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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:06 pm Post subject: SpaItalia 2011 @ Circuit de Spa Francorchamps |
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Sad time for Spa Italia 2010 - couldn't make it.
Anyway... hoping we could have a bumper turnout for 2011.
I'm getting people interested now so there are no excuses about not being able to afford it or get the time of work or whatever!
I *dedicate* myself to getting my P4 there again for 2011... interested parties to reply. We may do some different stuff this year, any ideas, let me know.
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johnboy 16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1061 Location: margate U.K
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hell yeah!!!! im in and we will be driving already planning what im going to be doing to the 33
come on guy's you know you want to _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
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Oggie Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 811 Location: Whitehill
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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too early for me to say but...................I will let you (and my liver) know. _________________ PHAT 33 |
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Ian M Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 911 Location: Bath Somerset
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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I am tempted, but before we go any further here...how much beer will one have to consume???
Plus of course more mundane questions like what happens at Spa Italia? _________________ Presntly own
Red Abarth 500c |
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:52 am Post subject: |
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Ian M wrote: |
I am tempted, but before we go any further here...how much beer will one have to consume???
Plus of course more mundane questions like what happens at Spa Italia? |
As much as you can.
We drink beer. |
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paulhide P4
Joined: 20 Dec 2003 Posts: 1607 Location: Oh Beautiful Billingham
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Hi Ian, to add some sanity to the topic, you go to the beautiful Spa circuit in a convoy of 33s, look at other Italian cars, look at cars going through Eau Rouge, go for a walk across the circuit to look at cars going round the track from different impressive vantage points, go round the circuit in your own car and in the evenings drink as much or as little beer as you like and play Xtrem Boules or Xtrem deckchair or suchlike. _________________ Owner's Club 33 Registrar. Now from P4 & S2 1.7 QV
http://www.alfa-pages.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=5188 |
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Oggie Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 811 Location: Whitehill
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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and extrem BBQ's................with devil sauce and mucho mucho chilli muchangos. _________________ PHAT 33 |
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johnboy 16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1061 Location: margate U.K
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Oggie wrote: |
and extrem BBQ's................with devil sauce and mucho mucho chilli muchangos. |
You beat me to it ian how that bbq is still standing who know's _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
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2002 ts gtv the wifes now
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Ian M Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 911 Location: Bath Somerset
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Aah, now the chilli muchangos, Ive been meaning to ask???? _________________ Presntly own
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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Ian M... I'm going to have a serious moment and write pretty much what happens in SpaItalia.
1. On the Friday, we all get a ferry to Dunkirk from Dover. Every time I've been, we usually meet up somewhere the night before and drive down to the dock together in a convoy.
2. Once on French soil, we make up our convoy (albeit a few people get lost!) and make our way into Belgium. Then arrive at our villa (which we all rent together) on the Friday evening.
3. Friday night we often have a BBQ and some beers and have a laugh and a chat.
4. Saturday morning... go to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Watch the cars go around the circuit, have a funny Belgian hot-dog and browse the market stalls at the track. Pick JohnBoy off the floor after he's drooled his entire bodily fluids over some Lambo or whatever. Options here are to park inside the track enclosure, actually drive around the circuit for an hour (Grande Parade) or race full on for an hour (The Scuderia - or the SCUD MISSILE as I call it). A helmet isn't needed for the Grande Parade, but it is for the Scud. Even the Grande Parade gets very fast and it's almost like a race... many comments have been made about it "not being allowed in the UK". There are other options, like drive a Ferrari around the track and go for a driving treasure hunt around the Ardennes countryside... but as yet we haven't done any of these.
5. Saturday evening, go back to the villa... beer, food and much good times. Maybe nip out to a bar somewhere for food and/or beer or whatever.
6. Sunday... repeat 4 and 5.
7. Monday and onwards are pretty much open to sightseeing or beer seeing or whatever takes ya... we're a pretty easy going bunch.
8. And so on... Normally some people return to the UK on Tuesday, some on Wednesday. The villa is available until Friday should anyone want to stay until then.
All-in-all, it's a pretty open and laid back affair. What has really made these visits in the past are the good cheer, easy going, common goals and just generally a bunch of nice people.
If there's anything I've missed out... let me know. Nothing about me breaking down in a Belgian motorway tunnel though, I've only just recovered from that! |
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Chilli Muchangos? It's a made up word!
Me and Andy (one of the blokes who comes along) had a chilli growing competition and we were going to test them out to see who's were hottest. I never made it last year, so the competition didn't go ahead.
