CA Cavalcade, Great British Welcome, Mad Friday -update- ROUTE DETAILS attached

[Perdu]

Oh ohh! He hasn't seen scruffy ol' Lara yet  though, has he? 

It's Ok though, like me she's not too proud to mix with her betters.

[termietermite]

Things are coming along.  I have now received a reply to my "heads up" e-mail to the Vice President of the Classic British Welcome, John Curtis:
"I feel honoured that you want to come 'en masse' to the CBW...  I've passed on your request to our chief parking marshall to see... if he wants to allocate you a special plot!"
Couldn't have been more helpful, eh?

[termietermite]

All is coming along nicely.
Some help required, though:

As said above, I could do with a CA flag to mark our gathering spot at St Sat and to have in my car to make me easier to follow.

I need a masochistic volunteer to travel with me as lookout, etc.  (I have air-con...)

I could do with a couple of people who are coming in modern, reliable vehicles to travel in the convoy to aid anybody who gets into problems  : ie, break-downs (god forbid) etc so the rest of the group doesn't get held up.

Steve (or anybody with a web-site) - if I do a word document, could you convert it to a down-loadable document whose link we could post on this site - so people can download route info?

[Canada Phil]

All is coming along nicely.
Some help required, though:

As said above, I could do with a CA flag to mark our gathering spot at St Sat and to have in my car to make me easier to follow.

I need a masochistic volunteer to travel with me as lookout, etc.  (I have air-con...)

Hi Termie,
              I would be happy o ride shotgun with you... Please. I can even bring my CA flag along.
Phil

[smokie]

I could do with a couple of people who are coming in modern, reliable vehicles to travel in the convoy to aid anybody who gets into problems  : ie, break-downs (god forbid) etc so the rest of the group doesn't get held up.

This sounds like a nice little jaunt. I've been holding off from begging a lift with someone because I've been trying hard to think what I normally do on a  Friday. As I have no idea, I reckon I will be up for this. Those of you that know Mark, my oppo - he would be too (if I tell him he is...)

Much as I would love to do this in the passenger seat of someone's exotica, I will volunteer to take the Veccy, if that's what you're looking for Termie. It is a V6, but being the Elite it doesn't even have visible tail pipes. No tow bar though. Of course, if someone comes along with the offer of an absolutely unrefusable ride then I might retract... 

(If someone could give Mark a ride he would appreciate it...but don't depend on him for navigation, driving - well anything, really ))

[garyfrogeye]

If I make it on time and someone in a car with space, can relieve me of all my kit which will be on the passenger seat. I will be able to take a passenger.

[termietermite]

Phil, that would be great, it would be good to have your company.  But you haven't seen my car.  You may decide you need to bring a large paper bag to put over your head to avoid the embarassment of being seen in it.

However, then Paul will need a passenger so maybe Mark would like to go along  in the red car instead, Smokie?  However,if he's a cr*p navigator then the combination of him and Paul could be quite funny....  Happily, at this rate they'll have a long line of cars to follow.

Mr T is UK bound on Wednesday so I can spend a bit of time fine-tuning the route and finishing writing it up so with any luck I should have it ready in a week or so.  I'm planning a nice relaxed drive to take in a few villages and some pleasant countryside, with hopefully a couple of stretches of road which should be pretty flic -free for one or two of you to open up a bit!

[termietermite]

I have just had a call from the parking marshall at the CBW.  They are setting aside a special parking place for us.  It's all coming together splendidly.

[Perdu]

Oh dear, they havent seen Lara either.

I might hide near the back

[mgmark]

Bill - you do the dear old girl such an injustice - she has a delightful patina, acquired over many years of being used for what she was built for - having fun, being driven in spirited fashion 

MG Mark

[Perdu]

Ok then, thanks for those kind words sir!

I'll say it loud, I'll say it proud, no dammit I wont hide her at the back at all.

(OK fair cop guv, I wasn't really gonna anyway, she's my babe and I'm very happy with her!)

I have to say she does me very well.

 

[Canada Phil]

Oh ohh! He hasn't seen scruffy ol' Lara yet  though, has he? 

It's Ok though, like me she's not too proud to mix with her betters.

Hi Perdu,
             Which one is Lara? surek\ly not the green one at the back wit a turret
Phil

[powermite]

WANC 4,Mrs Doubtfire just cant decide what to bring to LM this year(if we end up coming,yawn)He got a fat boy harley,a 1927 Model T hot rod,a 95 Mustang GT....or a midget!
I can just imagine him and Canada P in that
PM

[termietermite]

WANC 4,Mrs Doubtfire just cant decide what to bring to LM this year(if we end up coming,yawn)He got a fat boy harley,a 1927 Model T hot rod,a 95 Mustang GT....or a midget!

Life's full of such tough decisions.

[Perdu]

Phil, that Sherman DD is quite a monument. It was lost in the sea during the D-Day training at Start Bay. Divers recovered it after the War and it was mounted as a memorial at Torpoint some time ago.

The plaque isnt clear whether the crew were lost when  it sank but I doubt if getting out of a swamped Sherman was easy.

I usually visit it when I am in South Devon, that time I was in convoy.

bill