GTi INTERNATIONAL - 8th-9th May 2004
Go on the clubgtiworcs.com site then to the forum, we're all going down in convoy the thread is at the top here if you're lazy like me and can't be assed to search: http://www.clubgtiworcs.com/modules.php ... wforum&f=6.
Got my G40 now, and I got a place on display by the edge of the strip apparently.
Got my G40 now, and I got a place on display by the edge of the strip apparently.
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madmatt
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only about a week to go
only week to go yahoo 
me and all the lads from notts vw garage will be going down on the sunday meeting in nottingham about 6 in the morn and convoying it down any one know how long the drive is we are going a1 and a14 is there plenty of speed traps cos we wanna open up dubs on the way
me and all the lads from notts vw garage will be going down on the sunday meeting in nottingham about 6 in the morn and convoying it down any one know how long the drive is we are going a1 and a14 is there plenty of speed traps cos we wanna open up dubs on the way
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To answer madmatt's question even though im not going 
Apparently the a14 is rotten with speed traps (there's not many on the section i'm used to, but then i don't go far along - and there are a couple at least) and last time i saw mention of that subject some convoy organisers - maybe not on this site - stated that there were no plans to travel above any posted speed limit. The police, believe it or not, are not totally ignorant to the fact that inters is going on and will be out in force behind every bush with pound signs and thoughts of promotion on their minds Besides i've tried that section of the road in a hurry before and its just impossible, getting to 70 is pain enough most of the time because of traffic and nonces.
(Was half asleep last time I went past Kettering on the A14 - as a passenger - but I seem to remember a remarkable proliferation of bright amber boxes beside the road after that point - as its a major channel towards Stansted, late people will throw the law to the wind and cane it - and a thought of "chance would be a fine thing" 10 or so miles later as we were in a mega sub-30mph tailback that was merely because of persistent local traffic rather than any accident... a bit like trying to hustle between the west brom and water orton junctions of the m6... aint ever gonna happen! )
Anyway dude, that would so ruin your weekend, getting points, just in order to arrive a few minutes before anyone else in the chain
That whole area of England is just nasty for cameras on the whole, its worse even than north Wales (well... most of it), not worth taking the chance if your mind is likely to be on other things ie watching for turnoffs, keeping with the "pack".
Apparently the a14 is rotten with speed traps (there's not many on the section i'm used to, but then i don't go far along - and there are a couple at least) and last time i saw mention of that subject some convoy organisers - maybe not on this site - stated that there were no plans to travel above any posted speed limit. The police, believe it or not, are not totally ignorant to the fact that inters is going on and will be out in force behind every bush with pound signs and thoughts of promotion on their minds
Besides i've tried that section of the road in a hurry before and its just impossible, getting to 70 is pain enough most of the time because of traffic and nonces.(Was half asleep last time I went past Kettering on the A14 - as a passenger - but I seem to remember a remarkable proliferation of bright amber boxes beside the road after that point - as its a major channel towards Stansted, late people will throw the law to the wind and cane it - and a thought of "chance would be a fine thing" 10 or so miles later as we were in a mega sub-30mph tailback that was merely because of persistent local traffic rather than any accident... a bit like trying to hustle between the west brom and water orton junctions of the m6... aint ever gonna happen! )
Anyway dude, that would so ruin your weekend, getting points, just in order to arrive a few minutes before anyone else in the chain
That whole area of England is just nasty for cameras on the whole, its worse even than north Wales (well... most of it), not worth taking the chance if your mind is likely to be on other things ie watching for turnoffs, keeping with the "pack".