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Just over 6 weeks till the Performance French Car Expo. Its coming up super fast and its one of the last shows of the season. Once again the club will be in attendance and we will have a stand outside. For anyone who thinks there car is awesome then e ntries for the OCD Finish Top 20 still being taken visit http://www.frenchcarshow.co.uk/requests/themed-paddock
General overview of the event is that its a nice and small event with some quality cars on the inside of the exhibition centre. Food last year was pretty poor and over priced so may be good to bring your own snacks for the day. You can easily be in and out of the event in a few hours but its the club banter as usual that makes it a full day. I think most of us were there by 10 and headed off by 3 last year.
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Buy tickets from http://www.frenchcarshow.co.uk/store. Tickets start from £12.95. Make sure you put 306oc down as your club when purchasing tickets.
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For those of us travelling from a far we will be staying in Derby South Premier Inn. Currently £68.00 a night. This is 10.4 miles away and takes about 30 minutes. Its a nice fun cross country drive there in the morning. Map
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hmmm now there's an incentive to get bianca back on the road 
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If the 309 is fixed Amber & I will come this year, I should know on Friday.
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(24-08-2015, 07:52 PM)JJ0063 Wrote: If the 309 is fixed Amber & I will come this year, I should know on Friday.
Good answer 
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Right. Booked tickets and booked the premier inn! Rooms are current £55!
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(28-08-2015, 10:23 AM)Eeyore Wrote: Right. Booked tickets and booked the premier inn! Rooms are current £55!
lol youve booked the wrong hotel if youve got rooms for that price 
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I was thinking that, 63 pound when I looked!
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(28-08-2015, 12:37 PM)cully Wrote: (28-08-2015, 10:23 AM)Eeyore Wrote: Right. Booked tickets and booked the premier inn! Rooms are current £55!
lol youve booked the wrong hotel if youve got rooms for that price
weli double checked and it has pictures of where we stayed last time! Just checked again and its the right place! D:
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bastards have dropped their price i paid £62 +£2 for card payment 
do they do a price promise?
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I thought the price got more expensive as it gets closer in time? Or is it just randomly variable anyway?
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(28-08-2015, 02:56 PM)Toms306 Wrote: I thought the price got more expensive as it gets closer in time? Or is it just randomly variable anyway?
both! D:
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My tickets turned up today
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Prices for premier inn are about as predictable as a womens temper!
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(03-09-2015, 01:29 PM)cully Wrote: My tickets turned up today
so did mine! 
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Might show up to this work allowing
Won't be in a pug though if I come
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(18-08-2015, 04:38 PM)cully Wrote: 1. SRowell
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EXPO bump!
what time are people getting to the premier inn on sat ?
are we having an evening meal there or whats being planned?
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Early afternoon arrival with any luck. Dinner there
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yep ill be there no matter what but hopefully in the 306!
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did anyone book evening meal with the room package?
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(22-09-2015, 03:31 PM)cully Wrote: did anyone book evening meal with the room package?
nope
just had a worry that i hadnt booked this but i have!
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(22-09-2015, 03:31 PM)cully Wrote: did anyone book evening meal with the room package?
No And don't. The meal deals at premier inns are shite!
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Gonna miss my "local" show again. Second year running I've paid for my ticket and not gone.
I haven't managed to get the car started http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread....&page=last
Seemed to have identified it as the crank sensor but didn't realise until it was too late to source the part. F***ing typical.
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I think everyone is home from the expo now. Small turnout for both the show and the club. Decent banter the night before hand and I was there all day filming and chatting to the PFC guys. Havent got any photos. Just lots of video which Ill sort out in the next week. The show wasnt any different from last year and unless something changes I cant really see it continuing. We arrived late at 10 but then were done by 12.15.
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evening banter was epic! should of fecked the show off and continued with mario kart and rum
oh! a big thumbs up to grant...........
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Epic evening was had! Plenty of beer and plenty of banter!
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Miss much ??
Better or worse than last year ??
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Show was a bit pants IMO, but its a hard one to criticise. It was never advertised, or claimed to be, on par with FCS, but it just felt so badly planned and small.
The previous night at the hotel was a good crack! Just the 6 of us, but that was what made the show for me  (no pun intended)
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