A great weekend !!

Hi all,
Hello to old and new Spannerites.

Me and Marsty got home OK as did Guy, Reesy and Zita.

What a weekend!

Great to see old friends and makes some new ones.

Marsty and me would like to thank the usual suspects, you know who you are.

Organisation, pre and during the weekend was exemplary.

The transportation of all the equipment that never missed a beat, massive, fantastic effort from them all.

Marst and me would like to say nice one, huge bigguns, many thanks Jase, Andy and Big Jim.

And a very big nice to meet you to Tracey for taking care of them.

Take care everyone, Marst and I will be doing the Classic in 2012.

Laters to all.

Have added a few select piccies for your delectation.

If you want all of Marsty's, let me know.

Jason and Andy have my phone number.

Maybe Jules has also.

Mark and Marsty

That's Spanner For Another Year!!!

All

Great weekend with some great guys and girls. Thanks to those campers who setup the camp earlier in the week - it was appreciated :-)

Hope all got home ok one way or another - with or without a license and sober enough to drive!!!

The Guildford branch all met back at Calais within 30 mins of each other and got an earlier ferry.

Doug, Steve and lad's enjoyed the weekend and appreciated the hospitality - look out for them at the Steam Fair Skip.

Thanks to Jase for being the ticket tout!!! and Skip for the logistics and Craig for the t-shirts

If anyone has pictures that they would like uploading to the site, let me know and I will setup an album where they can be uploaded to...


Hope to see you again soon....

Julian

well what can i say about le mans 2011 except i agree with skip in it was possibly one off the best years ive had we found out some great new names we have the gaffer , herby, speedy and still trying to think of cyrils lol now what a dark horse he was lol i think it was the start of something new, i would like to say thanks to:

Skip

Tracey (Stacey)

James (lard ass)

Greg (the gaffer)

Sue

Craig (herby)

Paul

Debbie

Julian and friends (soz cant remember the name ) ~ Doug, Steve, Jack & Rob

Alan

Jason

Pommy

Steve

Zeta

Kevin (speedy)

Rich

Cyril (the dark horse)

Cyrils mate (soz crap memory again lol)

Mark (so great to see you 2 there again guys)

Marsey

Guy

for making it such a great year, and if iam honest i got a buzz from organizing of team affairs i was great to see you all had a good laugh and remember my moto "if you dont like it go f**k yourself" lol

and especially a big thanks to a certain ldv you will be sadly missed!!!! we left a lot behind to lighten her load on the return journey and kev did too (his licence and some euros) lol

once again thanks to you all cant wait till next year only 360 odd days to go lol

Well i hope everyone got home safe & sound, even if some team members never brought there licence home!(I'm sure the french Gendarmes,are partying with their new euros as i type this)

I like to say a BIG thanks to our stand in General :- Jason, who did a job well done in all organizing of team affairs, & i think Mark will agree! (& was good to see Mark, although not fully repaired,back where he belongs)

What a week, 27 of us! Apart from the weather, is up there with the best trips down to La Sarthe I've been on...I hope all of the cherries, in their first year also enjoyed the experience ..

I also would like to say a massive thank you to a certain LDV,who pulled the whole team camp down & back ! She will be surely missed , as has now retired from active team service.

Cant wait to see all the photos..........

Once again!! Thanks for a great week

Skip

PS: Chris, tell her in doors your coming next year!

L/M 2011

Well I hope you guys had a great time at what turned out to be an epic race, I've been checking in to see if Jase managed to upload any pic's of the weeks highlights down at maccy dee's?, I can confirm that watching the race on the sofa is just not the same especially when I had the munchies sat eve and could have done with a couple of gran marnier crepes or some frites at 2am sunday morn, anyway hope you all get back safe and look forward to seeing some piccys

le mans 2009

le mans 2009

Team Spanner branding for 2011?

Hi Andy,
I did ask the question in my reply to your post declaring the travel arrangements known to you.
Are we doing 2011 branding?
Or are we using previous years merchandise?
I like the team look.

Texted Jason, the Admin man this year, paid the remainder of the costs.
Jason has done a magnificent job this year, its not as easy as it sounds arranging this for a goodly number of people all having different inputs and ideas.

Marst and I are really looking forward to this year.
Gonna be good weather as well chaps.
Seems like ages since we were last there.
2 years.
Well we're back!

Take care all and speak soon.

Mark and Marst

Happy Birthday Mark!!!

Mr Venning

Many Happy Returns for today Mark

Have a great day and don't work tooo hard!!!

