FotU 2021 - GO GO GO!

[Fumbler]

20 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said:

Right I shall be booking soon. Probably in the next couple of days. Best options seem to be Premier Inn Grantham or Newark for copious on site parking and attached eatery / bar. There's a Premier Inn in Melton Mowbray but parking is very restricted.

Who fancies where then so that at least a couple of us can have a meetup / drink / convoy?

I can try Grantham, although it's further away than the castle itself for me! Failing that I'll stay near Spalding as family isn't far away from there.

[brownnova]

32 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said:

Right I shall be booking soon. Probably in the next couple of days. Best options seem to be Premier Inn Grantham or Newark for copious on site parking and attached eatery / bar. There's a Premier Inn in Melton Mowbray but parking is very restricted.

Who fancies where then so that at least a couple of us can have a meetup / drink / convoy?

This sounds most agreeable. 

[davidfowler2000]

25 minutes ago, brownnova said:

This sounds most agreeable. 

Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then?

[BorniteIdentity]

5 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said:

Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then?

If that isn’t a line from a Jane Austen love novel then it bloody well should have been. 

[Fumbler]

14 minutes ago, davidfowler2000 said:

Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then?

Aye.

[davidfowler2000]

That's me booked Grantham Premier Inn. I have also opted to stay the Thursday night so that Friday day time I can nip down to That There London (or back up to York) on the train for a nosey about. Now to fire off an email to crewplan to see if I can get the Thursday off to travel down.

Real. Shit's getting it.

[Fumbler]

Booked Grantham as well. Mega cheap, mega nice.

[Cento16v]

Looks good to me 👍

[brownnova]

3 hours ago, davidfowler2000 said:

Grantham Premier Inn on the Friday night then?

Shall book this forthwith... (or in the next couple of days...)

[Fumbler]

4 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Shall book this forthwith... (or in the next couple of days...)

Do it soon, I got it for a very affordable £48.00

[richykitchy]

I've finally booked for one of these. I have a spectator pass (whatever that is). I applied for the concours thing but I'm not actually fussed about show & shine - I just thought that was the normal way in? I see people mentioning staying overnight - is that recommended? It's not a journey for me to do twice, but is it worth being there both days?

 

 

[Fumbler]

2 hours ago, richykitchy said:

I've finally booked for one of these. I have a spectator pass (whatever that is). I applied for the concours thing but I'm not actually fussed about show & shine - I just thought that was the normal way in? I see people mentioning staying overnight - is that recommended? It's not a journey for me to do twice, but is it worth being there both days?

 

 

I'm coming up on Friday to stay overnight for the event on Saturday- it made more sense given I'm rather far away. Your BX16 would be a nice concours contender!

[Isaac Hunt]

Look at the lawn “The lawn of Grimsthorpe Castle awaits the star cars of the Concours de l’Ordinaire” and when the grounds man finds out a hundred shitters have dumped oil all over his posh lawn he’ll be proper pissed

[Tadhg Tiogar]

9 minutes ago, Isaac Hunt said:

Look at the lawn “The lawn of Grimsthorpe Castle awaits the star cars of the Concours de l’Ordinaire” and when the grounds man finds out a hundred shitters have dumped oil all over his posh lawn he’ll be proper pissed

In 2018, the custodians of Stowe House may* have found traces of Dexron III on the lawn, marking the spot where the CX was parked in the Concours area.

Ditto the groundsman at Little Horwood the same year....

[richykitchy]

17 hours ago, Fumbler said:

I'm coming up on Friday to stay overnight for the event on Saturday- it made more sense given I'm rather far away. Your BX16 would be a nice concours contender!

I'm even further away than you, but I also don't mind covering larger chunks of miles in short periods of time. I might see about staying on the Friday, see what happens.

I did enter VEP into the concours thing, but I'm not fussed about competing, I just wanted to park on the lawn with all the other relics and be part of it all. VEP is very original, and unrestored....make of that what you will!

[mat_the_cat]

On 6/1/2021 at 5:08 PM, richykitchy said:

I've finally booked for one of these. I have a spectator pass (whatever that is). I applied for the concours thing but I'm not actually fussed about show & shine - I just thought that was the normal way in? I see people mentioning staying overnight - is that recommended? It's not a journey for me to do twice, but is it worth being there both days?

I've booked in, and planning to stop over on the Friday night (Grantham here we come!) - note that it's only a 1 day event though, and not the full weekend! Don't make the mistake I made in 2015, when I turned up on the Sunday to find it rather devoid of chod.

Basically the main part of the show is effectively the car park for the 'interesting' cars, mostly pre-booked but if you turn up in something unusual chances are you'll get waved through.

[davidfowler2000]

4 hours ago, mat_the_cat said:

I've booked in, and planning to stop over on the Friday night (Grantham here we come!) - note that it's only a 1 day event though, and not the full weekend! Don't make the mistake I made in 2015, when I turned up on the Sunday to find it rather devoid of chod.

Basically the main part of the show is effectively the car park for the 'interesting' cars, mostly pre-booked but if you turn up in something unusual chances are you'll get waved through.

At least one familiar face for the Friday evening at the hotel / restaurant / bar!

[Wilko220]

Got my ticket and hoping to have the Sceptre in sufficiently driveable condition to make this its first show in, um, probably eight years. Think it’ll be a day trip for me but would be great to catch up with any other members of the AS massive who are going to be around.

[richykitchy]

On 6/5/2021 at 8:17 PM, mat_the_cat said:

I've booked in, and planning to stop over on the Friday night (Grantham here we come!) - note that it's only a 1 day event though, and not the full weekend! Don't make the mistake I made in 2015, when I turned up on the Sunday to find it rather devoid of chod.

Basically the main part of the show is effectively the car park for the 'interesting' cars, mostly pre-booked but if you turn up in something unusual chances are you'll get waved through.

Sounds good, I'm looking forward to it! Be good to catch up too, mate. Ain't seen you for years!

[Sunny Jim]

Just booked for the show and Grantham Premier Inn for the Friday night. Looking forward to seeing folks I've met before again and meeting more of you.

[wesacosa]

https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/unexceptional-classics/11-cars-to-get-you-gently-excited-for-the-2021-hagerty-festival-of-the-unexceptional/?fbclid=IwAR1HOJ22kif5tORzDcQNmeDNXbtNMQGFekjExO0wdwbFndOnREDkhGGt8eQ

[Fumbler]

Excuse my toilet homour but the  featured Allegro's unfortunate registration matches its colour rather well.

[Ghosty]

Right - spoken to work and as I disclosed that I'd be off on FOTU ahead of starting with them, the leave has to be honoured, and as such I'll be going

[brownnova]

Reminds me I’ve not booked the hotel yet… or fixed the Nova. 

[Rod/b]

I should be coming along to this with @ThePollittin my old ZX. See you there.

[chaseracer]

1 hour ago, brownnova said:

Reminds me I’ve not booked the hotel yet… or fixed the Nova. 

£105 now... 😳

[davidfowler2000]

35 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

£105 now... 😳

Other hotels are available. Premier Inn Nottingham Arena isn't far away from Grantham and is only £31.

[N19]

Fingers crossed the Bluebird will be back in one piece by the end of July! Someone did ask if I could take the Capri, but whilst my own Capri is at the 'unexceptional' end of the Capri-spectrum, I think the Bluebird is more in keeping with the theme. But maybe next year.

[brownnova]

48 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

£105 now... 😳

Bugger….

[320touring]

Convinced myself I should make the effort to go to this at least once.

 

Booked tickets..

PayPal taken, email saying have been successful.

 

Log into my account, and there is no booking shown..

 

Have emailed to find out.