Given the success of the last two Bristol weekenders, and the fact that people tend to book up their Xmas's early, I figure it's time to start organising our Christmas get together.

I don't think watching the Grand Prix will be a requirement as they start coming on at stupid o'clock or be finished depending on when we end up arranging this for.

So as most people tend to stay at Cassa De HoveDan. Would you (Dan) like to put forward a suggested date?

Dave isn't Leighton looking at organising something for the Xmas meet, he mentioned Karting the other day?

Always the last to know! It's like you guys are trying to get rid of me or something.

shite....

Maybe I shouldn't of mentioned anything

It's about time Leighton did some work and organised something. Karting would be good, there are a couple of good ones locally.

I'm game, where is this Cassa De HoveDan of which you speak?

Dont think im invited back...

But if i am in im...

I saw it in some brummie tour guide. Apparently it's a nice place up in Southmead, but the plumbing isnt great and prone to blockages.

So rumour has it he is meant to be organising something...

Hint hint Leighton. December is almost booked up for me, and there's a track day I've my eye on. And my finger hovering over the buy it button!

On a Saturday night??

I think Leighton is looking at Christmas 2012

Dan, shall we just arrange for one of our sessions (highlights of the previous one include my technicolour smile and Dan walking into a cleaners cupboard trying to find the exit to a nightclub.

Then we can drag Joe, Reuben and the rest along if they wish, and Leighton isnt under the kosh to arrange something, but at least we then have this in our diaries and if he does make some arrangements, we're fine.

im in as usual..3rd is a no go but anyother time is fine

I'm in London and Brands on the weekend 12th-11th December.

Brands? Are you at the track day on Sun 11th?!

Might be

As might I!

If we are both at Brands, maybe we could combine the Bristol doo?!

Latecomers will be required to 'catch up'

I'm going to to visit family on the Friday night so I'm aiming to have a chilled weekend without having to rush tbh.

What are people doing Saturday 17th?

Maybe we should have a pole?

Why? Are you expecting a dance?

Yes absolutely Dave

Did you keep in touch with the pole dancing friends of your ex housemate Dave?

Pole dancing show Saturday.

Track day Sunday.

Plans are shaping up nicely

17th is fine...pole dancing..all that spinning after harvana,jd,southern,cider,leffe and mr Donorvan is goona make me

Any space for a littleone on sunday dan if tracking it? If not may pop along in the sports van.

Karting anyone?

That's the plan, at least I think that's the plan.

Come on Leighton - comment damn you

Im also up for this
especially the poll dancers

You managing Carlisle and this?

Ross

Dan you horrible man... I am suffering here with viral pneumonia. If I cough one more time my 'effing stomach is going to come up through my mouth and my head explode

Now then, this is what I was going to propose:

Afternoon karting session (here)
Early evening drinks (nice traditional pub)
Dinner (venue to be decided)
After-dinner drinks


Do we have a confirmed date for the 17th?

Dont blame me, i just had a bit of a sniffle when i last saw you.

Pfft, not for the last month since this idea has been discussed you haven't!

17th is good

So the official list is as follows for Saturday 17th December:

Afternoon Karting (circa £35)

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4.

Dinner

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4.

add me please..

Put me down for both please Leighton, I'll see if little Dan would also like to come along.

Afternoon Karting (circa £35)

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7.

Dinner

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7.

can we put a few brick in the back of dans cart..weight advantage an that as he is a big as a small child.

I've yet to meeet him - is he smaller than me?

Dan will drive a the junior kart, lol



I'd say he's about your height James but he'd blow away in a strong wind

i need a bigger kart then to make this fair because of putings some weight on ready for a Canadian winter O and having 2 months off work

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7. Little Dan

Dinner

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7. Little Dan

Afternoon Karting (circa £35)

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7. Little Dan
8. Senny Dave

Dinner

1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7. Little Dan
8. Senny Dave

Looks like it'll be another awesome weekender, and with no F1 GP we wont need to get up at silly o clock either.

Which puts a nice sunday pub lunch on the cards aswell, if people aren't jetting away to trackdays and whatnot. Or can still face the thought of food whilst their previous night's meal still sits in Dans sink.

Well there is now 8 so is there any more progress on this or is it not happening now then as its getting a bit late?

