Any one fancy organising a bmw road trip like London to Brighton event that smart cars had ,  up north some where?  or national meet i middle of GB . just an idea getting lots of Bms together  maby scotland  to brighton meet  somwhere like leeds  or croft motor curcuit near darlington  .any thoughts welcome

    Alan         &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp;   525 sport

Alan

I'd be up for that.

I think the organisers of the north east meet (first Wed of mth) are thinking of organising something??

Cheers

I think this is a great idea, but I'm hoping that we're talking next year?

Diary's already showing:-

• 24/10/04 Donnington
• 07/11/04 Howards' day on the North Yorkshire Railway
• 21/11/04 Sunday lunch at the Honest Lawyer (Croxdale), followed by a visit to the new National Railway Museum annex at Shildon - just waiting final details. (I didn't realise that Howard already had a railway themed day organised)
• ?/12/04 Xmas meal

That's this year taken care of already

Cheers, Mick 

The 'True North East' are definately up for this. We discussed it last night at our meeting.

I think that the trick with this would be to spread the work by involving folk from two areas - one to deal with the departure and the other to deal with the arrival. I know that the organisation would be huge, with permission from land owners of the departure/arrival points etc., but nothing's impossible. I've already identified a large open air disused bus station on the Team Valley Trading Estate at Gateshead as a departure/arrival point, depending on the route. It's just off the A1, about a mile north from the Angel of the North. It has a proper hard standing so there would be no problems, and has good communications in all directions. We also had a suggestion for a pub carpark at Woodhorn, Ashington in Northumberland.

Any suggestions or comments from anyone?

Cheers, Mick

I'm not sure whether you want a track day or a road trip or both!

Al and Floody, are you up for any of the events I've listed earlier on this topic? Once we've finalised the times I'll get some proper postings on here. 

You've made a good point Floody, there's never much on the NE forum - have you seen Scotland's - they have more in a day than we get in a week?

Cheers, Mick

hi guys  my main idea was run out with lots of bmw,s like the London to Brighton the smart cars had but in the north east or even from all club mebers north and south meeting  in a central part of uk .A canonball run but not a race   maybe raise some money for charity at the same time . need to get somone in the club who is good at organising these events , any volunteers?

regards Al

 hi al here i up for any thing  that gets the cars together obiouusly north east prefered   we could catch up with Howard  maby try to beat his steam train  only  kidding

 al

I will definately be there (weekends only) can't really commit to weekdays as I travel alot with work!

I agree we need to promote the N.E region! put some of the other regions to shame!!

Cheers guys

That's more like it guys.

Floody, I've tried replying to your pm but can't. My pc's got a problem on some sites (including this one at times), when it reckons that the internet settings are wrong and tells me it can't find the server..... Can you email me at mailto:mick.golightly@virgin.net - mick.golightly@virgin.net Kids no problem - I'm bringing mine.

Nice to see you back Grahame

Mick

Jimmy wrote: Floody, Im from the Boro, so that would make me a real North East member!!! not like these plastic Leicester types!!

Jimmy, that makes you a smoggy!

p.s. Are you James Hill?

Hello Mr Hill

baur320,

I dident say I was now did I !!

and you would be?

Jimmy, I spoke to a Mr Hill, who mentioned that he lived on Teesside, about an e39 alpina spoiler or something ages ago. I see that you own an E39 and that you're from Middlesbrough. It was just a guess. 

p.s. You don't owe me any money!

Cheers, Mick

Ah,

you have some memory, that was my last 540 when I fitted M5 bumpers... well over a year ago!

Jimmy, your name also cropped up at our meeting a while ago. We were listing popular BMW websites and someone mentioned your name and the large number of photos you posted.

Cheers, Mick

What can I say,

some have refered to me as a David Bailey type !!  will have to try and get up to the nov meet and put some faces to names

That would be good, Jimmy. Saw you're posting elsewhere about Donington. Are you going? 

Mick

Hi Mick,

yes m8 I will be there along with a few of the e28 5 series board I frequent, was going to go down in the B10 but I need to sell my 540 so will be coming down in that, maybe come up the the next NE meet in the B10.