Landy Rally Club Xmas/New Year Weekend

I'm in the process of organising a Christmas do for Sat 13th & Sun 14th December 2008. Kym's idea - Team Slow & Dirty - so you can blame her!

As it happens, I've got to concede it's a damn good idea so I've come up up with one of my imfamous 'cunning plans' ...

My idea is to hold the dinner at a restaurant adjacent to a Premier Inn (£50 a night jobbie) in the Northamptonshire area. This way not only will give folk from all points of the compass a fair crack at attending as the hotel's not devilishly expensive, we can also simply stagger from the eatery to our beds. It's also worth noting these restaurants are always Chef & Brewer/Hungry Horse/Harvester-type places - inexpensive in the great scheme of things plus the fare will suit most palates.

To add a bit of spice to the proceedings, I have also contacted the Northamptonshire GLASS (Green Lane Association) representative so we can do a bit of 'laning Saturday and/or Sunday. I'll relay the latest news via this thread as I receive it.

Who's up for it?

im up for it

You would be, it's only a stone's throw for you. Think of poor ol' Bling and Bidgimire up there in that there Scottishland place. Shame we can't go up there (plenty of pork!!!) but I've had to go with the majority - that's life!

However, there's nothing to stop us holding an off-roading weekend up there some day. Any excuse!!!

i cant through stones that far

I'd be up for it - long journey but would be good to meet up with everyone again!

D

If funds are available (xmas and 5 kids!!!!!) and an offroader to rebuild then we'll be there

Why don't you Scots get together and either come down in one vehicle or in a convoy? In fact you could collect the Landies of the Yorksire and Lancashire crowds en route.

Not so far for you to travel Ian, but the same goes for the Taffs. Get together and form a convoy ... just a thought.

If you decide to do this, let us know and we'll join up with you in Nottinghamshire

I should be up for this....will have to check with my PA

Not sure if we're about that weekend but how about contacting Gavin @ Ironstone about a play day on the Sunday.
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Hope everyone is okay.
Best Wishes
Clare
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'Driving Miss Daisy'

Sorry folks would love to come along to the christmas bash but we will be in Teneriffe sunning ourselves, what a shame the get lost crew will be one down!
have plenty of beers for the both of us.

Pip and Paul.
Northern Rival.

yeah were up for that, pay and play or laning sounds good :d if theres a convoy heading down the M1/A1 then we can meet you somewhere en route :cyclops:

I'll have to OK with the boss and check funds closer to the date...

It'll probably be my first weekend free after coming back from Oz....

Otherwise try and stop me coming!!

Excellent idea Tom

Should be able to attend, and will check if hannaH's free that weekend, too.

M1 convoy .... yeah ... if you don't mind 60-65 on the M1, sure!

60 - 65mph is ideal cruise control territory... and it makes the liquid gold go a lot further than when sat @ 90 (I'd imagine!!!)

yeah, if theres off roading then ill have the yellow wheels out so wont be able to go too fast

Crazy~Johno wrote:

yeah, if theres off roading then ill have the yellow wheels out so wont be able to go too fast

I may actually be able to go faster with the off-road wheels fitted
I still haven't figured out if my 65 limit is caused by unbalanced wheels or something else borken... but it saves the go-juice, anyway.

Can't take credit for this one Jon, the Christmas dinner get-together is the idea of Kym & Adam of Slow 'n' Dirty.

Also, courtesy of GLASS I've just found out that Northampton is virtually closed green lane-wise. Loads of TRO's (Traffic Restriction Orders) and winter closures. Looking at other options, Warwickshire being next on the list of preferences. WATCH THIS SPACE!

tpb4x4 wrote:

I should be up for this....will have to check with my PA

I will be able to make it on the saturday but will have to leave very early
on the Sunday as I am off to Race Of Champions at Wembley stadium on
the Sunday...

Tom Mc wrote:

Looking at other options, Warwickshire being next on the list of preferences.

Went to a great party at Warwick Castle a few years ago. Lots of policemen/women from around Europe, a suitcase of Polish vodka, wenches to bring free beer, and a menu of pork, ham, gammon, bacon and gravy ....

Can we go there?

hello,
if you struggle with warick try derbyshire, i know its a little further north but its well worth the trip,
and theres some awsome lanes and pubs that im testing out

north nottinghamshire has some pretty nice lanes too,
so does lincolnshire, but i think lincolnshire suffered alot from the introduction of restricted byways
a lad on my course, his dad has the keys to the driffield off-road site
which i will be trying out when i figured out where to get the money for my newly knacked suspension

its sounding like a good trip already!

cheers kieran

...or Parkwood Off-Road site near Bradford has a hotel opposite that does food, beer and discounted rooms for offroaders

........or even better, why not just take the bull by the horns (easy Tim, I said bull, not sheep!!) and head up to bonnie Scotland an' we'll have another snowball fight...dare to be different!!

At this rate we'll have covered the whole of the UK (Landy Rally style of course) Now there's a different idea for Landy Rally. My only concern is that the Roadrunners and Monstars never arrive in time to eat !! oh well breakfast bars,and tiffin all washed down with Red Bull. Or for Slow and dirty Lucoflap again !!

Sylvia Johnson wrote:

At this rate we'll have covered the whole of the UK (Landy Rally style of course) Now there's a different idea for Landy Rally. My only concern is that the Roadrunners and Monstars never arrive in time to eat !! oh well breakfast bars,and tiffin all washed down with Red Bull. Or for Slow and dirty Lucoflap again !!

I've got some EAT NATURAL Breakfast Bars if ya'd like some!!