Maserati Centenary Trip

[drewf]

Another set of cars on show for the Centenary in Modena:

Maserati Centennial Exhibition

The inauguration of the new exhibition was attended by the CEO of Maserati, Harald Wester, and the Chairman of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. They were joined by the cousins Carlo and Alfieri Maserati, sons, respectively, of Ettore and Ernesto Maserati, the two brothers who in 1914, together with Alfieri Maserati, founded the company that still bears their name today. The guest of honour at the inauguration was the legendary Sir Stirling Moss, the 1950s Maserati racing driver who scooped incredible victories for the Trident marque. The curator of the exhibition is Adolfo Orsi jr., grandson and son of Adolfo and Omer Orsi, owners of Maserati between 1937 and 1967. Coordinating the exhibition on the Maserati side is Luca Dal Monte, the company's director of public relations and press. The exhibition is organised under the supervision and direction of Antonio Ghini, director of MEF and of the Ferrari Museum in Maranello.

 

[drewf]

Pictures from the exhibition (not Emerson Lake and Palmer...)

MEF Maserati 100

 

[drewf]

...and some more

Museum Casa Enzo Ferrari - Maserati exhibition

 

[hodroyd]

Just to bump this forward again:

Hi All,
As the trip down is still a bit up in the air, I have decided to bite the bullet and get a hotel in TROYES France for the first nights of the trip. I have provisionally for Monday 15th reserved 25 Double Rooms, Breakfast, Parking, Porterage, Local tax etc, for a little over Euro 68 per night per Person, I think Single Rooms are about Euro 65. This is a 4* Hotel right in the centre of town.

MERCURE TROYES CENTRE. 11, RUE DES BAS TREVOIS, TROYES 10000, FRANCE. TEL: 03 2546 2828
http://www.mercure-troyes.com/uk/

For Tuesday 16th I have a Partner Hotel in the centre for about the same rate if anyone wants the 16th.

I WILL NEED TO KNOW QUICKLY WHO WANTS WHICH DATE TO SECURE THE ROOMS WE REQUIRE...!!!

Cheers
R

MONDAY
Double Room
Ambient69 + 1
Ghibli0014 + 1
BennyD + 1
Emtee + 1
EnzoMC + 1
Davy83 + 1



Twin Room
Arfa + 1
Chrisbassett + 1
Blondie + 1
Conaero + 1


Single Room
2b1ask1
SteveM
Tilum
Hodroyd

TUESDAY
Double Room


Twin Room

 

[hodroyd]

Bump this forward again:

FERRY / TUNNEL CROSSING - Personal Choices

FERRY CROSSING:

1. Sunday Evening -

2. Monday AM - Hodroyd, Ambient69, EnzoMC, Arfa, Blondie, Emtee, midlifecrisis, IAB, Tilum, 2b1ask1, SteveM, BennyD, Conaero, Ghilbli0014, fcz360, TeamGCR, Damon Wheaton, Davy83

3. Tuesday AM - Allandwf,


OK we have 1 member who want the tuesday crossing and 18 who want Monday, or are not bothered either way. We need 20 to get the full P&O deal.So either the rest are going on the chunnel, or have not made any plans at all yet. Maybe to cover all the bases we should include the chunnel crossings as well, so that we know who is going by what method..??

TUNNEL CROSSING:

1. Monday AM.

2. Tuesday AM. Roger102, CatmanV2, Blu Electrico

FERRY NOTES
£50 return for car + 4 people
With regards to the VIP lounge and priority boarding we are able to book a designated area onboard for you at the cost of £2.00 per person each way and a dedicated lane at the Port for £4.00 per vehicle each way. If you chose to take the dedicated lane at the Port then the Port staff will load you on to the ferry together, away from the lorries and coaches. Both of these are not included in the price above.

So for 1 x Car + 2 people, Priority Boarding & VIP Lounge each way, + Dedicated Maserati SMF Lane from UK = £62.00

It would not be much use booking a dedicated lane on the way back as we all could be coming back at different times etc.
Please send me a PM with your Car Registration & Name of Occupants so that I can get our slot reserved.

 

[hodroyd]

Just to bump this forward again: THIS LIST IS FOR RESERVED HOTEL ROOMS, THOSE REGISTERED TO TRAVEL WILL HAVE AN * BY THEIR NAME..!!

