Weston Super Mare Meet No17: Sat 23rd and Sun 24th March 2013

[devonutopia]

I am only getting my car back 2 days before this, so I am not feeling the drive out over Exmoor like usual. I may well be mollycoddling the car around in "test mode" and will probably bail the sunday drive out to go home and see if I can arrange a session of live mapping with my mapper in advance of the trackday the following week.....

[sharkrider]

I am only getting my car back 2 days before this, so I am not feeling the drive out over Exmoor like usual. I may well be mollycoddling the car around in "test mode" and will probably bail the sunday drive out to go home and see if I can arrange a session of live mapping with my mapper in advance of the trackday the following week.....

dont be a wuss, and get driving..... If I get my new car just before castle combe, it will still go round the track :p

[devonutopia]

I'm now not going to be going on the drive on the Sunday unfortunately

Basically my mapper is worried about me doing a trackday the following Thursday with my old mapping on the new turbo, so I have reserved Sunday as that day for some live mapping tweaks. I will be staying for the lashup and a full english the next day, but I'll be heading home about 10 or 11. I'm sure you guys are familiar enough with the route to not need me there.

[skud vrs]

Shame you can't make the Sunday jason.

[devonutopia]

Yeah, but sadly mapping and my car's safety under power is paramount. I am going to run some logs, and if my mapper comes up with a file late Friday night, I might load it on and then delay the Saturday arrival until the evening, as I would rather go on the drive, than tour the cider farms.

[sharkrider]

if anyone wants to buy some really nice "as new" black fabia II vRS alloys with good tyres for £500, and is going to weston, let me know, and I'll bring them along

[Gerthmeister]

They look really nice in black :-D

Edited 18 March, 2013 by Gerthmeister

[devonutopia]

They look really nice in black :-D

Especially still caked in muck.

[sharkrider]

Especially still caked in muck.

lol.. just dust from being stored :p they are actually clean!

[Octygone]

I am hoping the long range weather forecast is wrong...and Weston is bright and sunny on Saturday

[sharkrider]

I am hoping the long range weather forecast is wrong...and Weston is bright and sunny on Saturday

I'm offering the wheels and tyres, as I'm keeping the winters on for the meet! lol...

[Gerthmeister]

i would really love to get them as my wheel are silver dont look so great

[sharkrider]

i would really love to get them as my wheel are silver dont look so great

bring £500 cash, and I'll bring you the wheels! lol...

[Octygone]

I'm offering the wheels and tyres, as I'm keeping the winters on for the meet! lol...

Many a true word said in jest ....... :think:

UK Outlook for Saturday 23 Mar 2013 to Monday 1 Apr 2013:

Turning more unsettled for this weekend and next week, with cloudy, wet and windy weather affecting most areas at times, although the far northeast may remain brighter with a few snow showers at first. In central and northern regions of the UK, snow is likely for a time this weekend, with a risk of blizzards in strong easterly winds. Through the last days of March and the beginning of April, it is likely to remain changeable with showers or longer spells of rain for most, generally heaviest towards the southwest. Further snow is possible at times in central and northern areas and it will often be windy, especially towards the north and west. Temperatures will tend to remain below average, but perhaps gradually return nearer to normal in southern Britain.

[devonutopia]

Just going to be quite wet down in the south west, not snow.

[Gerthmeister]

I'll be there for Deffo sat night :-D

[sharkrider]

according to the latest forcast I will be driving down the M6 on friday in BIIIGG snow! lol...

[devonutopia]

OK - It looks like now I will miss most of the Saturday, but in theory it will be worth it as my car "should" have on a much better map to suit the new turbo. I will be there for the evening stuff. I wouldn't miss that or the hangover for the world!

[sharkrider]

so that means you will be doing sunday as well?

[devonutopia]

so that means you will be doing sunday as well?

If mapping goes well, then yes. We shall have to see. Will be a very short term decision either way. I'm also going down with a bit of the lurgy now too, so great timing....

[Dr Zoidberg]

Depending on the weather, we may head down for the saturday for a while.

Not been to one of these in ages.

[sharkrider]

right, may not get to post again (or get lost in the snow) BUT do we need another slow cooker for the lodge? anyone bringing hot chilli sauce?

[Gerthmeister]

I'm free for the Saturday night. Where am I meeting you guys?

[Tigger_1979]

If you take a look at the first post of this thread all the meet details are on there

Also on the Saturday night I plan to be searching for the Comet if the skies are clear (fingers crossed)

http://earthsky.org/space/comet-panstarrs-possibly-visible-to-eye-in-march-2013

[sharkrider]

If like to see that too