4th Midlands Breakfast Club - Sunday February 3rd 2008

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:45 pm

[CENTER]Midlands Breakfast Club - Sunday 3rd February 2008[/CENTER]

Thanks to everyone that has come along to the last 3 Midlands Breakfast Club meets! They've proved to be a great success and it's nice to see a good variety of Classic, Retro, Sports and Performance cars.
As most will have read or maybe heard, we are moving to the RAF Museum at Cosford. Many people on here will have fond memories of the MAC(H) Shows we held there for 4 years. Can remember the very first one when just under 3,000 people turned up!!
The museum has a little more to offer than an Industrial Estate in Staffordshire and has something for all the family. We've been in talks with the Museum and their caterers who will be opening up earlier than normal to do "breakfast" baps, teas and coffees. I can't promise you'll get them as cheap and the bacon probably won't be as thick, but look at it this way, you get to go round the whole museum and see lot's of cars as well for nothing!

We must emphasise that the RAF Museum have been good enough to have us there (again!!) and we would like to show them some thanks and respect by driving in a safe manner whilst there, and now showboating, donuts or burnouts as there's plenty of Maccy D's car parks to do that kind of thing!!

Full address is:
RAF Museum Cosford
Shifnal
Shropshire, TF11 8UP

Full details of facilities avaible at the Museum can be found here

By Road

Cosford is centrally located with good motorway access from the M6 southbound (Junction 12) via the A5, one mile from junction 3 on the M54 for northbound travellers. The Museum is only thirty minutes from the centre of Birmingham and ten minutes from Telford. We have a large free car park on site.

* On A41, less than 1 mile from junction 3 on the M54
* From the south leave M6 at junction 10a
* From the north leave M6 at junction 12 and follow A5 west

Hope to see you there!!

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:49 pm

Just dug these out from an old MAC(H) show at Cosford!!!

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:10 pm

Nice pics of a good day out Coxy and nice to think all the fourteens in picture 2 are DDk cars. After your red one it's Bernard Barnyard914, mine and Tom Drummerboytom's car that was sadly attacked by a Skoda (I think) but has risen again allthough not in Tom's hands and have not seen it around for a while.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:24 pm

First prize for the lowest 914 go's to

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:00 pm

Derek wrote:First prize for the lowest 914 go's to

I'll take it!!!

(and the least used - Tom's old green one doesn't count!- although did I read that it got resurrected???)

drummerboytom · Post by **drummerboytom** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:32 pm

When was that ? 2001 / 2002

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:38 pm

drummerboytom wrote:When was that ? 2001 / 2002

Not sure for definate. Think it was the 2nd one in 2002.

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:54 pm

Coxy914 wrote:
drummerboytom wrote:When was that ? 2001 / 2002
Not sure for definate. Think it was the 2nd one in 2002.

Spot on Coxy, August 2002.

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:24 pm

Sounds good, I may drag my butt down there with my Son if I get the car back together in time, other wise see you at the next one!

The road between here and there is just too tempting (and I don't mean the M6!)

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:46 pm

I'll definitely try and make this one. Along with the cars the Cold War Exhibition is worth the visit alone for those thinking of travelling from further afield. Brilliant structure and some great aircraft on display.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:17 pm

What the hell is that plane? It looks like an early one man jet fighter?

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:37 pm

MIG 15 I reckon

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:35 pm

middlefour1 wrote:MIG 15 I reckon

yup!

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:03 pm

Been over to the RAF Museum this morning and sorted out a few details for the meets with the Marketing Staff. Must say, it's changed a fair bit over the past few years and the Cold War museum is stunning!! The venue itself is ideal.
We will be parking up in between the new Cold War Museum building and Hangers 2 & 3.

This is the parking area here with the Cold War Museum to the left:

There are marked parking space for around 80 cars and you could easily fit double that in the area that we have been allowed, plus there's an area down the bottom for 250+ cars as well.

This is also right next to the entrance to the main Cold War exhibition which in itself is mindblowing and well worth the visit!

This is what you can expect to see inside the Cold War Museum:
everything from Migs to Missiles, a Green Goddess and some cars )inclduing a Bug and a Trabbie, and a piece of the Berlin Wall!

Coxy914 · Post by **Coxy914** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:03 pm

Right opposite where we will be parking up is the Main Visitors centre and Cafe area.

Here's the Cafe area where you can grab your breakfast!

Plenty of seating side should you wish to grab a bite to eat and get some shelter from the weather!

We have come up with a combo deal for people coming to the Breakfast Club with the Catering company there. They will be doing either a Bacon or Sausage Bap served with a choice of tea of fresh ground coffee for £3.00.

It's not as cheap as what we have sold it in the past, but they have far greater overheads, and look at it this way, you get to look around one of the best Air Museums in the world whilst your at it for no charge at all!

and there are many places there where you can take some superb pictures!

I got a bit snap happy this morning as well!

Looking forward to seeing you there!!