I HAVE AN IDEA(PRIVATE MINI PARTY)

[seany]

MY IDEA IS FOR NEXT YEAR 2004 FOR A PRIVATE MINI PARTY.
I THOUGHT I WOULD SEE HOW MANY WOULD BE INTEREST IN HIRE CRAIL AIRFILD FOR THE 1/4 MILE DOWN THE AIR STRIP,WITH THE MINIS .
MAYBE HAVE GROUPS- ONE,COOPER,COOPER S AND THE DIESEL.
THERE WILL BE A COST PER CAR, DONT KNOW YET BUT WILL FIND OUT.
AS I SAID IT IS JIST AN IDEA, BUT PUT YOU NAMES DOWN AN I WILL GET BACK WITH DATES AND PRICES.:)

WWW.CRAILRACEWAY.CO.UK

[Gismo]

Put me down :eek: before i lose my sanity ;)

I am interested

Bonnie Scotland

[Julz]

Yep, me too, but bagsy not racing against Alan or John (yikes, too scary to think about!!;)):clown:

[Duncan Stewart]

Sounds good to me. Don't they have a circuit as well? that would be much more fun in a mini that drag racing - minis were built for corners! mind you might be safer in a straight line.

[Fontal]

Put me down as well sounds like fun to me :D;):D

[Tahra]

The only time Ive been to the airfield was to photograph it for work...
we'll be able to stop at the in-laws for tea afterwards.

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by Tahra

The only time Ive been to the airfield was to photograph it for work...
we'll be able to stop at the in-laws for tea afterwards.
What a great idea, put me down for that as well :eek:;)

Bonnie Scotland

[seany]

tahre i will hold you to that, but i think we will have alot of minis.

[Willie M]

It'd be nice to see something happening at Crail :) Linda tried at the bginning of the year (http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23466&highlight=Crail) but there didn't seem to be enough interest :disapprove: and there was another thread not that long ago by Anteater that seemed to die a death :dead:

Looking back at Linda's old thread I see that costs were going to work out around £35 per car.

Great to see you grabbing things by the scruff of the neck and trying to organise some events Seany (good man) :cool: If dates permit, Linda and I will certainly be there :cool: I'm telling you now though, she's no gettin' to play wi Alan and Julz's beasts :eek:
Oh, and tea at John's mam & dads sound great, should I wear a shirt & tie? ;)

[Tahra]

Well theyre in between the two famous (infamous) chippies !!!!!

[Wul]

quote:Originally posted by Willie M

I'm telling you now though, she's no gettin' to play wi Alan and Julz's beasts :eek:

Now Willie - you really are making this too easy for the phantom editor - with a single 'r' your porn reputation would be back in a flash:D:p:evil::eek:

[Willie M]

quote:Originally posted by Wul

Now Willie - you really are making this too easy for the phantom editor - with a single 'r' your porn reputation would be back in a flash:D:p:evil::eek:
;) I wondered how long it would take you to work that one out Wul :D:clown:

[macblob]

Up for this one dates permitting :D

[Wul]

Always makes for great Friday Fun Willie! :D

[seany]

quote:Originally posted by Willie M

It'd be nice to see something happening at Crail :) Linda tried at the bginning of the year (http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23466&highlight=Crail) but there didn't seem to be enough interest :disapprove: and there was another thread not that long ago by Anteater that seemed to die a death :dead:

Looking back at Linda's old thread I see that costs were going to work out around £35 per car.

Great to see you grabbing things by the scruff of the neck and trying to organise some events Seany (good man) :cool: If dates permit, Linda and I will certainly be there :cool: I'm telling you now though, she's no gettin' to play wi Alan and Julz's beasts :eek:
Oh, and tea at John's mam & dads sound great, should I wear a shirt & tie? ;)


thanks willie, i can only do my best for NMS.

[Mini Martyn]

Put me down to, was up their a couple of weeks ago for the Fast Car event was funny, all the Novaaas, escorts etc - pure mental by the way big man!!

[Mini Martyn]

Should this not be a Sticky by know??

