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Autosport 2012

31 Dec

So only 14 days to go until the first and one of the biggest shows of the year- Auto sport 2012 at the NEC Birmingham. Running from the 14Th-15Th January and featuring some amazing new sights this year.

Main features include

-New to 2012 the Senna display commemorating  Ayrton Senna

-The main stage will include interviews from your favourite stars including Shane Lynch, David Coulthard, Darren Turner and loads more!

-The legendary Rally Display

-Coy’s auctioning will take place on the 14Th but for those of you wishing to eye up a deal you can view the cars the day before.

-Amongs all this action there will be various displays, stalls,games,Racing cars from old to new, Your favourite magazine stalls and so much more!

The best of it is us girls Will be there helping with all your insurance queries and will handing out plenty of goodies! Its a show not to be missed and hold entertainment for the whole family.

For More features or to buy tickets and come visit us girls go to- http://www.autosportinternational.com

Heres me and Rachelle at last years Autosport, look out for our new outfits this year- W’re pretty hard to miss :-)

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My first paintballing experience!

21 Dec

So as you probably know from my previous posts our works annual day out usually consists of a theme park for the day- Now this year we did traditionally visit Thorpe park and it didn’t fail us- It was a scorcher on the weather front so we started with the log flume ( well why not!) and made our way round all the thrilling rides.. to my disappointment this included the Saw maze.

Now after last years fright night i was prepared for someone chasing me with a pole- a scary clown or a few sound effects, oh how wrong i was! With a little jump in my heartbeat and covering my arms up with a jacket ( as if this was going to help with what i was about to experience) we made our way in hands on the shoulders in front of us- i was second from the front as this cancelled out the chance of me being taken from the back( it hd been said one of us ay go missing). As we walked through darkness- screeching sounds of wheels turning-axes dropping- actors with hair so long i thought id trodden on it getting in my face and some unknown creature touching my neck ( yes they touch you) i held my eyes shut for aproximently 4 out of these 5 rooms we entered and i hated every second-

The rest of the rides however pleased as usual-ice cream was shared-and fun was had all round for the rest of the day :-)

Anyway enough of the bad experiences- onto my new experience, Paint balling!

Our second trip this year was a majority vote for running around the woods shooting at each other, Dubious at first however always wanting to try it i joined in on the fun and was not disappointed.

Now i think the fear originates from the pictures of bruises, stories or dislocated fingers and fear or being on my own against a gun full of paint! This was not the case however- in our two teams myself and my various colleges headed out to battle for the flag!

During my paint balling experience i only got shot twice which in my eyes was brilliant- The first being the initial game so just getting used to the surroundings and objectives. The second was being the last girl standing and lets face It had nothing to lose so took a massive leap for the flag and unfortunately got knocked down by a glowing yellow ball of paint- Overall though we conquered and our team won outof the 5 games. I would recommend highly for a team building exercise as colleagues, friends or even as a family trip 10/10 for fun!

-I think my blonde hair kind of gave my game away!

M x

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Christmas is upon us…

25 Nov

So after watching ‘The Holiday’ last week i thought about how soon Christmas is upon us. After my trip to London and seeing the lights twinkling for the whole stretch of oxford street, Seeing Chocolate coins in the supermarket and realising there’s only a few more paydays to get those presents paid for i realised its nearly here.. In fact exactly one month today :-)

Now if your anything like me and just love the build up to Christmas you’ll appreciate this post. The top 10 Christmas fluxbabe films of all time..

Now my ultimate No1 on the list has got to be ‘Elf’- The human sized Elf let lose in the city, falling in love, finding his real dad, introducing spaghetti with syrup to the world and saving Christmas-whats not to like!

Falling closely behind at No2 is ‘The Grinch’- again a classic in my books as I’m a big kid at heart the Grinch stole mine straight away with his peculiar look and scrooge like actions its definitely one to watch!

No.3 has to be the classic that is ‘Home alone’… A family classic.

No.4 I’m throwing out one that seems to have been dusted over for a while-’Gremlins’, another classic in my books.Although a little scary as a child, the fact that after this film released came Furbys-The children’s talking/purring/fury/pastel coloured very own Gremlin,it now seems harmless!

