BXAGON CHALLENGE
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i have an in built hatrid for caravans but i suppose they serve a purpose.
that 3rd bed will be much appreciated, in fact im quite happy to sleep anywhere dry lol
i feel (and i know this might sound stupid) that doing this on a shoestring would be the best way as it saves money and might even mean i could put a bit of spare cash i didnt spend into the fund for the charity!
gives me a bit of extra motivation. im mad as a hatter i know! lol
chris
that 3rd bed will be much appreciated, in fact im quite happy to sleep anywhere dry lol
i feel (and i know this might sound stupid) that doing this on a shoestring would be the best way as it saves money and might even mean i could put a bit of spare cash i didnt spend into the fund for the charity!
gives me a bit of extra motivation. im mad as a hatter i know! lol
chris
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- Philip Chidlow
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BXagon Team Sponsorship.
A reminder that we need to start collecting pledges and donations. It's easy to lose sight of the real reason we are doing this. TO RAISE MONEY for Cancer Research UK.
Even if you haven't been able to commit to participating, please PM me and I would be delighted to send you a Sponsorship sheet to print out and record your pledges and so on upon - no matter how small, each penny counts!
A reminder that we need to start collecting pledges and donations. It's easy to lose sight of the real reason we are doing this. TO RAISE MONEY for Cancer Research UK.
Even if you haven't been able to commit to participating, please PM me and I would be delighted to send you a Sponsorship sheet to print out and record your pledges and so on upon - no matter how small, each penny counts!
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- mat_fenwick
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Just a few notes on driving in France for those who haven't done it before, I think this is the best place to put them...this is just from my own personal experience - legal requirements etc are best gained from official sources.
1. Drive on the right Well someone may not know!
2. Drivers seem generally more courteous than over here, i.e. you get a lot less 'lane hogging' on multi lane roads. Also less traffic (as a rule) than over here.
3. Signs. The French don't pay much attention to road numbers. Drive down a road and the number can change several times! Made slightly more complicated by the fact that a lot of N roads are being re-designated as D roads, with a different number (eg the N202 now becomes the D6202). Generally (but not always!) the signs will have the name of the town at the end of the road, or a major town along it. So you may be in a tiny village in the south of France and see a sign for Paris, but not for the next town!
4. Services (Aires) are every 10 miles or so along motorways, lots only have picnic areas and toilets (no fuel), some just the former. Usually a (fairly accurate) description before you leave the motorway.
5. Petrol stations in rural areas may not be open on a Sunday, but will often taken a credit card at the pump
That's about as much as I can think of for now, hopefully those who spend a lot of time (or live) in France can add to it.
1. Drive on the right Well someone may not know!
2. Drivers seem generally more courteous than over here, i.e. you get a lot less 'lane hogging' on multi lane roads. Also less traffic (as a rule) than over here.
3. Signs. The French don't pay much attention to road numbers. Drive down a road and the number can change several times! Made slightly more complicated by the fact that a lot of N roads are being re-designated as D roads, with a different number (eg the N202 now becomes the D6202). Generally (but not always!) the signs will have the name of the town at the end of the road, or a major town along it. So you may be in a tiny village in the south of France and see a sign for Paris, but not for the next town!
4. Services (Aires) are every 10 miles or so along motorways, lots only have picnic areas and toilets (no fuel), some just the former. Usually a (fairly accurate) description before you leave the motorway.
5. Petrol stations in rural areas may not be open on a Sunday, but will often taken a credit card at the pump
That's about as much as I can think of for now, hopefully those who spend a lot of time (or live) in France can add to it.
- Mike E (uk)
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Yes, the tip about petrol stations on Sunday is a good one. Many are not open 24 hours too.
It is so quick and easy driving huge distances there that you can get caught out.
The crazy road numbering system is not a problem since they invented satnav!
Mike
It is so quick and easy driving huge distances there that you can get caught out.
The crazy road numbering system is not a problem since they invented satnav!
Mike
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It might be clever now, but it won't be in the morning!
It might be clever now, but it won't be in the morning!
- stuart_hedges
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I've just created a BXagon Facebook Event for the purpose of publicising the event. We may get a few extra teams through this, but I suspect it will be mostly sponsorship rather than people signing up.
The page is here - if you are a Facebook member, sign yourself up and invite all your friends!
Facebook is the only social networking site I'm a member of, but perhaps someone else might like to do the same in Myspace/Bebo etc?
The page is here - if you are a Facebook member, sign yourself up and invite all your friends!
Facebook is the only social networking site I'm a member of, but perhaps someone else might like to do the same in Myspace/Bebo etc?
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We're on the Practical Classics site: http://www.practicalclassics.co.uk
I'm hoping we'll get coverage in the magazine itself in a forthcoming issue.
I'm hoping we'll get coverage in the magazine itself in a forthcoming issue.
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