Oooooo, just missing out on this one! Darn it!

Don't think I can make the karting, but am interested in the dinner...

UPDATE!!

I have provisionally booked the karting for 12.30pm for eight drivers. The cost is a little more than I expected at £41.95 per person. Should anyone wish to join, we can take up to 12 drivers for this slot (but minimum payment of 8 to book). The format is as follows:

Practice - 5 minutes
Qualifier Race - 10 minutes
Grid Start Race - 15 minutes

Top three drivers climb the podium and receive trophies. The session is exclusive to us and will be completed by 1.45pm. We can then head onto a pub for a couple of hours before preparing for the evening and dinner.

So if you would like to confirm karting I will need payment by Tuesday evening! Paypal (gift) would work best for me, pm me for the address.

Afternoon Karting (£42)
1. Flea - Paid
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising - Paid
6. MiniMetaller - Paid
7. Senny Dave - Paid

Dinner
1. Flea
2. Hovedan
3. Truffle
4. coupedummy
5. Countrycruising
6. MiniMetaller
7. Little Dan
8. Senny Dave
9. Robfow

Come on you stragglers!

Sorry all, but I'm out of this weekend now. Kids and Christmas visits this weekend. I have even less free time this time of year and what little I do have needs to be booked 'whilst I've got it'

What an excuse!

I pay up, and then an hour later you pull out?!

If you're scared of being made to look like a sissy mary on the karting track, you just had to say.

Afternoon Karting (£42)
1. Flea - Paid
2. Truffle - Paid
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising - Paid
5. MiniMetaller - Paid
6. Senny Dave - Paid

Dinner
1. Flea
2. Truffle
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising
5. MiniMetaller
6. Senny Dave
7. Robfow

Roll up... roll up!!

I will contact the karting company tomorrow and see what the deal is if we cannot get eight people.

Sorry mate, but my kids are and will always be my priority. Besides, you're unreliable enough and you've only got to look after yourself



We'll sort this out at Spa next year, if you're too scared to do a track day in the UK beforehand?

I thought you were good for the 17th as per above (quoted from the 24th Nov!).

Nevermind, it will be a shame to not have you there, unless you wanted to bring the kids along for the karting?!

Should have made it the 23rd/24th - i'd have been available

I could have made this then as well.

I think they knew we'd drink em under the table, beat em at all the sports and then take their women - or in Dave's case a pig....

That was back on the 24th. Things are never concrete with my domestic situation!

As for bringing them to karting, maybe they can make up the numbers

Oi!!!



She has a name!

Payment sent leighton

Received thank you!

Afternoon Karting (£42)
1. Flea - Paid
2. Truffle - Paid
3. coupedummy - Paid
4. Countrycruising - Paid
5. MiniMetaller - Paid
6. Senny Dave - Paid

Dinner
1. Flea
2. Truffle
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising
5. MiniMetaller
6. Senny Dave
7. Robfow

So what's the score with this? As we dont have 8 people, is it a case of another 18 holes of the Augusta'esc golf course at Cabot Circus?

Ok the deal is thus...

For six drivers we can make up the difference for the other two spaces, this would increase the cost to £55.93! The alternative is that we change the booking from exclusive track use to an open session (max 10 drivers), so there will be potentially four randoms mixing it in with us. The track time is the same i.e. two 15 minute sessions, but there is a benefit in that it is cheaper at £32.95!!

So what say you drivers?

What happens if they cant find 2-4 other people to join us? Do we still get our go at the cheaper price, or would they just refund us our money and cancel it?

I say open it up to randoms.

Agreed 55 quid for kartin is mad...

Especially when you're dragging that much weight around, you aint gonna win

It is up to them to fill the other four places, we drive regardless at the £32.95 price.

I shall change it now to the cheaper price, and we shall just have to see what randoms join in. You never know, you might race against the future Hamilton and beat him!!

Ok it has been changed to open sessions at £32.95, therefore I shall refund the balance for those who paid with Paypal.

Refunds away!

Much obliged squire.

Thanks Leighton, received

Any room for a small one?

I'm coming down with Rueb for karting and meal!

Leighton can you pm payment details please! Preferably bank transfer as the paypal is dry at the mo!

Cheers Leighton. Likely wont be able to stay out on the night now so karting,meal and couple of shandy's but in the process i have recruited another karting person.