Cheers Julian

June 2011, Travel arrangements now confirmed

Travel arrangements,now confirmed...
Departing UK :
Portsmouth -Caen , Sunday 5th June, 23.45
Inward from France:
Caen - Portsmouth, Monday 13th June, 16.30
Team Members travelling,so far on the above times (Confirmed)

Andy & James (New Boy) LDV & Trailer (Blue) Old girl, Retirement postponded....
Lofty & Jase (Tour Manager) LDV
Greig & crew Camper (Details to follow)
Chris ( Mr if you need it, hes got it) Camper (Wthdrawn from tour!)
Due to nasty boss,who wont give him the time off........
Chris!! You need to sort this out.....
Wednesday,15th June
Kevin & Crew BMW (Not yet booked)
Thursday,16th June
Cyril (Im not tenting it anymore!) Saab & caravan (Time to be confirmed)
Im belive there are more of us, but tour manager, is not forthcoming with the info !

Hello everyone,

Happy new year to you all !

Im about to book my ferry.... for the above.

Im looking to go on the Sunday evening from Portesmouth - Caen & return on the same route,leaving Caen late afternoon on the Monday afternoon.

Can : Greig, Chris, Jason (If anyone has seen him ???),Lofty (If he s going,?)Mark & Nigel (?) get in touch , to say if that suits you boys ?

If ive left anyone out , sorry but im not sure who is going?

And i am awaiting , are party organiser to get back to me! I hope he is ABTA regestered!

Sorry Guys, the only ........

Social networking platforms I use are: phone, text, email and SpannerRacing.Co.UK.
Apologies to any Honourable Members who have been trying to tempt me onto FaceTube.
I was there when I was a veg on the sofa, now I can get out and meet my constuituants in person, I don't frequent those web pages any more.

It must be time - in the spring - to pop on down to the coast and visit with the Honourable Members for Weymouth, maybe a Saturday, drinkies and a breaking of Na'an bread, or whatever?
Marst and I can stay at a nice hotel, get a cab, meet up and 'do' the deed.
I will speak to Nige and see if he is in agreement in principle.
Anyway, if we don't speak till the New Year, Happy Christmas to all Honourable Members and a very good New Year.

Mark and Marst.

J

June 2011 Tour

Book Now / Book Now / Book Now / Book Now / Book Now / Book Now / Book Now !

Spanner Racing New travel adviser has been inundated with enquires.I believe that we are up to possible 18 pitches, will be are own little village! (Jase, might be a idea to think about more cheese roll?)

Jason will be happy to deal with your enquires, travel, dates ect.

Its got some very big shoes to fill !

Well i hope everyone is well ?

Seem very quiet apart from the cheese roll kid & his June report.....

As you can see, D437 SUD bless her,has retired from active duty.She is suffering from a certain cancer (Rust) that i cannot prolong or cure.This is with great sadness,although she is still with us,she probably has taken her last trip.& will be a very sad day when she goes.

So let me introduce you to the new D437 SUD,& will carry this registration with alot of pride!

Who will be now converted & take over active duty's in early April (With a bit of luck)

Jason has now taken over organising next years french excursion...

Which will give me more time & he feels he needs a more active role in the team.So please give him all the support he needs.....

i pulled a couple of hotties

it all got a bit much for the old man lol

hes s"see i still got it "

the driver

passenger no 1

what can i say another great year, thanks to john and skip, i will never bloody be allowed too forget the cheese roll incident {i bloody know i offered you one skip and john} met some great new guys cant remeber there names , and missed some old freinds (not u lofty) best car line up in ages, was strange without all our usual gear but if iam honest it was great too go with no worries just set the tent up and we was ready to go. big thanks too you all for feeding us lol never seen rain like we drove down in and realy enjoyed the wipers packing up and trying too take one off in it, lol we keep up the spanner spirit on friday i very nearly repeated last year and lost the plot but just managed to save myself and skip was pin ball walking by the end of the day lol ,race day was hot an ive not walked that far for a long time! but got too see some new places too watch and big shout too joe ninety best fire works at lemans ever definatly goes too you , and as you might have seen a great field of cars and a great race (up urs peugeot lol) and i agree with skippy come on guys lets have a great turn out next year lets revive the spanner name!!!!!!

next year may even see my little baby at le mans and i do mean my car lol thats if someone does not pull his finger out lol so iam not holding my breath, so come on guys lets make 2011 the biggest ever turn out

hope ur all ok and great too see your getting stronger mark

It comes around so soon

Hello everyone,well its that time again.
Spanner Racing are at Houx Annexe again, thou on a small scale than normal.
Chris has lead by going Sunday, Greig leaves tomorrow (Wed), me and Joung Jase are catching a lift with Jon (Cider hill racing) and tenting it! (Yes tenting it!!)
With Stevie Rees arriving in the small hours of Thursday morning,along with Kevin & his gang.
So at our usual place,along with the rain on sat...
Hope everyone is well,speak to you all soon...