We're all off to Donington on Friday (for track day with Ford)...

[AnnMumsnet]

This thread is for attendees of the "Ford-Mumsnet Donington track day" on Friday 15th October to sign in and share their excitement/ travel plans/ fashion issues etc etc

If you are coming please do sign in.

If you are not currently coming but would like to (after checking out the details on the linked to thread above) please email [email protected] There are bound to be some folks who are unable to attend and there are also a few spaces still available so we'd love you to come - just let us know asap.

Donning the driving gloves from MNHQ will be myself and Jennifer and we're looking forward to meeting you all [slightly worried]

MNHQ

[LynetteScavo]

Windy?

I don't generally do outdoors!

[AnnMumsnet]

Hi, just emailed back - v odd.
No there are others coming on their own..don't worry!

[lightlyscrambled]

Checking in!
Great to see so many people going.
No Boden here either. Merrell trainers and scruffy jeans, will dust off a handbag (although if it's not big enough to double as a changing bag I will probably be off-balance and fall over)
Hair? hmmm. Will go for windswept and interesting - well, windswept anyway.

Also on my own so take heart, fellow Billys.

[lightlyscrambled]

ooh ooh Stig suits!

[Amanderrr]

Checking in on behalf of my DP and his friend. They'll be travelling up from Surrey.

DP isn't at all worried about what to wear. He knows there's going to be some filming but he's yet to throw every item from his wardrobe on the bed and sit on floor in tears declaring that he has nothing to wear.

Still three days to go though so there's time yet.

[LynetteScavo]

But what if Ann drops her spread sheet, and it flutters off in the wind, and someone picks it up and knows everybody's MN names?

[AnnMumsnet]

ruby - have emailed you again. Do you have another email address we could try?

LOL at spreadsheet worries...it'll be safe don't worry

[HeadlessLadyBiscuit]

ruby - check your junk mail folder. My mail from MN quite often ends up in there (I wonder what that means? :o)

[AnnMumsnet]

Yes, do add my email address to non junk list if you can...you never know when I may be in touch again...or if you get one from [email protected]

[swissmiss]

No Boden here either. Jeans, comfy top and jumper, warm jacket and converse boots plus small rucksac. Hoping not too much mud - am thinking we'll be getting into the cars on/near the track and the whole point of the 4x4 to off road with was that you don't get stuck in the mud and need to get out and push and get covered in dirt - or am I mistaken?

Lightly and ruby I'll be on my own too.

Ann How many are due to turn up on the day?

[lightlyscrambled]

swiss you only have to get out and push if you do it wrong and get stuck - no pressure

[HeadlessLadyBiscuit]

Am going to be on my own too :)

[Borisismyhousespider]

I'm dissapointed I don't get to drive the RS never mind all these blokes

For those of you coming from far away, the Moto at the 1st island (or roundabout depending on where you're from!) by the airport does good coffee!

[Whoamireally]

I don't mind if you guys link my real name with my MN name, but I do mind if my DH knows!

Ann, if you see a tall lanky dark haired bloke trying to peer at your clipboard, will you whack him with it please

Those with hair worries - this will be eclipsed by your windburnt cheeks and fresh air induced runny nose

[AnnMumsnet]

whoamireally....do you even know who you are?!!

We have about 70-80 odd of you (inc. pals) coming...they are doing (RL) name badges.

Locals - I shall be whizzing up the m1 with Jennifer - anything I should know traffic wise (cheers for the coffee tip boris, may well need that!)?

[Whoamireally]

Not always, Ann I namechanged ages ago for one of those threads where you don't want people to know who 'you' are and left it so long to change back again that I had forgotten who I was in the first place! And so by that point decided that people 'knew' me as my namechange name and not my original name and there was no point in changing back anyway. Phew. Maybe none of that made any sense?!!

[Borisismyhousespider]

I'm no good on south to north Ann I reckon Leics may be a bit busy around 7-8am ish, but no idea if there are any probs near the Airport at that time in the morning.

[fortyplus]

AnnMumsnet There's a 50 limit for miles... and miles... on the M1 - think it's about junction 11 onwards. And for some reason it moves at about 40 most of the time - can't really work out why. We went to the Nene Whitewater Centre last weekend which is just off j15 and the journey took about 15 mins longer than usual.

Have fun everyone - wish I'd seen this thread sooner!

[hobbgoblin]

We are leaving St Albans at 7.30 am - I really don't want to miss my bacon buttie and the speed restriction is concerning me.

DP said he won't come if I 'dress up' and said it is ridiculous to consider anything beyond jeans. I don't do jeans.

Am now thinking I don't want to get my Uggs dirty but can't drive in wellies. Hiking boots?