Topic: Wootton Bassett Rideout, Sunday 14 March

[eezyrida]

Thought I would bring this...

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=231770155035

...to your attention.

USRs please note - they're looking for volunteers to marshall it.

Update:

"Sunday 14th March 2010

The ride will be starting at Leigh Delamere Service Station J17 (eastbound) of the M4. Please start arriving from 10:30am.

Each rider will pay £5 and receive an Afghan Heroes wristband, which will be their entry pass to RAF Lyneham. The lead riders will be leaving at 12 noon promptly. The route will be along the M4 to J16 before heading along the A-Roads towards Wootton Bassett. We will be riding through at a slow speed before continuing along to RAF Lyneham. We are honored that they are opening their gates for us and refreshments will be available.

All those attending RAF Lyneham will require to pre register giving Name, Address, DOB and Bike Registration. This is to enable security clearance to be carried out by the RAF. REGISTRATION CLOSES MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2010. Anyone who does not register WILL NOT be allowed onto RAF Lyneham.

Registration will be through a secure site, this will be posted out on Monday.

We will be riding to RAF Lyneham where there will be a presentation to hand over the funds raised for the Afghan Heroes Charity, set up last September by a group of mothers who lost their sons in Afghanistan.

IF YOU KNOW OF ANY BIKERS WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE RIDE WHO HAVEN’T REGISTERED ON FACEBOOK CAN YOU ENSURE THAT THEY REGISTER ON THE SECURE SITE.


www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=231770155035"

[Mr Rizla]

sign me up

http://www.afghanheroes.org.uk/bikersevent.asp

[BM BOB]

I have just signed up

Bob

[fridgehead]

Hi All

I see USR's are being called to marshall on 14th March, do you know if someone is organizing the USR's? ( my facebook access is banned at work)

I still have my orange vest in anticipation!

kind regards

fridgehead

[Mr Rizla]

wait to hear from the lady with the extra tight leathers

[STEM-VFR]

The founder of the charity has phoned me and asked for help but I am yet to hear from the organiser of the ride. As soon as i know more I'll let everyone know but at the moment 'I no nuffin'.

[fridgehead]

Hello Stem

I just signed up, there's 3800 bikes signed up (more than 5000 riders with pillions) that's gonna take some marshalling!

[STEM-VFR]

I am driving down to Wiltshire to discuss the ride with the organisors tomorrow morning. Gonna go away for the weekend after so should be able to let everyone know the outcome on Monday.

Steve

[Giuliano]

Nearly 5000 bikes registered already. They are going to need a lot of help!

[Mr Rizla]

I am driving down to Wiltshire to discuss the ride with the organisors tomorrow morning. Gonna go away for the weekend after so should be able to let everyone know the outcome on Monday.

Steve

enjoy

[peeledballoon]

is TLB contigent meeting up anywhere first?

[Mr Rizla]

dont think we have any plans as yet, id expect 2 meeting points for starters, the Ace and Boxhil, we then rideout and meet up, however shall wait for Stem to advise

[Ghost]

I have signed up and hope to meet up with you at Ace.

[STEM-VFR]

Ok there are some 'organisational difficulties' but the ride will go ahead (It's gonna be difficult to stop it). You therefore will hear a lot of misinformation  over the next few weeks but a start and end point has been sourced and they are going to need our support and all the help we can give them.

Current estimates are about 10K bikers attending. sounds like it might be a bit of laugh.

[Mr Rizla]

found a poster at BoxHill yesterday talking about a rally point on the M4..

Leigh Delamere services @J17 on M4 after 10.30hrs, leaving 12.00hrs, would suggest both the boxhill and ace elements meetup at some early point after joining the M4 from M25, thoughts...

cheers

[Giuliano]

I have done New Malden to Reading and back loads of times weekdays and weekends and I would recommend M3/A322/A329 to pick up M4 at Reading as generally quicker (and a better ride) than the M25/M4 if travelling from SW London.

As for meeting at the services - there is barely room for 4000 there assuming no one else needs to stop for petrol or a pee! Then there is the problem of getting thousands of bikes safely onto the motorway.

I suspect the organisers will find one of the other nearby airfields or similar to meet up at and we will hear in due course.

[fridgehead]

found a poster at BoxHill yesterday talking about a rally point on the M4..

Leigh Delamere services @J17 on M4 after 10.30hrs, leaving 12.00hrs, would suggest both the boxhill and ace elements meetup at some early point after joining the M4 from M25, thoughts...

cheers

Hi Mr Rizla

do you mean USR's? or all in general? maybe a USR forum is needed - thoughts?

[STEM-VFR]

Leigh Delaware is not going to be big enough so much bigger areas and facilities are being sourced nearby. I you hear any 'plans' ignore them for now because things are changing all the time.

Christine will contact all the USR's directly and also start something on the Unity forum.

[peeledballoon]

maybe keep this thread general meet up as Unity peeps have their own place to sort business?

[Mr Rizla]

yup

[STEM-VFR]

yup

[Giuliano]

I agree, but is it working? Unity Forum is invisible from work. Yesterday the Unity Forum (which was up on Friday) reported "Database Error".

[fridgehead]

The forum on the unity ride website has been down for quite a while.

[Mr Rizla]

The Unity forum is in the middle of an upgrade but should operational at the following url

http://unityforum.unityride.co.uk/forum/index.php

Let me know if your having issues, plese send me a PM rather than posting up on TLB

Many thanks

[Biker Biker]

For all those riders heading for Wooton Basset tomorrow.....

Ride safe and ride proud.

I'll see you at the start gate gimmie a wave!