Auto-Italia Brooklands 3rd May - LE Register Meet?

Any interest in using this event for a Register roll-call?

Falls on the Saturday of the May Day bank holiday weekend. Come on, you know you want to!

Please register your interest here......

1. LE No.105 Crono Grey - evo_number_one

And I get accused of being elitist!!! You surely aren't just trying to attract LE owners and not other lowly models?...

Sorry?

Elitist?

Have I missed something here?

In answer to your question - er, no.

you're only jealous

Dont see anything wrong, any coupe is welcome to attend evo has just highlighted that other LE owners might like to meet in one place.

Its not like you cant come along with your normal coupe

Given that loads of other Coupe owners will be turning up to this as well and there is only an area for Coupes, you might want to contact the organisers if you want to arrange for the all the LEs to be together.

Otherwise you'll have to mix it with the hoi polloi

i could well be interested in this one.....

I am going to try to make this one.

I have a dilema with this event. Turn up in the Coupe or Brava. Brava obviously goes with FiatBOO but the coop could either go with the coupes or with FiatBOO

Decisions decisions!

Coupe - no brainer...a friend of mine is probably going in his Brava and would like to be the only one there

another dilemma - coupe or ducati?

bit disappointed the Goodwood Italian brekkie isn't on this year

Ill be there

It's only 10km for me so count me in.

bump... roughly a month this coming Saturday...

Lifted from Auto Italia website...

Programme of events
Gates open - 08.30
Test Hill briefing - 11.30
Test Hill run 1 - 12.00 to 12.30*
Lunch break - 12.30 to 13.30
Test Hill briefing - 13.45
Test Hill run 2 - 14.00 to 14.30
Event closes - 17.00


*To avoid congestion at the bottom of test hill during the first run, the main gate may be closed at 12.00, in which case any cars arriving at this time will be directed to the Heights car park.

Admission Prices
Pay on the Day
Adults - £10
Children - £5 (under 5 free)
Seniors - £8
Family ticket - £26 (based on 2 adults and up to 3 children)

I have the site map, I'll try and post it up for you.

It's worth reminding ourselves that all Coupes will be welcome at Auto-Italia Brooklands.

Quite right and the more the merrier - but I thought we cleared this one up when I was accused of being elitist last time round

This thread was an attempt to get as many LE owners together at the Auto Italia to put some faces to the names on the reg' and was never implied or intended to be either the main FCCUK Auto Italia thread, or make this an LE Event only. Apologies to anyone who got the wrong end of the stick.

Looking forward to seeing plenty examples of all versions, variants and their proud Owners (and hopefully weather like we had today!)

evo_number_one

Yes, we can stick all you LE owners around the back so we don't have to look at your interiors...

Well I'm coming in the morning in my highly original 16v NA Specious Edition With Added Cow[tm], and I expect you lot to keep a place for me seeing as I'm an old bloke with a broken back.

Had a word with that nice Mr Giordanelli fella and its sorted!

Cheeky!

Had a word with that nice Mr Giordanelli fella

sorry evo have i missed something...who is Giordanelli?

cheers

turbs

Roberto Gioranelli , AutoItalia magazine.

It was a really nice day out last year so I'm coming again

That modified F40 was unbelievably good

Last year the hill run was open to the public. i think I might put the coop on it this year and burst a few eardums

I will be bringing 199 if I have it back by then

I'll be attending this year's event and will be coming in the coop

Only thing is, I'll be parking with the Fiat BOO stand. Please come over and say hi tho, as I'll be having a nose around the coupe area undoubtedly.

Is there going to be many L.E s there ?

Thinking of bring my GTA

If it's not an Italian GTA the organisers will make you park outside the event.

Alfa Romeo 156 GTA

Pretty sure thats Italian

156 GTA very nice , but You should bring your signature. End of.

AutoItalia Brooklands - where Ferraris and Lambos go to see Coupes...

You coming this year Neil?

That's the plan, in the morning at least, then round to the flying school in the p.m. I think.

