Daan Saaf OV9 Meet

[duncs500]

Another variation on that theme is we could meet at Caffeine & Machine at Ampthill, grab a coffee and then make our way up towards Kimbolton and the B660 and onwards north for lunch.

[Jobbo]

Another variation on that theme is we could meet at Caffeine & Machine at Ampthill, grab a coffee and then make our way up towards Kimbolton and the B660 and onwards north for lunch.

That sounds quite a sensible idea - it's the one C&M I've not been to as well so ticks a box there. Feels a bit weird for an Evo meet to involve C&M; they seem like different worlds More about polishing and standing around than driving.

[duncs500]

I dunno, C&M is a pretty broad church. My view on it is that it's one of few places where gatherings of car enthusiasts are welcome, and therefore can only be a good thing. Plus the coffee and food is half decent usually.

[Jobbo]

I'm certainly not saying avoid it Do you know a good way to get round Bedford to the B660 or should we just aim to meet early in the morning and go through the middle of town?

[Gavster]

Sounds good too How about we chuck some dates out? End of this month, like 25/26th April? Or further out into mid-May, avoiding bank holidays say 16/17?

[V8Granite]

16/17 of May works for me

Dave!

[Jobbo]

I'll be in Scotland 16/17 May I'm afraid. Could potentially do 25/26 April but otherwise my earliest free weekend is 23/24 May.

[GG.]

25 April should work for me. I am in the US for business 16/17 May unfortunately.

23/24 May also likely works.

[Gavster]

I'm good with 23/24th May too - although does the bank holiday mess it up for anyone? I'd imagine the Sunday 24th morning would be fairly quiet out on the roads before lunch.

[Jobbo]

Sunday 24th could be quite a good day since it's in the middle of the bank holiday weekend - often a bit quieter than a normal Sunday.

[GG.]

Plus the later we get into the year the likelihood of warmer weather should increase... (I've jinxed it now clearly).

[Gavster]

Agreed, by late May it's 5am sunrise and a strong chance of some lovely weather too.

[V8Granite]

I'll be back at work then so will do the B660 as Billy No Mates

Dave!

[IanF]

There’s a (sold out) Bicester Scramble on 26th April, so could be interesting vehicle spots nearby.. not sure how friendly Oxfordshire is to cars though! I’d be up for something that weekend

[duncs500]

I'm certainly not saying avoid it Do you know a good way to get round Bedford to the B660 or should we just aim to meet early in the morning and go through the middle of town?

I think you go A421 and turn off for Renhold, skirt across that way to the B660.

[duncs500]

Can't do 25/26th April, 23/24th May is ok for me.

[Explosive Newt]

Either the May or April dates are good for me.

[Explosive Newt]

Bump. Sounded like May 23/24 was the consensus?

[Jobbo]

Shall we say Sunday 24 May, on the basis that it's the middle of the bank holiday weekend so the traffic might be slightly lighter?

[GG.]

Good for me.