars to match that....impressive if they all turned out, but a miracle if I ever achieve it! [
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paulf968
New member
Great video here of the day. Thx to slipper from the other place!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LESpCGjspU
paul f
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LESpCGjspU
paul f
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