Bicester Scramble meet 7 January 2024 - Page 4 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

Good to get a few folks along to this, add your names those that can make it https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scramble-tickets-7227... 993rsr

993rsr said: Good to get a few folks along to this, add your names those that can make it i'll be there 993rsr Seawise (Oliver)

seawise said: 993rsr said: Good to get a few folks along to this, add your names those that can make it i'll be there 993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink

Crudeoink said: seawise said: 993rsr said: Good to get a few folks along to this, add your names those that can make it i'll be there 993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey

993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil

I might try to pop along (in a 997.2 C2 with a few tweaks) how is the access for ground clearance ?

Adrian-9iafn said: I might try to pop along (in a 997.2 C2 with a few tweaks) how is the access for ground clearance ? Access isn’t an issue, and rest assured there’ll be plenty of exotic stuff with less ground clearance than a lowered 997

Good point on access - I went to the Collecting Cars run in September & they had all cars going right from the entrance & over rough terrain before being directed to the parking area. Had wondered if they do that for all events now EDIT: I am still attending though

Quick bump on this: 993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185

993rsr said: Quick bump on this: I will come along to this 993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 Gt2RS

Yellow491 said: 993rsr said: Quick bump on this: I will come along to this 993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 Gt2RS Yep, cardboard cut out GT2 RS

I should make it, be nice to meet a few others. Is there a plan to say hi on the day ?

993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320

SV_WDC said: Good point on access - I went to the Collecting Cars run in September & they had all cars going right from the entrance & over rough terrain before being directed to the parking area. Had wondered if they do that for all events now EDIT: I am still attending though You'll be pleased to know that the Scramble has much a more civilised entry than the one on the other side for the Collecting Cars events across the bumpy gravel track!

993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 RESSE

C320 said: SV_WDC said: Good point on access - I went to the Collecting Cars run in September & they had all cars going right from the entrance & over rough terrain before being directed to the parking area. Had wondered if they do that for all events now EDIT: I am still attending though You'll be pleased to know that the Scramble has much a more civilised entry than the one on the other side for the Collecting Cars events across the bumpy gravel track! I am glad to hear that! I've not been to a Scramble since 2019 so good to know that perhaps the CC entry point was a one-off!

993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 RESSE SV_WDC

Thought it might be helpful to add some details (colour & model) of our cars in case anyone wants to say hi on the day, so here goes: 993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE SV_WDC

993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3)

993rsr Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3)

Was at this last year with SWMBO some cool 911s like this GT3 with its own trailer on show and also a very special 917. Sadly won’t be there this year. A few pics from our drive to and from Bicester it was snowing on the way back we had an awesome blast taking the long route on b roads home. Have fun!

Forgot to post the star of last year. Porsches greatest ever competition car.

IMI A said: Was at this last year with SWMBO some cool 911s like this GT3 with its own trailer on show and also a very special 917. Sadly won’t be there this year. A few pics from our drive to and from Bicester it was snowing on the way back we had an awesome blast taking the long route on b roads home. Have fun! Ah, that explains why so many GT3's are ultra low mileage The trailer looks seriously cool though!

Anybody heading to the event from Shropshire/West Midlands?

RESSE said: Anybody heading to the event from Shropshire/West Midlands? Yup.

never been is it good? not been to any car meets recently other than the porsche thing at brands some weeks back. the gt3 needs a stretch. did go to the new handy cross centre today though

IMI A said: Forgot to post the star of last year. Porsches greatest ever competition car. That isn’t a genuine 917K, it is an Icon replica. It still looks fabulous, having been reverse engineered from an original 917K, but only has a flat 6 engine rather than a flat 12

^^^ Good to know thought it was real! RC1 said: never been is it good? not been to any car meets recently other than the porsche thing at brands some weeks back. the gt3 needs a stretch. did go to the new handy cross centre today though Worth going once I'm not sure I'd go again TBH but the drive there and back was fun last year in wintry conditions - we took the back roads

ok thats helpful cheers. the drive scares me becuase im not really settled with the gt3 despite owning it for 4 years. and can i ask, why not bothered about going again?

