Burnerboy Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 hello one and all, I hope your prep is going to plan and you will ready for some fabulous driving in September :) I have recently driven a good part of the route with my son and we are all in for a treat.The hotel list is appended for you all to see, and I am making a very serious request here. Would you all look at the list and if I have made any mistakes with those of you who have already contacted me then please give me a correction; for those of you who have not yet been in contact can I please request that you do so before this week is out? PM me or use paul@heatapps.com as my e-mail address.The Bezier IBIS hotel list is full but I am talking to the ETAP hotel next door (100m away) and trying to get a similar deal for the remainder of the crews. Theo is doing a superb job in managing the Rolduc stop but he needs final numbers and more importantly the money in to Ellis because the deal we have at Rolduc requires the full amount to be paid over to them up front. Theo has reached the deadl;ine now and really needs final numbers so please respond as soon as you can.Come on guys we are trying our best and it is for your benefit! If you know of someone who has not yet made a reservation point them in this direction pronto!All the best guys,P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hotels? HOTELS???????What namby-pamby people have you recruited for this 10CR?You sleep in the car, or if you are a poof, in a tent.Hotels, indeed!John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 [quote=JohnD]Hotels? HOTELS???????What namby-pamby people have you recruited for this 10CR?Hotels, indeed!Those with money and dont like sleeping with sheep on the roadside ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm simply looking forward to the nuns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 ferny wrote:I'm simply looking forward to the nuns.Shouldn't that be "Looking up the nuns"?Anyway, those nuns are monksI'll get my coat :B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedmonkey Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 bens looking forward to the runs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Great work - am itching to get startedHoward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thy were definately nuns last time.Could be blokes in whimples (?) I suppose.CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Didn`t you check first..............? (pray) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 JohnD wrote:Hotels? HOTELS??????? What namby-pamby people have you recruited for this 10CR?You sleep in the car, or if you are a poof, in a tent.Hotels, indeed!JohnYes, we must be softies...... some of us even have roofs on our cars :PNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Please sir....?Is there a key on the table somewhere (that I can't see) that says what the letters mean. Pretty sure I've guessed the Beziers one (T= twin, D= double), but the As and Bs at Rolduc have me foxed..... :BThanksNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnerboy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hi Nick, there are two types of room available at Rolduc, type A is en-suite, type B shares toilet facilities etc down the corridor...... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The budget rooms are fine, you're not going to spend long in there and when you do, you'll be too drunk and knackered to care :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Too drunk ? I thought we were covered by the AA for recovery.................oh sorry, thats the Automobile Assoc !(tongue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Jason wrote:The budget rooms are fine, you're not going to spend long in there and when you do, you'll be too drunk and knackered to care :-)It's more the embarrassment of telling Mother Superior to give it 5 mins when you come out.. :-/Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 Mike Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Paul / EllisJust checked the sheet to find Car 40 has no hotel bookings shown, is this correct ?I have a PM from Paul confirming bookings. Twin at the IBIS and Type A at ROLDUC.Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Gawd, the 10CR really has changed.Jon & I did it (yes, in lunatic, roofless mode, on a year when the only sunny day was in Italy, and we had to take out the drain plugs in the floor in Austria) at least two events ago. Never again, not because there was only one sunny day etc. etc, but because we thought that the ethos of non-stop driving, 24hrs a day, four days, one rest break, took 'endurance motoring' a step too far, towards dangerous exhaustion. Maybe OK for three-in-a-team, but not two.So nowadays it's hotel rooms for you young lads - en-suit as well!I suppose thats the cue for the Pythons and the Yorkshiremen sketch:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyoObadiah John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 JohnD wrote:we thought that the ethos of non-stop driving, 24hrs a day, four days, one rest break, took 'endurance motoring' a step too far, towards dangerous exhaustion. But there wasn't one rest break - there were 2 overnights, it was from Thursday afternoon to Monday lunch inclusive as opposed to the RBRR with similar mileage but no overnights and Friday to Sunday. There was only 2 of us in my TR7 but we did do camping as opposed to hotels - at Ventimiglia (great meal that night) and in Belgium where it was a superb night with BBQ and revelry.Now if you want to talk about real driving - that was the recce in 2003 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Burnerboy wrote:Hi Nick, there are two types of room available at Rolduc, type A is en-suite, type B shares toilet facilities etc down the corridor...... :)Thank you - in that case our booking is correct :)Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Raider,That stop in Belgium hardly counts - it was right at the end, with only the channel to cross.And as it had poured with rain for the previous 24, we thought "B*gg*r Belgium" and went right on by, bound for Blighty.Ah! Memories! They are still raw and painful.JohnPS Good luck, guys! Have a really fun time! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I don't see how it hardly counts - we were there late afternoon and had a very relaxing evening & back to Blighty next morning 8) http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/album/album.pl?photo=10CR/10cr2005/10CR052.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 That BBQ food in Belgium produced some Olympic quality flatulence in the morning, outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 It wasn't the Belgian beer then Jason ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 every little helps :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedmonkey Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 We only had one overnight stop on the 2003 run- Nice..mad!Two memories from that run -both very sureal- Raider in his speedos and the stretch doing a three point turn in a tunnel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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