WHOBBE! Wilts/Hants/Oxon/Berks/Belgium Esprit Meet Sat 5th March 2016

[swindon_alan]

After the success of our pilot Esprit meet*,  Pat and Hofmann's of Henley have very kindly agreed to host our next one.

Nail it in your diaries:

Saturday 5th March 2016, 09:00 - 12:00

The showroom will be open as usual and the bacon/tea and coffee van will be around the corner once again - don't miss out on those gorgeous rolls!

Hopefully we can fill that car park out with Gs and Ss!

* Now renamed with added Belgium in honour of Escape, hope you can make the next one Filip
 

[swindon_alan]

Who and what will be there? 

1. swindon_alan, '96 V8
2. ...

[purso]

Who and what will be there?  

1. swindon_alan, '96 V8
2. ...bp81 2000 v8
3.  

[lotusesprit1]

I have put it in my calender

[paulob1]

ah I just posted in the other section, i see you have a venue for the next meet.  i was offering my place as an interesting venue, we have a few more things to do and was going to organise a bit of other vehicle driving but as you have the venue booked i will come to this one with mine if its back on the road by then.

 

[Mark Blanchard]

I'm in .

[swindon_alan]

*** BUMP ***

1. swindon_alan, - '96 V8
2. bp81 - 2000 v8
3. lotusesprit1 - SE
4. Mark Blanchard - Esprit Turbo
5. paulob1 - S4s (hopefully)
6. ...

[peteyg]

Damn it! Wife's expecting baby on the 7th so not allowed to go out and play. Maybe next time...

[Escape]

Just convince her you'll be able to make very good time to the hospital, should the need arise. :-)

 

[Hofmanns]

Just found an Esprit owner who lives in Reading thats had the car 20 years who somehow didn't hear of our last event - keep spreading the word guys!

[swindon_alan]

*** BUMP BUMP BUMPITY BUMP ***

To keep it visible!

Come on Esprit owners, it might even have warmed up a bit by then! Then of course, there are the bacon rolls to die for...

[Hofmanns]

One week to go guys! Lets hope it warms up a little bit!

[Bazza 907]

 

• swindon_alan, - '96 V8
• bp81 - 2000 v8
• lotusesprit1 - SE
• Mark Blanchard - Esprit Turbo
• paulob1 - S4s (hopefully)
• Bazza - Esprit Turbo dry sump (hopefully)

[hopo]

*Might* be in attendance - depends on how messy the night before gets....

If I do I will be in my Air cooled Esprit - with its characteristically cracked manifold.

[LotuStuart]

Will try for this-but no promises I'm afraid.

 

it was the bacon sarnies that tempted me!

(V8 Esprit 2001)

[Bazza 907]

Sorry I'm out. Circumstances beyond my control..

[Mark Blanchard]

On 27/02/2016 at 14:04, Pat@Hofmanns said:

Just found an Esprit owner who lives in Reading thats had the car 20 years who somehow didn't hear of our last event - keep spreading the word guys!

All good for me.  Could have been Johnny Hand from Reading with his yellow gt3?  Or there's the chrome wrapped Esprit Turbo too?

[swindon_alan]

This one Mark?

[Hofmanns]

9 hours ago, Mark Blanchard said:

All good for me.  Could have been Johnny Hand from Reading with his yellow gt3?  Or there's the chrome wrapped Esprit Turbo too?

I'm not actually sure which model it is he has, he's got a V6 Exige that he brought in for service and mentioned that he had an Esprit too. I told him about Saturday but I'm not sure he is much of a forum user sadly.

Weathers looking better for the weekend!

[C43]

C43 - if weather good (or at least not raining) will be coming in convoy, 2 off S2 Esprits. If wet will bring Evora.

[alias23]

How come this is just for Esprit owners?

[Hofmanns]

Not limited to Esprits in any way Imran, you'd be more than welcome down. Alan originally contacted me last year as there were no Esprit meets in the area hence the Esprit bias.

Last year we had Esprits, Exiges, Europas, Evoras, Elises and even a Carlton! 

[swindon_alan]

4 minutes ago, alias23 said:

How come this is just for Esprit owners?

Ha, it's not Imran. The idea is to get Esprits together as I doesn't happen very often and there are a lot about, but anyone else is more than welcome. Lotus owners of any variety

Please come along, it's interesting to see what Hofmanns have anyway, in the showroom and the workshop.

I could also try and convert you into wanting an Esprit in your garage as well...

[hopo]

Will try and get down. 9:00 is pushing it though 

[LotuStuart]

Expect a red v8 with me and my son in it to arrive around 10.30!

Also expect me to bore Alan about Aircon condensors...