We have registered for the Sport Relief Mile!!

If you listen to radio 1 I'm sure many of you have already heard a lot about the million pound bike ride that took place last week? or Eddies Marathon a day? Or maybe even seen "Let's dance for Sport Relief"? Well the Fluxbabes have decided to get involved too and take part in our local mile, 3 miles or for the uber fit girls - 6miles!

We've set a target of £300 to raise between us - so far, our colleagues at Flux HQ have been very generous, but if you would like to make a small donation please visit our sport relief team page - we would be very grateful for any amount given!

All the money raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of poor and vulnerable people, both at home and across the world's poorest countries

The mile takes place in a couple of weeks - so we will keep you posted on our progress!

Lots of Love

From the Girls x

Me and Emma attended the Classic Car Show in Birmingham on the 13th 14th and 15th of November. We set off straight from work on the 13th, after a few issues with the hire car, like not being able to find out where the lights were or the reverse gear... but eventually set off to Birmingham City airport which is apparently where our hotel was located... although the sat nav did have a few issues helping us find it so i decided to use Kay Nav and found it myself.

We got up bright and early on the Friday morning and made our way to the NEC to set up our stand in our 50's style outfits and big hair!

The first day we were rushed off our feat and i was thank full that i had chosen my "work" shoes and not "sexy" shoes... Craig Darwin kept us upbeat through out the day with his random comments and generally random behaviour. We had a few photo opportunities on the first day and were well received the 50's style outfits seem to go down well with everyone and we had some great pictures taken with some black and white classics with Cruella De'Ville glasses on and holding some Dalmatian dogs... stuffed ones... not real obviously.

We had a brief break in between the mayhem for some lunch where Craig continued to amuse us by trying to put brown sugar on his chips instead of brown sauce! Just one of the many things he did this weekend but too many to list unfortunately.

( Craig hard at work )

By the Saturday night we were planning a big night out in Birmingham, seemed rude not to see the sights whilst we were there, however me and Emma chickened out as soon as we got back to the hotel after a glass of wine we wanted Birmingham bed not Birmingham bars! So we left the boys to it and had another early night.

Sunday came and by one o'clock my "work" shoes had turned on me and i actually wanted my slippers to walk around in for the rest of the day, but I braved it and managed to walk the rest of the day even though my feet wanted to be amputated at the end.

All in all a good show and lots of lovely cars, met lots of people and managed to get lots of quotes for the boys to deal with on the stand.

Next week Kayleigh, Emma and I will be heading to the Classic Motor Show at Birmingham NEC. This is the first time Adrian Flux have attended the event, so we have never been before!

"The show celebrates all ages, marques and models. The veteran, the vintage, the classic and the future classic, with a huge and diverse display of 1000 cars ranging from the most accessible popular classics through to the thoroughly outrageous and rare exotica. The Classic Motor Show brings together the whole motoring spectrum in this unique annual celebration of the car. Along with the huge car displays, the show hosts the biggest single gathering of UK companies and traders offering every conceivable product and service to the classic car owner/enthusiast plus some superb and unique show features." (Classic motor show website)

If you're curious - here's the official video...




If you are planning to go make sure you visit us on stand 3T14! Adrian Flux will be offering free quotes, insurance advice and the chance to win a years FREE insurance! Tickets to the event can be purchased online.

It should be a great end to our 2009 show season - hope to see you there!

Cx

Over the summer the Fluxbabes attend many different events, shows and open days for Adrian Flux and Bikesure Insurance Services.

As all the girls really do work for Adrian Flux and Bikesure they're not only there on a promotional basis but can also give live quotes and assist with customer service/renewal queries!

Here's a quick re-cap of some of the events we've attended so far this year...

Pictured below - Sammi & I taking the REAL Herbie for a spin at Volksworld in March this year (working with Volksworld Insurance Services)


Keely & Claire at Stoneleigh Kit Car Show:


Penny Quoting at the LRO Show in July pictured below


Here's Meg & Kim at their first Bikesure event at Marshall Honda back in June...
And Kayleigh at the American Auto Club International event at Billing...

This Sunday Penny & Kim are heading to a local event - Fakenham Car-Nival!! so if you're in the area pop along and see them, they will be entering people into Adrian Flux's competition to win a years free insurance! so it's well worth a visit.

