LEGS Breakfast Club Sunday 8th May

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Usually the first Sunday of the month but the May meeting will take place on the 8th May.

Unfortunately the proposed venue for the June LEGS breakfast meeting in St Andrews Square, Edinburgh is not possible.

Taking up Andrew C's suggestion, permission has now been granted to park up in the pedestrian area of The Grassmarket, Edinburgh in front of Petit Paris who will be opening earlier for us for the next breakfast meeting. According to Andrew, the owner of Petit Paris is a petrol head.

A Continental breakfast will be on offer.

Petit paris website

The Grassmarket, Edinburgh

No need to book, just turn up for the banter between 10:00am and midday.

Please add your name to the list to indicate potential numbers.

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[Al]

We are up for it.

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[bingoking]

We are up for it.

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Très bonne

[Al]

I am e-mailing Andrew to see if he knows if we have to enter by one particular road for access as it it is now pedestrian area? Very often these things are one way in/out.

Watch this space for feedback.

[Graeme86]

Sounds good! Im in!

Graeme

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OK Graeme just added you to the list.

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[hedgerley]

It would be churlish not to.

I've just been told it definitely is a pedestrian area and lo and behold, on checking on Google Streetview, there's the navvies doing the actual conversion!

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[Justin182]

I can't make this one.. Working

[Ruadh08]

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[Al]

Does anybody fancy meeting up on the outskirts and cruising into city centre and parking up in convoy? If interested I was thinking of the entrance to the Hermiston Gate retail park where we met up previously for one of our runs at say 09:30? Is fairly easy access from all directions and from there into town which may be best by the Western Approach road and down the back of the car park on the Kings Stables Road. I haven't heard anything back from Andrew about best approach although was speaking to an Edinburgh resident who thought the whole area was pedestrianised over weekend. Anybody know more?

[Andrew C]

Directions for LEGS breakfast club Grassmarket

Western Approach road, Turn right onto Lothian Road, at lights Turn left onto Bread Street, continue down the West Port onto the Grassmarket, drive past the pedestrian Square, Turn left onto the West Bow / Victoria Street, Turn left into Pedestrian Square watch for Bollard droping . Park outside Petite Paris. Parking allowed for Lotus Cars only 1000hrs to 1200hrs WE MUST BE OUT BY 1200hrs Continential Breakfast at PP

Andrew

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[miket]

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[Justin182]

Take plenty pics!

[bingoking]

Take plenty pics!

Mais bien sûr.

[Al]

Well I forgot to take my camera (& wife) as we only went to bed at 02:00 and had to be up for 07:30 but we had a great turnout of 20 cars of all shapes and sizes there today in conjunction with Scottish Elises.

I will look forward to seeing some of the probably thousands of photos taken today as we were in heart of Edinburgh below the castle in tourist season. 20 Lotus parked up in a pedestrian precinct next to the open topped tour bus set down and pick up point was always going to have the cameras out. We somehow managed to have warm and dry weather despite the thunderstorms all round that we had to drive through to get there. (50mph on M-way with wipers @ double speed) Lots of interested tourists asking questions about LEGS/TLF etc. We need a banner evidently although we did have some A3 posters on our dashes. The restaurant opened especially for us and had special menu's for a French breakfast. Yum yum. Very reasonable cost also.

We also took a back up 7 car Evora colours shoot range of 6 colours. I will be posting more on that thread later about the proposal for the proper colour shoot.

Bring on the photographers!!

[bingoking]

Yes a most enjoyable morning.

Waiting for my photo's to upload but here is a taster.

A Plevora of Evoras

[Bibs]

[bingoking]

As Allan has said 20 cars plus a TVR interloper (but the TVR owner's son does have an Elise). We also had 2 call offs.

Le menu

Thanks to all the staff at Petit paris Restaurant for opening up early and providing a lovely french breakfast for us.

Thanks also to Andrew C for suggesting this venue and organising with the owner and the Council.

Some folks had sit outside in the cheap seats!

To save uploading all the photographs hopefully this link will take you to the set of photographs

LINK to more photos

Thanks to everyone that turned up and watch out for details of next month's event.

[Derek]

What a great way to spend a Sunday morning, and a breakfast which was more akin to a feast. Not sure when I'll need to eat again.

Some super shorts there Brian; you even managed to capture the sunshine.

Looking forward to June already.

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[GordonMasson]

What a fantastic display guys........well done....LEGS goes from strength to strength

[Justin182]

Great turn out! Bit gutted I missed it

[delands]

Cheap Seats?

Rubbish.

We had the best view!

(.... and normally it costs more to eat outside anyway).

[Andrew C]

You were late again . Lucky you got a seat.