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Old 17th January 2017, 02:37 PM
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Default A8/S8 UK Annual Meet 2017 - Details & Attendance Thread

Hi all!

OK well your top team aiding and abetting me this year in our annual orchestra of chaos which is know as the Annual Meet are:

Briang9 - TinTin - Norretal
Further persons may be shanghaied as required including Davids8, Trophy885, and the whole A8 Parts Team!!

This Years Annual Meet Sees us heading Oop North again (we try to pick venues each year rotating in the North, Midlands and South to be as fair as possible to everyone travel-wise)

2017 UK A8/S8 Annual Meet will be held in Northumberland and we will be based on the mainland as shown on the map attached in RED.
On the Saturday we will visit Places Shown in BLUE along with a scenic drive and some photo opportunities and then on the Sunday we will Cruise down to A8 Parts and have a few hours of activity and shopping at "The Big Shop!"

Provisional Agenda is likely to be:

Friday 2nd June
• Arrive late pm / early evening and evening meal at leisure / social

Saturday 3rd June
• Others arrive early morning, breakfast at 08:30am for those staying the night before
• 09:30-10:30 Car Park > Meet, Check Out The Cars, Introductions, Instructions & Voting Forms
• 10:30 Cruise to Bamburgh Castle > Photos and Lunch / Look Around
• 13:30 (or later) Cruise to Holy Island / Lindisfarne > Pics and Video Drone as Cars Go Over Causeway etc, Large Car Park at Holy Island
• 18:00 Back to Hotel
• 19:30 Evening Meal & Quiz or Raffle or some kind of entertainment? (TBC)

Sunday 4th June
• Breakfast 08:30am
• Leave 09:30am > Cruise to PMS at Eaglescliffe
• Shopping & Demos(?) at A8 Parts
• Possible Food - Hog Roast or Buffet etc
• 16:00 Leave at Leisure to head South or North!

Brian will shortly post an accommodation thread separately to this one which will list our Main Meeting Base Hotel, along with some additional options for alternative accommodation.

I am expecting attendances from our friends in both Germany and Sweden so don't delay!
GET YOUR NAMES DOWN NOW - DON'T MISS OUT!!!! SEE YOU THERE!!
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20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble
Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior
Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble
Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black
Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black
Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior
and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs

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Old 17th January 2017, 02:38 PM
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
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Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange
2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee
20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble
Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior
Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble
Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black
Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black
Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior
and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs
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Old 17th January 2017, 03:58 PM
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
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2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 17th January 2017, 04:10 PM
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen
9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen
9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons
10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8
11.
12.
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen
9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons
10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8
11. The Laird, Mrs Laird and Angus the dog. D2 FE S8
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Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
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. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen
9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons
10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8
11. The Laird, Mrs Laird and Angus the dog. D2 FE S8
12. Fred D2 W12 6.0
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Old 29th January 2017, 10:50 PM
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Attendance -

1. Architex Ma8tey 1 Car 1 Person
2. Briang9 1 Car - 3 Persons
3. TinTin 1 Car 1 Person
4. Norretal 1 Car - 2 Persons
5. ConanTheLibrarian - 1 Car 2 Persons
6. HPsauce and Mrs Sauce - 1 car 2 Persons
7. M-A8 - 1 car 1-2 Persons
8.TC4332 1 car Ray & Gwen
9. Tonupkid & Mrs Tonupkid - D3 S8 & 2 persons
10. Davids'8 and Mrs D - D2 S8
11. The Laird, Mrs Laird and Angus the dog. D2 FE S8
12. Fred D2 W12 6.0 (From Holland!)
13. Jeffrey - 1 Car, 2 Persons, A8 D2 FL

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