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Author:  CJ [ 10 Feb 2016 06:25 ]
Post subject:  UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March.

This event is extra to the published 2016 Events Diary.

We realise a lot of people will have already made their plans for Easter but having decided last night to visit Somerset and Dorset over the Bank Holiday weekend, we thought we’d arrange an informal UKBEG Buell meet at The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, BH20 6JG, on Easter Sunday, 27th March.

Meet at 11.00am, lunch in the museums café and, if there’s enough interest, perhaps a ride-out in the afternoon to a local beauty spot etc.

The Tank Museum web site: http://www.tankmuseum.org/visit-us

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Author:  Beef [ 10 Feb 2016 12:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Well thats a good reason for me to get FUBAR through an MOT 8-) :yup: :yup:
Author:  rik [ 10 Feb 2016 12:21 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Beef wrote:
Well thats a good reason for me to get FUBAR through an MOT 8-) :yup: :yup:

:yup: DO IT DO IT DO IT!
Author:  rik [ 10 Feb 2016 12:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
CJ wrote:
UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March.

This event is extra to the published 2016 Events Diary.

We realise a lot of people will have already made their plans for Easter but having decided last night to visit Somerset and Dorset over the Bank Holiday weekend, we thought we’d arrange an informal UKBEG Buell meet at The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, BH20 6JG, on Easter Sunday, 27th March.

Meet at 11.00am, lunch in the museums café and, if there’s enough interest, perhaps a ride-out in the afternoon to a local beauty spot etc.

The Tank Museum web site: http://www.tankmuseum.org/visit-us

For most of us, there's a more appropriate venue for a nice cuppa just a mile down the road... lOl
Author:  Dunk1976 [ 16 Feb 2016 13:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
We might be interested, depends if we are going to Norfolk.
Author:  onanist [ 19 Feb 2016 15:58 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Not sure I can make any others but this is good.

:yup:
Author:  Blackrag123 [ 19 Feb 2016 17:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Yep us Monkeys will be there :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :hehe:
Author:  Jill Brown [ 19 Feb 2016 19:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Sounds good. I think we can make this!!
Author:  deepsix [ 19 Feb 2016 21:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
:yup:
Author:  CJ [ 20 Feb 2016 06:57 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Thanks for the response; it’s great to have some feedback. Thank you :worthy: ....

We weren’t sure what level of interest there’d be in this Easter Sunday meet, especially with it being a relatively late addition to the events diary. It looks like we’ll have a good number of Buells at Bovington.

As mentioned at the start of this topic we’re darn sarf all weekend. We’ve booked a hotel for 3 nights near Wincanton, arriving Good Friday and leaving Easter Monday.

If you’re into military vehicles etc. (and who isn’t :D) there’s a brief history about their Tiger tank on the museums web site. As a surprise Jane bought me the DVD’s about Tiger 131’s restoration and the history of its development during WW2. I can thoroughly recommend them, they’re professionally produced and the sound quality is excellent. One of the highlights is the first firing up of the restored 60 year old German Maybach engine without the silencers fitted.

We hope to get some pictures of the Buells lined up with some of their military vehicles.

Here’s the link to the museums on-line shop if you’re interested in the Tiger DVD’s: here

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Author:  deepsix [ 20 Feb 2016 07:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Early braking tests did go too well.Image
Author:  mojomick [ 21 Feb 2016 17:30 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
I'm up for this, as it's the nearest meet to my house ever!! :yup:
Author:  ursus americanus [ 21 Feb 2016 17:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
I'm up for it too 8-) Might even make a weekend of it :idea:

Steve
Author:  CJ [ 21 Feb 2016 18:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
Mick, Steve, thanks for confirming.

Our suggestion of a UKBEG meet on Easter Sunday in Dorset is working out far better than we expected :dance:...
Author:  Beef [ 22 Feb 2016 16:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: UKBEG Buell Meet, Bovington, Dorset, Easter Sunday 27th March
CJ wrote:
One of the highlights is the first firing up of the restored 60 year old German Maybach engine without the silencers fitted.


Another little fact for.......

That Maybach also went on Op Granby (1st Gulf War), 32 Engr Regt were still using Centurion AVRE which as you all know had a Meteor engine (Similar to Merlin....only didn't run at altitude! lOl ), anyway, ABRO Bovington are the specialists who re-worked the Merlin engines and all obsolete engijnes for the tank museum. Whilst they were rebuilding the Maybach the war kicked off and 32 Engr Regt deployed. The demand for spare Meteors was made and ABRO worked flat out to supply. In the chaos of suppliying said Meteors, a certain Maybach (also a V12 petrol) was crated up and swiftly sent to Kuwait. There it sat until a Regt'l Cent required a pack lift, the crate was opened and a few confused REME blokes stared at the Maybach, it wasn't until someone pulled out the paperwork that it was realised what it was for :!: The crate was closed and return paperwork was drafted lOl

That could make that Maybach the longest serving powerpack in the world! lOl
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