Double with Car:
1. Miles & Linda (emtee)*
2. Robert & Glenis (hodroyd)*
3. Chris & Rachel (CatmanV2)*
4. Allan & Pam (allandwf)*
5. Ian & Sue (BennyD)*
6. Frank & Clare (fcz360)*
7. Miles & Lisa (Blu Elettrico)*
8. Newton & Jeanette (2b1ask1)*
9. Martin & Irasema (Midlifecrisis)*
10. Shaun & Sheryl (Ambient69)*
11. Ross & ? (Rossyl)*
12. Enzo + 1 (EnzoMC)*
13. Andrew (IAB)*
14. Ian (Andrew's Mate)*
15. Mr T. + 1(Tilum)*
16. Davy93 + 1*

Single with Car:


Twin Room with Car:
1. Roger + 1 (Roger102)*
2. Steve & ? (SteveM)*
3. Arfa + 1 (Arfa)*
4. Damon + 1 (DamonWheaton)*
5. Matt & Al (Conaero & OzzieAl)*
6. (Ghibli0014)*
7. Robin + 1 (Team GCR)*
8. Atholl & Matt (outrun)*
9. Merrian & Helen (Blondie)*


Single without car:


In Travel Group, not in Group Hotel



In Travel Group, in Group Hotel (not part of reserved rooms)
1. Drew & Susie (Drewf) ?? TBC*

Not in Travel Group in Group Hotel (not part of reserved rooms)
Contigo + 1*

From the 30 rooms we have reserved, we now have 5 rooms still available in this hotel and one other hotel on standby. I will have to confirm all rooms shortly, as space is now critical..!!
If there are any adjustments to the above list that need to be made, please let us know ASAP..!!

PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU MUST REGISTER ON THE CENTENARY FORUM LINK TO BE OFFICIALLY INCLUDED: http://www.sportsmaserati.com/showth...-Cenenary-Trip

 

[hodroyd]

Just to bump this forward...

OK Girls & Boys,
We are booked in at the: Hotel Real Fini Via Emilia 4* www.hotelviaemilia.it Modena, 1/2 mile from the centre of town and I believe on a bus route.

The dates booked are: 18th. 19th. 20th. SEPTEMBER 2014, INCLUSIVE

We have 1 x Double Rooms, Buffet Breakfast, Wifi and Underground CCTV covered Garage for each car at a rate of: Euro 98.00 per day. Singles if required will be at: Euro 89.00 per day including parking, breakfast etc. If you are a single passenger and do not require parking it will be: Euro 80.00 per day.

35 rooms are reserved in total. I now need for you all to confirm if you need a double, twin or a single room, so that I can confirm this with the hotel.

So we are off. If there are any other members who require accomodation not already listed, please let me know now and I will attempt to find accomodation for you.

A deposit will be required of 30% of the total stay - 1 month before we depart..latest, NO DEPOSIT NO ROOM..!!

On behalf of the members who want to attend, I personally have committed my plastic to cover no shows, so if you let me down I will come looking for you..!!


If you have any special requirements and need to contact the hotel directly, send me a PM and I will give you the Booking Ref.

Cheers
R

 

[conaero]

After a very constructive phone conference we now have a full itinerary for this event. A deposit if £200 per car / £100 per person non refundable deposit will be taken to confirm your place.

Full details will appear here shortly along with an email.

 

[drewf]

The Offishull packages aren't selling at all well....

The PR company has now created some segmented packages to try to shift them:


BACK TO 1937 PACKAGE – MODENA (Package cost for 2 people: € 1,000.00 / Package cost for 1 person: € 750.00)

This package gives you the chance to go back to the year 1937, when the Maserati factory moved from Bologna to Modena.
Participant cars will gather in Modena’s beautiful Piazza Grande, a UNESCO world heritage site. Choose between a guided Modena factory tour and a visit to the new Maserati Centennial Exhibition at the local Enzo Ferrari Museum (MEF). The walking dinner right in the heart of the Maserati factory lets you relive the magic of this legendary place. Hotel accommodation (4-star) for the night of 18 Sep is also provided.

The package includes:

•Exclusive access of participant’s own Maserati to Piazza Grande in Modena;
•Modena factory tour or visit to Maserati centennial exhibition at the MEF, Modena;
•Special walking dinner in production line of Modena factory;
•One night’s accommodation in a hotel (4-star) in Modena.




