BGP 2013

[The Fat Clerk]

Yes it's just for 'access' not for a seat

[Lord Summerisle]

Letter was waiting for me when i got home last night Back for 4th GP

[bluebeard]

jam doughnut for me! this is my 20th GP !!!

[Piglet]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

Yes it's just for 'access' not for a seat

Unless things change this year an officials guest pass gives " centre access" so gets the guest through Copse Tunnel. I'm not sure if you can buy that on a child's ticket it's quite a nice perk as it gives access to the diner and the area inside the circuit which is often quieter.

[chezza]

Originally Posted by Steve Fox

Here, then, is a question that I'm sure has been asked many times over the years; now that the "mystery" of selection has taken place what happens next, are there officials appointed who go through the names like a school yard team selection with the fat wheezy boy chosen last or is it infinitely more scientific than that? Like just sharing all the bods out? I am assuming it isn't like a brscc meeting where you get asked where you want to go or like a 750mc meeting where they ask who you want to Marshal with, so assuming it is somewhere in between does anyone know or is it the next in a series of surprises?

As far as I am aware the posts are allocated by the chief of each discipline. The list of post allocations is posted on the IMS website a couple weeks before the meeting itself, no doubt someone will post the link to the website on here as soon as it becomes available. Alternatively you will be told in your paperwork when your passes arrive.

[Mike Kelly 1]

Originally Posted by bluebeard

jam doughnut for me! this is my 20th GP !!!

H, i'm getting to the campsite on the Wednesday this year as its my birthday! Will you be in residence by then? Just thinking as we could ..........

[Douglas334]

I just got my acceptance letter and will be attending the BGP as a marshal for the first time this year.

I know you get a guest pass, I was just wondering if the guest is allowed to sleep on the marshal campsite?

Cheers

[The Fat Clerk]

Yes

[nighthawk7]

Yes.....But I think campsite security has changed again this year as last years Group 4 lot had no idea what was going on..upset a lot of people...

[Douglas334]

Thanks for the info.

[nighthawk7]

We got there Wednesday last year the campsite was not even set up...

[thepits!]

Originally Posted by bluebeard

jam doughnut for me! this is my 20th GP !!!

Only 20? Pah, you newbie!

[Mike Kelly 1]

Originally Posted by nighthawk7

We got there Wednesday last year the campsite was not even set up...

All i need is my tent and a cool box full of beer. Thats me set up!

[Mike Kelly 1]

Originally Posted by Douglas334

I know you get a guest pass, I was just wondering if the guest is allowed to sleep on the marshal campsite?

Yes, but preferably inside a tent!

[The Fat Clerk]

Now that depends on the weather, last year a wetsuit was required but I can remember several years when the 'open air' was fine, particularly when we camped in the middle and helped the French celbrate Bastille Day!

[thepits!]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

Now that depends on the weather, last year a wetsuit was required but I can remember several years when the 'open air' was fine, particularly when we camped in the middle and helped the French celbrate Bastille Day!

Now that was sooooooooo long ago you must now have a bus pass

I remember those long ago days, sitting, eating, on a Sunday night, watching the traffic over the bridge ............ not moving!

[The Fat Clerk]

The worst memory I have of those days was having to 'sign on' each morning. I remember watching the British Lions playing 'down under' on a tv in the caravan before having to get a 'grown up' to help me draw on the piece of paper that required my signature - bloody Calavados
Now I get a bus back to the 'outside' campsite and drive home each night.

[thepits!]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

The worst memory I have of those days ...

is bringing along a TV & games console [and a generator] so my 'darling children' didn't get too bored

mind you the generator was also used to power the caravan and all the pretty lights we also brought along

[Kangaroo75]

Does anyone have an idea when we can access the campsite?

Can we camp there on Wednesday 25th June?

[numbersix]

Originally Posted by Kangaroo75

Does anyone have an idea when we can access the campsite?

Can we camp there on Wednesday 25th June?

Yes.

[Piglet]

Looking at the wristband wording it does say "Each marshal will receive 2 wristbands only (their bold).

That looks to me as if we'll get one wristband for us and one for our guest, no real issue for those with a permanent guest but more of an issue for those who split their passes out

[Paul Newns]

Originally Posted by nighthawk7

Yes.....But I think campsite security has changed again this year as last years Group 4 lot had no idea what was going on..upset a lot of people...

Group 4 didn't know what was going on? I don't believe it!

[gachjoel]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly 1

All i need is my tent and a cool box full of beer. Thats me set up!

then you can use the cool box as a boat and the tent can be the sail

[fazza]

Originally Posted by Piglet

Looking at the wristband wording it does say "Each marshal will receive 2 wristbands only (their bold).

That looks to me as if we'll get one wristband for us and one for our guest, no real issue for those with a permanent guest but more of an issue for those who split their passes out

it said the same on last years letter and we still got 3 guest and 1 officials

[sharpygreen]

guys

how is the traffic for driving in every morning ?

i only live in northampton and have a love hate relationship with camping so would rather not camp if possible.