Thats told me then

Coupe it is

I'll be there - but choice is hard, LE 1162, or J999 EVO (evo 1)?

How many LE's so far?

DBP

Initially the same decision for me - LE #105 or K200EVO (evo 1), but really looking forward to giving the Coupe a run and my brother will be following in his La Perla evo 2 (L200EVO) so I'll have an excuse to go and share a cucumber sarnie and a slice of battenberg with the left hookers anyway

God I thought I was the greedy one!

See you there...

DBP

Might see you en-route DBP

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Absolutely, Webbo!!!!

DBP

Do we have times for this gig yet? And anyone else coming down from Hemel?

Gates open at 8:30 am Saturday

The coupe area filled up quite quickly last year.

Pete

I like the sound of this event, test hill run sounds cool

My word, I'll never get Anita out of bed that early! But you're saving me a place, right?

I think I might just make an appearance.

It's 2 hours from here but it sounds fun.

Hmmm what to do, what to do...?

Looks like i might be coming to this one next week do we have to fight those le owners for a parking spot

Ash

I'm coming too, but as I don't know any of you (:() I've decided to go with Fiatboo. Like Insy said, please come over and say hello to me

Dan

Damn!! If only you had posted earlier - I've just got back from reserving spaces ........

Hopefully, there will be a good turn out of all models, but hope even more so that we get some decent weather!

Been there a couple of times when its rained non-stop with the 'grale. Long way to go for 2 or 3 hours sitting in the car with the wipers on, before someone plucks up the courage/gets hacked off enough to be the first to drive out and everyone follows!

Fingers crossed for some currant bun!

I should be coming along to try and stem the flow of defectors to the boo hoo (who?) area...need to leave around lunch time though

I shall be coming... in something German...MB world has a big carpark

Dan you know me from fiatboo, you should come in the coop and support your fellow fccuker's

Have you still got your 1.2 bravo?

Ash

- why you little party pooper!!

If I get there just before opening watch out for the sign at the entrance...

















..'Vickster - pedestrian access only'

I shall be in an extremely original black 16v NA - with a card marked 'Barnacle' under the centre windscreen clip (blagged from a science fiction show!) and a widget in the driver's air vent. It had better not get nicked...

Dan, how will you know us if you hide away with boo?

Hopefully i will have a nice widget in my drivers vent too on Saturday Neil

I will look out for you.

Anyone having a convoy down

Ash

Yeah I'll come and i'll bring LE number 179

Not sure where I'll park though

I do indeed Ash

I sold the bravo to buy a coop unfortunately, regret it sometimes. It'll be at brooklands as one of my ex-girlfriends owns it and says she's bringing it down. doesn't have the stilo 17's onnow though, some 15 inch thingybobs instead...

...and Barnacle, I'm very shy hard to talk to new people and don't want to make a bad impression if I don't say alot!

Dan

I've never been to this before. So do you just turn up at 8:30 am find the fiat coupe area wherever that is and then park in it?

Unless you park in *my* space, yes.

What yours SPACE ?? Barnacle



There was a big Coupe spot last year you should get guided by the Guys there Alistair, Great Day you will enjoy it as long as the weather holds out

Awesome, looking forward to it

This hill run, surely thats not round that weed infested race track is it?

No it's up the hill strangley enough

nope, it's up a weed infested hill a couple of hundred metres long, with a crumbling 100 year old wooden fence either side. It's awesome!

And lots of crumbling hundred year old spectators.

"They had *real* cars in my day mutter mutter mumble knew how to drive 'em, too mumble mumble who's got me sarnie?"

Don't know weather this will turn out to be accurate or this one , but I'll take either!

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

I got a map of the UK with lots and lots of blue arrows and a few insignificant red ones. Are you sure thats not Peter Snows swingometer for the local elections?

