Free Track day @ Castle Combe 23 Oct 2010 Stroke Association

safrane

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OK now I have your attention

Last year Marcos [Lewis] and I helped to raise £8000 for the Stroke Association at Castle Combe last year, for which we thank all who helped and attended.

For those of you were not involved last year but would like to take part this year please check out the website www.stroke.org.uk/supercarsaturday. The event will be on Saturday the 23rd of October.

I am looking for willing track day heros and their cars to take part by providing a Track Ride in your car to the public who in turn will pay the charity for the thrill...this event can only be a sucess if drivers and cars are available.

This years event will be broadly similar to last but with some new initiatives to excite the public and tempt them to get involved and donate, as follows:

  • Track rides in Race cars, modern Supercars and Classics
  • A novice Autosolo to be run by Bristol Motor Club - drive your own car and become a motosport competitor for the first time
  • Motor Clubs from several national and regional groups
  • A photography club who will be looking to capture the event on, er, pixels I suppose?
  • LIVE radio
coverage from STAR Radio, Bristol

So, please get in touch and confirm if you can help this year to. richard_c_jones@hotmail.com

thank you.

But you're not off the hook yet, oh no. As you're probably aware, the Stroke Association has no budget to advertise the event; we depend entirely on word of mouth and the efforts of everyone involved to promote the day. Lots of folks have already been busy designing a poster, sending out invitations to past attendees, getting STAR Radio on-board, organising raffles for rides and even parking their race car in a shopping centre (that'll be the one with the trolley dents then) to get people interested. So please, taking part this year or not, tell every petrolhead you know about the event. Admission to the public is still just £5, there will be rides from only £20 and the Autosolo will be around £29 to enter (includes MSA insurance and club membership). Here's what you can do:


Go through the names on your mobile phone and send everyone who might be interested a text
Ditto for your email contact list
Post it on your Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace or whatever social network(s) you belong to
Poster will be supplied shortly by email - print some out and put them where you know petrolheads will see them
Post on as many forums as you can - I did so many on petrolheads.com last year I was thrown out for 48 hours :)

You get the picture - people through the gate is where the donations come from.

Looking forward to a terrific Supercar Saturday on the 23rd of October and thanks in advance for all your efforts and contribution to the event.

Best Regards

Richard Jones

(m) 07961 565970

(e) richard_c_jones@hotmail.com
 

SimonM

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I'm in - I've emailed Richard, date in the diary!

All it costs is 2 tanks of petrol, a set of tyres, pads, and maybe a clutch.. I'm kidding!!!

Fellas, for those of you who've never done these kinds of days, I do them all the time and they are great - a blast in your car, with a delighted passenger, whilst raising money for charity... it's a NO BRAINER!

Charity begins with your Maserati......
 

conaero

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Yep, in too, have emailed Richard offering him my services and the use of our forum to promote it.
 

Andrea

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bugger, would have been good if it was not for my daughters birthday party :(

What a treat - ride in a supercar!!

Send me details - i will post on our news page for you and email our database if helps...

(andrea@supercarhub.com)
 

Andyk

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This is a great day..If only I had something suitable I would give it a go...Great fast track as well.
 

lozcb

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Sounds such a good and worthwhile cause , should be a fun event , unfortunately not able to attend on that date due to other committments but quite happy to make a donation if we have the means


regards loz
 

safrane

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This is a great day..If only I had something suitable I would give it a go...Great fast track as well.

Andy, help will be wanted re getting people in-out of the cars as quic as possible esp those with 5 point belts...free entry too and a few free laps...would your pals with the BMW & 996 be interested esp with the driftin.

Would be able to put a few of the forum members up if need-be at mine
 

safrane

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Nothing yet guys, but they are working on it...even the Stroke Association site is not up-to-date.

Some photos from last year, and a couple of me sowing great skill in the wet!!!!
 

safrane

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Up-Date.

Hello Peter

Driver and car list are waiting with Stroke Assn PR/IT for "moderation" and uploading to the website: www.stroke.org.uk/supercarsaturday and will appear when they have doen whatever they need to do.

Anyone from the Maser forum who has contacted me has had a reply and it has been yes in each case. So far, this has been: yourself, Matt and Simon M. If anyone else wants to offer a car/driver combination they should contact me with details of the car and what expereince the driver has.

Poster attached but due to mail out to all drivers/supporters/clubs soon, so apologies if you get it twice!

Final instructions will be c. 10 days before the event but if you were to read last years you would have a good idea of what this years will look like.

Cheers

Richard Jones
 

philw696

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Hi Peter,
I am happy to bring my Maserati along if they want another car or could bring my Toyota Celica GT4 Rally Car if they want a competion car but wont be as comfortable and will be noisier inside but its an option.
Done Combe several times last there at this years Rally Day.
Phil.
 

conaero

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I now have had contact from Richard, all arranged, see you all on the day.

I also invited a mate of mine, David in a Corvette, Loz, Frank and Lewis met/stayed with him in Le Mans 24hr last year....a little more variety.
 

safrane

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Phil,

That would be great as long as it meets noise limits.

Please e-mail Richard with your details.
 

Andrea

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Phil,

That would be great as long as it meets noise limits.

Please e-mail Richard with your details.

Guys last update with Richard last night - here are the noise levels - Last known noise meter reading (must be below 105 dB at Combe and the lower the better)