AMP3 Trackday 2009 - a poll

[Shug]

Folks, A poll for you. After reading the post below (I know it's long, but read it please) indicate if you would be able and willing to attend any of the above dates. If you can do more than one, please select the earliest one you could attend.

We're looking at another AMP3 Trackday - it'll be more of a challenge to get money this year and TBH I'd actually discussed leaving it for a year with Andy, due to the economic situation, etc.

However, he makes a good point - we're very lucky people to be able to do this, have some great fun and be helping a charity all at the same time - it's not about breaking our own records, it's about helping people.

Andy has just found out that his Aunt has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease - a truly horrible condition. There is still little in the way of progress on a cure, so more research is desperately needed. With this in mind, our chosen charity this year is Motor Neurone Disease Scotland - please check out their website as linked for more info. http://www.mndscotland.org.uk

One issue with previous events has been an amount of crowding on track - while we are kinda fighting two opposing goals here, we will absolutely limit the max cars to 50 this year - no last minute additions, if you're not on, you're not on. This means less crowding, but also means we are going to raise the entry donation to £70. As before it'll be a 3pm - 5pm track slot on a Friday, but we'd really look for people to be at least an hour early for promotional photos and the like.

As before, 100% of this fee goes to the charity. We pay the track costs through sponsorship from our suppliers. Also this year, if you have any corporate sponsorship you wish to offer, we can include you as a title sponsor - please contact me via PM to discuss. We are considering a product launch at the event to further promote it in the press as well.

We are also very much into getting the attendees to raise money themselves - there were some great efforts last year, including pax laps organised by Mass in his F360, which had him going like a Le Mans driver throughout the session - nearly killed the poor car! In that vein - Andy's gonna open the show with donations for pax laps in his F430. Details for that will follow later on.

There will also be an evening event - The Andy G House Party (in Edinburgh, if you weren't about last year) once more with the Andy & Shug show presenting the prize draw - I may even buy a more ridiculous shirt for this one. A frankly insane amount of money was raised in this part of the event last year and I'll be doorstopping people once more to look for prizes - that will come a little later though. There will be an amount of free beer in the barrel of doom, but as always, if you prefer a specific tipple, please bring it along as we physically can't fit enough beer in Andy's store to quench the thirsts of the SE massive! If you want to come to the party, but haven't attended the day, there will be a minimum £10 donation to the cause.

If you're new and not aware of the event - take a read through the thread from last year to get a feel - thread, it's a really brilliant craic and probably the most fun way I know of raising money - we put over £10,000 towards Marie Curie Cancer Care last year!

One last thing - this isn't a thread for attendees, it's to get a feel for the demand. Just cos you're first to respond to this thread, you're not guaranteed a place. When we've got the date decided and it all booked, I'll open a donation page and it'll be first paid, first served on there. Ta.

[DDtB]

Any date suits me at the moment...

[S111Y TT]

The closer to the beginning of the month the more money I will have, I have two days holiday to take at work and this seems like more than a worthwhile cause.

[Andy G]

Great post from Shug.

It was a brilliant event last year, in a huge part down to the attendees

Highlights from last year;

Shugs shirt
Drunken Sanj the auction "king"
Mass's Fezza pax laps (i heard)
Atom and 2-11 lunacy
Party boy Paine and his bottle of Whisky
The drunkest i've ever seen Robin
Phil "Gran Turismo King" Kelly = who won the driving challenge
Adams/ Ali/MMC/Shure/ Sony with some awesome raffle prizes (and some awesome ticket purchasing!)

Hoping to make this one even better, as per usual, while raising some funds for MND Scotland

[Shug]

The drunkest i've ever seen Robin

Robin thumping you straight out of the Kitchen door was a genuine eye wateringly funny moment...

Also Kenny unable to speak and arguing with a lamppost.

You'd think it was a messy affair?

[philthy]

Great day last year, top work guys getting another one going for another worthy cause

[Shug]

We haven't yet - in true Gordon fashion we're banging ahead and worrying about the details later

[kenny]

Also Kenny unable to speak and arguing with a lamppost.

I gave as good as I was getting. F'kin' Ed's fault!

Party boy Paine and his bottle of Whisky

[Shug]

Actually - personal highlight for me last year was the Zonda and Mass' 360 having a sound-off on the main straight after the big group photo.

And even more so, the look on Katrina Hoy's face all throughout the day

[meatball]

I don't know what I'm doing that far ahead yet....so whatever suits me.....
One of my workmates was diagnosed with this recently, so a worthy cause IMHO.

One question that has to be asked (thread drift) is.....looking at Kenny's sig....how does he know that...hmmmmmm!

[GregR]

Can I kill .. I mean borrow .. the Mule please Mr G?

[Rusty]

Sounds a great idea,

will drop you a PM shug.

would be great to make the same this year, even with the economic crisis.

Adam

[Shug]

Sounds a great idea,

will drop you a PM shug.

would be great to make the same this year, even with the economic crisis.

Adam

Awesome mate - you were on my list

[Andy G]

Can I kill .. I mean borrow .. the Mule please Mr G?

Possibly - your making the assumption it survives FF8 though

[Shug]

Can I kill .. I mean borrow .. the Mule please Mr G?

Possibly - your making the assumption it survives FF8 though

I think "Hire" is the word Mr Rolfe is looking for anyway - all for a good cause.