UK to Czech Road Trip 2007

**Makefish** · 19-03-2007, 17:43

After much discussion and interest shown in the feeler thread it is now time to launch the official UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 thread. Outline details of the trip are shown below but please keep checking back to this page for regular updates.

Edit 10/4/07: Travel arrangements have now been organised:-
We are going on Norfolk Line route from Dover to Dunkerque leaving on 12/9 Wednesday morning on the 2:00am ferry arriving in Dunkerque at 5:00am, the return ferry is 17/9 Monday evening at 8:01pm arriving in Dover at 9:00pm. Journey driving time will take approximately 11-12 hours to our accomodation which is a hotel on the outskirts of Prague but only a 10-15 minute tram ride from the city centre. Ferry should cost between £40-£50 return for two people and a car, I used Ferryto but other websites may give you a better deal.

Please note that you would be responsible for booking and paying for your own ferry!. Accomodation including breakfast has now been booked and is going to cost £135 per person which has to be paid in full by the end of July. I am therefore asking that full payment is sent to me by Sunday 8th July.

ITINERY

Hotel Mars
Thursday am 13th September will be a day of rest and a chance to see some of the sights of Pague + a chance to familiarise yourself with area as Prague is not an easy city to navigate especially without satnav!. Pm is a tour of the Starpormen Brewery for those that wish to go.
Friday 14th September will be a drive to Skoda factory at Mlada Boleslav (about an hour from Prague) to visit the museum and factory tour + spend some cash in the factory shop. This may be followed by a trip to the Airfeild with our friends from the Czech forum SkodaHome.cz :: Svìt vozù Škoda Auto for some airfield antics (you'll love this

).
Saturday 15th September will be a drive to Doksy for the national Skoda Meet where up to 500 Skodas of all ages and types for your viewing pleasure. There are also plenty of stalls to buy spare parts and all sorts at ridiculously low prices.
Sunday 16th September will be up to you but I'm sure there will be another opportunity to visit the airfield for those that want to go again.
Monday 17th September leave early for the return blast back to Dunkerque to catch an early evening ferry back to Blighty!.

We have confirmed reservation spaces for 40 people and secure reserved parking spaces for 20 cars (car parking will cost an extra 8.6 EUR per day day). Any questions either use the Q&A thread running along side this one or PM me.

I cannot emphasise how good this trip was last year and 2007 looks to be even better!.

Please keep this thread for a list of names and general comment, a Q&A thread dedicated to this trip can be found here.

UPDATES!
26/3/07 - 40 spaces reserved for the Skoda Museum & Factory Tour on Friday 14th September at 10:30am.
3/4/07 - Due to such high demand we have reached the allocated spaces available to us so the list is now closed to new entrants. Please still PM if you are interested in this trip as there may be a chance of a few more added places.
4/4/07 - Post No.2 has the names of those as confirmed entrants on this trip.
10/4/07 - Accomodation & Ferry information added.
16/4/07 - List reopened due to a cancellation, please contact me first.
27/4/07 - There will be some T-Shirts made up for our trip and you have a choice of S,M,L,XL (no other sizes available I'm affraid) so please PM me your size or add it in when you send your payment to me. If I don't hear from you you will get whatever is left over.
27/4/07 - There is going to be a tour round the Staropramen Brewery on the Thursday afternoon at 3:00pm. Could you let me know either way as to whether or not you wish to join in this excursion.
7/5/07 - List for new entrants now closed as we have reached our maximum allocation of spaces.
17/5/07 - A cancellation means that there is another space available. Please PM me for further information.
13/6/07 - List now closed to new applicants. There MAY be a possibility to add one or two more but please PM me first if interested.
17/07/07 - Good News, your hotel rooms have now been paid for in full (by Bank transfer so may take a couple of days to clear) - Bad News, I have been waiting on one final payment from Sooty and have failed to gain contact with him despite several PM's and e-mails!, this means that the extra I had built in for the cost for T-Shirts has now gone!!!!!

Theres no reason not to let you all into where we are staying, not exactly 5 star luxury but functional and with the all important secure parking nearby AND it was available to 40 of us at the times we wanted! Be grateful people as I've got no idea what this place is like although from this quote taken from 2004 it sounds like a dump

Quote:

shabby and rundown. Very poor part of town, 5k outside Prague. Restaurant was dirty and staff surly and aggressive. Food was awful. We travelled with Travelsphere and paid a lot of money for 3 nights at Hotel Mars.

Ah well, at least we'll have each other!

