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MARKTHOMASBRAND wrote:Pat & Caren are your only hope Image


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Nice enough weather for the bike Steve :idea: 8)
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Sorry to disappoint but no rx8 yet.
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MARKTHOMASBRAND wrote:Quad or Jaaaaaaaaaaaaag :-k :?:

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Good excellent choice but then they're both good excellent choices :mrgreen:

Cocktails 🍸first & now I'm @ the Tennessee Whiskey :wasted: :lol:
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Bit naughty having two really nice cars to choose from

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Just got back from Sean moore's 60th ,beer cocktails and catered bbq lol

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Great to meet friends I haven’t seen for far too long. We did have one RX8 thanks to Steve but I hadn’t spotted him parked across the car park so apologies Steve for no photo here.
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Safely back home as of around 18:40 🏡 :D

Another successful CL4W meet :yeah:

Many thanks to Azam & Nigel for bringing us all together :salut:



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Hi Mark and Mandy. Thanks for letting us know you got back safely. Thank you for driving all that way too, it really is appreciated and always a pleasure to see you both. Thanks for all the pictures you took too. .

Have a lovely holiday.

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Chris, once again thank you for driving all that way to support this meet. Again totally appreciated and always a pleasure to have your company for our little jaunts out. Again thanks for the pictures and you take care.

R3 next time methinks.



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What a fantastic day we all had today and all with good company =D>

I got home at 21:10pm :thumleft:

The Convoy of cars was first class =D> =D> =D> =D>

Roll onto the next Meet :arrow:

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Work wasn't too bad in the end :p

Double pay :money: & a day off in lieu :yeah:

Pretty much just cruising in the patrol car all day with the air-con 8)
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Double Pay AND a day off in lieu, isn't that effectively triple pay for sitting around all day!
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Hopefully get an RX-8 in a photo at our next meet [-o< , meanwhile the first post has been updated with latest group photo :thumleft:

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Just a suggestion for possible future venues 8)

Mandy & I have had Lunch there numerous times :thumleft:

Overflow carpark there too so should be able to accommodate our parking needs ;)



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I believe they do a carvery everyday so should keep Nigel happy :D
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Weirdly I was just reading that it closed it's doors in January 2023 :shock: #-o

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut apparently is back open now [-o<

Anyway just a thought guys :thumleft:

I'll be the one retreating rapidly in SPORT mode if it all goes Pete Tong :lol:



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ChrisHolmes wrote: ↑
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My world when I work weekends and bank holidays :D
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MARKTHOMASBRAND wrote:Just a suggestion for possible future venues 8)

Mandy & I have had Lunch there numerous times :thumleft:

Overflow carpark there too so should be able to accommodate our parking needs ;)



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This is a good place https://www.smugglersinnosmingtonmills. ... ontent=gmb
Wouldn't say car park is the biggest

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:whathesaid:

The Smugglers Inn @ Osmington Mills is a lovely pub 8)

Went there only a few weeks back :D
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nightfire10 wrote:This is a good place https://www.smugglersinnosmingtonmills. ... ontent=gmb
Wouldn't say car park is the biggest

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There is a pinned post on the RX-8 FB Group with all the events taking place this year, which is maintained by myself as one of the Administrators within the FB Group :thumleft:

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