The Place

A, how expensive is it to come over to the IOM for the southern week ??(ferry wise)

B, Who is planning on going ( i know it is early)

C, where can we stay ?? can we pitch our tent in the Paddock ???

Thanks PhilH and Belle

I put my tent up in the paddock last year no problem. Great week, what I remember of it

Ferry is still expensive (it is the IoMSPC, after all ! ) but comparative to the TT it is a much more affordable meeting to get to. Last year I went over as a foot passenger, which cost about £42 for a return ticket from Heysham. I left my car there in the secure carpark, which added a further £7 a day onto the overall cost; but felt it safer than leaving it in a side street. To take a vehicle over, it does tend to get more expensive - I looked at taking over my car (Honda Accord) and it was going to come in at £300 give or take.

The Southern is nearly always a good meeting. It's definately worth going to at least once; as Steve says, camping in the paddock isn't usually a problem so long as people observe the usual codes of conduct you would expect to follow at any other circuit.

Tim,the pub at the traffic lights by the ferry at Heysham docks,allows cars to be left in his carpark,last time i only had to make a donation to the air ambulance,its secure and got camaras,i left mine there for the whole fortnight,no probs .

Cheers Bruce, that's worth knowing. I think someone else mentioned they had done that last year too.

Big Tim wrote:Ferry is still expensive (it is the IoMSPC, after all ! ) but comparative to the TT it is a much more affordable meeting to get to. Last year I went over as a foot passenger, which cost about £42 for a return ticket from Heysham. I left my car there in the secure carpark, which added a further £7 a day onto the overall cost; but felt it safer than leaving it in a side street. To take a vehicle over, it does tend to get more expensive - I looked at taking over my car (Honda Accord) and it was going to come in at £300 give or take.

The Southern is nearly always a good meeting. It's definately worth going to at least once; as Steve says, camping in the paddock isn't usually a problem so long as people observe the usual codes of conduct you would expect to follow at any other circuit.

codes of conduct nice one Tim. Is the thing in the ladies toilet that we spoke about today in that code.

Phil, its a great few days. Camp in the padock, get drunk and have fun. easy as that.

jc

bruce moore wrote:Tim,the pub at the traffic lights by the ferry at Heysham docks,allows cars to be left in his carpark,last time i only had to make a donation to the air ambulance,its secure and got camaras,i left mine there for the whole fortnight,no probs .

Yes they're cool with that for a donation It's all those who just park & leave without asking that hacks them off a little

There was no room there in 2009 but they showed me a space across the road which was available & i left it there for a week.

I then brought Coxy's kids back with me & I rang them up at the pub & asked them to check my car was okay so that i didn't turn up to find a flat tyre or anything. They popped over & checked for me