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I first saw one in 1990 or 1991, which was given to Dave Price as a company car when he was Nissan Motorsport team manager. I think it might have been the first one in the UK. We were at the wedding of one of his daughters, as he is a long time family friend of my mum. The design was just light years ahead of any other production car around at the time, I wanted one from that point on, and bought my first one in 1998.

This is the biggest celebrity loss that I am truly sorry to hear and hits me personally. Gutted just doesn't say enough. Loved his music since hearing his first album, For You, as a kid when i just turned 9, long before purple rain album hit the airwaves. Lifelong fan. No choice but to complete my back catalogue now, as I had been a bit slack and have a few gaps. Radio1 playing a tribute hour at the moment, finishing at 9.

there seems to be quite a few celebrities that have chosen to battle their illnesses in private, so that it comes as a bit of a surprise to the public when the news breaks.

got my email and printed the tickets off. looking forward to the day, not so sure about the 5am start though

Riding up the M11 last night, approaching Stansted, and on one of the road crossing bridges, i spot someone on the wrong side of the railings, hanging over the southbound carriageway, looking like they were ready to take a plunge. i hit the phone button on my scala, voice dial 999, and pull over the hard shoulder about 1/4 to 1/2 mile further up. the operator answers, puts me through to the police, and it just rings, and rings, and rings. the operator comes back on, apologises,,and says she will try another number, and it rings, and rings, and rings. i spot an ambulance on blues going southbound during this time. the operator comes back on, apologises again, and says, she will try yet another line, so i tell her that hopefully its not too late, as i just saw an ambulance going that way...., she apologises again, and then it rings, and rings, and rings. she comes back on again, and says she will find some other numbers to try, while its still ringing, ringing, but then eventually it gets answered once they took the details, the police handler says, ah, i think we might have that reported already, but i dont really know, so i will log it for you.. wtf? glad it wasnt me on the sharp end of a life threatening situation!!

ditto not worried, yet... ;-)

yep, no problem. will send you over my details on pm over the weekend.

cheers peeps. been a relaxing day, as i am on holiday :-) charging myself back up ready for the 10 hour drive home again! lol

well, as it happens, i am in the area next week, and was thinking of popping down, but it will be in the Touareg not the Z, having dragged the caravan down for the week as we are still en route, and not planned our activities for the week, i hadnt posted yet ;-)

do you want a Werthers sonny?

haha, quality, grandad :lol:

I learnt to drive in an estate version in beige :-) my dad had one of these when I was younger, great looking car :-)

i had another one of these next, as i wrote this one off in just 6 days :-( before i moved onto a B series 400 kitted manta and then an A series manta then i swapped to a few Lancias for a while

Mine was an orange Opel Ascona 1.9SR exactly like this one, but that's not me or mine!

it was a year ago today that our much loved roobarb passed away. a true z enthusiast and committed member until the end, attending meets and shows as long as she was able. as mentioned on the original thread, there will be a roobarb award in her name at the Coventry meet. gone but not forgotten. x

having a long drive there and back on the same day for many people was the main reason for finding a local hotel the night before, to relax and be fresh for the meet and the eventual drive home agan next day :-)

Hotel for Saturday, yes, and sunday time not confirmed yet Joel, but will be updated nearer the time.

Quote this post to add yourself to the list. Name, meet, hotel booking, room type, meal Craig+2, attending meet, hotel Booked via Craig, family room, yes

