I've been told by many of my biker mates that BOX HILL during the summer will be absolutely heaving,with bikes
.
Its been a great meeting place since october last year through the winter months,but alas we may have to find an alterative for the summer
months
.
I have thoughts on this and have come up with tattenham corner epsom downs,there is a very large car park there and a small cafe/kiosk.Also the Cobra
club meet there as well
any thoughts lads,or any other venues
Good sugestion Bob, It's even closer for me !!
How about we go to Box Hill for Breakfast rather than Brunch !! 
I know It's easy for me as I live so close, but it would give people more of
the day afterwards
Jason 
Just the thoughts of a biased ex biker 
Yeah sure i'm happy to keep going to Box Hill,but we may have to go earlier to avoid the crowds.
As people who went to the last meet on the 6th noticed,it got pretty full well before 10am.
The Hill is 18 miles for me so its a nice drive,but then again so is the drive to Epsom downs as it nearly the same route and mileage.
Epsom is more car related as well,maybe we can do both at some point or one in the winter and the other for summer.
Better still is there anywhere else ?
Somewhere in Yorkshire? - Just a thought!
Cheers
Chris(the real one)
Nice try chris!!
The only problem i can see is the car park is a little rough as in stoney and uneven. I'll check it out but i guess if the cobra boys can
cope....
I was told of another venue close to box hill, dorking which i will check out. It has a decent car park and cafe plus great views apparently.
Watch this space
Andy
Wasn't Box Hill mentioned on Traffic Cops last night?
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Originally posted by Deckman001
Good sugestion Bob, It's even closer for me !!
How about we go to Box Hill for Breakfast rather than Brunch !!
Jason
Just the thoughts of a biased ex biker
earlier? i have to treck across the cultral desert called hayes,negotiate the largest car park in the world(M25)and tip toe through the leafy lanes of
surrey avoiding dead sheep and maniacal rice burners,i,d have to leave the night before
9am meet would suit me better, Sunday is offically family day (Wednesday day off is car day), so the earlier we can meet the better ......
yeah the place andy is thinking of is on the A25 between guildford and dorking
"newlands corner" good cafe great views and a good walk if you want it, and a great place to pick sloe's to put in ya gin,
but alas busy with bikers in the hot weather, but nowhere near as busy as box hill,
andy!! just curious but would it be possible to make a single seater indy like the one cartman is sitting in, as im rather larger than the average
fella,
in fact i thought the picture was me!!
Its earlier at the hill(which looks like we can all do.
or
Newlands corner.
or epsom.
Anhow the Hill will be quieter the 1st sunday in may as most of us will be at Stoneleigh.So Box hill will have to wait till the week after.
9AM that means I'llhave to get up even earlier, Say about 2am.
I'm going to miss the south, not by much though.
DAn.
Hey DAN, an early breakfast is better than no breakfast !!
And yes , you will miss us !! When ya goin again ?
Jason
(OH I wish me car was ready ) DOH DOH DOH
Newlands Corner... that sounds like the place. I think earlier at Box Hill looks the most popular at the moment. Suits me as i'm close
I have seen smaller versions on the 7 type cars, some people build them for their kids while building there own. You could try putting in a bench
seat!
oh BTW, that Cartman is ME!!! as i AM that big!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless MK Indy Wide Body Chassis
Andy
I take it the meet at Box Hill will be posponed untill the weekend after due to the Stoneleigh show?!?!?!
Andy
MK Owners Club
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Originally posted by donut
Newlands Corner... that sounds like the place. I think earlier at Box Hill looks the most popular at the moment. Suits me as i'm close
I have seen smaller versions on the 7 type cars, some people build them for their kids while building there own. You could try putting in a bench seat!
oh BTW, that Cartman is ME!!! as i AM that big!!!!!!!!!!! God Bless MK Indy Wide Body Chassis
Andy
Tell ya what James, we'll all meet at your house!!!!! What's your cooking like? Hope you can do a wicked bacon and egg breakfast!
Andy
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Originally posted by donut
Tell ya what James, we'll all meet at your house!!!!! What's your cooking like? Hope you can do a wicked bacon and egg breakfast!
Andy
Ok, sorted, everyone round James' house!!
That's 12 mug's of tea, 10 Full Monty breakfasts and 2 toast!
Don't forget the ketchup!
