10th October 2010 - Visit to Duxford Imperial War Museum

This is the place for posts that don't fit into any other category.

Moderator: RichardW

Citroenmad
Posts: 8125
Joined: 04 Dec 2008, 22:08
Location: Northeast
My Cars: 07 Citroen C6 V6 HDi Exclusive - Red
07 Citroen C5 HDi VTR - Red
09 Citroen C3 1.4i VTR - Silver
01 Citroen Saxo 1.1i Forte - Mango Orange
93 Ford Mondeo 2.0i GLX
19 Hyundai i10
x 110

Post by Citroenmad »

Id like to come to this, 9/10th would be good for me.

Tis a long way, 430 mile trip.
Chris
07 Citroen C6 V6 HDi Exclusive - Red
07 Citroen C5 HDi VTR - Red
09 Citroen C3 1.4i VTR - Silver
01 Citroen Saxo 1.1i Forte - Mango Orange
.
93 Ford Mondeo 2.0i GLX
19 Hyundai i10
citroenesque
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 400
Joined: 28 Feb 2008, 19:16
Location: Essex
My Cars:
x 4

Post by citroenesque »

Good for the car. So is this a date then chaps?
1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Diesel hatch, white, 92k
*SOLD* 1998 Citroen Xantia Ser.1 Turbo Diesel manual, Desire Limited Edition hatch, Mauritius Blue, 118k
2003 Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Tourer auto, BRG, 135k
red_dwarfers
(Donor 2020)
Posts: 2504
Joined: 29 May 2008, 15:59
Location: Zomerzet UK
My Cars:
x 54

Post by red_dwarfers »

10th of October is it :D

Prices copied and pasted from their website.
Autumn Air Show Prices
Advance ticket:
Infant (4 years or under) FREE
Child (5-15 years inclusive) £8.95
Adult (16-59 years) £22.45
Adult with FREE Child Offer £22.45
Senior (60 years or over) £17.95
Senior with FREE Child Offer £17.95
Student £11.65
Adult, Senior, Student - disabled £11.65
Child - disabled £8.95
Carer (one per disabled visitor) free

On the day ticket:
Infant (4 years or under) FREE
Child (5-15 years inclusive) £9.95
Adult (16-59 years) £24.95
Senior (60 years or over) £19.95
Student £12.95
Unemployed £12.95
Adult, Senior, Student - disabled £12.95
Child - disabled £9.95
Carer (one per disabled visitor) free
Friends of Duxford Adult £19.95
Friends of Duxford Senior £15.95
Kev

'19 C4 Cactus 130 Flair
User avatar
xantia_v6
Forum Admin Team
Posts: 9052
Joined: 09 Nov 2005, 22:03
Location: France or NewZealand
Lexia Available: Yes
My Cars: -
1997 Citroen Xantia V6 (France)
1999 Citroen XM V6 ES9 (France)
2011 Peugeot 308 CC THP 155 (NZ)
1975 Jaguar XJ-S pre-HE (NZ)
x 825

Post by xantia_v6 »

I think I saw in the local paper that at the last air-show they were full to capacity, and even those with pre-booked tickets were denied entry after 12:30 :shock: . So better pre-book, and get there early :wink:
citroenesque
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 400
Joined: 28 Feb 2008, 19:16
Location: Essex
My Cars:
x 4

Post by citroenesque »

The last display was the special Battle of Britain display and it promised decent weather too, so I'm not surprised it was popular; the autumn air show is always a little more relaxed. If we pre-book we'll be committed to turn up even if its raining and cloudy. Hang on... is that a good thing? :lol:

In the past I have turned up at about 7:40 am and got in OK - and found a good place to park up too. (My recommendation is the first to arrive head for the tank on the mound outside the Land Warfare Museum; there're some trees (or at least there were) there so park amongst them; careful consideration of spacing should allow slightly later arrivees to slip in (against the orders of the cadets maybe!) next to these pioneers (I'll be there in my green XM).

Anyone else going should PM their mobile numbers to me and we can do a sort of round robin.

In the past, when meeting up with a group (admittedly when we didn't all have mobiles) we tied bright orange ribbon to the aerials!
1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Diesel hatch, white, 92k
*SOLD* 1998 Citroen Xantia Ser.1 Turbo Diesel manual, Desire Limited Edition hatch, Mauritius Blue, 118k
2003 Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Tourer auto, BRG, 135k
User avatar
CitroJim
A very naughty boy
Posts: 49518
Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
Location: Paggers
My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
x 6156
Contact:

Post by CitroJim »

10th October is good for me :D

Looking forward to it 8-)

The first one to spot an XUD powered aeroplane wins a small prize...
Jim

Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
citroenesque
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 400
Joined: 28 Feb 2008, 19:16
Location: Essex
My Cars:
x 4

Post by citroenesque »

And then run for cover!

