RobAce Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 hi all, me and burt were talking today about arranging a weekend 'gumball' trip to try and cover the whole of the south, but that is as far as we got. the idea is to do a back to basics trip, we arrange a start point, route(we were to thinking newquey) and a finish, we decide on stops eg hotels and breaks, then meet as many people as poss. this means no money down and no deposits, if you want to do the whole trip you book your own hotel, or if you just do abit you meet us then go home. easy heres where you lot come in if you want to come, we need ideas for:- dates destinations(my be with something there e.g run to the sun at newquey 20 somthing of may) routes and stops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry S Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Yeah sounds good Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 A rival Gumball organiser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just to warn you, it's a lot of work to organise. Take a look at... http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=44956&highlight=gumball ...for details of the last club gumball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradan Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Ill be up for the local stuff as newquay is only 20mins away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Can we drop into Hayling on the way? Cruise round the Island would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAce Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just to warn you, it's a lot of work to organise. hay no probs,i like a challange beside i want to keep it simple just a start and a finish and as i want to do a week-end a couple of pub stops (with a hotel room for the night of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAce Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Ill be up for the local stuff as newquay is only 20mins away cool wot do you know about the 'run to the sun' is it just V-dubs or can any one go along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 A rival Gumball organiser! you fool, its not a rival, its somebody to hoist all the donkey work off on to... did I say that in an open forum... sounds like a plan...may be worth talking to Mawby and see if his experience can help JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 cool wot do you know about the 'run to the sun' is it just V-dubs or can any one go along anybody can go along, supposed to be dubs but almost everything goes along now. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradan Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Its half v dubs and the rest is made up of chavs in their novas trying their hardest to make the tyres sqeek lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAce Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Its half v dubs and the rest is made up of chavs in their novas trying their hardest to make the tyres sqeek lol but would a load of supras look good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 their website says everything is welcome - looks pretty cool too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAce Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 well start of my plan woz going to be may 26th- meet at fleet services 12:00 (so not a too early start) run down the m3 to the a303 about 4-5 oclock stop in plymouth for the night and a few drinks (social like) may 27th- leave about 10ish down the a38 to the a30 (about 50-80 miles not sure) at newquay about 12ish stay have a laugh hotel around newquay somewhere may 28th- home either in one or two stops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 OK, some advice from my experience then... One thing I will warn you about is queues. I normally try to take the Gumball via mayor roads like the A303 so people know where it is, but every time we've had to make a detour via some back roads as we've hit major traffic jams - especially as you've picked a bank holiday weekend. You may want to enlist the help of some locals to the areas you're travelling through to suggest some alternative back routes. Better still, make sure one of those locals is leading the convoy when travelling through their area, then if you do hit traffic they can divert you all instead of sitting there for hours. Walkie talkies will be essential! Also make sure you're aware of all the Shell petrol stations on route (for Optimax) and also plan a stop at services every two hours. Make sure everyone knows where they are going to after each stop. That way if you do get split up you can hopefully meet up again later. Swapping mobiles numbers is also a good ideal in case anyone gets completely lost and are out of range of the walkie talkies. Although these events are excellent for blasting the cobwebs out of the second turbo, make sure people are aware of what this event is - and that is not a race. People have told me people that driving on the Gumball gives you a feeling of being invincible! It is very true, and therefore as the organiser you need to make sure people are aware of the need to drive safely as people can get carried away and that can be a million times more dangerous when you have a convoy of Supras all following you! Here is an example of what can happen if you don't pay attention to other road users! Some other advice is with regards to keeping the convoy together. Try and make people be aware of everyone else in the convoy and to help them out if needed. For example, if you are approaching a junction on a motorway and the left hand lane is pretty busy then when someone gets into the lane they should hold back and allow everyone else to pull in front. This applies to any lane change on a busy road really. It's just common sense really. Anyway, hope it all goes well! Make sure you get plenty of video footage and photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAce Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 thanks mawby i will keep all that in mind thanks for the vid, i like her, shes funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 i'll be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Need to plan to stop in Shells AND Tescos now though for those who don't fancy resetting their ECUs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Booh Hooh!! I am on shift all weekend - I really must retire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURT Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 well rob wont be planning this one on his own, as i will be helping him too. we came up with this idea as i gives people the the chance of doing a gumball of this lenght without having to commit to deposits and also times are not so strict, giving people who like a layin the chance to have one, and those who dont can wash their cars... lol as rob says we are open to suggestions as we want to give everybody the chance to have some input (if they want to)and those who dont can just follow along. So so far so good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Ill come as long as we can get that bird along again! Thankfully im home alone cause i have just been laughing rather loudly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 im up for it . never been on a gumball before looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURT Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Ill come as long as we can get that bird along again! Thankfully im home alone cause i have just been laughing rather loudly! what bird fella? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 The one in the video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jap Scene UK Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 http://www.8ballrally.com/... interesting for a uk event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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