Anubis Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hey all. I signed up to be a member of the Sporting Bears motor club earlier this year. Basically the club takes people out for cash donations to childrens charities so its a win/win situation. I get to drive my car, passengers get a 10 mile blast with smiles on their faces and money ends up with sick children (every penny). Never done this thing before but gave it a go and mingled with the likes of Ferrari, Lambo, R8, Aston owners and I felt very welcome. Such nice people and everyone mucking in together. This was at the NEC motorshow last month and gave four rides @ £30 each. The Ferrari's were obviously very popular - never stopped all day and there was even a Jag XJ220 (£100 for a ride btw). I know you all like pics and with VIP driver access I got to walk around all the cars and chat to fellow owners, so here you go: The day was very wet (unfortunately), and driving around NEC with no clue where to go is a little daunting. Especially since plod was out everywhere in patrol cars and under cover cars (I find this discusting catching with mobile speed guns when we are raising for charity and being sensible and knowing the limits). Thankfully no one I heard of got a ticket. One poor bloke went 40 - 60 - 40 on a road in his Exige last year and plod gave him 3 points (huge A road) because it was a 40mph bypass. Makes me paranoid beyond belief on the day! However, all's well that ends well and collectively raised well over £30,000 during the weekend. Had good fun and would definently do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Normally don't do charity things but this one sounds good, Did you have time to go on any of the other cars? Nice pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 iv heard about this before, good idea lovin the noddy car and the mobile sofa lol. saw a jag xj220 at the london motor show couple of years ago the size of that car in the flesh is unbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I did some similar charity work earlier in the year and hopefully get to continue it next year. It was at the local motor museum who also own a sprint track attached. Few laps on the sprint track with mainly kids and then pick up the next one. A great day actually and it was really nice to share my passion for cars with the kids. It's nice to donate time to charity and it be a real pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Nice one chap. Saw this a few years back at MPH and was sorely tempted for a blast in a few of the cars, but didnt have any cash (purposefully to stop me spending it!). A very good cause, well done for chipping in. Shame the plod had to spoil it as usual! Last time I saw it they had a track in another NEC car park which looked interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Its a great charity and a top idea. Enjoyed the pics too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanageDave Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Well Done Buddy.. great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 sounds like a good idea - everyone's a winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 how much did it cost for a ride in your Z compared to the supercars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 how much did it cost for a ride in your Z compared to the supercars? He said £30 in his original post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 ah yes! That'll teach me to skim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 what a great idea to raise money for a charity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 What a great idea, very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbs Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Sounds a great idea but what about insurance, in the event of a claim whilst your taking a punter for a ride, could they refuse the claim as it could be said you were using the car for "hire or reward". Presumably the organisors have this covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Sounds a great idea but what about insurance, in the event of a claim whilst your taking a punter for a ride, could they refuse the claim as it could be said you were using the car for "hire or reward". Presumably the organisors have this covered. When I did the event I mentioned the motor museum looked after insurance and everything else. I'd hope this charity would do the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Sounds a great idea but what about insurance, in the event of a claim whilst your taking a punter for a ride, could they refuse the claim as it could be said you were using the car for "hire or reward". Presumably the organisors have this covered. The charity works by not paying for the ride. It's a loophole that is perfectly legal and has been for years. Basically its like this; "If you donate X amount to our charity, I will see if one of our drivers can give you a lift free of charge". Its not illegal to offer anyone a lift or ride pending no cash was passed to the driver as a taxi service - all the dough went to charity and the drivers received nothing, not even for petrol. Example pricing was: Caterham @ £30 (i think) My zed @ £30 360 MOdena @ £45 F430 @ £60 R8 V10 @ £65 Atom @ £45 (i think) XJ220 (£100) I think next time I will price my zed at £25 so people would be more tempted to go for it. When your up in the £30 people then naturally think "screw it...£15 extra gets me into a Ferrari". lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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