Click the arrow nearest where you want to be, move around to see the weather at other sites...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2331

Weather looks good according to bbc

Programme of events
Gates open 08.30
Test Hill briefing 11.30
Test Hill run 1 12.00 to 12.30*
Lunch break 12.30 to 13.30
Test Hill briefing 13.45
Test Hill run 2 14.00 to 14.30
Event closes 17.00

Not that much on this year

Thanks for the info EDz. I'm hoping to make it on Saturday, although might arrive a bit later than 8:30

Fingers crossed the weather holds out...

Couldn't be bothered with all that getting up a silly o-clock so that we could get down to brooklands for 8:30, so we have booked a room in Bockers town.

Will be there nice and early now

Bockers town sounds good!

I'll be heading down from Cambridge so will have to be up bright and early. I'll have no chance of washing the car so please be kind when my poor dirty coupe arrives

The local Pub in John's Village / town

Why not stay over friday night and share a few beers with me in the local hostelry?

I might get arround to cleaning mine in the Morning, did the Alfa and Seat today, then ran out of time to do the Coupe

Cheers for the offer Bob, alas I am going to a mate's house-warming shindig tomorrow evening. Now I think about it, that's another reason I may struggle to get up early on Saturday! Will have to go easy on the beers me-thinks!

We will have to organise that Cambridge coupe get-together some time soon though, especially as there are a few other new coupe owners around here at the moment.

I will hopefully be going. Finshed making my exhaust tonight - although I'm waiting for my chrome tip to arrive tomorrow

Suppose I might give the coupe a clean

I'll be going to this one. Will be my first show in the coupe so quite excited! Will be good see all the other coupes and owners there (and maybe the odd Lambo)!

Is there horrendous queueing waiting for the gates to open at 8.30? What time do people suggest would be best to park up in coupe areas? I may have to leave at like 4am on sat!

IIRC last year there were lots of spaces early on but it got fuller around 10-12

I would get there by about 10 am to be sure of getting into the Coupe area. At that time the past couple of years it probably took 10 minutes to get through the gates.

I'm hoping there will be no queue at 8:30.

Thanks guys, should hopefully see you there!

Can't make this now, which is a shame - have a good time

Is anyone going to put their coupe on the test hill??

Not with my cracked manifold! Hope someone does though........

I must admit I've been tempted, if only for the comedy value
















but I have to drive home, later...

Local hotel / B&B, you can then join me for a beer in Chertsey

Bob

I'm going to try and go on the hill

me too - though I may cover all the spectators in oil.....

Do you have to pay to go on the hill? And is there a noise restriction (my new exhaust is pretty loud)

No and no

Stop halfway up and prove the handbrake efficiency on the Coupe......



Before rolling backwards and crashing into the Zonda behind you

No way I'm slowing and stopping, I've seen a few cars get bogged down between 1st and 2nd on the hill and I couldn't take that shame

Mine will be fine.

Dare you to stop then

...and then get going again....

Yay - my exhaust is finished. Given the coupe a light* clean before tomorrow too so should be good fun.

* - ok I polished it 3 times

Heh heh mine had another coat of collinite tonight

Got the local handwash to do mine yesterday. So it peed it down, and the birds used it for target practice.

So it's ten past seven and I'm looking at a bucket of water... 'tain't gonna get polished though, my back's not up to it, I@m afraid. You'll just have to make do as it is.

See you all in a couple of hours!

Guess what I'm doing next - washing it and cleaning the bird do off it!

See everyone later - Webbo, look out for me on the way up - J999 DBP...

A great day, some old and new faces but all friendly. Counted 31 Coupés but there may have been more

See Webbos run up the hillclimb.

Anyone else got sunburn?

More pics later.

Sunburn, but ofcourse

Great to see everyone. Lovely drive back in the sunshine. Exhaust is a bit loud though.....

Just got back after a great day out and the sun was shining the whole time.

I'm kinda new to coupe event thing and wanted to say thanks to Biggers and Barmybob for coming over and chatting, very friendly guys, and the donuts when down very nicely thank you Barmybob!