No.5 ‘A miracle on 34th street’- the classic of all classics this was released in 1947 and the academy award winning film of all time still plays every Christmas worldwide without a doubt.

My No.6 ‘The nightmare before Christmas’-This features jack the skeleton who many of you may know mostly sings his way though the film- Another good light hearted watch.

No.7 ‘The holiday’- Featuring Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz… A snowy country cottage, Two couples that fall in love when least expected, a cosy warm and very Christmas spirited film.

No.8. ‘The Santa Claus’- need i say more!

No.9. ‘Muppet’s Christmas Carol’- A family sing a long for Christmas eve, its a no brain-er really..

Now my No.10 is a film my father mentioned to me last week ‘It’s A Wonderful life’  Even though Ive never seen this film however rumour has it its worth a watch so I’m including it in my list to make sure i watch it this year and finish my top 10 of with an all time classic.

Happy Holiday!

M x

Now this isn’t to everyone’s taste so let us know your favourite films, what your up to this holiday and keep up to date on us girls and our whereabouts on our facebook page below- http://www.facebook.com/fluxbabes

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Remember Remember . .

14 Nov

The 5th of November…

So this years Fireworks weekend resulted in a trip to London for myself… with a cheeky day off on the Friday myself and a very close friend headed to the big smoke my weekend bags in hand. With a quick trip to Oxford street and a very yummy lunch at prezzo we then made our way to Disney HQ to meet our third and final London Bound Friend.

After a much needed catch up and few drinks we headed on to 2011′s Disney firework display, Now when i say we made the fireworks what i actually mean is we chatted way too much, Drank way too much and ended up having a night out in good old Putney. So the truth of the matter is i didn’t actually see any fireworks this year, Not even a measly Sparkler touched my fingers.

However, as the song goes.. I hope you all remembered the 5Th of November and made the sky light up for those of us that didn’t get to see the sparkle.

Moving on, first day out of the way..It then set upon us that the real reason i travelled to the Big smoke that weekend was approaching Fast- Alan Carrwith his new stand up Spexy Beast. For anyone who doesn’t know Mr Carr here is a sneak preview of the tour itself..http://youtube/3lGL9U8ItBg

Now as a  regular viewer of Alans show Chatty man where in each episode he interviews a different celebrity, gives them a tipple or three then proceeds to have me in stitches, His stand up act was a new experience for myself..

Now to anyone who hasn’t seen standup live i would recommend Alan as my first choice, alongside the likes of the other Carr, Jimmy who i saw last year. Its ones not to miss i assure you! sitting among thousands at the O2 there was not a second where i did not feel a chuckle inside me.. The funniest by far and i know ill definitely be asking for the DVD for Christmas :-)

Megan x

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Meet us at TRAX!

22 Aug

As the show season is coming to a close we are more excited than ever to be heading to TRAX on Sunday 4th September at Silverstone, one of our final bigger events of the year.

As well as being able to put your own car to the test around the F1 circuit, this year special guest Ben Collins the ex-stig will be showing off his precision driving aroundthe track. Plus you’ll be able to meet Terry Grant and Jade Paveley and watch their driving displays throughout the day.

Check out some pics from last year’s show:

Advanced tickets are still available to buy online here, or you can always pay at the gate.

Don’t forget to visit us at the Adrian Flux stand where you will be able to win £100 cash if you get the fastest time in our Giant Scalextric Competition!

Hope to see you there! x

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Top Twelve Finish for Honorary Babe Sarah Bennett-Baggs

19 Aug

The penultimate round of the Britcar GTN Championship took place at Snetterton last weekend. Honorary babe Sarah and team mate Jensen Lunn were contesting the Adrian Flux sponsored no.57 BMW E46 M3

After issues with the temperature sensor in testing on Friday, Saturday’s qualifying went well with the duo qualifying fifth in class.

Sarah took the start in Sunday’s race, dropping a couple of places but then making them up between various safety car periods, with Jensen having a great stint the team finished in 12th position overall, fifth in class.

Well done Sarah, Best of luck for the final round!

 

 

 

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Show Time!

