Sunday 20 December 2009

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

As the white stuff is fluttering down outside its time to abandon the usual forms of transport…..

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….and take a leaf out of the fat man in reds book.



A lot of the car manufacturers are getting in on the act of Santa Sleigh design too, Aston Martin, Bentley and Rolls Royce are adding a bit of luxury to the toy hauler.

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Or you could just supercharge the reindeer hotrod style and tow an old stagecoach.

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There are a few more designs over on the Car magazine website, Merry Christmas and thanks for reading.

Steve.

Wednesday 16 December 2009

Christmas at the Ace Cafe

The December meet at the Ace Café on the North Circular in London is the last chance to meet up with fellow Dubbers before Christmas. Despite the freezing weather there was a good turn out of T4/5s and air-cooleds.

First up was a little grub to warm us up….
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….and pudding to fill us up
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Next up it was out into the cold to sample the cars on show.

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A very brave Beach Buggy owner.
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Watch for the gritting lorries, they’ll rust a Beetle quicker than you can say Waxoyl
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Watercooleds dressed for the season
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The man in red even turned up to surprise the kids
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Thanks for reading and Merry Christmas, the rest of the photos are here.

Steve.

Sunday 6 December 2009

The festive Bracknell meet

December, its cold and sunny and the perfect weather for the LTV festive meet at South Hill Park. Following on from our trip to the toy run in the morning and after saving a fellow camper owner who’d run out of go-go juice we finally made it to Bracknell. Mince pies, tinsel and Santa filled the carpark as the members met for the last time in 2009.

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Christmas tunes rang out from the radio controlled split
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Presents underneath the Christmas tree
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Santa was in his T5 shaped grotto handing out goodies to the boys and girls (both big and small!)
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The rest of the photos are here Merry Christmas and thanks for reading.

Steve.

Dr B's charity toy run

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The first Sunday of December is the date for the enormous charity bike ride, from an office complex on the outskirts of Reading to the Dr Banardo’s school in Wokingham town centre. Over 2000 motorbikes, trikes and quads gather in the carparks of the old Shire Hall in festive fancy dress, each with a small present to deliver to the school to be distributed to the children. We decided to pay the start a visit this year to watch the build up before heading off to the LTV festive meet, the sight brings a lump to the throat, the vast numbers of leather clad Santas and reindeer all coming together for such a good cause.

Decrorated bikes came in many styles
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The riders really went to town with some imaginative takes on Christmas, yes that’s a reindeer on a trike
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That’ll be Santa riding his Kawasaki reindeer
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Lots of Santas
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A 6ft decorated Christmas tree even rode in!
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There are more details about the toy run here and theres more photos here, thanks for looking.

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Steve.

Tuesday 1 December 2009