Great weather and yep, I got sunbronzed too

Hillclimb was a laugh although I was a bit nervous, especially when the AutoItalia photographer decided to join me! She was a bit frightened near the top because I left the braking ever so slightly late and it's over before you know it. I did have pleasure of following the DeTomaso Pantera round the top of the ring though, that thing sounded

Cheers for the video John, I'll upload the in-car footage and my brother's tomorrow.

Cheers for the fccuk disc holder, I promise to join this week

Shame I could not make it - was busy fixing bits on the car!

What a great day out, nice to meet you all

Didn't get too many pictures, but sure got some sunburn

got back a couple of hours ago, just in time for a bbq

Thank you to Barmy and Boosted7 for coming over for a long chat making me feel welcome with what I guess was my first meet as a coupe owner Sorry I didn't speak to any of the rest of you (very shy person :()

Just so you know who I was, I'm the poor sod in the yellow 20vt that the organisers sent the wrong way down a boggy dirt track which came out at the end of the FCCUK stand and then had everyone watching me trying not to catch my cada front bumper on the way in heh.

Thank you for the tax disc holder also, guess it was a better choice to park with fccuk instead of the cheap seats (fiatboo)

See you all again soon.

Dan

Righty, uploaded the in-car footage
video

It was great to meet you all today, what a great event - even the weather was kind to us

Great effort on the test hill Webbo, I managed to get a couple of photos of your run so I'll post them soon.

Skate2create - no worries, it was nice to meet you, too bad you didn't manage to have a crack on the test hill! Next time mate.

here's my vid of Webbo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZlsB3XhHJ0

Dan

The lambo too if anyone's interested...

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

That old fella in the Lambo was class

Good to meet you all - Skate, sorry I missed you. I was the bloke on the stick hanging around the club tent as if I owned it

*I* had suncream!

Glad you enjoyed the day, Goldenboy - it was a pleasure to meet you, including your sprint blue beauty here..

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/y241/PBignell/brook1jpg.jpg

and here
http://www.photobucket.com/albums/y241/PBignell/brook3jpg.jpg


- and by the way, when my wing mirror lacquer peel starts spreading I'll be asking you for respray advice

Pleasure to meet you too mate.

Hope you had a good journey back. Can't say I'm an expert on respray advice but I can point you in the direction of a good bloke that sorted out my lacquer probs if you like. Nice piccys by the way and your coupe was also

Alex

Great day, really good to meet all that I did.

Great weather and now nursing a very sunburnt head!

Coops:
Coupe 1 - FCCUK
Coupe 2 - Hill Run!
Coupes 3
Coupe 4
Coupe 5
Coupe 6
Coupe 7
Coupe 8
Coupes 9
Coupe 10
Coupe 11
Coupe 12
Coupe 13

Others:
My Bruv
Hot Sex?
Strat-i
One day....
Rear shot...
Yum yum
Noisy little.....
phowar!.....
cute-brute.....

apologies due to Alex (Goldenboy) from me and Turbo-curtard for smoking u out as I left, didn't realise it was quite that bad. Soon sorted itself out on the way home though
Sorry!

Dan

No worries Neil, u did come stand next to my car at one point when we were sat in it and I remember telling wifey that I was pretty sure that it was you and the reason why you had a walking stick speedy recovery fella.

Thats ok Dan, no need to apologise. Felt a bit sorry for you that it started smoking when you left, just hope the problem doesn't come back for you.

Apologies to everybody else there I didn't come and see, but hopefully I can make a couple more events over the summer and put a few more names to faces.

My little boy even enjoyed himself there which was a nice surprise as before we left that morning he was a little upset that he had to spend hours looking at cars. Well after yesterday I think he may turn out to be a piston head after all (and a draughs champ)!

Will also try to make more of an effort to post a little more often and join the fccuk club proper!