**Makefish** · 19-03-2007, 17:43

You will turn blue when you have booked your ferry and I have recieved £135 payment (per person).

1. Makefish & Chris Ellis - Octavia MkII vRS (ferry booked)
2. vRSLen & Moet - Octavia MKII vRS Combi (ferry booked)
3. Darrenvrs & Gvrs- Fabia Vrs (ferry booked)
4. Quinten & ncarring - Octavia Mk1 vRS (ferry booked)
5. Jason + 2 - Silver Fabia (ferry booked)
6. fofos & JRP- Superb (ferry booked)
7. Sooty +1 - Octavia MkII 2.0TDi (ferry booked) Out, not paid in time, sorry.
8. Roo & Emily - Octavia MkII 2.0TDi (ferry booked)
9. PostmanPat & Neo VR - Fabia vRS (ferry booked)
10. mdk1 & Adam - Octavia MKII vRS (ferry booked)
11. Ender + 1 - Octavia MkI (ferry booked)
12. SkodaRacer + 1 - Felicia 1.3i (no ferry needed)
13. Jonny5ive + 2 - Fabia vRS (ferry booked)
14. --GT-- - Fabia combi (no ferry needed)
15. GillyWibble (Gilly & Wibble) - Octavia MkII TDi(ferry booked)
16. Irin + 1 - Octavia Mk II 2.0 TDi (ferry booked)
17. Andy2407 + Katie - Octavia Mk II 2.0 TDi (ferry booked)
18. tfboy + 1 - Fabia vrs (ferry booked)
19. MOONY + 1 - Fabia vRS (ferry booked)
20. apd007 - Octavia MkII vRS (ferry booked)
21. Loz & Miss Kia - Travelling with anybody they can blag a lift off

List closed to new participants

P2M · 19-03-2007, 18:01

Sorry for OT, but maybe somebody could say what the costs were last year - just for info.

vRSLen · 19-03-2007, 18:05

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi

darrenvrs · 19-03-2007, 19:14

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs

Quinten · 19-03-2007, 19:16

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs
4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS

When can I put my deposit down?

**delcac** · 19-03-2007, 19:32

**Makefish** · 19-03-2007, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by delcac

Change the venue for your Wedding Aniversary then

**delcac** · 19-03-2007, 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makefish

Change the venue for your Wedding Aniversary then

NO!!....just cos you want me to.

Can't that lot bring the Dorsky over hear and dig up the runway and relay it over in Kent............KO, forget about Dorsky.

AND you lied. Don't go pulling that face, you know what I mean. You said it would be the week before.

mdk1 · 19-03-2007, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by delcac

NO!!....just cos you want me to.

Can't that lot bring the Dorsky over hear and dig up the runway and relay it over in Kent............KO, forget about Dorsky.

AND you lied. Don't go pulling that face, you know what I mean. You said it would be the week before.

It is the week before your Anniversary

devonutopia · 19-03-2007, 20:35

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs
4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS
5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia

apd007 · 19-03-2007, 20:40

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs
4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS
5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia
6. apd007 Skoda Octavia vRS

**Makefish** · 19-03-2007, 20:47

By the way, it is highly recomended that you have a co-driver on this trip. It would be too much for one person to do on their own imho.

mdk1 · 19-03-2007, 20:53

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs
4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS
5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia
6. apd007 Skoda Octavia vRS
7. mdk1 & Adam - Skoda Octavia 2.0tdi or Octavia MKII vRS

fofos · 19-03-2007, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by apd007

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs
4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS
5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia
6. apd007 Skoda Octavia vRS

7.fofos - Superb.

**Makefish** · 19-03-2007, 22:33

If you are wondering where some of your posts have gone I have started a Q&A thread dedicated to his trip here.

Sooty · 19-03-2007, 23:12

1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS
2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi
3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs
4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS
5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia
6. apd007 - Skoda Octavia vRS
7. fofos - Superb
8. Sooty +1 - Octy II 2.0TDi

Liverpool-Lad · 20-03-2007, 00:44

Like the sound of this, will consider and add if needed!

P2M · 20-03-2007, 10:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Makefish

By the way, it is highly recomended that you have a co-driver on this trip. It would be too much for one person to do on their own imho.

Was this for des?

Des: Prague is very romantic city by the way

Loz · 20-03-2007, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shifty

Most of us are MUCH younger than you and can handle the trip.

I can't commit to this yet Steve, but the second I am able to, I'll let you know.

