[ScottyBoy]

Hello fellow Northeners.......

Ive started this new thread for us lot and any new northeners who want to join in, as you lot no we have some big events coming up this year that most of us attend and we normally have convoys to these and a small meets before hand, also our monthly meets that will have to start again soon as the weather permits.

So lets have some banter here and plan our year ahead for the MINI Adventure to start.

We have....

Monthly meets
TopGear Run - Dont forget your T-Shirts
Great North MINI Run - May/June
Lakes Run
Heartbeat Run

Ohhhhh and how could i forget

The Italian Job 2008 Come on you Jobbers get ya name down and join......

ScottyBoy
300GP
Mess
MINI-Trainer

Were taking up the Challenge of Stelvio's Pass...... How can you miss it

YouTube - top gear : stelvio pass

Any new events you have in mind let us lot no and get us all there together, we can also decide on dates for the monthly meets here and start a confirmed thread each time.

Scott

[AlexBRGCooper]

Hello Scott

I was going to start our regular meetings again on Sunday 2nd March, but there's a couple of the bigger runs around then [8th TG run, 16th Hats Dales Run]. Be interested to see if anyone still fancies one then, or whether people would rather delay them until April? Can't really do one in Feb as I've got a bit on, plus an injury that may rule me out of some of the more spirited driving .

Alex

[Wills87]

Please can i join in scott anyone going to the mini show on 27th jan from our region?

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by AlexBRGCooper (original)

Hello Scott

I was going to start our regular meetings again on Sunday 2nd March, but there's a couple of the bigger runs around then [8th TG run, 16th Hats Dales Run]. Be interested to see if anyone still fancies one then, or whether people would rather delay them until April? Can't really do one in Feb as I've got a bit on, plus an injury that may rule me out of some of the more spirited driving .

Alex

I guess its going to be April then, i dnt think ill be able to make one in march really with all the other stuff going on...... but i may go to the dales run depending on money and who else is going

Quote: Originally Posted by Wills87 (original)

Please can i join in scott anyone going to the mini show on 27th jan from our region?

Of course you can..... Your from goathland???

Well thats were the heartbeatb run is run each year, not sure if you were there last year??

Well get your name down on a few of the runs and come and meet us northeners were a good bunch... Honestly

[Mess]

Quote: Originally Posted by Wills87 (original)

Please can i join in scott anyone going to the mini show on 27th jan from our region?

Of course you can join in Hartbeat land man! Whats this mini show? I might be tempted

Scotty you not reckon Stelvio's Pass will be frozen over when we get there? Hope it isnt!

[M4 CUS]

Is anyone up for conveying down for the top gear run as philly c and i will be? will be an earlier start i think!

[Mess]

Quote: Originally Posted by M4 CUS (original)

Is anyone up for conveying down for the top gear run as philly c and i will be? will be an earlier start i think!

Yeah ill be up for it! thats if im still going. Not sure yet. Just think its a long way to go just to drive around a small track at 5mph with the amount of cars going. Unless theres something im missing I could do that at croft

[M4 CUS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mess (original)

Yeah ill be up for it! thats if im still going. Not sure yet. Just think its a long way to go just to drive around a small track at 5mph with the amount of cars going. Unless theres something im missing I could do that at croft

Its very true. think it would be good to go and see the track and 250 minis if they turn up. would be two tanks of juice though. Least i could go a lttle faster at croft racing steve!

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mess (original)

Of course you can join in Hartbeat land man! Whats this mini show? I might be tempted

Scotty you not reckon Stelvio's Pass will be frozen over when we get there? Hope it isnt!

I bloomin hope not...... It cant be as they wouldnt run it then its been going on since 1990 and Dave with the GP said he had an awesome run over it last year.

Quote: Originally Posted by M4 CUS (original)

Is anyone up for conveying down for the top gear run as philly c and i will be? will be an earlier start i think!

Ill be already down hear as i work in cambridge.... so me an becky staying at work then driving there on the morning its about 70 mile from me i think.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mess (original)

Yeah ill be up for it! thats if im still going. Not sure yet. Just think its a long way to go just to drive around a small track at 5mph with the amount of cars going. Unless theres something im missing I could do that at croft

Very true but i think the stig is doing a power lap on that day in a supercar.... and all the cast will be there, JC - JM - RH.

[M4 CUS]

also whens the italian job?

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by M4 CUS (original)

also whens the italian job?

o0o0o0o0o0o is this Marcus interested and maybe the 5th northern jobber......

Check hear mate

Italian Job - childrens charity fundraising

You no you want to join in.....

[AlexBRGCooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mess (original)

Yeah ill be up for it! thats if im still going. Not sure yet. Just think its a long way to go just to drive around a small track at 5mph with the amount of cars going. Unless theres something im missing I could do that at croft

Got to admit that was the main attraction of the run. Once I saw the bit about people being turfed off for driving too fast I stopped reading... It's an airfield man! Does someone stand there with a radar gun checking what speeds the planes are going up the runway?

And I bet James May isn't there so I wouldn't be able to trade fashion tips with him.

"So James, tucking checked shirt into trousers? Tell me more about it..."

[ScottyBoy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyBoy (original)

Very true but i think the stig is doing a power lap on that day in a supercar.... and all the cast will be there, JC - JM - RH.

Well Alex...... This aint true i just thought id entice Andy to go with some persuation lol

[AlexBRGCooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by ScottyBoy (original)

Well Alex...... This aint true i just thought id entice Andy to go with some persuation lol

if he is can you ask him where he gets is beige slacks from?

thanks in advance!

[ScottyBoy]

No problem....... Ill do just that as i need a pair.... but then i guess ill need them in hamster size.

[AlexBRGCooper]

Nice one!

Don't know if you're around as well but I was going to see if anyone fancies a run out on Sat 2nd Feb as well.

[ScottyBoy]

Not sure if ill be aroundmate ill have to be on duty at work then the weekend after ive got plans so need to be home then.

[AlexBRGCooper]

Know how you feel. I think that day is the only free day I have in February as well

[Mess]

save ya cash for all the runs that are coming up in the spring and summer!

going to need it for all the petrol on all the runs! 50 quid a tank now

Still not sure about going down on the TG run. How long you reckon it will take to get there?

[AlexBRGCooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mess (original)

save ya cash for all the runs that are coming up in the spring and summer!

going to need it for all the petrol on all the runs! 50 quid a tank now

Still not sure about going down on the TG run. How long you reckon it will take to get there?

A Cooper D looks more appealing week by week! Would be interested to know if anyone actually gets the 70mpg they claim is possible. If they knock the VAT off in Aprils budget, and if I have a new job by then, I might take the plunge. Tractor power!

Anyway, multimap reckons 6 hours to Dunsfold from Newcastle.

start:
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, England, NE1 7

via:


end:
GU6 8TB

total distance: km ( miles)
total distance: 312.46 miles (502.86 km)
est. duration: 5 hour(s), 54 minute(s)