Alex

Was a good day, weather was very kind to us. Had a nice drive back but my ears where ringing when i got back think my exhaust is a tad too loud
Didn't know any of you but got to chat to afew (had a good chat with genic, very nice bloke and hope your car gets back together soon )

Ash

Hi All, back safe too - we went walkies and came back around 4:30, to find my car (Black LE J999 DBP) billy no-mates - you'd all gone home!

Concorde was brilliant, and we got talking to an old boy in the hangar whose life ambition was to finish restoring the Hurricane - fascinating!

Never mind, here's to next time - although I've promised my son we're doing the hill in the integrale next spring, but in the meantime, hope to see you all at the autumn Auto Italia day at Gaydon - and any South meets?

DBP

P.S. Thanks for tax disc holder - and HID link would be very nice!

I thought it was a great day was one of my first coupe meets. The weather was spot on didnt realise how red my neck was til i got home lol. Shame i didnt really no anybody there find it hard what to talk about when i don't really no someone. Will be looking foward to next years meet there. And next time i will be in my coupe might go for the test hill if im brave enough

paul

Here are some of my photos taken yesterday:

Coupes

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_01080108.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00080008.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00190019.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00200020.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00070007.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00930093.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_01200120.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_01180118.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_01050105.jpg

Webbo on the test hill

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00700070.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00710071-1.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00720072-1.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00740074.jpg

Other less important Italian exotica

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00440044-1.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00540054.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00590059.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00510051-1.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_01120112.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff100/AJ20vt/DSC_00360036.jpg

WOW

Fantastic pictures Antony, I managed about 6

Bob

Here is my video of webbo going up the test hill, was taken on my phone, but photobucket makes them look abit worse quality but its ok. I have 25 minutes worth of footage but too long for photobucket

http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h227/YellowAshes/?action=view¤t=V030508_1158.flv

If you want a better quality one webbo i can send it you.

Ash

Here are the pictures i took that day

Coupés 1
Coupés 2
Coupés 3
Coupés 4
Coupés 5
Coupés 6
Coupés 7
Coupés 8
Coupés 9
Coupés 10
Coupés 11
Coupés 12
Coupés 13

And here are some of a few lesser italian cars

Stratos
Lambo 1
Lambo 2
Lambo 3
F355 GTS
Lancia 1
Another Lambo
A couple of Ferraris
360
Lots of expensive italian cars
and more,
and even more!
Here's another Lambo
A line of Ferraris
A couple more Ferraris
Ferraris everywhere
Look more Ferraris!
Some Lancias
Some Stratos (i cant think how to type the plural)
Challange Stradale
Enzo Wheel
Enzo Engine
Enzo Front
Enzo Body

Videos coming Shortly

Looks like it was a goodun and some good pics too.

Boosted7 & AlistairM - some very good pics, looking forward to the vids!

I'm still suffering from the sun and still have the appearance of a Lobster who forgot his welding goggles!

Nothing to blush about but this is the nearest icon I can find to denote the burn - could have done with a nice FCCUK cap!

A nice wide peaked FCCUK cap (like the old michelin champions caps) with club logo on the front and a legionnaires neck cover (with the pininfarina signature in the middle of that) would have saved me!

Alistairm - you saved my day!

Completely forgot to take a shot of mine - luckily you did (Coupes 4) - thanks very much!

Cheers to all for a great day

DBP

Could be a bestseller in the new FCCUK Club Shop.

A weekend that delivered two PINK Bobs then

Have to say your LE looked fantastic Bob, really clean car you have there

Bob,

I didn't realise we went to the same barber!

Pass the aftersun...

just got my pc working, just wanted to sat it was nice to see the coops, did not really speak to many but had a good chat with ash, hope to see you all next time.

Better late than never, here are some more pics in form of a nice slideshow

Picture No47, what a lovely car. What is it?

I always loved the Lancia Monte Carlo!! Would have to spend serious cash to get a good one now...

Great pictures Dave!!

Pic 47 is a Maserati 3500 GT Superleggera Touring, nice!

If you attended the show, photos (or mugs/mousemats/keyrings etc etc etc) of your car available here .