Yes, I'm MUCH younger than all of you, and I can hack sitting in a passenger seat for hours on end!

hehe

I really really really really really want to go again, but with be waiting for Mr Taylor to confirm

hurry up dave!! lol

19-03-2007, 17:43	#2
Makefish BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 7,702	UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 You will turn blue when you have booked your ferry and I have recieved £135 payment (per person). 1. Makefish & Chris Ellis - Octavia MkII vRS (ferry booked) 2. vRSLen & Moet - Octavia MKII vRS Combi (ferry booked) 3. Darrenvrs & Gvrs- Fabia Vrs (ferry booked) 4. Quinten & ncarring - Octavia Mk1 vRS (ferry booked) 5. Jason + 2 - Silver Fabia (ferry booked) 6. fofos & JRP- Superb (ferry booked) 7. Sooty +1 - Octavia MkII 2.0TDi (ferry booked) Out, not paid in time, sorry. 8. Roo & Emily - Octavia MkII 2.0TDi (ferry booked) 9. PostmanPat & Neo VR - Fabia vRS (ferry booked) 10. mdk1 & Adam - Octavia MKII vRS (ferry booked) 11. Ender + 1 - Octavia MkI (ferry booked) 12. SkodaRacer + 1 - Felicia 1.3i (no ferry needed) 13. Jonny5ive + 2 - Fabia vRS (ferry booked) 14. --GT-- - Fabia combi (no ferry needed) 15. GillyWibble (Gilly & Wibble) - Octavia MkII TDi(ferry booked) 16. Irin + 1 - Octavia Mk II 2.0 TDi (ferry booked) 17. Andy2407 + Katie - Octavia Mk II 2.0 TDi (ferry booked) 18. tfboy + 1 - Fabia vrs (ferry booked) 19. MOONY + 1 - Fabia vRS (ferry booked) 20. apd007 - Octavia MkII vRS (ferry booked) 21. Loz & Miss Kia - Travelling with anybody they can blag a lift off List closed to new participants __________________ Next Briskoda National Event: TRAX 2008 - 7th September at Silverstone Black magic Octy II vRS MY2008 with Maxidot ~ Xenons ~ Cruise ~ Light Assist ~ Dual Zone Climate Control ~ Rain Sensing Wipers ~ MFD2 Satellite Navigation ~ VAG Bluetooth Phone Kit ~ Milltek Exhaust with 2.75" Downpipe ~ EVOM Ram Air Intake ~ Nuespeed Shortshifter ~ Eibach Rear ARB ~ Koni FSD Dampers ~ Eibach Springs ~ Forge Front Mounted Twintercooler ~ Nuespeed Hi-Flo Intercooler Pipe ~ Nuespeed Hi-Flo Turbo Outlet Pipe ~ Eurojet PCV Valve ~ Forge DV ~Autotech Hi Volume Fuel Pump ~ Nuespeed Torque Arm Insert ~ NGK Iridium Spark plugs ~ REVO Stage II+ Software ~ Matt Black Viper Stripes! Last edited by Makefish; 24-07-2007 at 14:14.

19-03-2007, 18:01	#3
P2M Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Prague, Czech (Skoda) Republic Posts: 277	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 Sorry for OT, but maybe somebody could say what the costs were last year - just for info. __________________ WANNA DISCUSS SOMETHING WITH SKODA OWNERS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC? VISIT OUR ENGLISH AREA AT SKODAHOME CZECH AT:WWW.SKODAHOME.CZ

19-03-2007, 18:05	#4
vRSLen Back In Green : Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 3,856	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi __________________ Current car: Black MKII Octavia vRS Combi Previous: Black MKI Octavia vRS Combi Black Fabia Elegance 100 BHP

19-03-2007, 19:14	#5
darrenvrs Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 48	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi 3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs

19-03-2007, 19:16	#6
Quinten playing dadsie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: fast lane Posts: 10,004	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi 3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs 4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS When can I put my deposit down? __________________ Awooga!!!

19-03-2007, 19:32	#7
delcac Des to you :) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 6,818	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 __________________ The Red Devil

19-03-2007, 20:35	#11
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ooo-ar, Oi be from Devonshire Posts: 28,359	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi 3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs 4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS 5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia __________________ Jason - Mongrel owner! WOOOOF! Grrrrr Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Sign up to the Briskoda clubstand at TRAX - SILVERSTONE 07/09/08 CLICK LINK FOR INFO! See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

19-03-2007, 20:40	#12
apd007 Bored! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 2,335	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi 3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs 4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS 5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia 6. apd007 Skoda Octavia vRS __________________ Support Briskoda join Freedom ======> Was :- Skoda 120LSE Yellow 1.2 ~ 60 BHP? Then :- Mk I Skoda Octavia Blueline 1.9 TDi 90 BHP. Now :- Mk II Skoda Octavia vRS Black 2.0 TFSI. 200 BHP.