The 300zx.co.uk annual club meet for 2016 has been organised, with a return to Coventry Transport Museum and Millenium Place. For those that haven't been, the Museum is a great place to visit, and parking right outside on Millenium Place draws lots of attention and some great photo opportunities. Lexx did a fantastic job organising this location in 2014. This year we will also be holding our AGM at the museum for subscribed members to attend. In addition, we will be holding a general meeting where hopefully the REO's will be presenting their ideas for the 2017 annual club meet, where all members can vote for their preferred location, giving the REO a year to put all of the plans into place. With this in mind, we have decided to nominate a local hotel as a central meeting point the day before, to set the format for following years where the annual meet could be anywhere in the country. This will allow members that are travelling from afar to arrive the day before, meet up with other fellow members, have a nice social evening and meal, before arriving nice and fresh at the meeting venue the following morning after a short drive. The nominated hotel this year is Premier Inn at Hinckley, which has an attached Brewers Fayre pub and restaurant, located next to a canal and marina. It is a 30 minute drive to the Museum on Sunday morning. 12 rooms are already reserved, 8 at £68 4 at £70, which are available on first come first served basis by contacting me on PM and sending the money via PayPal or bank transfer. I will need your full names, how many of you, and if you want a double, twin or family room. Breakfast is not included in the price but can be paid for separately on arrival or in the morning. Alternatively, you can contact the hotel yourself and make your own reservations, particularly if you want to stay extra nights. The price increased from £68 to £70 automatically once a certain number of rooms were booked, and are likely to increase again at a certain threshold as more rooms are booked. But the hotel staff have no control over that as it is built into the booking system. The direct line for the hotel is 01455 896920. Rooms can be cancelled up to 1pm on the day, but I will be cancelling any unconfirmed or unpaid for rooms the week before that, when the menu choices are confirmed to the restaurant. If you have booked via me, then I will will refund any cancellations that are notified in time to cancel the booking. The restaurant has a separate mezzanine area which has been reserved for a group meal on the Saturday evening for 30 people, but we can confirm the numbers at a later date, and can probably accommodate up to 50 people. If anyone is local and wants to attend the meal, that will be fine, subject to the same food pre-booking details below. We must provide the confirmed menu choices the week before, which we will then be committed to, whether you turn up or not. So if you have ordered and cannot make it, we will end up having to pick up the bill, which is not ideal, so please only place your menu orders when you know for sure you are attending. The new menu is published 17th March and a link will be added at that time and the opportunity to collect menu choices over the following weeks. Please confirm on the thread whether you plan to attend the meet, whether you plan to stay at the nominated hotel, and whether you want to reserve a room through me or directly, or whether you just want to turn up for just the meet or the meal. E.g. Name, meet, hotel booking, room type, meal Craig+2, attending meet, hotel Booked via Craig, family room, yes Anon, attending meet only, no hotel, no meal Dates are the 16th and 17th of July. Proposed schedule for the day. AGM agenda in the subscribed forum Club Meet Schedule and AGM Agenda 10:00 Museum Open/Club Meet Start (Starley Room open for club use) 12:00 Lunch provided in Starley Room (all attending forum members/family) 13:30 Trophy Voting Forms Final Submission 14:00 AGM Start in Starley Room (Subscribed Forum Members only) 15:30 Trophy Presentation Outside (or Starley Room depending on weather) 16:00 Museum Close/Club Meet Finish (Vacate Millennium Place)

Seen parked there for a little while, not sure if local, broken or dumped?

first day done. learnt enough of the circuit to feel comfortable with it. its a great track for bikes. a few bike breakdowns, so some of our group didnt get much time out on track. a few people came off during the day too, including my mate, so 5 hours waiting for an xray on a broken collarbone tonight. will see what tomorrow brings...

off to cartagena today to spend 4 days on track on my bike :-) while the zed is off for a complete detailing and paint protection with a pro detailer, after its great makeover at Dasstech. just need to get wheels, scuttles and wipers tidied when i get back, and i will be happy with the '1st impression' it makes :-) not got the time or money to go into true show car territory yet ;-) but it will definitely give a good account of itself by the time japfest comes around! so i will be sunning myself and chucking my bike about a bit while the zed is getting pampered

you mean, the vents that are designed to increase airflow through the intercoolers, by allowing the air behind them to exit the bumper directly? ;-)

1. Joely P - Stand Pass - PAID 2. coopd - Stand Pass - PAID 3. Slick Pete. Stand Pass + Two Track Time Slots .B + Q. PAID. 4. (adl) phoenix- stand pass, track slot B PAID + Q. 5. sdriver73-Stand Pass-Paid 6. BedZee Man - Stand Pass - Paid 7. JJP - Stand Pass + Track Time slot Q. PAID 8. Kaned - stand pass and track session O. Paid 9. Ian Greenfield Stand pass and track sesion Q. Paid 10. Gray. Stand Pass and Track Session Q. paid 11.Richie 1708. Stand Pass + Track Time. session O. Paid 12.NemesizX. Stand pass. Paid 13. Craig. Stand Pass. Paid

that reminds me, i am going to this and need to sort out tickets and stand pass as well