Ooooh. Im booked for tomorrow. I would love to have done this too. Damn. :^( Paul Birks DOC298 BAKNTIM Vin#0981 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Usher" <claire_usher71@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:26 PM Subject: [doc] Anyone free to do Sci-Fi event tomorrow? > Hi All, > > I've just got back from a really excellent day displaying Flopsy at > the National Space Centre near Leicester as part of their Sci-Fi > weekend. > > The organisers were great, and Flopsy was displayed inside and they > even got me lots of those 'stretch barriers' so that the car would be > safe from finger marks and people helping themselves to a seat. > > I got lots of photos of her with a Tom Baker Dr Who lookalike and > with a Dalek. It was a really good day, there was a guy dressed up > as Predator, another as Davros, several Daleks (who squirt water at > kiddies who torment them by shouting Exterminate!!), Cybermen, > various other alien beings.......... > > I would love to go again tomorrow but am going to Supercar Sunday at > Gaydon instead. The car attracted alot of attention, I dont think > Flopysy's ever been photographed so much!! :o) > > The organisers - who will reimburse any costs and lay on free > refreshments and buffet lunch - are desperate for a > DeLorean/DeLorean's to attend tomorrow - they have already pre-sold 3 > times the number of tickets that were sold for today, so it will be a > busy one! Plus Sylvester McCoy and Tom Baker will be there in person > tomorrow too. > > Its really easy to get to, being about 10 miles from the M1 at J20 > and is well signposted. > > Any takers? The doors open at 10am to the public and they are > setting up from 8am. I got there about 8.45 this morning. > > I'll try and get some piccies posted up from today on the DOC Group > Photos section. > > Cheers, > > Claire > #2292 > DOC170 > > > > > > > > > DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed > public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/