Oxon Meet August - Mcrae Gathering

[Big 'D']

Hi all

As I am sure most of you are aware now that the McRae gathering will be taking place over the last weekend in August, I would like our next meet to be aimed at attending the gathering.

Details to follow

Cheers Iain

Edited August 8, 2008 by Big 'D'

[Big 'D']

Hi all some info on the McRae Gathering.

In order to attend this gathering you must first register (Register Here) and order a McRae Gathering sticker (Link to McRae Gathering online shop) which IS to be crearly displayed at all times even if you are just joining a short part of the convoy and is a MUST to be allowed entrance to the Prodrive sites at Banbury and Warwick.

Most of the information you need to know for both days can be found here (McRae Gathering FAQ)

If you are interested in attending, or have already registered from Oxon, could you please list your names on this thread so I can arrange when and where we are heading off from

Many thanks Iain

[jonboywrx]

Hi Ian, Have you lot already got your Mcrae car stickers yet?? Ill be able to make it but dont have a sticker, as im out in Oman I cant buy one online as i dont wana put my card details into this un-secure internet network. what can i do? Im not back till the 16th Aug and im guessing that will be too late then!!

Any ideas?

ta jon

[BAZ999]

I've registered and I am just waiting for me sticker to arrive its taking ages

[Big 'D']

Hi Jonboy/all

Hope you have a safe trip home, its got to be 50deg C round your way about now, either Matt or myself will have spare stickers for when you get back mate so dont worry

Thanks for letting me know who is going so far.

Cheers guys Iain

[wimpy]

About a 28 day turn around for stickers due to a massive interest

[shescooby]

Iain

Will have to arrange meeting folk at Junction 9 or something :-)

I will be there :-)

Cheers

Kaz

[stum450n]

ill be going along and meeting up with a few from imprezasport.net at peartree so we could end up with quite a convoy up to banbury! Im supposed to be marshalling so i guess ill be up there earlier but if not ill be part of the main run up there with you all.

Stu

[Big 'D']

  stum450n said:

ill be going along and meeting up with a few from imprezasport.net at peartree so we could end up with quite a convoy up to banbury! Im supposed to be marshalling so i guess ill be up there earlier but if not ill be part of the main run up there with you all.

Stu

Hi Stu

I think the Shell petrol station at Peartree would be a great place for us to converge, I am going to suggest that this be the SIDC Oxon convoy departure location.

Cheers Iain

[stum450n]

  Big said:

Hi Stu

I think the Shell petrol station at Peartree would be a great place for us to converge, I am going to suggest that this be the SIDC Oxon convoy departure location.

Cheers Iain

Makes sense, definitely a good spot to meet. Perhaps the car park for the hotel opposite may be a better option though so we don't upset Shell on what's potentially going to be quite a busy day for them anyway? Just a thought.

Stu

[Big 'D']

  stum450n said:

Makes sense, definitely a good spot to meet. Perhaps the car park for the hotel opposite may be a better option though so we don't upset Shell on what's potentially going to be quite a busy day for them anyway? Just a thought.

Stu

I was not going to get us to park in the Shell forecourt LOL there is plenty of parking next to the garage

Edited July 28, 2008 by Big 'D'

[stum450n]

  Big said:

I was not going to get us to park in the Shell forecourt LOL there is plenty of parking next to the garage

Aah, i see never stopped there myself. Ive always assumed it was just the hotel and the petrol station... Whoops!

[stum450n]

  Matty WRX said:

loads of parking at the services, i wouldn't hang around by the hotels as they get upset!!!!

so would this be for the sunday??????? i'm not able to make anything happen on the saturday, but sunday is a go go go!!!

Yes mate, its sunday. Sat is the lanark to banbury run. Sunday is prodrive to warwickshire for the main event! should be a goodun!

[Big 'D']

  Matty WRX said:

sundays good with me then..... my dealer is sorting a run as well, but it'll be cool to run up with the local SIDC

anyone rolling from witney/cartoontown to oxford????

Your dealer ??

I will be rolling from Carterton

Cheers Iain

[jonboywrx]

  Matty WRX said:

I've a spare!!!!!! just for this kind of occasion

i'm sure we could sort something.....

Cheers matty and Ian, Much grateful.

Yeh in 50's easy, so hot and humid, looking forward to some typical british weather ;-)

Cheers guys for keeping me upto date with the plans, see you in Aug

ta jon.

