Thumper Club Forum
Club House => Events/Meetings/Rideouts => Topic started by: guest7 on February 05, 2009, 11:35:26 PM
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We are booked in at the Uttoxeter Classic Bike Show on the weekend of 4th-5th July.
What this means is that you pay the organisers £14 and you can camp for two nights (in an assigned Thumper Club area) and have full access to the show (70 bike clubs will be there displaying bikes). There will be trade stands on site to satisfy your buying urges. There are bars on site and this year the organisers have forced them to reduce their prices from £3.20 a pint to £2.60 (after complaints made at last years show).
There will be a live band on both nights.
In short it will be exactly like attending a 'normal' annual rally, but with a bloody great bike show attached.
From what I understand, once you have paid you are free to come and go from the site, so ride-outs and supermarket beer dashes should be unaffected by the location.
Cheers
GC
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Well done Graham, I shall try to get the time off for what should be a bloody good weekend.
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Well done Graham all being well I will be there
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Good choice #1, I went to the show in '07 and was well impressed, should be a good weekend and the Peak District is nearby for a rideout.
Dave
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Bah, I've been reminded by my beloved that she will be in Bulgaria when this meet goes ahead. As I won't put my little doggy in kennels ever again I will have to give this event a miss. It's a shame, really it is, I really enjoy our July meets.
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........Bring the dog then....it won't go hungry.
Dave
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More details on the Uttoxeter show can be found here
http://www.uttoxeterclassicbikeshow.co.uk/index.htm
Including ticket purchase here
http://www.uttoxeterclassicbikeshow.co.uk/tickets.htm
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I was thinking about coming in the car Dave, but it kinda defeats the object I feel. And I think all the noise and general kerfuffle would stress the old girl too much. A couple of hours down the pub with her is fine - a whole weekend of bikes and booze (while excellent for me) isn't such a good idea.
(I'm secretly hoping for a UK Air Traffic Controllers strike in July, but don't tell my Dawn that ;D )
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Tickets bought already. The Irish duo are coming, Tony, Chris and Ron.
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Hi Bill, Last year, Pat & I were in the French Alps and stopped off at a logging competition to take in some local flavour. As we were looking around the other bikes parked up, there was a French bloke and his wife climbing onto an HD Roadking......she passed him a little dog and he placed it into a open topped circular tank bag and attached a harness and lead from the 'bars to the dog......fired up and rode off into the distance....amazing.
Dave
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Hi Bill, Last year, Pat & I were in the French Alps and stopped off at a logging competition to take in some local flavour. As we were looking around the other bikes parked up, there was a French bloke and his wife climbing onto an HD Roadking......she passed him a little dog and he placed it into a open topped circular tank bag and attached a harness and lead from the 'bars to the dog......fired up and rode off into the distance....amazing.
Dave
Dave,
where theres a will......................................................
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Used to carry my lurcher (3/4 deerhound 1/4 greyhound) in a rucksack on my back, was OK unless I dropped below 30 when he would start really whining on. You could tell from the shadows that he was resting his head along the top of my crash hat, or lolling over my shoulder - just what you need on a lifesaver - a slobbery wet lurcher tongue over the goggles...
Also was something to talk to when the Triton broke down and we were awaiting rescue / tool kit etc.
For the pedants - I know he was really a long dog, not a lurcher, being a cross between two sight hounds not a sight hound and a working dog, but I prefer the name lurcher.
Mind his name was elfa - as in el fa lurcher
Tried to catch a transit van and came of second best :(
R
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The Irish duo are coming, Tony, Chris and Ron.
Would that be the Irish duo threesome then? See all four of you there.
Boyd
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Make it five and call it a grand slam!
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So it is!
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The Irish duo are coming, Tony, Chris and Ron.
Would that be the Irish duo threesome then? See all four of you there.
Boyd
Starts to sound like the Spanish inquisition. lol
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(in best Monty Python voice) NOOOOObody expects the Irish inquisition!!...... :D
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cue Graham in a red cassock ::)
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I assume that the camping is open from the Friday?
:)
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The weekend pass includes camping on Friday and Saturday night. I assume they can be bought at the gate if you haven't already pre-booked. Who else is going?
Myself (with my new single)
Martyn
Pat
Graham
SteveD
AlanS
Smudge
See you Friday early evening.
Boyd
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I'm intending to be there for the full weekend. The wife will also be along for at least some of it (she's bringing the tent etc).
Looking forward to meeting some of my new TC mates (I think ;)), and showing off the SRX-4 of course ;D
Trevor
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If I can make it, I won't be arriving before Saturday PM.
I would swear that I wrote this already hohum
Steffan
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All being well I will be there Friday afternoon
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I know it's last minute and all that, but I have a couple of spare weekend passes for this weekend's event.
The first who send me a Personal Message will get them, maximum two per person as long as they promise to use them.
GC
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I'll be there in another capacity but will call over to the TC stand and look forward to meeting some of you.
Mark
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About to put my boots on and head off, so probably a good time to put some waterproofs on if you are on my route lol ;)
See you all around 6ish I imagine ;D
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The wife's reminded me that she's at work until 6, so it's a good job we've only got 35 miles to travel!
See you later.
Trevor