DDK Meet Edition 2 - 2025 - discussions thread

[anglophone1]

TEN DAYS TO GO

Some reminders today about food on Saturday 19th PM at our DDK hotel.

Resident diners [ those booked into hotel overnight] are on their system as paid as we are all on a dinner, bed and breakfast rate – all you need do is make your menu selection for Saturday when you check in – be it Friday or Saturday.

Non – resident diners – you are not on their system- to avoid confusion and to speed up service etc. – please phone hotel [PM me or Spit Nolan if you need the phone number] and book in for DDK dinner on Saturday 19th – leaving a credit card number to secure booking.
On arrival at hotel – make your menu selection before heading for the bar!

This ensures that everyone sitting down for dinner has paid- and chosen – speedy service will ensue!

[anglophone1]

Second reminder- all daily info including routes etc. will be on the WA group - if you haven’t yet- ask Spit Nolan to put you on- or miss out big time!!!

[Black Betty]

Will the routes be in GPX format?

[anglophone1]

Google maps

[anglophone1]

1 WEEK TO GO

DDK Meet returns to the Cotswolds on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025 for Edition 2 2025

Spit Nolan [ Gareth], Bootsy, Ian Comerford and I have another great weekend sorted for you following the same formula that worked so well at Edition 1 in August 2024.

Saturday 19th July

AM
Meet at Caffeine and Machine at the Hill near Stratford upon Avon for lunch, car ogling, pictures and craic from 1000
If you haven’t yet booked then go here [url]https://caffeineandmachine.com/whats-on-the-hill/[/url] - book “best of British” to avoid waitlist!

1230
We’ll have an [optional] hour spin down the lovely Fosse Way for a coffee stop at Classic Motor Hub.

CMH is is a car paradise, based on a WW2 Spitfire base near scenic Bibury,
You will have a cornucopia of classics [including some Porsches] to drool over, a great little shop full of automobilia and great coffee. – specific DDK Parking for 40 – and their photographer will be there!! .
See https://classicmotorhub.com/

1500 CMH Closes – so a slightly longer spin back our 2024 DKK meet hotel – maybe via Bibury village and Chipping Norton in time for drinks and more craic on the terrace at 1700- before dinner at 1930.

Sunday 20th July

AM
Earlyish breakfast [0700] leave at 0815 for drive to Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb for the “ Classic Nostalgia “ event- we need to arrive by 0930 to get parked correctly

Celebrating the Glory Days of Motorsport-Shelsley Walsh’s ’s Classic Nostalgia weekend is a highlight in the UK’s motorsport calendar with the very best racing cars, vintage specials, garden party atmosphere and track action with Rally cars and… just cool cars from all eras as anything goes! A relaxed meeting with lots going on away from the track too.

If you haven’t yet, then book discounted tickets and DDK parking at https://www.classicnostalgia.co.uk/carclubs
We also have several intrepid DDKers competing on the hill!!

DDK meet edition 2 WatsApp group
Both read-only [announcements/routes etc] and participant WA groups are now live to enhance your – please PM Spit Nolan if you want to participate.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT WEEKEND!
Anglophone1 [Clive],Spit Nolan [Gareth], Bootsy [Tom] and IanComerford [Ian] with back office support from Guy {who is flying in from the South of France to join us}

Clive
West Cork, Ireland

[anglophone1]

IMPORTANT UPDATE ON DINNER SATURDAY 19th I have now been told that they need our dinner order by 1500 on Saturday - this in spite of agreeing otherwise..

RESIDENTS - you are on the system- just phone through your choices from menu below direct to Cossette Buck on j
T ‪+44 (0) 1789 335 960‬

NON RESIDENTS you need to phone with your credit card and make menu choice as you are not in system

ONLY ANGUS WATT HAS DONE THIS SO FAR SO THE REST OF YOU MAY GO HUNGRY!!
This ensures that everyone sitting down for dinner has paid- and chosen – speedy service will ensue!

Saturday, 19th July Menu
Starter
Vegetable soup with a warm bread roll. (V)(GFA)
Melon cocktail soaked in coconut liquor. (GF)
Prawn and sweet pepper salad with Marie Rose sauce. (GF)
Main
Roast loin of pork, roasted potatoes, and seasonal vegetables. (GFA)
Smoked haddock fishcake, new potatoes, and parsley sauce.
Vegetable tortellini, tomato ragu (V).
Dessert
Profiteroles with chocolate sauce. (V)
Apple pie with custard. (V)
Fresh fruit salad with pouring cream. (V)(GF)

[Bootsy]

So please. Phone through your orders - we don’t want hungry mouths and DDK’ers getting hangry

[bjmullan]

I will not go hungry, I can't speak for my room mate Ian! Order done in less than a minute.

[anglophone1]

good thinking Brendan - exactly what I would have thought!!

[jb]

Please add me to the WA groups if you get time
Thanks

[Spit Nolan]

Will add you now

[anglophone1]

Ten days later - back home on the West Coast of Ireland - and just about recovered- i still get very tired!
Thanks everyone for coming - and the kind words- makes it all worthwhile.
Shame about the weather but IMO still a great weekend!
The format seems to work fine, meet at a good place Saturday AM -optional spin to a decent destination in the PM. Hotel + dinner Saturday and drive to a decent event Sunday.
Shelsley was the perfect balance IMO , distance , size , interest etc- I loved it!!
So some news from me- I am hoping my recovery continues to improve - so I aim to really do things in 2026 that had to be cancelled in 2025.
I will be doing at least three UK historic rallies in Tango 914 and I'm now going UK hillclimbing in Martini 924 - Shelsley and an afternoon with jwhillracer have got me totally hooked.
I'll also aim at Goodwood Members and hopefully a couple of longer distance road trips [Did someone mention Scotland?] and maybe Spa 6 hours.
all of this means that I am going to step down from this event...................
Fear not, however folks Steve McMorn [geordie71] is going to step in to join Thomas, Gareth, Ian and Guy to do DDK Meet Edition 3 2026.
We just spent 45 mins on the phone - he's got some great ideas!!
I will of course be there next year [with Guy}
- I will see you all then , if not before!
Best
C