The main hall has some interesting old and modern Pork and stalls of Porsche stuff, sweaters, mugs etc, 911 prints that sort of thing. I didn't know what to expect. Quite cold etc dress up warm. I think once you've been once for me you've taken it all in but make your own mind up if you go

RC1 said: Never been is it good? Not been to any car meets recently other than the Porsche thing at Brands some weeks back. The GT3 needs a stretch. Did go to the new handy cross centre today though If you're specifically going to see Porsches, I'd suggest you may be a bit disappointed, as it's not a Porsche specific event, though I think there was a Porsche specific event at some point this year or late last. A none specific Scramble event attracts a plethora of differing makes and ages of car, so you've every chance of seeing anything from an immaculate 1980's SD1 Rover Vitesse to a Singer DLS and Singer Classic to an X pack Capri, an Impreza 22B, a beautifully Restomodded Lancia Delta Integrale and/or an Alfa 105 along with everything else in between from GT4 RS Caymans to stunning aircooled 911's, 365's etc etc. There's as much Pork to be seen on the car parks, as there is in the main display area. See my and others photos in this thread : https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... And an apt comment from another PHer : Slippydiff said: olv said: Thanks. I really enjoy the Sunday scrambles because it’s full of interesting bits and pieces and it doesn’t attract the super car trinket crowd. I’d not been up close to a Singer and don’t exactly understand why you spend £700k on one but the finish of the product is undeniably lovely. I think it’s a cool venue with a nice atmosphere and moseying about the various workshops seeing all manner of old metal being carefully restored is great. I enjoy wandering the car park as much as the place itself. This ^ and perfectly put too !! A large part of my former boredom at these shows stemmed from looking at endless rows of garage queens, and little more. The car park admirably fulfilled the needs of those wishing to view an eclectic range of cars (and there was plenty of them) and whilst there were some "showpieces" present, the majority were nicely "usable" cars. Once in amongst the workshops and showrooms, the event took on an altogether different (and for me, even more more appealing) perspective. Whoever owns/runs manages Bicester Heritage has done a wonderful job of attracting such a fantastic mix of companies, and in a relatively short timespan. It felt more like a community than a business park/industrial estate. I'd not appreciated Singer have a UK base. I presume it's permanent and not just for the event/s ? So it made a pleasant surprise to find they had a presence there and Rob Dickinson was present too. Great to see Henry Catchpole there walking about with his wife and baby too

993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff Be good to arrange a time and place to meet up?

Just booked tickets but I doubt we'll drag the car out for a 15 minute drive... car isn't MOT'd either

993rsr said: 993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff Be good to arrange a time and place to meet up? A place to meet sounds like a good idea.

I’ll be going in my wrongspec 991.2T. I’ll be looking out for you rightspec Motorsport guys.

Looking at the list going , 993rsr , think I will make trip out as road temps good for Cup2 oversteer

993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) coming up from Surrey cobham area

hunter 66 said: Looking at the list going , 993rsr , think I will make trip out as road temps good for Cup2 oversteer be good to see you P. Suggest we meet at the information point folks? 10am?

Im heading up from Shepherds Bush at 8am Sunday.

993rsr said: be good to see you P. Suggest we meet at the information point folks? 10am? Between the hangers ...

Im heading up from Shepherds Bush at 8am Sunday.

R33FAL said: coming up from Surrey cobham area Assuming it’s not torrential like today I’m coming up from Tunbridge Wells so passing via the M25.