See y'all there on the 10th 8-)
1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Diesel hatch, white, 92k
*SOLD* 1998 Citroen Xantia Ser.1 Turbo Diesel manual, Desire Limited Edition hatch, Mauritius Blue, 118k
2003 Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Tourer auto, BRG, 135k
jgra1
(Donor 2021)
Posts: 4625
Joined: 27 Nov 2005, 19:07
Location: Kent / Susssex
My Cars: 2010 C5 X7 2.0 hdi 160 exc auto
MG TF 135
Boxer II 2.2 camper conversion
BMW R1200RT
BMW K1300 R
Honda V F R 800 5thG / MT500 Armstrong
x 39

Post by jgra1 »

I should be there :D not sure what in/ on.. maybe the bike or the coupe :shock: possibly the xant... although it's looking quite knocked about these days :D
User avatar
CitroJim
A very naughty boy
Posts: 49518
Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
Location: Paggers
My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
x 6156
Contact:

Post by CitroJim »

jgra1 wrote:I should be there :D not sure what in/ on.. maybe the bike or the coupe :shock: possibly the xant... although it's looking quite knocked about these days :D
Excellent :D Come up in a suitable vehicle, call in on me and you can collect the goodies you have here John! be great to see you 8-)
Jim

Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
jgra1
(Donor 2021)
Posts: 4625
Joined: 27 Nov 2005, 19:07
Location: Kent / Susssex
My Cars: 2010 C5 X7 2.0 hdi 160 exc auto
MG TF 135
Boxer II 2.2 camper conversion
BMW R1200RT
BMW K1300 R
Honda V F R 800 5thG / MT500 Armstrong
x 39

Post by jgra1 »

good thinking Jim.. although I may need to get hold of them a little earlier :twisted: will figure something :D
User avatar
CitroJim
A very naughty boy
Posts: 49518
Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
Location: Paggers
My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
x 6156
Contact:

Post by CitroJim »

John.

If it is any help, I'll be in Twickenham on Sunday afternoon.

Don't know if we can arrange a rendezvous or something...
Jim

Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
jgra1
(Donor 2021)
Posts: 4625
Joined: 27 Nov 2005, 19:07
Location: Kent / Susssex
My Cars: 2010 C5 X7 2.0 hdi 160 exc auto
MG TF 135
Boxer II 2.2 camper conversion
BMW R1200RT
BMW K1300 R
Honda V F R 800 5thG / MT500 Armstrong
x 39

Post by jgra1 »

will pm you Jim :D
tim leech
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 634
Joined: 08 Feb 2006, 15:36
Location: Derbyshire.
My Cars:
x 12

Post by tim leech »

Me, the Xantia and two passengers will be there!

If you see mr on the M1 or A14 give me a wave (or a tow)

Sir Jim will you bring your lexia to check all is well please!

Anyone wishing to meet up en-route let me know i am 101 miles from the museum.
Last edited by tim leech on 04 Oct 2010, 17:46, edited 1 time in total.
1994 XANTIA 1.8i SX 132k, From new, Slumbering
1991 BX TZD Turbo, 192k Batttered/Awaiting Resto
1991 BX 19TZi Auto 93k Factory A/C
1991 BX 16 TGS Athena (project), mechanically sorted just a bit scruffy!
1985 BX 19GT 57k beige wonder
citroenesque
(Donor 2016)
Posts: 400
Joined: 28 Feb 2008, 19:16
Location: Essex
My Cars:
x 4

Post by citroenesque »

I intend to be parked up by 8 am. Although most will not want to be there that early, I thought I'd post a map of where I will be parking if I can. In my experience the cadets who direct the parking view the area near the Land Warfare Museum static tank and trees as a little ambiguous and I have in the past been able to park there even though that 'row' has been ostensibly full.

If you need to, spin a yarn about meeting up with an elderly relative etc... near there, even though they might want you to go elsewhere. It worked for me in the past!

If I get there early enough I might be able to park in such a way as to allow a couple more Citroens to squeeze in amongst the trees.

Anyway, it's not for me to arrange; but FYI, this is what I'm talking about.

Image
1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Diesel hatch, white, 92k
*SOLD* 1998 Citroen Xantia Ser.1 Turbo Diesel manual, Desire Limited Edition hatch, Mauritius Blue, 118k
2003 Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Tourer auto, BRG, 135k
red_dwarfers
(Donor 2020)
Posts: 2504
Joined: 29 May 2008, 15:59
Location: Zomerzet UK
My Cars:
x 54

Post by red_dwarfers »

I shall be convoying down with Tim, I very much doubt we'll be there for 8am, would have to get up far too early :lol:
Kev

'19 C4 Cactus 130 Flair
Post Reply