Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

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Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Cluny » Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:12 pm

The first event of my 2010 display season , the snow should still be on the ground too :))
http://www.turwestonflight.com/airfield/events.htm
A couple of vids of last years fly in ;)



Im well aware i may be on my lonesome for this one ;)
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Saracenman » Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:45 pm

never heard of it! =))

is it like The Gumball Rally, but for aeroplanes?

Turweston's just up the road from Thumps innit? you may not be alone Cluny

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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:14 pm

Yep, only 25 miles away, I'll be there subject to weather :D
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Cluny » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:33 pm

Swine flu has finally reached Bicester and its taken out our 2 drivers so unless i can get some cover i cant go now :(
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:44 pm

Awww that sucks!

I can't go anyway, bike needs too much money spending on it ~x(
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Saracenman » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:50 pm

are scrapmen still charging? :-o

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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:54 pm

At least mines not a furry brown/grey colour and covered in corrosion and rust :p
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Saracenman » Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:58 pm

no - the rust wouldn't lower itself that that level =))
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:00 pm

Would you like to exchange a "that" for a "to"?

I'm naming your bike Swampy now :))
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Saracenman » Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:03 pm

blimey, I'm catching Nickolas's's's's's "Will Disease" :p

Swampy indeed! :p

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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:50 am

Saracenman wrote:no - the rust wouldn't lower itself that that level =))




Time for your fingers to be sharpened! :ymapplause:
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:30 pm

Time for a reappearance!

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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:31 pm

we just have to get the stumpy git to use it then!
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:37 pm

You hold him down and I'll sharpen his fingers :D
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:38 pm

Certainly! :ymapplause:


Whats the betting he has that stripy rugby shirt on, ready for the scrum! :-o
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Mayfly » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:42 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Certainly! :ymapplause:


Whats the betting he has that stripy rugby shirt on, ready for the scrum! :-o



You mean his Bumble Bee one :p
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Thumper » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:43 pm

Yeah, I called it the bumble bee shirt too! We could stick him to the floor with honey to sharpen his fingers then!
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Re: Turweston Snowball Rally 23rd Jan

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:43 pm

Yuk!
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