13/03/2007 09:01:36 Stu [FONT=Arial]Hi folks Just thought I'd give a heads up to anyone considering over nighting it the eve before Snetty The Travel lodge at both Barton Mills on the A11 ( Travelodge Barton Mills Hotel A11, Fiveways Roundabout, Barton Mills, Mildenhall IP28 6AE) and also the Travel lodge about 10miles past Snetterton on the A11 ( Cringleford Hotel Thickthorn Service Area, A11 / A47 Interchange, Norwich Southern Bypass Norwich NR9 3AU[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]) [SIZE=2]Both these currently have rooms available on the Sunday evening for £15 if you pre-pay the rooms when booking online I plan to stay at the [U]Cringleford [/U]one the evening before, it's about 10miles from the circuit which will give the car just to warm up on the way.. These prices usually go up as you get closer to the date so if you are planning on stopping book in asap. Stu [/SIZE][/FONT]

13/03/2007 10:38:59 Gary&BVZ [b]Already booked .[/b] Hi Stu..I am already booked at Cringleford for the Sunday night and then at Barton Mills on Monday ...See you there ???? Hope the weather angel stays with us ...Gary dawson ,,,

14/03/2007 08:01:02 Stu I'm now booked in too ! Stu:)

14/03/2007 12:31:43 Martin C [b]Oh! Sod It![/b] [quote=Stu]I'm now booked in too ! Stu:)[/quote] Been back at work 2 hours, chaose? you'd think I've had 2 months off not two days:eek: So decided I need some therapy, guess whose joining you boys at Cringleford Sunday so I can play at circuit I've never even seen.:( Don't know what time I'll get there Sunday night, I'm fund raising for the Air Ambulance at the British Superbikes at Thruxton on SAt/Sun so will be coming straight from there. There I feel better already:D C U Martin

14/03/2007 17:22:36 Stu Nice one Martin:D We're going to have quite a gathering there by the looks of it ;) See you at North Weald ? Stu

14/03/2007 18:11:47 Jonny Boy I have just booked it as well. See you all there :D :p John

14/03/2007 18:28:37 Martin C [b]I'll be there[/b] [quote=Stu] See you at North Weald ? Stu[/quote] Hi Stu, Yep at North Weald, bringing the lenses and doing a bit of marshalling:D Had a word with Geoff Ryan, he's the guy with the nice 5 door zr105+ who was doing some snapping at Silverstone, nice bloke:) But did ask him to try not to run me over when finishing the short course this time:eek: I didn't know Dave could run that FAST!;) C U there. Martin

15/03/2007 20:51:51 nigel castell [b]Cringleford[/b] Hi guys, lucky me I live in the vicinity. If your meeting up on the Sunday evening for a while please give me a shout as I would endeavour to come over and say hello. Dont keep me up too late!:eek: Nige!

16/03/2007 08:45:33 Stu [quote=nigel castell]Hi guys, lucky me I live in the vicinity. If your meeting up on the Sunday evening for a while please give me a shout as I would endeavour to come over and say hello. Dont keep me up too late!:eek: Nige![/quote] You might be able to help us out by suggesting a good local eatery and watering Hole Nigel :D Stu

16/03/2007 18:55:17 Dave I'm booked into Cringleford too :)

16/03/2007 20:15:58 Gary&BVZ [b]Convoy[/b] Looks like we got us a convoy on the Monday morning ... What did they say in the film ?..10 - 4 Rubber Duck we got a convoy ???? Gary ..:D

16/03/2007 20:34:08 nigel castell [b]watering hole and eaterie[/b] no probs guys, i have a good place to eat within the confines of the city. depending on numbers i may be able to pick you all up so you dont have to drive either. Car seats 6 + driver. Regards Nige!;)

17/03/2007 12:11:26 Ralph I'm booked into the same hotel as well.