[stum450n]

  Matty WRX said:

sundays good with me then..... my dealer is sorting a run as well, but it'll be cool to run up with the local SIDC

anyone rolling from witney/cartoontown to oxford????

I imagine I'll be heading down from Witney.

[HairyDJ]

We're both down on Grant's list as marshal dudes for the Sunday, so will be there way before the convoys. Probably going direct to Warwick, rather than via Banbury.

See you there, but only if you've got that sticker on and clear to see

Also a reminder to all the folk who have spare stickers to pass on to others - the Gathering Team need to be given the same full details of each vehicle as we had to supply when we bought them - reg / model / colour / driver name / contact mobile is what i can remember?

Cheers, David & Chrissy

[Big 'D']

  HairyDJ said:

We're both down on Grant's list as marshal dudes for the Sunday, so will be there way before the convoys. Probably going direct to Warwick, rather than via Banbury.

See you there, but only if you've got that sticker on and clear to see

Also a reminder to all the folk who have spare stickers to pass on to others - the Gathering Team need to be given the same full details of each vehicle as we had to supply when we bought them - reg / model / colour / driver name / contact mobile is what i can remember?

Cheers, David & Chrissy

Hi Dave and Chrissy

I am sure that you will keep everything in order on the Day. You should get no issues from us Oxonites...... I hope.

Is there another way of registering your details other than on the online shop page ( Click Here For Online Shop ) as it looks like these are details you submit as you buy the stickers, or can you put your details through on this page with 'zero' items in your cart?

There is another registration site but I think this is just to keep track of the numbers attending ( Click Here For Registration Page )

I will try my best keep everyone up to date.

Cheers Iain

[whisperuk]

Jusr ordered my sticker and registered so I will be coming.

Are peeps permanatley fixing their stickers to the car or just losely on the dash board?

Andy

[wimpy]

The BSC will be meeting in Aylesbury and coming through Bicester to the M40 could always meet as well.

Iain

[Big 'D']

  wimpy said:

The BSC will be meeting in Aylesbury and coming through Bicester to the M40 could always meet as well.

Iain

Sounds like a plan mate I will contact you to try and arrange this

Cheers Iain

[shescooby]

Wimpy

Esso garage for Bicester lot

[Big 'D']

Seems to be coming together nicely

[HairyDJ]

More info about registering details for stickers that are passed on or moved - lifted from replies in the Kent section today :-

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtop...0&start=140

  micra_wrc said:

you would have got an order number when you ordered the stickers in the shop - have a look for the confirmation email you got from the shop.

If for whatever reason you cannot go and have found a replacement to go in your place

then we must get the vehicle details of the new fella.

Prodrive and the police forces have asked us to keep an attendance list, primarily for health & safety but also as a way of tracking folk down if they misbehave (which I'm sure you guys wont )

It is also to avoid what happened at the RB relay - Prodrive were expecting 150-200 cars, double that turned up and our contacts got a bollocking from their H&S and risk people on the Monday morning.

I know that people are already starting to swap over stickers etc but you must drop us a line with sticker order no, reg no of orig car and details of new vehicle.

I dont need a full history of why you cant go/car decides to go poop/wife dragging you to a family do etc etc, keep it simple

edited to reflect Andy's stern warning

and

  Andy said:

Anyone doing this - the person who takes your unwanted stickers MUST register their car details with us. I cannot stress enough how important this is.

Given all the police negotiation that the guys have done on this project, lets make sure we don't let them down by not bothering to notify. Also suggest that with all of the ANPR vehicles that will be out & about escorting the convoy, you avoid using non-standard number plates however pretty / posy they look. Shame to miss the event whilst they stack you up in a layby processing paperwork for ages

Edited July 30, 2008 by HairyDJ

[Big 'D']

  Matty WRX said:

what times are we going to be heading for Iain???????

I am going to speak with Wimpy and try and arrange to converge with the Bucks crew on the way to Banbury I will let you all know soon

What we could do though is post on this thead details all of those who are going to be at the Gathering so I can keep you posted. PM me your contact details/mob numbers so I can contact you on the day if there are any issues

1. Big 'D' 07961614452

2. Stum450n

3. Shescooby

4. Matty WRX

5. WhisperUK

6. Jonboywrx ? TBC

7. Baz999

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10.

Cheers guys Iain

Edited August 7, 2008 by Big 'D'