Andy Flexney Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 royboy66 wrote:Erm, Wed night CalaisThurs night - drivingFri night - CherascoSat night-SingenSun night- Rolduc I did not realise how soft Club Triumph had become. The 2003 10CR was:Friday - after lunch drive overnight to NiceSaturday hotel in NiceSunday – a swim in The Med. drive overnight to Plough for lunch on MondayIf we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB clubAndyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 AndyF wrote:I did not realise how soft Club Triumph had become. The 2003 10CR was:Friday - after lunch drive overnight to NiceSaturday hotel in NiceSunday – a swim in The Med. drive overnight to Plough for lunch on MondayIf we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB clubAndyFYou don't have to stay overnight in Calais ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Flexney Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 you don't have to stay overnight in Singen eitherAndyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 AndyF wrote: ... If we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB club ... ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 AndyF wrote:I did not realise how soft Club Triumph had become. The 2003 10CR was:Friday - after lunch drive overnight to NiceSaturday hotel in NiceSunday – a swim in The Med. drive overnight to Plough for lunch on MondayIf we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB clubAndyFI thought the Saturday stop was one too many last time, makes it a bit too soft, also loose 18hours when you could be enjoying the driving.I have heard rumour of a much softer 10CR type event for Triumphs being planned, but nothing official yet. 7 nights in hotels, that sort of thing.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 AndyF wrote:If we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB clubAndyF...wash your mouth out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Howard wrote:You don't have to stay overnight in Calais ;)You do when you have driven down from the frozen,Northern wastes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 AndyF wrote:I did not realise how soft Club Triumph had become. The 2003 10CR was:Friday - after lunch drive overnight to NiceSaturday hotel in NiceSunday – a swim in The Med. drive overnight to Plough for lunch on MondayIf we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB clubAndyFMy thinking entirely, bunch of limp wristers!Having nursed a 18 foot long Herald around Europe on the first 10CR the latest offering sounds like a Girl Guide camping trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Slimboyfat wrote:My thinking entirely, bunch of limp wristers!Having nursed a 18 foot long Herald around Europe on the first 10CR the latest offering sounds like a Girl Guide camping trip.Pampered !I remember in 1972, me and my mate drove non stop from Yorkshire to the top of St gotthard pass, had a few hours kip and then drove continuous to Marina di Cecina ,Italy,south of Livorno.......................and then from Livorno back to Calais non stop!.(in a Fiat 850!!)Not a motorway to be seen............only to DoverThe trouble now is, too many regulation and cops about .....who are looking for such people as us. (Pity they havn`t had the cut backs the UK forces have) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 michael_charlton wrote:Pampered !I remember in 1972, me and my mate drove non stop from Yorkshire to the top of St gotthard pass, had a few hours kip and then drove continuous to Marina di Cecina ,Italy,south of Livorno.......................and then from Livorno back to Calais non stop!.(in a Fiat 850!!)Not a motorway to be seen............only to DoverThe trouble now is, too many regulation and cops about .....who are looking for such people as us. (Pity they havn`t had the cut backs the UK forces have) Luxury! We lived in a ditch........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Slimboyfat wrote:Luxury! We lived in a ditch.................we were behind a boulder of snow in late September, 2.500 metre up!Ditch? that must have been warm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Slimboyfat wrote:Having nursed a 18 foot long Herald around Europe I thought that sounded a little short so I measured it again. Its 22 foot long. Strange that because blokes tend to exaggerate the length of things normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Slimboyfat wrote:I thought that sounded a little short so I measured it again. Its 22 foot long. I did wonder if you bought it back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimboyfat Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 thescrapman wrote:I did wonder if you bought it back....The judge made me......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy red shoes Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Four more cars booked in at Hotel Kyriad, Calais Wed 4th and Holiday Inn Singen Sat 7th 8)Me+Ian (13081), Chris+Nigel (13073), Vinnie+Carol (13054), Toby+Matt (13070) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don cook1 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Spent many an hour behind the Stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 2948 wrote:Four more cars booked in at Hotel Kyriad, Calais Wed 4th and Holiday Inn Singen Sat 7th 8)Me+Ian (13081), Chris+Nigel (13073), Vinnie+Carol (13054), Toby+Matt (13070)Now thats confusing............we booked a number of rooms ...then I rang and asked how many rooms they had left and as at 4 weeks ago they had no twins, 12 doubles and two singles leftThere were no twins so had to book six singles for additional team cars.....and there have been a few who have booked since........ (think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 GT6_Don wrote:Spent many an hour behind the Stretch.....phew.... I thought you said ....doing a stretch :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 AndyF wrote:I did not realise how soft Club Triumph had become. The 2003 10CR was:Friday - after lunch drive overnight to NiceSaturday hotel in NiceSunday – a swim in The Med. drive overnight to Plough for lunch on MondayIf we continue like this people will not be able to tell us apart from the TR Register or the MGB clubAndyFI Need to stop often to Wring out my Blouse ! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Slimboyfat wrote:Having nursed a 18 foot long Herald around Europe on the first 10CR the latest offering sounds like a Girl Guide camping trip.I seem to recall the poor old girl suffered some less that sympathetic driving - and yes it was usually my unsympathetic driving - I've never handled anything so big (ooo err Missus).We did leave a little bit of stretch all over Europe - on every speed bump and the apex of every hairpin!Happy days!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Jason, I seem to recall you dove a truck like mine dragging a house behind you. OK it did bend in the middle. By the way I have seen the stretch (just last October) and over here it's not all that BIG! I did notice a RED "Kojack" police light inside, maby you should have used it!Shame the wife saw it the fist time I did a few years ago, or, it just might be in my garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 7163 wrote:Premiere Classe Calais Centre-GareFree ParkingAccommodation Type: Small Hotel A hotel with a more intimate atmosphere than a larger hotel, offering fewer rooms, staff members and/or services; all rooms have private bathroom facilities.Okay that was scary but you STILL get a round!We are booked in here too. I did try the Kyriad but they said they had a load of rough sounding types already packing the place out, so we thought we'd go upmarket at the Premiere Classe Calais Centre-Gare.We only paid £41 which was very good, but looking closer at where it is, I'm now wondering if that's for the full night, or just the hourly rate? Maybe the "intimate atmosphere" and "services" you mention above might be a bit more intimate than we have bargained for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 sparky_spit wrote:We are booked in here too. I did try the Kyriad but they said they had a load of rough sounding types already packing the place out, so we thought we'd go upmarket at the Premiere Classe Calais Centre-Gare.We only paid £41 which was very good, but looking closer at where it is, I'm now wondering if that's for the full night, or just the hourly rate? Maybe the "intimate atmosphere" and "services" you mention above might be a bit more intimate than we have bargained for?Don`t knock on the door with the pink number `69`..... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksnatcher Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 michael_charlton wrote:Don`t knock on the door with the pink number `69`..... ;)Sounds like the voice from an experience there Mike.....good nights... ermm....sleep then mate...(ok) (whistle) shhh say no more.... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 The Italian hotel look like its going to be a blast ! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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