2014 Annual Meet Report - Scotland!

[chucklestinlegs]

Its says the video is private ???

[tintin]

Good spot gents, setting changed now to public...

[Conan_the_Librarian]

1347 miles, 24.6 hours behind the wheel, a significant amount of beer tokens handed over and worth every minute, mile and beer token. David, Brian and Jim (Conner too) that was the most enjoyable event in a stunning location with a great bunch of people and of course the cars. Thanks for all your efforts and roll on next year.
Angela an I stayed the Sunday and went back to St Conan's and wandared up to the castle followed by a drive up to the Bridge of Orky by the back road.
This event has set a new bench mark and it was great to see so many new faces and families.
CtL

[chucklestinlegs]

Stephen , great work, I so enjoyed watching that video, probably as much as the drive because I could see the scenery a lot more.

Thank You

[briang9]

Nice video, your passenger did a great job

[PsYcHe]

Great work by your passenger.. All mine ever did was whine, scratch, and pant... But at least the dog was quiet

Also, a huge thanks to Stephen for organising the Whisky tasting (and to Gregor for the pre-tasting samples).

[M-A8]

Yeah, Whisky tasting was a great end to the official part of the evening before ending up in the pub and staying there till 2:35am

Here are just the video clips which I managed to record from the driver seat.
Not the best quality as lots of shaking
My Android phone started to playing up on the way to SCO so some videos have no sound, plus in 2 or 3 of them music was really really really quiet but on the actual clips it sound really loud, not sure if its because I was holiding phone just above front speakers Apologies for that

I just uploaded the lot, no video editing or video check

Some nice views, a moment when Van drivers shows us how to overtake
Moment when famous Vauxhall lady moved off to let the 8 through, bridge Soundcheck , just really random stuff taken with one hand

Most videos can have quality changed to 1020p HD quality
Don't know why some are 320p and so poor quality if all recorded by the same camera

Link to all videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZF...XvWGoQg/videos

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by tintin

For those who are already harking back to the great weekend we had (it is midweek at work, after all), here's a short - well, 12 minutes long - video from, ahem, the passenger seat.. of my S8.

No edits made, so no claims made to the quality whatsoever, but at least it has a Scottish soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgiv...m-upload_owner

Nice work, soundtrack reminds me of Eatstatic's Implant.

[Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Also seen a Gumball car it was a Rolls coupe wrapped in black velvet, covered in stickers, No 17 on the doors and had a big Scottish flag on the boot lid.

Saw it parked at some services near Warrington I think it was, and got a press release from Rolls-Royce yesterday about the car:

A Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé stopped off in Edinburgh on Sunday 8 June as part of an epic 3,000 mile journey from Miami to Ibiza that promises to raise a six-figure sum for charity.

Rolls-Royce owner, Garreth Wood, founder of the Edinburgh-based Speratus Group, his wife Nicola and school friend William Rhind are taking part in the Gumball 3000 Rally, a star-studded event that sees an array of the world’s most exotic, luxurious and often outlandishly decorated cars cover remarkable distances in just seven days.

Mr and Mrs Wood have taken the opportunity to raise vital funds and awareness for ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’, a charity that has granted the wishes of over 14,500 children suffering from life threatening illnesses since it was founded in 1990.

Throughout their journey they will perform 50 Random Acts of Kindness with Garreth’s company promising to donate £2,000 for every act, the Gumball Foundation will then match the money raised. Every penny of the £200,000 is committed to sending a group of children and their helpers on a journey to Lapland to meet Father Christmas.

In preparation for the rally, the couple have commissioned a specialist wrapping company to decorate the car in a red chrome and black velvet finish complete with a Scottish flag motif on the boot.

“It’s a great honour to support ‘When you wish upon a Star’. This trip to Lapland promises to create magical memories for children and families dealing with life threatening illnesses,” said Garreth Wood, owner of the ‘Velvet Phantom’. “This journey presents an incredible opportunity to raise vital funds for such a worthy cause. It’s also important to raise awareness; this is why we chose a temporary wrap for the car that is sure to wow the crowds wherever we go! We are incredibly grateful to the Gumball Foundation for agreeing to match our donation allowing us to double the number of children we can take to Lapland at the end of the year.”

[run132]

Looks like I missed out on a great weekend. Unfortunately, I couldn't get from Skye to Dundee in time to pick up the S8 and join you. We did drive through the Great Glen and Tyndrum on the Sunday in the R8 but did not see any A8s or S8s for the whole journey!

Good to see the weather held up as well!