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Yes, I'd love to attend

Too far

Not interested in these sort of meets

Unable to attend due to time/cost/work/etc

A different location is needed

[TheBoy]

Newent is sorted for the back end of summer

Traditionally, we have another big camping meet earlier in the summer.  Last year, the Lakes had an abymsal turnout, not helped by the weather warnings, which didn't affect us anyway.

Is there demand for a camping meet earlier in the summer?

Should we continue to use the Lakes, or use somewhere else? Or just knock the idea on the head?

[feeutfo]

I wonder if two things affected the lakes meet last year.
1 the weather was forecast to be atrocious.
2 we moved away from our base interest. Omegas.

Although, the addition of, what's it called, geocaching? was fun. We don't really need to travel half the length of the country to do that. Omegas, and socialising around that are where it's at IMO. A chance to to learn, compare, swap, trade, fix, our cars is the basis of the group IMO. The two meets, one North and one south are a chance for all to do that.

Remove the omega element, add in some poor weather = poor numbers, it seems to me.


I do appreciate though, that those that spend all their time, or a good proportion of it, working on cars don't really want to spend a weekend doing more of the same, and want a rest. No problem.

Rest, fix, advise, geocache, shop, drink, BBQ, drink, quiz, drink, set fire to stuff, drink, buckaroo, tell story's.



Reality is the same people do tend to get swamped with work though. So finding a happy medium there might be the key to it.

Perhaps?


 

[feeutfo]

Ps, voted change of location,( to one with a runway )But that's just me.

[TheBoy]

2 we moved away from our base interest. Omegas.

I think the poor turnout - probably just due to weather, but OOF did have its fair share of its own problems then - meant no car work needed to be done. From memory, nothing needed doing, apart from the idiot who got a puncture

But I certainly understand what you are getting at.

[TheBoy]

Ps, voted change of location,( to one with a runway )But that's just me.

No guarantee we can get on any runway, even if we did go there.

The other problem is the facilities were inadequate, though with a possibility of improving by renting the sports centre

[feeutfo]

Ps, voted change of location,( to one with a runway )But that's just me.

No guarantee we can get on any runway, even if we did go there.

The other problem is the facilities were inadequate, though with a possibility of improving by renting the sports centre

it wasn't an entirely serious suggestion. Tbh.

But if it could happen, great. but again, that's just me.

[Marie]

Jase and i are game he wants to show of his new motor and we need THE BOYs skills 

[Vamps]

Ps, voted change of location,( to one with a runway )But that's just me.

No guarantee we can get on any runway, even if we did go there.

The other problem is the facilities were inadequate, though with a possibility of improving by renting the sports centre

it wasn't an entirely serious suggestion. Tbh.

But if it could happen, great. but again, that's just me.

The York Meet had a runway, where an MX5 showed up a few Omega's, this is what TB is referring to.....

[Elite Pete]

I love the lakes meet but the weather put me off last year. I believe the lakes meet was held so far north so the jocks could attend but wouldn't mind if it came further south 

[TheBoy]

I love the lakes meet but the weather put me off last year. I believe the lakes meet was held so far north so the jocks could attend but wouldn't mind if it came further south 

Indeed, it was originally envisaged to have a north and south meet, to cover, as best we can, as much of British members as possible.

[Elite Pete]

There is another lakes with ca??mping, fishing and its on the doorstep of wales and a lovely historic city

[Jimbob]

There is another lakes with ca??mping, fishing and its on the doorstep of wales and a lovely historic city

That would be convienient!

We are normally up for a meet 2-3 hours away tops.

Variety of health reasons (compounded by the weather forecase) kept us away, but at least we made Newent.

[TheBoy]

There is another lakes with ca??mping, fishing and its on the doorstep of wales and a lovely historic city

Always open for ideas , esp as I'd like to see a 3rd big meet annually.

Although, as we already have Newent, I'd prefer to see other further from Newent than Chester.  Though it all depends on demand 

[05omegav6]

Intend to be along. Apart from the midges, the lakes campsite is a good venue imho

[Marie]

There is another lakes with ca??mping, fishing and its on the doorstep of wales and a lovely historic city

Always open for ideas , esp as I'd like to see a 3rd big meet annually.

Although, as we already have Newent, I'd prefer to see other further from Newent than Chester.  Though it all depends on demand 

what about segness way round my area? were up for 3 a year