NothernDan

3 minutes ago, Peter P18 said:

Any pictures Dan? Turbo model or n/a? Had a nice red G-Limited a few years back, was an auto, but loved the look of it.

Been toying with the idea of getting another one to do as a project car.

Then I remember how much time and money I spend on the IS F, and that's as far as it goes for now! Lol.

There is a thread one here with mine in Pete. I'll find it. Mine is an N/A G-Limited Auto too. Pretty much a finished project other than the interior. Watch this space.

Outside yes! Inside no!

Not a fan of the red leather in these. You never seem to see many of the blue with white interior specced ones. Is that a special order colour?

Can't wait till you turn up in an M4!

15 hours ago, Comedian said:

MR2 mk2 - love 'em. That's the one you smoothed all the joins?

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Yep. Or 'ruined it' depending on if you're a fan of extensive bodywork or not! 

4 hours ago, Peter P18 said:

Mad not to mate, it's a long day otherwise.

Keep in mind we will probably be starting around 6am, and will cover a good 300-400miles I reckon.

I'd bed down, have a good breakfast, then enjoy a leisurely Sunday drive back once we part ways.

I second that motion. It was 400miles for me just on the recon mission!

7 hours ago, emjay82 said:

I won't be able to make this one, hats off to @NothernDan for making it all happen. Good job 👍 

There will be more of these so fear not! Let’s hope we get good weather for this one and I’ll arrange another one in the spring 😎

8 hours ago, Jon_B said:

Sorry guys, can't make this one 😞

Next time Jon! We’ll do another one providing this one is a success. Already thinking about the next best location 😀

10 minutes ago, Womble72 said:

Yes, put it on the German and Polish F club sites and a uk F club site on Facebook, all these are closed sites so not public, so hopefully no Carlos fandango Corsas will be there 😂🤣👍🏻

Awesome! Although if you know anyone in the market for a supermodded MR2 they can come!

Evening all, just thinking on, has anyone publicised the Derby event on any of the other forums or on the evil Facebook?I’m not a member on the other forums and consider Facebook the work of Lucifer himself but if anyone has the means and inclination to assist in spreading the word, please go ahead! 😎

1 minute ago, Jon_B said:

Some time ago, before i had my ISF, a good friend of mine very kindly lent me his CLS63, which was the 6.2 V8 and it was epic.  The noise and the experience was fab and i looked at one seriously before i bought the ISF.  I understood that the ownership costs were significantly higher than the Lexus which put me off but it was a lovely car.

I second that motion. My CLS350 AMGline was bad enough.

On a serious note, I’d prefer a ‘proper’ C63. 6.2 V8 Normally Aspirated.

I can see the draw of a turbo driven smaller engine in terms of emissions and economy but, in my honest opinion, there’s no replacement for displacement.

Just now, Warrington guy said:

Make sure you join the RAC 😜

Hahahahahahahahahshahaha! 🤣🤣

I thought as much.

Too many fakes out there these days!!

We all know the real one is an RCF (yours) anyway. Now if only you could get it to stop calling you Michael 😂

7 hours ago, tomRCFcarbon said:

Lambo

mclaren

BAC mono

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KTM Xbow

Pagani

?

Kitt!

 

I actually looked into entering this year...it was £60,000!!! 

Or about £59,500 over my budget...☹️

That’s as far as I got too! Anyone else know the others?

Yeah, a mate and I looked at it last year, not quite within my budget either! 

Makes me wonder what you actually get for that amount of cash?

Was at that one too @Big Rat 😁 it was another ace day. So 14 in attendance there including 12 F cars.

Hope we can set a new UK F-Club best in Derbyshire!

Evening all.

Been taking a look at the various stopping points and some suitable eateries to save us having a gaggle/flock/herd of hungry F owners wandering about as lack-of-food-related anger sets in.

Did a fair bit of Googling and Trip Advisering and the following look like some good options for the associated legs of the trip. These are just suggestions of course so feel free to do your own research and post any suggestions;

Leg-1 Matlock - Late Breakfast

Parking here will be on street as close as we can get to this place but it’ll just be a quick stop for tea and bacon rolls so we’ll pretty much be stood by the cars anyway.

Matlock Cafe, 9 Bakewell Rd, Matlock DE4 3AU

According to all accounts this gaff does the best bacon rolls in Matlock.

Leg-2 Buxton - Lunch

Loads of choice here. All the guides say to park by the Old Hall Hotel and walk back past the Crescent and Opera House then take your pick. We’ve got 90 minutes scheduled and we’ll obviously be eating here later on so, personally, I’ll be eating pretty light at lunch then a decent meal later on. A few good options are shown below;

Cafe at the Green Pavillion, 4 Terrace Road, Buxton, SK17 6 DR

No. 6 The Square, 6 The Square, Buxton, SK17 6AZ

The Lone Star Cafe Bar, Old Court House, George Street, Buxton SK17 6AY

Leg-3 Ladybower Inn - Refreshments

By far the easiest choice...... we are already there.

Leg-4 Buxton - Dinner (or “Tea” if you are a proper Northerner)

Back in Buxton and the choices are far wider for the evenings entertainment. I’m not sure how many of us will be staying around here other than the overnighters but if any day trippers are planning a brief respite before heading on home then the Premier Inn, where the overnighters are staying, has a decent bar so we can chill for a while and finish off the day. Any wishing to join the overnighters for food can stay on. Let’s assess numbers on the day and those of you with phones that weren’t made in the late 17th century can take a look at TripAdvisor and pick a suitable gaff for us all to grace with our presence.

Any comments or suggestions are always welcome. Really looking forward to this now!

41 minutes ago, Arqum said:

im feeling a bit left out with my standard ISF.......

Fear not mate, mine mainly cosmetic mods!

2 hours ago, Cezar B said:

Looking forward to seeing you and meeting up with the rest at junction 18 on the M25! The more the merrier! 

Loving all these posts!

Don’t forget to pick me up at Newport Pagnell services on the M1 gents. It’s after junction 14 but before junction 13. It’s the one with the mahoosive salt bin on the northbound carriageway side. There’s no’s sign to say Newport Pagnell services on the northbound side though so you’ll have to be on full alert not to drive past it! 😲

Ill drop you a text on my electrical telephone device on the day a Cezar! 😜

52 minutes ago, DAW said:

Premier Inn booked 👍🏻

Awesome! Are we going for the F-Record at one event? What’s the current best?

Hey all, just to make sure. The one we are booking into is at 131 London Road, Buxton, SK17 9 NW 😎

19 minutes ago, Cezar B said:

Our room is booked 

Mine too, best price seems to be direct with Premier Inn.

33 minutes ago, Peter P18 said:

Yep, Premier Inn works fine for us as well. 😎

All good, get it booked gents and that’s us sorted 😎

39 minutes ago, Cezar B said:

Excellent job, @NothernDan! 

I will start looking for best accommodation deals 

All good Cezar, I see you’ve already checked out the other thread but do let me know if you find better prices or places . Always open for a good deal!

14 minutes ago, Cezar B said:

Premier Inn is fine for me 

Me too mate. Peter, Paul, are you ok with the Premier Inn?

I'm easy either way guys and gals. Both look good but one is obviously £50 back in your sky rocket. I'll wait to book until everyone votes.

Looking at previous polls it looks like it's the following members for the overnight stay;

@NothernDan

@Cezar B

@Womble72

@Peter P18

are there any other overnighters that I've missed? I'm conscious a few people made comment in the threads but may  not have voted.