[Fontal]

Go on you know you want to ;)

[seany]

JIST AN UP DATE OF NAMES.
MINI ONE
FONTAL
MINI COOPER
SEANY
DUNCAN STEWART
MACBLOB
WILLIE M
MINI COOPPER S
BONNIE SCOTLAND
JULZ
TAHRA
LINDA M
MINI MARTYN

[broken_brian]

i could be up for it as well but u would need to make a new class for me as my mini is an old one it would of course be titled the winning class :D

[seany]

JIST AN UP DATE OF NAMES.
MINI ONE
FONTAL
MINI COOPER
UNA
DUNCAN STEWART
MACBLOB
WILLIE M
MINI COOPPER S
BONNIE SCOTLAND
JULZ
TAHRA
LINDA M
MINI MARTYN
SEANY
NEW CLASS (OLD MINIS)
BROKON_BRIAN

[seany]

FOR THE 1/4 MILE WE NEED 40 CARS £40PER CAR.
BUT TRACK DAY IS A FIGER 8 1.2 MILES, 10 OR MORE £35PER CAR 1/2 DEPOST BEFORE HAND. SO WHAT DO YOU SAY'S FOR NEXT YEAR 2004.

[weefossy]

Put us down for this as it sounds fun, but scary. Will work hard in the meantime to get Sioban's permission!!

[Duncan Stewart]

Track day sounds most fun but is it is a timed run, one at a time? . I don't fancy us running into each other!

[Gismo]

There have been many track days down south posted on MINI2, so far so good, no accidents and many good reports, at the end of the day everyone is there for a bit of fun.

I'm keen on this and we should support people who are prepared to organise somehting, if everyone drives within themselves i'm sure we'll have a great time.

Bonnie Scotland

[Willie M]

Count me in Seany, would certainly be up for a bit of 'controlled' track day fun.
I wonder if Linda will let me borrow her MINI? ;):clown:

[seany]

thanks bonnie nice words, willie i dont think linda will let you borrow hur mini.

[macblob]

What about insurance for track days, drag racing etc?

[Duncan Stewart]

When I did motorsport in the 80's in my classic mini we used to pay about £10 to a company called "Boaring" (spelling right?) for insurance but I am pretty sure this was third party for damage we did to the surroundings (I had to claim for a farmers fence - oops!)
I fully support this idea and huge thanks to Seany for organising it.

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by macblob

What about insurance for track days, drag racing etc?
Having seen it mentioned on MINI2 i'm sure it is dependant on location, some offer it as part of the day, others you have to provide it yourself.

With a wee bit of research i'm sure it will be resolved prior to the run taking part.

Bonnie Scotland

[Kirsty]

Sounds good fun, although I will be the Penelope Pitstop of the bunch!! :kiss: Put me down for this one in the MINI One group!! I'll keep an eye open for the insurance bit though!!

[c_hill_21]

This sounds like fun.When would you be looking at next year? Put me down for it in the cooper class.

[Quik_Mini]

Well this post doesn't look like it has been posted in for a little while so I think I will keep it alive...

I am really really up for this idea.. Currently Crail Raceway does not have a track, they have a skid pan though :)

They do two different methods of hiring for the day, you can get the cheaper option where you just basically get the 1/4 mile and thats it, but you are best going with the more expensive deal, then you get all the timing gear etc, everything you need and it is staffed also..

Sounds like great fun, put me in the cooper class for now, but if we are waiting a while I can go in the Cooper S class hehehe. If it is a while I will really look forward to going up against Alan and John (sorry if i got the names wrong, you know i'm new)

Heh last time I was up there was the fast car day (the black stripped out mini for anyone that was there) my mate ran a 12 sec in his 400bhp Escort Cosworth, but then the gearbox blew up. He was their 2 weeks earlier in his Leon and the dump valve blew off lol.