All that happened was they had a "cracking" pot of chilli sauce instead! |
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lee16v 16 Valve
Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 1429 Location: Devon, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:18 am Post subject: |
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You heard about the pot of chilli sauce then Bob!
That's what happens when some 'idiot' tries to chuck it on a concrete BBQ!
Did Andy pass on the hoses mate? |
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:53 am Post subject: |
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lee16v wrote: |
You heard about the pot of chilli sauce then Bob!
That's what happens when some 'idiot' tries to chuck it on a concrete BBQ!
Did Andy pass on the hoses mate? |
Oh yeah.. the "Spa Moron"
Yes, I have the hoses thanks mate... I'm getting back to normal a bit now so I'll look at fitting them sometime. |
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johnboy 16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1061 Location: margate U.K
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Morning chap's
good write up bob, that pritty much somes it up it's a great long weekend and i for one ,am looking forward to next year the villa we had this year was great,close to the supermarket and town for food and DRINK _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:22 am Post subject: |
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johnboy wrote: |
Morning chap's
good write up bob, that pritty much somes it up it's a great long weekend and i for one ,am looking forward to next year the villa we had this year was great,close to the supermarket and town for food and DRINK |
Thanks dude. I really worked hard to find that place and the feedback from you guys has been good. Unfortunately I didn't get to go there... but it's full on for next year. Going shopping later to get some parts I need, then hopefully off to the MOT station later this week |
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johnboy 16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1061 Location: margate U.K
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:30 am Post subject: |
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good luck with the mot mate,i will be sorting the 33 over the winter,ready for the the new year _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
Alfa gt jtdm blackline
1990 S2 16v veloce sleeping!
2002 ts gtv the wifes now
1997 seadoo gsx 800
1999 freestyle superjet |
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Ian M Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 911 Location: Bath Somerset
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the very thorough description Bob.
Neednt of gone into such great detail tho as the words beer and barbeque and funny belgian hotdog sold it to me straight away.
So if you guys are happy to have a new boy (old geezer) along Id like to register my interest in joining the party next year.
Driving around Spa will be another item crossed off my to do list. _________________ Presntly own
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johnboy 16 Valve
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Nice one chap, welcome along ,your love the track mate another 33 to the list _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
Alfa gt jtdm blackline
1990 S2 16v veloce sleeping!
2002 ts gtv the wifes now
1997 seadoo gsx 800
1999 freestyle superjet |
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Ian M wrote: |
Thanks for the very thorough description Bob.
Neednt of gone into such great detail tho as the words beer and barbeque and funny belgian hotdog sold it to me straight away.
So if you guys are happy to have a new boy (old geezer) along Id like to register my interest in joining the party next year.
Driving around Spa will be another item crossed off my to do list. |
Hey Ian... that's great news. We had an old person called Paul come along one time and he liked it - we're used to towing round the oldies!
You can help me to teach these lot how to talk "proper".
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Another joins the fold!
Chaps, should I go onto Alfa Owner (shudder) and see if there's any interest? I've got a feeling we're going for a bumper turnout! |
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Oggie Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 811 Location: Whitehill
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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bobbber wrote: |
Another joins the fold!
Chaps, should I go onto Alfa Owner (shudder) and see if there's any interest? I've got a feeling we're going for a bumper turnout! |
Nahhhhhhhhhh. _________________ PHAT 33 |
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Oggie Green Cloverleaf
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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So Lee the diablos sauce was throw for a reason, well thats what I though, it probably helping the BBq stick together just with a day glow orange look. _________________ PHAT 33 |
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bobbber P4
Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2162 Location: The Greatest Town on Earth - Swadlincote, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Oggie wrote: |
So Lee the diablos sauce was throw for a reason, well thats what I though, it probably helping the BBq stick together just with a day glow orange look. |
Firstly... are you drunk? Just look at that grammar!
Secondly... you're not seriously telling me the sauce was called "Diablo" are you? |
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lee16v 16 Valve
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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Oggie wrote: |
So Lee the diablos sauce was throw for a reason, well thats what I though, it probably helping the BBq stick together just with a day glow orange look. |
Well Iain, you and Andy were chucking most other things on there so I thought the Diablo may help things!
Meant to text you Bob about the villa...sorry! was a great find. Well done chap.
Good to hear you are going Ian. You'll be able to keep up the Westcountry end! I wont be there next year Gutted. |
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bobbber P4
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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lee16v wrote: |
I wont be there next year Gutted. |
WTF???? Why not??? Bust your bearings again??? PM me mate... |
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