Emtee
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So the 11th is rapidly approaching and we're all but sorted.
A brief recap of the itinerary..
11am - Meet at Ace. Get there a little earlier if you want to donate toys to the Fueltopia Toy run.
1.30pm - Head off to Reading for the karting. I've allowed one hour to get there. Is this okay?
2.30pm - Arrive Karting Nation for driver briefing (we can't be late for this)
3.00pm - Karting begins.
5.30pm - Karting ends. For those that are staying over, drive up to The Crowne Plaza, Marlow to check in.
7.30pm - Drinks at hotel.
8.00pm'ish - Taxi's to Villa d'Este for evening meal (or more accurately the pub next door. More on that in a minute).
8.30pm'ish - Evening meal.
Budgie has very kindly been sorting out the meal details as he knows this restaurant well. His thinking, and I agree with him, is that it will all just get too complicated if we try to tot up at the end of the night, so we're suggesting that everyone pay for their starter and main ahead of sitting down. We can sort this out in the pub next door to the restaurant, as the 'foyer' of the restaurant is tiny. There's an ATM across the road and Budgie can then pop next door and sort this out with the manager.
This will leave drinks and desserts and I suggest we either agree drinks per table, or pay separately for our own drinks and desserts.
Although the restaurant is a bit posh, it has a pretty relaxed atmosphere. Budgie is going to see if it's okay to present the Sports Maserati Awards after the meal, though we'll need to bear in mind there may be other diners still there, and so it may not be appropriate, but fingers crossed.
The address of Ace is..
Ace Cafe London
Ace Corner
North Circular Road
Stonebridge
London
NW10 7UD
Ace Corner is the junction of Beresford Avenue and the old North Circular Road, between the A40 and the A404 (Harrow Road)
GPS Coordinate
51°32'29"N, 0°16'40"W
51.541389, -0.277778
The address of Karting Nation, Reading is..
8 Bridgewater Close,
Reading,
Berkshire.
RG30 1JT
The address of the hotel is..
Crowne Plaza Marlow
Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1GJ
The address of the restaurant is..
Villa d'Este.
2, Chapel Street,
Marlow,
Bucks.
SL7 1DD
And this is the food list with prices and the total for both courses. Hopefully everything's covered...
1 Emtee. Fegatini al Funghi Selvaggi Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 8.00 £ 15.50 £ 23.50
2 Mrs Tee. Scallope con Pancetta (Ravioli al Gorgonzola)Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.00 £ 12.00 £ 21.00
3 Conaero. Carpaccio di Manzo. Scallopine Piccante. £ 9.00 £ 11.50 £ 20.50
4 Trev. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 0.00 £ 15.50 £ 15.50
5 Lozcb. Carpaccio di Manzo. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.00 £ 12.00 £ 21.00
6 Mrs Lozcb. Parmigiana Napolitana. Salmone alll'Aragosta. £ 8.50 £ 11.50 £ 20.00
7 Dem maser. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 9.50 £ 15.50 £ 25.00
8 Urbanmaser. Zuppa del Giorno. Pallard di Pollo alla Griglio. £ 6.00 £ 10.50 £ 16.50
9 Reservoirfrog. Carpaccio di Manzo. Branzino alla Spiada. £ 9.00 £ 13.50 £ 22.50
10 Mrs Reservoirfrog. Fegatini al Funghi Selvaggi Scallopine Piccante. £ 8.00 £ 11.50 £ 19.50
11 Granturismo_Dan. Carpaccio di Manzo. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.00 £ 12.00 £ 21.00
12 Mrs Granturismo_Dan. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Pallard di Pollo alla Griglio. £ 9.50 £ 10.50 £ 20.00
13 Philw 696.
14 Philw 696 brother.
15 Andrea. Asparagi con Formaggio. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.50 £ 12.00 £ 20.50
16 maserati. Gamberetti Villa D'Este. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 9.00 £ 15.50 £ 24.50
17 Mrs maserati. Asparagi con Formaggio. Branzino alla Spiada. £ 8.50 £ 13.50 £ 22.00
18 DonnyMac?
19 Budgie. Fegatini al Funghi Selvaggi Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.00 £ 12.00 £ 20.00
20 Emblem. Myles
21 Emblem guest.
22 Andy3200manual. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.50 £ 12.00 £ 21.50
23 Mrs Andy3200manual. Parmigiana Napolitana. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.50 £ 12.00 £ 20.50
24 NickP. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.50 £ 12.00 £ 21.50
25 Mrs NickP Gamberetti Villa D'Este. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 9.00 £ 15.50 £ 24.50
26 Banana.
27 Banana's son.
28 SimonM Asparagi con Formaggio. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.50 £ 12.00 £ 20.50
29 Spike62
30 Harch
31 Mrs Harsh
32 Pibbow Peter Still to confirm food choices. £ 0.00 £ 0.00 £ 0.00
33 2B1ask1
So excluding Donny, we have 32 attending, 19 karting, 22 dining and 16 staying (nine rooms)
All nineteen karters have paid - THANK YOU!
All over-nighters should now have their room reservation numbers.
With the exception of Pibbow, all have now chosen their food.
And the awards, well lets hope we can present them after the evening meal. I'm not sure that I'll have all the gifts with me by then, so those not received will be sent to their recipients.
Right that's about as long a post as I ever want to have to do, so I'll shut up apart from saying..
SEE YOU ALL ON SATURDAY!!!
A brief recap of the itinerary..
