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Buxton Meet 25/26/27th April 2003

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 9:56 pm
by DavidR
Buxton “GP” Weekend 2003

Time has come for traditional and annual Audi-Sport.net Buxton meet, here are the details…

Date: 25th/26th/27th April 2003
Location: Buxton, in the Peak District

Hotels / Links:

There aren’t any really flash hotels close to Buxton, so most people usually stay in the Old Hall, or in one of B&B’s close by.

www.oldhallhotelbuxton.co.uk
www.smoothhound.co.uk/buxton.html
www.buxtonuk.com
www.buxtononline.net
www.cressbrook.co.uk/buxton.htm

When selecting a hotel, select ones either along the "Broad Walk" or "Burlington Road", those are only a 5 minute walk (or stumble) to the Old Hall and the centre of Buxton.

Format…

Friday 25th

In previous years some people have arrived on Friday evening, to make a full weekend of it.
So people arriving on the Friday night, we will meet up in the hotel bar of the Old Hall hotel, from say 9:00pm onwards.

Please let me know if you intend arrive on the Friday or not.

Saturday 26th

For those arriving Friday, I’m open to suggestions for things to do on Saturday. Possibilities…
  • Shopping / general lazy day in Buxton
  • Small drive and a bit of walking
  • Alton Towers
  • Visit to David Suttons Historic Motorsport at Daventry

I will be going on the Historic Motorsport visit, its an event organised by Daniela Unwin of Club Audi / TT-Forum. I’m sure she won’t mind if some of us attend. This place has some of the famous Audi Rally cars. http://www.davidsuttoncars.com/

Saturday Evening

Curry and Beers

I suggest we all meet up at the Old Hall hotel, between 6:00pm and 7:00pm. Once a firm idea of how many people are attending this meeting, I will book us a table at the Taj Mahal resturaunt in Buxton. The staff there recognise us every year, provide friendly service and decent food.

Sunday 27th

The bit people travel hundreds of miles for, the Buxton drive. We will either do the same route as previous years or if I get my act together, I may plan a new route.

The drive will start at 10:00am, meeting at the Old Hall hotel in the centre of Buxton. It has to be an early start as traffic can start to become annoying even at this time in a morning.

If you intend to just join us for the drive on the Sunday, please let me know, and try to get here for 9:30am. Then we can set off on time.

Final notes
If you'd like to come along,
  • reply to this post registering your interest
  • tell me what days/nights you are attending
  • book yourself into a hotel of your choice
  • let me know which hotel you are booked into, and PM me your mobile number

If you like driving, in great scenery, you have just got to come along!!

Re: Buxton Meet 25/26/27th April 2003

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:36 pm
by PhilT
I hope to be able to make an appearance. Enjoyed it last year [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img].

Re: Buxton Meet 25/26/27th April 2003

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:45 pm
by Riz_RS4
Is it in Derbyshire?
And is it a trackday where you need extra insurance, new brakes, new tyres, loadsa power and fuel £££ [img]images/graemlins/boots.gif[/img]

Or is it just a gentle drive on the local roads there???

Re: Buxton Meet 25/26/27th April 2003

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 11:36 pm
by DavidR
Or is it just a gentle drive on the local roads there???

Something like that, until the silly visor comes down [img]images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

And yeah, Buxton is in Derbyshire...

PM me for further / final details...

Re: Buxton Meet 25/26/27th April 2003

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:43 pm
by Joules
Cheers, Dave,

I would try and get over for the Saturday... not sure I would stay with the group for the Sunday though..I'll keep an eye on the thread and PM you nearer the time.

Joules

Re: Buxton Meet 26/27th April 2003

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:32 pm
by AL_B
Just an update for those interested on here.

Its actually me organising the Buxton meet. David copied the post over here, as he knew some of you may be interested.

The details have changed a little, in that I don't think anyone will be arriving on Friday. So its:

Saturday
Book yourself into a hotel now. Rooms are getting scarce.
Let me know which hotel you are staying in
Let me know if you (& partner) intend to come to the curry, I need to know in advance for table booking.
PM me your mobile number, either on here or on audi-sport.net.

Sunday
Get to the Old Hall hotel for 9:30am
Drive will start at 10:00am on the dot. If you're not there we will go without you.

So, if you do intend to come along, either register your interest here, or on audi-sport.net.

The numbers are looking good so far, about 11 cars (+- 2).

Don't worry about not keeping up. I will try to keep the cars together, and may provide a basic route guide.

Cheers

AL