PLUM PUDDING MALLORY PARK 2011

welche2 · 15 Nov 2011, 20:56 (Ref:2986912)

SO WHO IS GOING TO THIS ONE.
thundersport GB are the bike club this year doing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqFF6GJBjxQ

Guinness2702 · 15 Nov 2011, 21:41 (Ref:2986947)

I'm in for this

Hope the bikes are allowed out this year, as it's one of only a couple I do each year with bikes.

M Greenslade · 15 Nov 2011, 22:58 (Ref:2986982)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqFF6GJBjxQ

What was that all about.......

Bladders.

The Fat Clerk · 16 Nov 2011, 08:14 (Ref:2987119)

I'll be there dressed as Santa as usual

nate93 · 16 Nov 2011, 09:30 (Ref:2987135)

Trying to get permission from the parents for this one - thought i'd better not just say i'm going as usual!

Will be a first trip to Mallory for me hopefully!

theracegypsy · 16 Nov 2011, 12:43 (Ref:2987204)

...as usual.

Just hope the bikes don't get snowed off this year.

welche2 · 16 Nov 2011, 18:17 (Ref:2987336)

Quote:

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqFF6GJBjxQ

What was that all about.......

Bladders.

its thundersportgb advert to recruit riders and marshals for the event. its a normal sort of thing for them.

Slipstick · 16 Nov 2011, 18:56 (Ref:2987355)

O.k. I'm showing my newbie ignorance yet again but what is this meeting ? It sounds like a great antidote to too much Christmas but all I can find about it is "cars and bikes". What cars ? What bikes ? How many races ? What time does it start and finish ? Is it fun ? Will I be any use even though I'm brand new and never had anything to do with bike races ?

Steve (getting bored already with my season finished - probably)

Guinness2702 · 16 Nov 2011, 20:05 (Ref:2987393)

Usually runs something like 9am - 3pm or thereabouts.

There're 2 groups of cars (tin tops & open wheel?), and I think 3 of bikes including one lot of sidecars. Each group gets 1 practice session + 2 races. Bikes get an additional race, time/conditions permitting.
Bikes are mostly ridden by Santa, which is odd, 'cus I thought there was only 1 of him, but lots of clones make it to Mallory on boxing day.

It's as much fun as any other clubbie (although disappointingly sparse last year after all the bike sessions were cancelled due to icy conditions after pre-Christmas heavy snowfall).

As with any clubbie meeting, all help is gratefully appreciated. Don't worry about the bikes, there are usually a few more bike marshals than car marshals, and in any case, it's a great event to experience marshalling bikes if you haven't before.

EDIT - should add grids are usually very good (except perhaps the side-cars, which if memory serves usually have somewhere around 10-15, but not getting to see them very often, and with Mallory being a short circuit, it's not disappointing)

ss24355261 · 17 Nov 2011, 07:47 (Ref:2987573)

Steve swallow
Hope to be there as normal. Done the last 5 years. Last year was realy cold but with plenty of banter with the bike lads.

Jordygirl · 17 Nov 2011, 08:48 (Ref:2987600)

I'll be there as usual, and hoping it's a bit warmer at sign-on this time round, -14 last year, it was soooo cold but the on post company more than made up for it. The Plumb Pudding meeting is a great way to spend Boxing Day.

Linda

welche2 · 17 Nov 2011, 17:28 (Ref:2987834)

don't forget that thundersport normaly provide a free cooked breakfast and packed lunch at there meetings. also as it is classed by them a bike meeting you get to choose which post you are going to be on.

kipper · 17 Nov 2011, 19:03 (Ref:2987877)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guinness2702

There're 2 groups of cars (tin tops & open wheel?))

This year one group will be for saloons and the other for sports/sports racing cars. As far as car races go, the grid for the first race will be decided on the receipt of entry (i.e. the first driver to enter gets pole and so on), with the second race being the reverse finishing order of race one.

Terrible-Tones · 18 Nov 2011, 15:01 (Ref:2988277)

Nina and I are signed up to this one - it is our first Plum Pudding - so looking forward to it!

John_B · 18 Nov 2011, 19:29 (Ref:2988409)

Quote:

Originally Posted by welche2

don't forget that thundersport normaly provide a free cooked breakfast and packed lunch at there meetings. also as it is classed by them a bike meeting you get to choose which post you are going to be on.

That will make a change from Fred's special. Cold can of pop and a frozen mince pie

Will be there again, great way to end the year and it attracts a very good crowd.

Fred Bromley · 18 Nov 2011, 22:09 (Ref:2988516)

[QUOTE=John_B;2988409]That will make a change from Fred's special. Cold can of pop and a frozen mince pie

I am sure you don't want hot diet coke!

welche2 · 19 Nov 2011, 13:38 (Ref:2988739)

[QUOTE=Fred Bromley;2988516]

Quote:

Originally Posted by John_B

That will make a change from Fred's special. Cold can of pop and a frozen mince pie

I am sure you don't want hot diet coke!

love some hot beef tea(bovil), that be nice

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