993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes)

993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes) pcrawf (Midnight Blue 997 CSR thingy)

993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes) pcrawf (Midnight Blue 997 CSR thingy) RoastBeefRacing (Midnight Blue 6.2GT3) Hampshire/Surrey border

Just joined the waiting list and remain hopeful. If there's a spare adult ticket lying around please give me a nudge...

i'm going in my 3.9

Roast Beef Racing said: 993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes) pcrawf (Midnight Blue 997 CSR thingy) RoastBeefRacing (Midnight Blue 6.2GT3) Hampshire/Surrey border TH999 (718GT4)

i did this wrong 993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (Oliver) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes) pcrawf (Midnight Blue 997 CSR thingy) RoastBeefRacing (Midnight Blue 6.2GT3) Hampshire/Surrey border TH999 (718GT4) cvega (Silver 996 c2 hartech 3.9)

993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (maritime 64 Carrera RS) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes) pcrawf (Midnight Blue 997 CSR thingy) RoastBeefRacing (Midnight Blue 6.2GT3) Hampshire/Surrey border TH999 (718GT4) cvega (Silver 996 c2 hartech 3.9)

Let me know if any one cant make it please,on the waiting list.

That's annoying I assumed just turn up and pay on the day, I have joined the waiting list, so perhaps I'll haver to miss this. If it was like today I wouldn't be going but looks like it will be nice now. Is it that busy you need to book ahead not knowing what the weather will be !?

Adrian-9iafn said: That's annoying I assumed just turn up and pay on the day, I have joined the waiting list, so perhaps I'll haver to miss this. If it was like today I wouldn't be going but looks like it will be nice now. Is it that busy you need to book ahead not knowing what the weather will be !? Yes. Not busy, the numbers are limited, I think to keep the local authority/highways dept happy. The tickets are available many months in advance. My first time for a Jan meet, but all the other meets I’ve been to there, have had stunning weather.

I guess I'll miss out then as no response on the waiting list so far !

Which entrance do we go through last and only time I have been we were directed across a field don’t fancy that in the Porsche so may have to come in the 4x4 with all this rain?

Yellow491 said: Let me know if any one cant make it please,on the waiting list. Wait list as well , haha left it a bit late

Coxey said: Which entrance do we go through last and only time I have been we were directed across a field don’t fancy that in the Porsche so may have to come in the 4x4 with all this rain? The entrance to the Scramble is through either the West or South entrances. The main gate isn’t used. In both cases you then drive on a gravel track, before turning on to the grass to park.

The tickets are available many months in advance. My first time for a Jan meet, but all the other meets I’ve been to there, have had stunning weather. [/quote] The tickets for the Scramble meetings almost always sell out in advance. The tickets for the April 21st Scramble go on sale next week, unless you are a member of Scramblers, in which case they went on sale this week,

If anyone has a spare free child ticket, I would appreciate it if they could send it my way. I have 1 x adult ticket but now need to take my 2 year old. I'm not sure how strict they are about under 5's having a ticket, so I'd prefer to air on the side of caution.

rob5555 said: If anyone has a spare free child ticket, I would appreciate it if they could send it my way. I have 1 x adult ticket but now need to take my 2 year old. I'm not sure how strict they are about under 5's having a ticket, so I'd prefer to air on the side of caution. Possibly, can confirm later on today.

Rob P said: Possibly, can confirm later on today. Thanks, much appreciated

I realise very late and a very long shot, but does anybody have an adult ticket available for tomorrow morning?

rob5555 said: Rob P said: Possibly, can confirm later on today. Thanks, much appreciated Sent you a PM via your profile

seawise said: 993rsr (black 991.2 Touring) Seawise (maritime 64 Carrera RS) CrudeOink Coxey s_mcneil AV185 C320 (Agate Grey, 991.1 Turbo S) RESSE (Artic Silver 996 Carrera 2 Coupe) SV_WDC Adrian-9iafn (White 997.2 C2 or White 991.1 GT3) Slippydiff R33FAL (Miami Blue 991.2 GT3) Snowy999 (White 981 GT4 with Martini stripes) pcrawf (Midnight Blue 997 CSR thingy) RoastBeefRacing (Midnight Blue 6.2GT3) Hampshire/Surrey border TH999 (718GT4) cvega (Silver 996 c2 hartech 3.9) Was there a decided meeting place for tomorrow?

Information point at 10am - map is on p2 of this thread.

Snowy999 said: Information point at 10am - map is on p2 of this thread. Thanks mate. See you all then

Might be a bit late but hope to be there, not coming in the 911 now bringing the SUV

So how was it ?