[seany]

yes i was at that one,yes i think i saw you car,this will take place next year, no date set yet

[seany]

JIST AN UP DATE OF NAMES.
MINI ONE
FONTAL
KIRSTY

MINI COOPER
UNA
DUNCAN STEWART
MACBLOB
WILLIE M ? COOPER/COOPER S
CHILL 21
QUIK MINI

MINI COOPPER S
BONNIE SCOTLAND
JULZ
TAHRA
LINDA M
MINI MARTYN
SEANY

NEW CLASS (OLD MINIS)
BROKON_BRIAN

[Duncan Stewart]

I'm getting lost here :I:clown: Does crail have a track or not:question:
Minis are for corners not straights :p:D;)
But well done Seany for organising something and I'm sure I will have fun on a drag track. I might even bring my classic down as well - is there a prize for the slowest run :question:

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by Duncan Stewart

is there a prize for the slowest run :question:
Thats reserved for the works converted Cooper S's :evil:;)

Bonnie Scotland

[seany]

fun BS

[Quik_Mini]

No crail has no sort of set out track... I think they do an option where you can get them to set out cones etc to make a track, but I am not positive on this.. Their main features are the 1/4 mile and the oval ring (skid pan)
Its good for a day out at Crail, get to fly up and down a 1/4 mile and then go into St Andrews mmm beach (Live in largs so see the beach every day anyways not like we ever get the weather) :)

[broken_brian]

quote:Originally posted by duncan stewart
I might even bring my classic down as well - is there a prize for the slowest run :question:


is that a challenge :clown: or do u just want to keep my car company? So that it isnt the only classic there :D

[Duncan Stewart]

quote:Originally posted by broken_brian


quote:Originally posted by duncan stewart
I might even bring my classic down as well - is there a prize for the slowest run :question:


is that a challenge :clown: or do u just want to keep my car company? So that it isnt the only classic there :D

No :eek: My classic is an unmodified 1275 so it's not likely to be up to much drag racing, but racing round cones is a different matter - our classics would beat the new minis! ;) Stir, stir, stir

[Monsta Mo Mini]

I wonder if they'd let you take the classics round the go-kart track.

It's a great we track. My brother used to test his kart there. ther corners don't half give you a sore neck the next day though!

[Burple]

quote:Originally posted by Duncan Stewart


quote:Originally posted by broken_brian


quote:Originally posted by duncan stewart
I might even bring my classic down as well - is there a prize for the slowest run :question:


is that a challenge :clown: or do u just want to keep my car company? So that it isnt the only classic there :D

No :eek: My classic is an unmodified 1275 so it's not likely to be up to much drag racing, but racing round cones is a different matter - our classics would beat the new minis! ;) Stir, stir, stir


Get me some decent tires and you're on!!!
Remember Combe BB?? ;);):D:D:D

[broken_brian]

how could i forget watching all those classic s passing u on the corners :clown::clown:;):p

[Willie M]

quote:Originally posted by Bonnie Scotland


quote:Originally posted by Duncan Stewart

is there a prize for the slowest run :question:
Thats reserved for the works converted Cooper S's :evil:;)
OOoooohhh!!! Saucer of milk for Mercer ;) MIAOW !!!

[NICKY]

Add another "ONE" to the list, sounds like fun,
count us in. be a good chance to meet everyone.

[Quik_Mini]

Heh excellent the list keeps going and going. Looks like I will be keeping my Cooper, compiled a list of the mods I was needing to get a Cooper S to 300bhp and I think 50k in mods alone is quite a bit out of my league for now. Damn gearbox, clutch and 4wd shot that price up alot lol. :D :D

[Fontal]

Any ideas of dates yet :question:

[Davidson2]

Just realised my names not on the list... Sac re bleu! Stick me in for as one please!:D

[yahoomedia]

Im kinda new to the site.......help
yahoomedia

[Gismo]

quote:Originally posted by yahoomedia
Im kinda new to the site.......help
yahoomediaWelcome to NMS, is there anything in particular you need help with :question:
If you'd care to browse the forums you'll see there are certain categories, hop along to the "introduce youself" forum and tell us a bit about yourself, don't be scared to post replies to peoples questions or even ask some yourself :)

We are a very friendly bunch who get together at various time for a run and social events, join us on our next run on the 29th Feb :D

Bonnie Scotland

[Jeff]

Add me to the Mini Cooper list. Been to Crail just the once was a few years agon now though!