Andy
brown sauce on mine
Whats yer mum like
Box hill is gona be a no go area for most cars, as always, when its sunny. I normally go there on 2 wheels, and its gets busy before 10. better going
with Bobs idea of epsom downs, as its got loads of space and great views.
I say transfer the meet to epsom downs, near tattenham corner(B920) as its got loads of room and car friendly corners!!!!!
you know what the peasants are like,they always know best.
We started the box hill meets last year around october maybe september at the earliest,so some people wont understand how busy it gets may to
august.
You can hardly walk around the place in the summer as there will be 1000's yes thats thousands of bikes there,it will be packed before 10am and
full on all day up and down the A24.
Its a good meeting point but for 4 months of the summer it might be best to go elsewhere.
Epsom downs has very big parking areas in the summer as you are allowed to park on the grassed area opposite the cafe/kiosk and tattenham cormer.
You're welcome to use one of my paddocks or the rolling downs near the lake, or perhaps in one of the orchards.
(yes property is cheap in Yorkshire)
Cheers
Chris
With Epsom you are close to the 'mad mile' (Road that goes from Reigate M25 junction to Sutton). That road is alot of fun with sweeping
roundabouts too ... avoiding the odd GATSO tho
Laters
Garf !
Had a look at the above today,and yes its a good meeting point,food was good and tea was hot and wet too.
Only prob is its only outside unless you go over the road for allday breckie followed by cream teas
Bikers are there but more classic stuff plus cars too,will get busy but guy on three wheeler V6 job said its not as mad as the hill.
[Edited on 22/4/03 by bob]
So tell me do you ol boys meet at the bottom of the hill or the top? i used to love those deceptives back in the early eighties on my old
Z1000R
Bottom of the hill,well in the winter anyhow.
I think they have put lots of little speed ramps down on the trip up the hill
Anyhow the filth have been filming the roads leading up to the hill(A24) so i think the end is nigh for the crutch rocket riders.
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Originally posted by bob
Had a look at the above today,and yes its a good meeting point,food was good and tea was hot and wet too.
Only prob is its only outside unless you go over the road for allday breckie followed by cream teas
Bikers are there but more classic stuff plus cars too,will get busy but guy on three wheeler V6 job said its not as mad as the hill.
[Edited on 22/4/03 by bob]
We could have a meet the weekend after stoneleigh at newlands corner,if we are not sure we could try epsom in june and so on.
Bikes dont go up the ZigZag much(the road up to the top of the hill) as its got loads of humps. most of us meet at the Rikers cafe/car park, then take
a trip to the coast etc.
We could meet at epsom one time, and all take a drive to newlands corner, and see what is best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! might be a larf to, if a few
locosts actually make it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Edited on 23/4/03 by Dazza]
I vote for Newlands Corner, it's only 10 minutes of the a3 at guildford (thats about 20mins off the m25) depending on traffic lights of course.
There are nice local roads, good views etc etc
Give it a go, we could always try elsewhere if problems arise?!
How about newlands corner weekend after stoneleigh then ?
say sunday 9.30 am ish onwards,thats the 11th of may.
if i am not working, as on call. i will be there.............
Sounds good to me Bob.
Can we have some directions as i'm not sure where it is exactly.
Cheers bud
Andy
Andy,
take a look at
this map
Sorry guys, but after all that I can't make it as I'll be off racing at Pembrey in Sunny Wales with the nationalsupersports series.
Nextime....
Hi dilly ho Ned
Thanks for that. I now where to go!
Andy
You're indeedly doodley welcome.
Ned.
Whilst I am here ...
The "silly season" has indeed started at Rykers. Last weekend someone had even pitched a tent by the side of the road outside the Cafe.
I would expect there to be much more rozzer activity too, as there are local elections coming up, and 99% of the local populace hate the bikes.
your right about the rozzers,they were filming activities last week.Not sure if they got the guy who wrote the firestorm off while ploughing through
the crowd.
Sure is the silly season,Newlands corner seems a bit more sedate and has more cars and classic stuff.
Didnt see it myself but was told the bike that ploughed through the crowd was hoisted up and inpaled on a scaffold pole.
Newlands corner it is then
Might not make the first one as two weekends on the trot 'locosting' might constitute a divorce !!
Jason
Don't know about a scaffold pole, but the Fireblade that crashed into the crowd, whilst doing a wheelie, last August is now mounted on a plinth
with it's own gold plaque.
[Edited on 26/4/03 by Considerably]