Jim
05-01-03, 05:04 PM
Hello Lads and Lasses.
Well this is what I'm thinking of organising.
Milton Keynes has an outdoor Go-Karting track with Karts capable of speeds up to 70mph. For more information on the venue go here;
http://www.daytona.co.uk/milton_keynes.htm
Now before I can book the date I need to see a show of hands. What I don't want are people saying "yeah I'll be intrested" this is really serious and needs to be as un-complicated as possible. I also don't want people saying "me and my 4 friends will come". Places will be given to Novaload members first and then if there are still spots to be filled external people will be allowed to come along.
I spoke to Daytona today and they said that I need to put down a 50% deposit in order to book a private session for us all. This will mean we will have the track to ourselves and will be awarded with tropheys (i think) for the top 3 people at the end of the race.
What I don't yet know is how much this is going to cost. It could be from ?30-?60 per person and as of yet I'm not sure what kind of race it is going to be, but more than likely it will be an endurance race where people get practice laps and qualifying laps and then a 30min drive or possibly even an hours drive. It all depends on how many people reply to this post with definate answers that they want to come.
So far the only date i have in my mind is that the event will be organised for a Sunday. If you want to come along but work the weekends then you will have to be prepared to possibly give short notice to your boss that you need the time off.
Payment will need to be sorted out ASAP. Once I get a definate list of people who wish to attend I will then need to speak to Daytona and get a price from them. I might be able to get them to hold the date for us provisionally, but I will need to collect the money ASAP. What I have in mind for payment is you will all have to send your money to me. If any of you are not happy with sending a cheque to someone you might not have met before then DO NOT put your name down. I will be giving you all my home address for you to send your cheques to, so it's not like I'm going to do a runner with your cash.
So far this is as much information as I can give out. Please, please, please, please do not post questions to this topic like "when will it be" as I honestly don't know and won't know until I get a definate list of people who are willing to commit to the day. I'm anticipating that it's going to take a month to get a list of definate answers, then another month to get the money and then I will be able to book the date. It might all sound long winded, but think of it this way...
...You will all have payed for the event and even though it might not be that next weekend, when the time comes you won't have to worry about getting the money together, all you'll have to do is make sure you turn up on time. Unfortuantley I won't be able to refund your cash if you can't make it at the last minute, as Daytona will be expecting the number of people that I tell them are coming and they will not negotiate. Also, I will more than likely have to put a 50% deposit down out of my own money. I know from past experiences that private events can cost well over ?1000, so please try and think of poor little me who's trying to organise this.
Again, please only reply to this post if you can;
a) be preared to spend up to ?60 or even more
b) be prepared to take a last minute holiday from work
c) turn up on the day and on time
I really want this to work and I think it could make out for an amazing day and good start to the year. Once the Karting has finished we can look at parking up somewhere and chat about the days event.
These are the very early stages, so please bear with me. It's a hell of alot to organise and if you guys can reply ASAP it'll help me out loads.
Cheers lads
Jim
Well this is what I'm thinking of organising.
Milton Keynes has an outdoor Go-Karting track with Karts capable of speeds up to 70mph. For more information on the venue go here;
http://www.daytona.co.uk/milton_keynes.htm
Now before I can book the date I need to see a show of hands. What I don't want are people saying "yeah I'll be intrested" this is really serious and needs to be as un-complicated as possible. I also don't want people saying "me and my 4 friends will come". Places will be given to Novaload members first and then if there are still spots to be filled external people will be allowed to come along.
I spoke to Daytona today and they said that I need to put down a 50% deposit in order to book a private session for us all. This will mean we will have the track to ourselves and will be awarded with tropheys (i think) for the top 3 people at the end of the race.
What I don't yet know is how much this is going to cost. It could be from ?30-?60 per person and as of yet I'm not sure what kind of race it is going to be, but more than likely it will be an endurance race where people get practice laps and qualifying laps and then a 30min drive or possibly even an hours drive. It all depends on how many people reply to this post with definate answers that they want to come.
So far the only date i have in my mind is that the event will be organised for a Sunday. If you want to come along but work the weekends then you will have to be prepared to possibly give short notice to your boss that you need the time off.
Payment will need to be sorted out ASAP. Once I get a definate list of people who wish to attend I will then need to speak to Daytona and get a price from them. I might be able to get them to hold the date for us provisionally, but I will need to collect the money ASAP. What I have in mind for payment is you will all have to send your money to me. If any of you are not happy with sending a cheque to someone you might not have met before then DO NOT put your name down. I will be giving you all my home address for you to send your cheques to, so it's not like I'm going to do a runner with your cash.
So far this is as much information as I can give out. Please, please, please, please do not post questions to this topic like "when will it be" as I honestly don't know and won't know until I get a definate list of people who are willing to commit to the day. I'm anticipating that it's going to take a month to get a list of definate answers, then another month to get the money and then I will be able to book the date. It might all sound long winded, but think of it this way...
...You will all have payed for the event and even though it might not be that next weekend, when the time comes you won't have to worry about getting the money together, all you'll have to do is make sure you turn up on time. Unfortuantley I won't be able to refund your cash if you can't make it at the last minute, as Daytona will be expecting the number of people that I tell them are coming and they will not negotiate. Also, I will more than likely have to put a 50% deposit down out of my own money. I know from past experiences that private events can cost well over ?1000, so please try and think of poor little me who's trying to organise this.
Again, please only reply to this post if you can;
a) be preared to spend up to ?60 or even more
b) be prepared to take a last minute holiday from work
c) turn up on the day and on time
I really want this to work and I think it could make out for an amazing day and good start to the year. Once the Karting has finished we can look at parking up somewhere and chat about the days event.
These are the very early stages, so please bear with me. It's a hell of alot to organise and if you guys can reply ASAP it'll help me out loads.
Cheers lads
Jim