04 Aug

So it’s August already! Hope the sun is still shining where you are?! We’ve been busy at lots of shows so far this year; Japfest, the Adrian Flux French Car Show, Performance Vauxhall and the Modified Nationals to name just a few!

and we’re really looking forward to Ford Fair this Sunday! If you’ve not been before it’s definitely worth a visit. Especially if you’re a Ford Fan! Check out 20 reasons why you should join us at Silverstone on Sunday.

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Hope to see you there!

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Sarah BB Update!

24 Jun

Our honorary babe, Sarah Bennett Baggs is currently in Spa Francorchamps (Belgium) preparing for the race tomorrow which will hopefully run more smoothly after new engines and torrential rain caused troubles last week at Thruxton.

This weekend Sarah and Paul White will be contesting their Adrian Flux sponsored BMW E46 round the 4.2 mile epic alpine circuit for the fifth round of the Britcar Championship .

Best of luck Sarah!

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How it feels to be a beauty queen

17 May
On Saturday night, Flux Babe Megan Stewart was crowned Miss Spalding and the Fens. Here, she talks about the day she became a beauty queen.

“I arrived in Spalding at 11am on Saturday – with no make up and ready to learn the choreography for the personality and sports rounds. After getting to know the other girls, we started rehearsing with Miss England 2008/9 Laura Coleman at about 1pm, going over our routines for about two hours before gradually geting our hair and make up done. I was so nervous throughout the day, but the girls were all in the same boat and we all got on really well.
“I decided that, at the end of the day, I was there to enjoy the experience and certainly gain a lot from it even if I didn’t win. We were finally ready for the competition to begin and, at about 4.30pm, we all had personal interviews with the judges (only two minutes each) and then continued preparing ourselves for the final moment.

Megan is crowned Miss Spalding and the Fens 2011

“At 6.30pm the guests started to arrive and we all nervously gathered in the back doing last minute touches and running over the first round in our heads. The first round was an outfit of our choice, in which we had to do a routine dance and then individually answer ‘why we had chosen our outift’, introduce ourselves and say where we lived.
“Round two was the sportswear round, where we all did a slow jog before breaking into a small sports workout in crop-tops and small shorts. Again, we were called on and introduced with the names of our sponsors, in my case Adrian Flux Insurance.
“On to round three, which was the evening wear – an elegant round and the final BIG question. This was the most nervous I’d been all day – my legs were literally shaking and trying to smile was difficult as all the girls thought hard about ehat to say. It was the question everyone had been preparing for all day, yet I still didn’t have my answer to ‘why do you feel you would make a great Miss England?’set in stone.
“Well, I knew I wanted it, I knew that if I could win Miss England I would be living my dream. So I just got up on stage and spoke my mind – how I wanted to live the lifestyle, to travel, model, be a good role model and to be able to make a difference. I said: ‘I want it all but with a Megan twist on things.’
“After the announcement of Miss Charity, Miss Congeniality, Miss Popularity and the runner up (none of whom was me!), I must admit that my smile dropped and my heart was beating so fast as the announcement came:  ‘And the winner is…’
“The room went silent and I was petrified. I could see my family and friends all gripping on to each other in hope. Finally, when they announced my name I couldn’t keep the grin from my face. I ran down the stairs, hands over my face, shocked and so amazingly proud of myself. I collected my sash, tiara and a massive bouquet of flowers from Laura, and heard my friends and family cheer in excitement. I had been crowned Miss Spalding and the Fens 2011 and it felt amazing!
“So, as an official Miss England semi finalist I now proceed to the next round on June 13 to compete against the likes of Miss Peterborough and Miss Coventry. Although I am still in shock about winning my new title I can’t wait to meet the other girls and do it all over again. I really hope I have the same amount of support from the locals, online community and my friends and family.”
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First Podium of the season for honorary babe Sarah Bennett-Baggs

16 May

Our good friend Sarah Bennett-Baggs and Jensen Lunn were back out at Donny this weekend in her BMW E46 M3 which is sponsored by Adrian Flux. They managed to score their first podium of the season coming 2nd overall in the 3rd round of the Britcar Production Championship!

Well done guys!

The duo are currently lying 7th overall in the overall Championship standings and are back out at Thruxton for round 4 on June 11th. For the full race report click here.

We can’t wait to see what happens next…

 

 

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