Sorry chaps for the late reply, I haven't read this thread in a few days!

If you want to go karting then it would be best to call up direct on 0844 4109109 and see if they have any spaces left for the 12.30 session i.e. say you would like to go karting on Sat 17th around midday. As it is an open session, they may have already filled some or all of the other six places, I know Joe is looking to bring a couple more.

I will update the meal venue once I have confirmed a booking.

No probs will sort that with martin.. so plan is to meet at karting at 12.30..

Do we have any further updates on karting numbers and subsequent diners?

Given that most non Bristol residents we will be heading back home the same day, I have decided to make the meal early evening i.e. 5.30-6pm. After the karting we will go to the local pubs before walking onto the restaurant.

I'm booking Little Dan and Jake in for Karting today, I tried last night but didn't get an answer.

Oh and sorry for sending you a text at what ever time it was, I sent it to the wrong person

Ok I have confirmed Pizza Express in Clifton Village for eight people at 6.30pm.

Pizza Express?!? Are they doing a turkey pizza?!

Good work Leighton

I've booked onto the karting too, anyone got the address?

Rueben if you read this before I speak to you, I've got to make my own way down as I can't leave until 10 earliest

Martin,

The karting is at:

TeamSport Bristol
Avonmouth Way
Avonmouth
Bristol BS11 9YA

So it looks like we have the following participants:

Afternoon Karting
1. Flea
2. Truffle
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising
5. MiniMetaller
6. Senny Dave
7. Mayzon
8. Little Dan ??
9. Jake ??

Dinner
1. Flea
2. Truffle
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising
5. MiniMetaller
6. Senny Dave
7. Robfow ??
8. Mayzon
9. Little Dan ??
10. Jake ??

Just to confirm this starts at 12.30pm, so aim to get there for 12ish.

Afternoon Karting
1. Flea
2. Truffle
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising
5. MiniMetaller
6. Senny Dave
7. Mayzon
8. Little Dan
9. Jake

Dinner
1. Flea
2. Truffle
3. coupedummy
4. Countrycruising
5. MiniMetaller
6. Senny Dave
7. Robfow ??
8. Mayzon
9. Little Dan
10. Jake

Updated.Only one i dont know about is Robfow.

Great day, karting Ale food and more Ale

Thanks to Leighton for sorting the details, Reuben for being our taxi and Neil for supplying the car

Next session is the first week in February so little Dan.and I look forward.to it

Cheers all

I second all of the above. It was a really fun day and good to see the guys again. I look forward to the next one.

Sod all the nicities, who won? Whoever it was, I hope they enjoy their victory. Albeit a hollow one, by default in my absence

And what are you all doing tucked up in your homes before midnight? Tut

I believe the fastest man on the day was Martin. There wasn't an awful lot in it between all of us. Although Truffle was pretty slow with his hangover

Quelle surprise

My outside tip, "mad dog" Mart went round the right way then!

just got back in thanks for a great day guys.first weekend in Feb is looking like the next even weekend Dan if you can make it. Think a few of the guys were really getting a taste for the beer and the pizza certainly went down well.

4/5th? I'm away for a friends birthday in Manchester that weekend.

18/19th is good though?

sound call it that.start a new thread after crimbo.

definitely

Superb day chaps! Great laugh!

Stocked our blood alcohol level up with some lovely Bristolian ales and yes Dan I was the fastest and I'll look forward to retaining the title come February

Great day guys!

I promise next time i wont go out the night before, thats 2 Bristol meets now where i've been 'lacking' on the day due to a hangover.

I think we should do some kind of endurance kart racing next time Everyone came away complaining about how their arms , shoulders, chest, back etc ached except me.

And they were only 15 minute sessions, lets get a 2 hour session going. Then i can win by defualt as all the other drivers are too unfit to continue.

(I was faster than Leighton though, but he started whinging that the timings must be out. "Tag Heuer my arse" were his words )

Oh and Joe such a dirty driver

Had a good evening, was nice to meet you all

Sorry Dave, never meant to bump you, but you were driving a little slow yesterday

Whatchoo talkin bout Willis?! You are forgetting first session times

Anyway, glad everyone enjoyed themselves, a fine festive weekend!!