19-03-2007, 20:47	#13
Makefish BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 7,702	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 By the way, it is highly recomended that you have a co-driver on this trip. It would be too much for one person to do on their own imho. __________________ Next Briskoda National Event: TRAX 2008 - 7th September at Silverstone Black magic Octy II vRS MY2008 with Maxidot ~ Xenons ~ Cruise ~ Light Assist ~ Dual Zone Climate Control ~ Rain Sensing Wipers ~ MFD2 Satellite Navigation ~ VAG Bluetooth Phone Kit ~ Milltek Exhaust with 2.75" Downpipe ~ EVOM Ram Air Intake ~ Nuespeed Shortshifter ~ Eibach Rear ARB ~ Koni FSD Dampers ~ Eibach Springs ~ Forge Front Mounted Twintercooler ~ Nuespeed Hi-Flo Intercooler Pipe ~ Nuespeed Hi-Flo Turbo Outlet Pipe ~ Eurojet PCV Valve ~ Forge DV ~Autotech Hi Volume Fuel Pump ~ Nuespeed Torque Arm Insert ~ NGK Iridium Spark plugs ~ REVO Stage II+ Software ~ Matt Black Viper Stripes!

19-03-2007, 20:53	#14
mdk1 go green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 3,479	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi 3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs 4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS 5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia 6. apd007 Skoda Octavia vRS 7. mdk1 & Adam - Skoda Octavia 2.0tdi or Octavia MKII vRS __________________ Mike. Mine Skoda Roomster 3 TDI in matallic Anthracite Grey MKLJK Swmbo's Skoda Fabia 2.0I Elegance in Dark matallic Blue MKLJK Support Briskoda

19-03-2007, 22:33	#16
Makefish BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 7,702	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 If you are wondering where some of your posts have gone I have started a Q&A thread dedicated to his trip here. __________________ Next Briskoda National Event: TRAX 2008 - 7th September at Silverstone Black magic Octy II vRS MY2008 with Maxidot ~ Xenons ~ Cruise ~ Light Assist ~ Dual Zone Climate Control ~ Rain Sensing Wipers ~ MFD2 Satellite Navigation ~ VAG Bluetooth Phone Kit ~ Milltek Exhaust with 2.75" Downpipe ~ EVOM Ram Air Intake ~ Nuespeed Shortshifter ~ Eibach Rear ARB ~ Koni FSD Dampers ~ Eibach Springs ~ Forge Front Mounted Twintercooler ~ Nuespeed Hi-Flo Intercooler Pipe ~ Nuespeed Hi-Flo Turbo Outlet Pipe ~ Eurojet PCV Valve ~ Forge DV ~Autotech Hi Volume Fuel Pump ~ Nuespeed Torque Arm Insert ~ NGK Iridium Spark plugs ~ REVO Stage II+ Software ~ Matt Black Viper Stripes!

19-03-2007, 23:12	#17
Sooty Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NW UK Posts: 168	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 1. Makefish - Skoda Octavia MkII vRS 2. vRSLen & Moet - Skoda MKII vRS Combi 3. Darrenvrs+ Gvrs- Skoda Fabia Vrs 4. Q - Skoda Octavia Mk1 vRS 5. Jason - Definitely coming! Silver mongrel Fabia 6. apd007 - Skoda Octavia vRS 7. fofos - Superb 8. Sooty +1 - Octy II 2.0TDi __________________ 2005 Storm Blue metallic Octavia Ambiente 2.0TDi 1994 Diamond Black BMW 540i 1991 Pacific Blue Lotus Elan SE 1989 Red MR2 T-bar & 1987 Mica Blue MR2 T-bar turbo 1984 Blue Astra 1200S

20-03-2007, 00:44	#18
Liverpool-Lad Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,578	Re: UK to Czech Road Trip 2007 Like the sound of this, will consider and add if needed! __________________ 2001 Rally Red Octavia vRS...remap complete Whiteline rear ARB, Superpro dogbone bush - 225/45/17 Goodyear Eagle F1 Aysmmetrics and lots of V-Power! Smiles all 'round

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