2014 AND BEYOND PACKAGE - TURIN (Package cost for 2 people: € 1,800.00 / Package cost for 1 person: € 1,200.00)

Maseratis of all ages will gather at Piazza Castello in Turin. Be part of the unforgettable spectacle. The emotions continue at the gala dinner at the Reggia di Venaria, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. Hotel accommodation (4-star) for the night of 19 Sep is provided. The day after, meet at the Avvocato Giovanni Agnelli Plant (AGAP) where a new Maserati era has begun. Take a guided tour of the production area where Maserati passion takes shape every day. There’s excitement in store for all those who buy this package: the chance to vote at the Concours d’Elegance in Piazza San Carlo, Turin.

The package includes:

•Exclusive access of participant’s own Maserati to Piazza Castello in Turin;
•Gala dinner at the royal palace Reggia di Venaria.;
•One night’s accommodation in a hotel (4-star) in Turin;
•Guided factory tour of the new AGAP factory, Turin.
•Pedestrian access to Piazza San Carlo, Turin, to the area reserved for the Concours d’Elegance;
•Presentation book of the cars participating in the Concours;
•Voting Card: right to vote for cars participating in the Concours;
•Access to the Concours awards ceremony.



...considering entry to Enzo Ferrari Museum is €15, and a 4* hotel is around €100 per room, that's an expensive walk round the factory! And it's an either/or choice, not both. I think they will end up not selling these packages either.

 

[Contigo]

Poor very poor that is.

 

[hodroyd]

Posts 1544 to 1547 Trip Data

Please read these and if you have not confirmed anything yet, please do so..!!
We need to have confirmed lists of who wants what, otherwise you could be on your own looking for hotels etc.

I am about to confirm Ferry & Hotels for the names listed so far, any other interest..??

 

[hodroyd]

Just to bump this forward so you can find it..!!

Posts 1544 to 1547 & 1557 - Trip Data

Please read these and if you have not confirmed anything yet, please do so..!!
We need to have confirmed lists of who wants what, otherwise you could be on your own looking for hotels etc.

I am about to confirm Ferry & Hotels for the names listed so far, any other interest..??

 

[Tilum]

Hi Robert, do we have an idea of what route the main group are taking and what the stop-off points will be (i.e. which city and hotels we'd be staying in on route)?

Cheers,
T

 

[hodroyd]

This is being collated now, but briefly:

Sunday Night Hotel - Dover. I have decided against a block booking for this as it's expensive, if you want to book the Premier Inn Central direct, it's currently £35 and a few hundred yards from the ferry terminal.
Monday AM ferry (maybe 7.30am)
Monday Night - Troyes, France.
Tuesday Night - Basel

More to follow shortly..!!

Cheers
R

 

[Tilum]

After a very constructive phone conference we now have a full itinerary for this event... Full details will appear here shortly along with an email.

Looking forward to hearing what's in store for us all

Cheers,
T

 

[hodroyd]

This is being collated now, but briefly:

Sunday Night Hotel - Dover. 14th. I have decided against a block booking for this as it's expensive, if you want to book the Premier Inn Central direct, it's currently £35 and a few hundred yards from the ferry terminal. Don't bother with breakfast, too early and we get it on the ferry.
Monday AM ferry (maybe 7.30am)
Monday Night - Troyes, France. MERCURE TROYES CENTRE. 11, RUE DES BAS TREVOIS, 10000 TROYES.
http://www.mercure-troyes.com/uk/

Tuesday Night - Basel

More to follow shortly..!!

Cheers
R

 

[hodroyd]

If anyone wants to book directly the PREMIER INN - DOVER CENTRAL it's currently £35 for a double. Don't book breakfast you can get that on the ferry in sit down restaurant next to lounge. I suggest not waiting until it is full..?? THIS IS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT 14TH. & MONDAY NIGHT 15TH. SEPTEMBER

Booked In Sunday:
hodroyd
Ambient69
2b1ask1
SteveM
BennyD
Tilum
Emtee

Booked In Monday:
Allandwf

 

[hodroyd]

French Speed Limt Detection Areas..!!

There’s only one problem in the gendarmes’ eyes, though: they are still unable to access drivers’ details from a registration plate alone. Which means the hundreds of speed cameras across the motorway network are virtually useless in catching speeding British drivers. That is about to change. As revealed last month in Driving, a new law being drawn up by the European Commission will allow French police to track down British drivers from next May. And then there really will be no escape for British speeders.

 

[2b1ask1]

Dover Central booked & paid for so I'm Monday ferry please Rob, Troyes Monday night please all solo (single occupancy) at this point

 

[hodroyd]

OK Newton, I will add you in..!! I thought Dem was in your car..??
Cheers
R