17/03/2007 13:17:15 Stu So far then we have:- Gary Stu Martin John Dave Ralph Tim and Nigel Local;) If anyone else plans to stay I'd get booked in quick to be sure you get the £15 rate.. Stu:D

03/04/2007 20:23:01 Dodger Hi Guys I live fairly local too - but it'd be fun to join the convoy on the Monday morning!! What time are you planning on setting out? I could even join you all for a spot of brekkie!(Need something to settle the butterflies:p ) Cheers Dodger

04/04/2007 12:47:13 Tim [b]Weather[/b] Goin on past experience long range forecasts are not terribly accurate, however at the moment Snetterton looks promising on the 16th :) [URL="http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=Norwich"]http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/14days.asp?zipcode=Norwich[/URL] 23 degrees Mmmm

06/04/2007 20:43:00 v8dave I hope you boys enjoy your evening, I'll be traveling up that morning and if I leave at 6 I'll be eating breakfast by 7.30:) Dave

06/04/2007 22:24:18 nigel castell [b]Pre trackday meet[/b] Hi all, any preferences on a type of venue to eat at on Sunday? Nice pub some 10-15 mins away but i may have to check details and book. Unfortunately my chry voyager is in the garage at the mo and awaiting a replacement petrol tank so i may not be able to offer a taxi service. Still will meet all at the travelodge though. Nige!

07/04/2007 03:01:58 Stu [quote=nigel castell]Hi all, any preferences on a type of venue to eat at on Sunday? Nice pub some 10-15 mins away but i may have to check details and book. Unfortunately my chry voyager is in the garage at the mo and awaiting a replacement petrol tank so i may not be able to offer a taxi service. Still will meet all at the travelodge though. Nige![/quote] I should imagine good pub grub will be acceptable to most, If your thinking of going into Norwich, one thing to bear in mind is the car park will need to be large enough to accomodate all the cars and be in a safe location. It might be a good idea if we get some idea what time we are all planning to arrive. I am visiting friends who live just North of Norwich during the afternoon so will be at the travel lodge circa 6pm.

07/04/2007 06:01:52 Tim I'm aiming to hit Norwich a bit later so may not come for dinner. Tim

07/04/2007 18:56:05 nigel castell [b]grub[/b] [quote=Stu]I should imagine good pub grub will be acceptable to most, If your thinking of going into Norwich, one thing to bear in mind is the car park will need to be large enough to accomodate all the cars and be in a safe location. It might be a good idea if we get some idea what time we are all planning to arrive. I am visiting friends who live just North of Norwich during the afternoon so will be at the travel lodge circa 6pm.[/quote] I was thinking of pub on the outskirts near to accomodation and with suitably large parking area. Its called the Red Lion, Cringleford/Earlham area. I will check out the details and can also book if we have a time in mind, which I should imagine will not be too late.

07/04/2007 19:43:30 Stu Is it likely be that busy on a Sunday eve that we need to book ? I suppose if we say we will be looking to leave the Travel lodge at 8pm to go down there and play it by ear.. Also its worth posting the full name and address of the pub and directions just in case any late comers might like to join us for a nightcap. Stu:D

07/04/2007 19:43:45 Martin C [quote=Stu] It might be a good idea if we get some idea what time we are all planning to arrive. I am visiting friends who live just North of Norwich during the afternoon so will be at the travel lodge circa 6pm.[/quote] Hi Stu, I'm droping a friend off in London Sunday afternoon and then travelling on through. So I'll aim to be at the Travel Lodge about the same time, say look to eat 19.00 - 1930ish? Cheers, Martin.

07/04/2007 19:53:24 Stu yea cool Martin I thought if we said depart the lodge at 8 it gives people plenty of time to get to the lodge and check in etc.. Stu

08/04/2007 12:10:14 nigel castell [b]pub[/b] Hi if you click on the link it shows the pub which is all of 10 minutes from your accomadation and really easy to get to. Though I am happy to meet you guys and lead the way. [URL="http://www.norfolkbroads.com/linkdetails/2365?return_to=%2Faccomm%2Fnorfolk%2Fnorwich%2Fbandbs%2Fpage2%23directory-link-2365"]http://www.norfolkbroads.com/linkdetails/2365?return_to=%2Faccomm%2Fnorfolk%2Fnorwich%2Fbandbs%2Fpage2%23directory-link-2365[/URL] Note it is non smoking, so we can change venue if this is a problem. Nige!

