RS Drivers' Challenge 2003 - Who's going?

[TarmacTerrorist]

Yep agreed, 1000 notes is alot of money (I could do a hostile takeover of my local £1 shop for that amount)! I think we should wait and see what Oliver has to say about it all first thing Monday! I personnaly think it is a bit of a poor show them cancelling half of the weekend on us at such a late stage especially when they know that most attendees will have already made their arrangemnents around their published schedule! Isn't it this lot (quattro) who we have booked the factory visit in with aswell? If it is they should be fully aware that will are going to be in their presence/ hospitality from Thursday! lets just wait and see!

Spa, Ring - yes fine aslong as were not hit 290 euros for just 40 minutes on track at Hocky the day before (im not made of money unfortunately and If i were there would probably be nothing left!)

Regardless of whatever is happening I have already booked my crossing which im pretty sure is non-refundable or exchangable. If the plans are going to be changed to the end ot the week then I am off to the Dam for a couple of days beforehand to chill (this is only the 2nd week I have had off this year and I'm going on holiday! I'm not going to pay twice for the crossing, this will put me up for two nights in Amsterdam!

All I ask is that we are kept upto date with the information as it comes in.

Vinny.

[Thorney]

Vinny, not wanting to sound like I'm trying to put you off but most ferry companies will allow you to cancel and just charge you a £10 admin fee.

[TarmacTerrorist]

Need the holiday Thorney! If I stay here I will only end up going into work! I will be changing nothing until I hear for definate!

[TarmacTerrorist]

Wheres Bushy, james and kcsun? What do they have to say?

[kcsun]

Can't be ar$sed with all the bickering [img]images/graemlins/033102ass_1_prv.gif[/img]
This trip was talked about 6 months ago
why change it with ten days to go after we have organised relief staff, booked ferrys etc
If you want to come late do so, but don't grizzle this late in the game about the itinary
I note that no one put their hands up to organise it and left it to Phil and JR as usual [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/clap.gif[/img]

Is the karting cancelled? - first I have heard of it

If I'm going by myself I will contact Brabus and see if they do factory visits (factory is in Germany somewhere - can't be that hard to find [img]images/graemlins/sekret.gif[/img])

kc [img]images/graemlins/s4anogaro.gif[/img]

10 days to go - can't wait [img]images/graemlins/<beep>_you.gif[/img]

[johneroberts]

Vinny, not wanting to sound like I'm trying to put you off but most ferry companies will allow you to cancel and just charge you a £10 admin fee.

Err NO
they will take the whole amount,
Listen guys if you wanna come then come if you dont no hard feelings.
Im going regardless and i cant wait [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Ken im with you matey
Cheers
jr

[TarmacTerrorist]

We all want to go and Im sure we are all looking forward to it as much as everyone else is, I know I am.

I dont think that is what the problem is here.

I had to sit and justify the cost of this holiday before commiting to go. I felt that the experience I would receive would be well worth the time and money it was going to cost me (£1000 and 6 days off), a day at the Audi factory, a day on the Kart track for some close action racing and then a day at hocky for some serious driving.................. now its seems as though what was to be a full 3 day back to back event in the middle of a 6 day holiday has been changed at the last minute to a 2 day split event and we are all being told to go and find something else to do with the time that should already be set out for us in the cost we are going to be paying. Fine if you have somwhere else to go and do but what are the rest suppose to organise in such a short time? Whatever it is we do (if there is no karting) it will be costing us even more money than originally intended!

Really dont mean to go on guys, sorry!

Still want to go as I have every intension on walking away with the trophy! [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Vinny.

[Conti]

Still want to go as I have every intension on walking away with the trophy! [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

HOHO, will be hard for you [img]images/graemlins/<beep>_you.gif[/img] to stop the masters: Phil+Conti! an unbeatable team! [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]
I know how to win this race, and I already did twice! [img]images/graemlins/jump.gif[/img]

[Conti]

BTW who wants to go karting? [img]images/graemlins/1syellow1.gif[/img]
I need a number of persons to organize the karting event! [img]images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]images/graemlins/beerchug.gif[/img]
Conti

[TarmacTerrorist]

Team 'Phonti' hey? Which one operates the pedals and which one does the steering?
You seem to be a bit mistaken there my good fellow, the trophy will be coming back across the channel with me (I just hope it's not the 'penis of the week' trophy for stuffing my car!).

Lets wait until tommorow Conti and see what Phil finds out, if there is still no joy then yes If you could arrange that for us on the friday I will definately go! In the mean time it might be worth you finding out where a good karting track is thats not to far away from where we are staying in case we need it (1hr drive?).

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Vinny.

[Taipan]

Sounds like a bet over TarmacTerrorist vs. Conti is in order...

Tarmac, you do know the Challenge rules for winning ?

Eric

[TarmacTerrorist]

Follow Conti !!!!!

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Vinny.

[Thorney]

Err NO
they will take the whole amount

Well channel tunnel give a refund and so do Britannia ferries, I'm sure each company has diff rules though.

[Thorney]

We all want to go and Im sure we are all looking forward to it as much as everyone else is, I know I am.

I dont think that is what the problem is here.

I had to sit and justify the cost of this holiday before commiting to go. I felt that the experience I would receive would be well worth the time and money it was going to cost me (£1000 and 6 days off), a day at the Audi factory, a day on the Kart track for some close action racing and then a day at hocky for some serious driving.................. now its seems as though what was to be a full 3 day back to back event in the middle of a 6 day holiday has been changed at the last minute to a 2 day split event and we are all being told to go and find something else to do with the time that should already be set out for us in the cost we are going to be paying. Fine if you have somwhere else to go and do but what are the rest suppose to organise in such a short time? Whatever it is we do (if there is no karting) it will be costing us even more money than originally intended!

Really dont mean to go on guys, sorry!

Still want to go as I have every intension on walking away with the trophy! [img]images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Vinny.

Yeah, I fee the same way as Vinny, my slight difference is lack of finances and £1k is a lot for me at the moment so I'm not sure.

I don't want to let anyone down but at same time life has to come first.

I'm going to pull out - really sorry if I've let anyone down, JR, glad to hear there are no hard feelings.

[PhilT]

OK, so here is the plan:

Wed - Drive there - Total distance: 403.6 miles (649.5 km)
Total estimated time: 6 hours and 53 min. Excluding fuel stops!!

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Thurs - Neckarsulm - Factory visit/meet quattro GmbH and discuss UK RS issues (Leaves us out of the German meeting on Friday).

Fri - Ingolstadt - Visit Museum / Factory - About 2 hours drive.

Sat - RSDC2003

Sun - Home

I will speak to Oliver about this tomorrow.

A few people have dropped out, so would really like new people to take their place.