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[AliM]

aw this sucks!

[Mike (Cliffie)]

I know Ali, I was really looking forward to Spa, it has been a long time coming, I have spent a long time saving and a long time getting the car ready. I have spent even longer earning the Brownie points to have the time away. I even had a new t-shirt design in mind. Spa is a must do for me and there will be another time. For that reason, I'm out.

[AliM]

yeps was looking forward to it too, I called the hotel and the manager isn't in until tomorrow, so will need to call back. Not sure if it'll be possible to get away with no charge but even just losing 1 night would be better than nothing. Will let people know how I get on.

[AliM]

Here's where we are. Unless anything else goes wrong me and the Mrs will still be going. We are booked into the Best Western for the two nights and then drive down to Folembray on Good Friday. What we do instead of Spa will very much depend on the weather but we might be up for a trip to the 'Ring. Having driven it a few times before I cannot imagine driving it again unless it is both empty and bone dry - not least because I won't have insurance and I witnessed too much grief the last time I was there. Otherwise our wet programme will probably be a book and some and our dry programme will be some local , the route to be decided.

It would have been good to still go along if we were having a group jolly for the social side, but the logistics of it are a bit of a PITA as it is, plus i'm not driving so I think if everyone else is bailing then we will have to too

[Sutol]

Guys is there any chance of, rather than loose your hotel money, they could give you get a credit of some kind cos i guess you will all want to go back at some

[Mike (Cliffie)]

From Paul Golding. Hi We’ve been looking at other circuits close to Spa to have a replacement day on 1st April. So far the only circuit that has availability and is in a reasonable position is Croix en Ternois. I know a lot of you will have been to Croix before, it’s 1 hr from Calais in Northern France, not far from Belgium but it’s not that close to Spa – 2.5hrs away. A number of you have crossings booked or the day off work and have said you would still like to do something. Others are going to Nurburgring which is open later in the day on the 1st and at the weekend. IF we took Croix en Ternois on 1st April how many of you would want to attend, likely to be £100 per car which will come from the money you have already paid for Spa, the remainder of the money will be credited at worst case. http://www.lotus-on-...en_ternois.html Not 100% but if interested please shout… (don’t come back if not interested today is a mare dealing with this) Regards Paul Golding I am going to wait for a better Euro possibility, so I am still out.

Edited by Cliffie, 23 March 2010 - 02:16 PM.

[siztenboots]

Well that has put a real downer to Easter plans

[VIX]

[MartinS]

I booked the hotel via booking.com, and they wont give any moany back now, even though I think today is still 8 days before our booking date (8 days is the limit), have rung the hotel but they just say you must deal with booking.com, but they say the 8 day rule is the hotels rule, aaaaargh. Is this Fabrices time to shine! I asked about transferring the value but booking.com said they dont do that. At the moment, Lauren is now thinking of taking my hotel spot and joining up with the vx'ers, but it does seem your all dropping out now like myself. Martin s

[AliM]

I booked the hotel via booking.com, and they wont give any moany back now, even though I think today is still 8 days before our booking date (8 days is the limit), have rung the hotel but they just say you must deal with booking.com, but they say the 8 day rule is the hotels rule, aaaaargh.
Is this Fabrices time to shine!

I asked about transferring the value but booking.com said they dont do that.
At the moment, Lauren is now thinking of taking my hotel spot and joining up with the vx'ers, but it does seem your all dropping out now like myself.

Martin s

Martin, I will call the hotel again tomorrow when the manager is in, the bloke I spoke to said it might be possible to cancel without charge but i'd need to speak to the Manager. I'll let you know if I get anywhere, unless Fab would like to do the honours?

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

had a reply on my email and my room is cancell
i don't even know who did i booked with
i know i did book the same way as steve using AA but that was done via bestwestern
i spoke to the manager and everyone who had book via they website wont be charge
all the rest he said to me will be charge
so in case someone is going to throw they reservation away i could take the room for a £5.00 and take my wife to spa ............
i have closed the business so still can go gallavanting ...

[Seb.F]

I bet the truck driver feels like a right plank now.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

I bet the truck driver feels like a right plank now.

he is insured and if you calculate the cost to closed a full circuit for a month £350000 the insurance is going to love him

[siztenboots]

plus hotel lost business for the local area= lots of money

[Sticky]

Flucksticks. All that fuel pump pain and missed Peak District run over the weekend for nought.

My crossing is non-refundable and non-transferable as I "paid" for it with Tesco Clubcard vouchers. So, assuming I'm good to cancel the hotel, I'll (or Jo will) only be £25 worth of clubcard vouchers down. Luckily, hadn't got round to buying Euro breakdown cover. Could be much worse but I was soooo looking forward to doing Spa - moreso than any other circuit. Won't be going to the 'ring on the Friday afternoon/evening as that will mean another crossing. Will see whether Jo fancies a little mini Euro road trip now it's not a trackday but, guess I'll end up binning the whole thing and maybe head up to Scotland instead.

LoT cancelled my Abbeville day in Feb and when I called Eurotunnel they swapped the crossing to another date at no charge. I'd also 'paid' with Tesco vouchers.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

P1ssed me right off this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spa again later in the year I say!! We still have our Brownies

[southpaw]

cancelled my hotel reservation. going to have to save the £s/euros for another Spa trip.

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Me too.

[fiveoclock]

Spa 28th and 29th June with Goldtrack, I've been booked on since Jan, doing the ring on evening of 28th, then Spa on the 29th.

[scutter]

Looking at the current list of LOT events the following alternatives jump out: Le Mans Bugatti on 31/5 (Bank Holiday Monday) or Sunday 8/8 Zolder on Friday 30/7 Or wait & see if LOT add another Spa day later on in the year.