11am - Meet at Ace. Get there a little earlier if you want to donate toys to the Fueltopia Toy run.
1.30pm - Head off to Reading for the karting. I've allowed one hour to get there. Is this okay?
2.30pm - Arrive Karting Nation for driver briefing (we can't be late for this)
3.00pm - Karting begins.
5.30pm - Karting ends. For those that are staying over, drive up to The Crowne Plaza, Marlow to check in.
7.30pm - Drinks at hotel.
8.00pm'ish - Taxi's to Villa d'Este for evening meal (or more accurately the pub next door. More on that in a minute).
8.30pm'ish - Evening meal.
Budgie has very kindly been sorting out the meal details as he knows this restaurant well. His thinking, and I agree with him, is that it will all just get too complicated if we try to tot up at the end of the night, so we're suggesting that everyone pay for their starter and main ahead of sitting down. We can sort this out in the pub next door to the restaurant, as the 'foyer' of the restaurant is tiny. There's an ATM across the road and Budgie can then pop next door and sort this out with the manager.
This will leave drinks and desserts and I suggest we either agree drinks per table, or pay separately for our own drinks and desserts.
Although the restaurant is a bit posh, it has a pretty relaxed atmosphere. Budgie is going to see if it's okay to present the Sports Maserati Awards after the meal, though we'll need to bear in mind there may be other diners still there, and so it may not be appropriate, but fingers crossed.
The address of Ace is..
Ace Cafe London
Ace Corner
North Circular Road
Stonebridge
London
NW10 7UD
Ace Corner is the junction of Beresford Avenue and the old North Circular Road, between the A40 and the A404 (Harrow Road)
GPS Coordinate
51°32'29"N, 0°16'40"W
51.541389, -0.277778
The address of Karting Nation, Reading is..
8 Bridgewater Close,
Reading,
Berkshire.
RG30 1JT
The address of the hotel is..
Crowne Plaza Marlow
Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 1GJ
The address of the restaurant is..
Villa d'Este.
2, Chapel Street,
Marlow,
Bucks.
SL7 1DD
And this is the food list with prices and the total for both courses. Hopefully everything's covered...
1 Emtee. Fegatini al Funghi Selvaggi Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 8.00 £ 15.50 £ 23.50
2 Mrs Tee. Scallope con Pancetta (Ravioli al Gorgonzola)Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.00 £ 12.00 £ 21.00
3 Conaero. Carpaccio di Manzo. Scallopine Piccante. £ 9.00 £ 11.50 £ 20.50
4 Trev. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 0.00 £ 15.50 £ 15.50
5 Lozcb. Carpaccio di Manzo. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.00 £ 12.00 £ 21.00
6 Mrs Lozcb. Parmigiana Napolitana. Salmone alll'Aragosta. £ 8.50 £ 11.50 £ 20.00
7 Dem maser. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 9.50 £ 15.50 £ 25.00
8 Urbanmaser. Zuppa del Giorno. Pallard di Pollo alla Griglio. £ 6.00 £ 10.50 £ 16.50
9 Reservoirfrog. Carpaccio di Manzo. Branzino alla Spiada. £ 9.00 £ 13.50 £ 22.50
10 Mrs Reservoirfrog. Fegatini al Funghi Selvaggi Scallopine Piccante. £ 8.00 £ 11.50 £ 19.50
11 Granturismo_Dan. Carpaccio di Manzo. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.00 £ 12.00 £ 21.00
12 Mrs Granturismo_Dan. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Pallard di Pollo alla Griglio. £ 9.50 £ 10.50 £ 20.00
13 Philw 696.
14 Philw 696 brother.
15 Andrea. Asparagi con Formaggio. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.50 £ 12.00 £ 20.50
16 maserati. Gamberetti Villa D'Este. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 9.00 £ 15.50 £ 24.50
17 Mrs maserati. Asparagi con Formaggio. Branzino alla Spiada. £ 8.50 £ 13.50 £ 22.00
18 DonnyMac?
19 Budgie. Fegatini al Funghi Selvaggi Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.00 £ 12.00 £ 20.00
20 Emblem. Myles
21 Emblem guest.
22 Andy3200manual. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.50 £ 12.00 £ 21.50
23 Mrs Andy3200manual. Parmigiana Napolitana. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.50 £ 12.00 £ 20.50
24 NickP. Prosciutto di Cinghiale. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 9.50 £ 12.00 £ 21.50
25 Mrs NickP Gamberetti Villa D'Este. Manzo alla Valdostana. £ 9.00 £ 15.50 £ 24.50
26 Banana.
27 Banana's son.
28 SimonM Asparagi con Formaggio. Stinco di Angello alla Ciociara. £ 8.50 £ 12.00 £ 20.50
29 Spike62
30 Harch
31 Mrs Harsh
32 Pibbow Peter Still to confirm food choices. £ 0.00 £ 0.00 £ 0.00
33 2B1ask1
So excluding Donny, we have 32 attending, 19 karting, 22 dining and 16 staying (nine rooms)
All nineteen karters have paid - THANK YOU!
All over-nighters should now have their room reservation numbers.
With the exception of Pibbow, all have now chosen their food.
And the awards, well lets hope we can present them after the evening meal. I'm not sure that I'll have all the gifts with me by then, so those not received will be sent to their recipients.
Right that's about as long a post as I ever want to have to do, so I'll shut up apart from saying..
SEE YOU ALL ON SATURDAY!!!
