MrBush

Just wondering...............

Wales Rally GB

V4JDMSTi

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might be

Diesel_DC

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Would love to go to this

Tissy

How weird is that, i have been looking at the same and was thinking of posting a similar question.

They have some quite good "hosting packages" which i am tempted by.

What day are people thinking of going and will it be a group outing ?

The Saturday looks quite good ?

MrBush

Saturday was the day I was thinking as I'm working Friday.

Well I'm actually working Saturday and Sunday too but will try and book it off if there's a few of us going.........

rb5 286

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yep, going for the saturday, going up friday, hotel booked for fri & sat

Spec'c'57

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Went last year (Thanks SIDC for the VIP hopitality with SWRT ) would be great to do it again but NOT this year... off to barbados a few weeks later for the wedding...

Tissy

Mark (RB5 286) - What Hotel are you booked into (ie web site etc) and are you doing it alone or part of a group. Also did you take any of the hospitality packages etc.

Spec'C'57 - How was the SIDC VIP arranged ?

Are we going to arrange this as an ESC outing so there is a group of us ? That way if there is suitable numbers we may be able to get a group discount etc if people are looking at going for 2 nights.

V4JDMSTi

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the saturday does look good. would probably travel up on the friday and stay friday and saturday night and travel home on the sunday. after watching a bit more action of course

who's going to look into hotels then?

V4JDMSTi

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just looking at the packages. be a co driver for a stage wondered if Phil could wangle us something

Tissy

Matt (mneame) - You need to clear some space in your PM box mate .

V4JDMSTi

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will do.

the better half

Hotel Mercure The Lodge Cardiff: book your Mercure hotel in CARDIFF

This is the hotel that we are staying in for the Friday and Saturday night.

Need to catch a bus or train to Swansea for the start on Saturday but finishes in Cardiff on the Saturday and Sunday where the hotel is

L.J.F

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on the saturday evening it's actually in the millenium stadium! is this head to head rally event??

Spec'c'57

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Nope its not head to head. well wasn't last year... 1 car timed for 2 laps IIRC...

Tissy it was a prize from Scooby Ball last year... It CAN be sorted tho.... Think Pete warburton is the sidc/swrt liason...

Spec'c'57

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Oh and also IIRC there is a contact with swrt that frequents SIDC forums...

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Spec'c'57

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MrBush

I wanna go!

V4JDMSTi

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i will be going .

Tissy - did you want to arrange something or do you want me to?

Tissy

There are a couple of options for me Matt which i am still considering.

Personally i would like to go to the evening stage at the Millenium Stadium.

Then there is obvioulsy a choice of tickets and packages available. Its a toss up between the £30 Gold ticket and this package:

Rally Club Package - Saturday 1st December (£99 + VAT)

• Private dining facility
• Premier gold seat
• Pre – Rally video entertainment
• Hot buffet
• Use of private bar facilities
• Guest speaker - Rally GB Winner 1993 and 1997, Nicky Grist
• Hostess service throughout evening

Then there is the hotel and how we get there. Do people normally drive or fly (as this is pretty cheap nowadays for an internal flight) ?

It will be my wife and I going and having never been on a WRC stage before, want to make a do of it !! The other option of course if there are a few of us is to see what they can do for groups.

Decisions decisions .

What do you and other people want to do ?

V4JDMSTi

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The package looks good. i was thinking of the evening stage and perhaps a sunday morning stage.

Would be good if we could get a group discount.

I'd probably drive up tbh, although as you say flights are pretty cheap now.

Mrs spec'c'57

Will you only be going to see the Special Stage?

If you planning to see any of the other stages then you will defo need a car!

To be honest to be a Subaru driving around wales when the rally is on has a pretty good feeling to it.
Especially when we drove to one of the stages and villagers were standing outside their houses waving to us as we drove through (which IIRC was early morning!)

V4JDMSTi

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personally i'd like to go to a stage on the sunday as well so guess it looks like i'll be driving up then

Tissy

Yeah, more fun driving up !!

Just need to decide on Hotel and Special Event package.

Mark_B4

I may be intersted in this aswell, never sen a rally live, sounds like good fun

I expect hotels etc will sell out fast though, if not already

MrBush

I am very interested in going to this........ I have checked me holidays at work and spoken to the wife and as it is her Birthday on the 30th she said she wants a nice hotel too!

Anything sorted on this I would be very interested!

Tissy

How nice a hotel ?? Cardiff has the Hilton 5 Star available at £180 a night for a suite. I'm tempted, be nice if there was some else staying at the same hotel. If not there is the 4 star Marriot. Both in Cardiff.

MrBush

I'm sure if it was the wifes choice it would be the Hilton as its her Birthday but If the Marriot is nice I'm sure that would do.

Would be a giggle if there was a few of us in the hotel like ya said.

Spec'c'57

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There is also the Celtic Manor Resort if you really want to treat the wife

The Celtic Manor Resort - 5 Star Resort Hotel Wales, UK, with on-line booking and shop