08/04/2007 13:03:52 Martin C [quote=Stu]yea cool Martin I thought if we said depart the lodge at 8 it gives people plenty of time to get to the lodge and check in etc.. Stu[/quote] Hi Stu, Yeah, suits me Sir!;) Hi Nigel, "If you click on the link it shows the pub which is all of 10 minutes from your accomadation and really easy to get to." Looks good to me, food and Old Speckled Hen:D , what more could we want? Mind you just the one Hen, me thinks:) So to those travelling safe journeys and look forward to catching up with all the faces, both old and new, a week today. Cheers, Martin

08/04/2007 16:58:54 Gary&BVZ [b]Good Tucker ..[/b] Hi guys ... Gary and Denise will be arriving at the Travelodge about 5pm.. Us OAPs need to eat a little earlier than you young ones so we wil be trying to book a meal 7 4 7.30 at the Red Lion ,Eaton .... I expect we will meet you in the bar .... What time should we leave for Snetty on Monday ?????:)

09/04/2007 19:30:30 nigel castell [b]leaving time for snetterton[/b] Hi guys, I use this road for early London trips midweek and generally its good. There has been a great deal of roadworks in recent months and I am not at all sure on the current progress. I would guess 45 minutes From the travelodge is a good approximation to get you to the circuit, allow you to familiarise with the surroundings and to arrive at registration. The circuit is two minutes off the A11 so no worries there. Make sure you follow the signs for the track carefully as you may find yourself in a deserted market. See you there or at the pub on Sunday. Nige!

09/04/2007 21:21:53 Trevor Leighton hi,chaps cant wait till monday looking forward to snetterton. i'm also booked into the travelodge on sunday, the pub meal sounds good to me, all being well i should be there around 6pm. cheers see you all on sunday. trevor.

13/04/2007 19:09:46 nigel castell [b]Table booking[/b] Hi everyone, does anyone want to book a group table for Sunday night? If so can I please have numbers and time by early tommorow evening so that I can call the pub. It may be that we can have a table for eight from early and people can come and go as they please. Nige!:D

13/04/2007 20:05:37 Martin C [quote=nigel castell]Hi everyone, does anyone want to book a group table for Sunday night? If so can I please have numbers and time by early tommorow evening so that I can call the pub. It may be that we can have a table for eight from early and people can come and go as they please. Nige!:D[/quote] Hi Nigel, Yeah count me in for a meal please. From what Stu was saying if we leave the Travel Lodge about 20.00hrs (8) and you dial in the time to get to the pub, Perhaps book a table for then? Look forward to meeting you:D Cheers, Martin.

13/04/2007 20:27:17 Trevor Leighton [b]Table Booking For Sunday Evening[/b] Hi Nigel, you can put my name down,I hope to arrive at the Travelodge around 6.00pm. See you all then. cheers trev.

13/04/2007 21:36:14 Stu From what I can see from the map Nigel the pubs only a few mins away. I picked 8pm to allow everyone who's travelling in to get there but if everyones there and happy to go a little earlier we could do so which is why I've sorta left it a bit 'loose'. By all means book a table for 8pm but you better let them know it could be 15mins either way and we are not totally sure of the numbers... Are we talking a restaurant in a pub here or just a matter of bar grub where we grab a few tables ? Personally i'll be at the Travel lodge by around 5pm as I am seeing friends locally for lunch so will only be looking for a light meal in the evening. If the weather is as good as the forecast I can see some of us down there early in the beer garden anyway..:D:Dso everyone take note of the pub location:rolleyes: See you all Sunday Stu

13/04/2007 21:40:30 Dave Well done Nigel - please count me in. I'll arrive at the Travelodge early evening too.

14/04/2007 18:49:33 nigel castell [b]Red Lion[/b] Hi all, I have booked a table for eight people and the pub start serving food fromm 7pm and finish at 9pm. They are very happy for us to arrive as and when we do which will allow us all space as required. The tabnle is booked as 'MG's on track'. I personally will arrive about 7.30ish and look forward to meeting you all. Cheers Nige!:D

14/04/2007 18:58:25 Martin C [b]Top Man[/b] [quote=nigel castell]Hi all, I have booked a table for eight people and the pub start serving food fromm 7pm and finish at 9pm. They are very happy for us to arrive as and when we do which will allow us all space as required. The tabnle is booked as 'MG's on track'. I personally will arrive about 7.30ish and look forward to meeting you all. Cheers Nige!:D[/quote] Great stuff, well done Nigel;) I think that will earn you an orange juice:p Look forward to meeting you tomorrow. Martin

14/04/2007 21:24:21 Stu Nice one Nigel;) See you tomorrow guys Stu:D