Other up and coming events the girls will be attending include:

• On Yer Triumph Open Day - Sept 13th
• TAZ Motorcycle Open Day - Sept 19th and 20th
  
• On Yer Bike Open Day - Oct 4th

Hope to see you there!!

Have a great weekend...
Charlie x

June 14th saw the return of the Adrian Flux French Car Show at Rockingham Raceway and for once the weather was on our side!

A lot of my work is done behind the scenes so I decided not to don the lycra again this year, but the rest of the Fluxbabes were out in force, including our new additions Emma, Kim, Megan, Kayleigh and Janine, who did a great job considering it was their first ever show!


Laura & I had the best ever experience with Opposite Lock drifting team! These guys were crazy - and despite being blinded by the smoke and covered in bits of burnt rubber it had to be the best part of my day!

The babes spent a lot of time visiting the clubs and handing out some freebies...and got stuck in with the Adrian Flux F1 Competition...All in all I think everyone had a great time...I'm sure the girls will be blogging about their FCS 09 experience soon so keep your eyes peeled...

Finally, I'd just like to thank all those that were involved with the show over the weekend - everyone worked really hard to make the show a success! a big thank you to Gary & Shane for lending us their cars for the Flux Lounge - cheers guys!! and also to all those who attended for making it such a great day!

Bye for now
Cx

• Adrian Flux started the company with only 2 members of staff in 1973 specialising in insurance for Kit cars, modified cars, American cars and disabled drivers.


• Adrian Flux employs over 400 people, all based at the East Winch offices.


• We are one of the Countries leading Kit Car, American Car, and modified Car insurance providers.


• We can provide great insurance deals for all cars, including classics, campers, imports and standard cars; we’re not only made for the modified market!

• Our Household and Commercial Department has expanded from 3 staff to 25 in the last few years.


• Due to the continuing expanding of the company the office has had 2 new buildings and extensions added since 2000.


• Our Fireworks display raffle raised £1,700 for charity. It was split between Help for Heroes and Forward + Futures Day Centre in Kings Lynn.


• According to our research the more you wash your car and keep it clean the less likely you are to make a claim on your insurance.


• Every car or bike that’s featured in our calendars, magazine ad’s or leaflets is one that we can actually insure.

• Adrian Flux compares rates from around 40 insurance companies to make sure that our clients get the best rates and deals possible.


• Flux Rescue is one of the most competitive breakdown packages available for car insurance at only £45, including home start, and European cover.


• Owners Club members can get special discounts on their insurance, providing their club is on our recommended list, which can be viewed on the main Adrian Flux site. So it’s always worth joining up!


• All of our Underwriting, and Customer Service call centre staff are based in the UK, in fact every part of the company is UK based – and we have no intention of changing that!


• Doing an advanced driver or rider course can get you discounts on your insurance.


• 85% of our clients are male, with Ford being the most common make of vehicle we insure.

• The flux babes first outing to the car show scene was back in 2004 at the MaxPower Show


• Laura is the only one left of the original babes.


• The only show to see all the FluxBabes together is the Adrian Flux French Car Show.
• Most of the FluxBabes name their cars.


• Keely has a shoe obsession and has over 150 pairs of shoes!


• Gemma can’t sleep without socks on.


• Charlie has to have the volume on her car radio on an even number.


• Jem has an obsession with all things CSI.


• We’re currently starting the process of recruiting some new FluxBabes after the retirement of Jenny, Rachelle, and Kelly.


• Shelia’s Wheels aren’t the only insurance ladies with a convertible!

Have you seen it yet?...

If you are a customer of Adrian Flux you may be well aware of 'Influx' the customer magazine produced by Adrian Flux and Bikesure. The website http://www.influx.co.uk/ provides extra content and features for existing readers of the publication as well as allowing non-customers to benefit from the content.

The website is now being updated daily! With different articles and features being uploaded on a much more regular basis there is bound to be something to catch your eye...

Why not check out the article on our honourary fluxbabe Sarah Bennett-Baggs, and see all the shots from her photoshoot...

There's also the opportunity to get involved and give your opinion on what you think is a Future Classic? Or suggest what you think is the coolest album cover ever that has a car on the cover...so visit http://www.influx.co.uk/ and let us know what you think...

P.S If you have missed an issue of Influx - or if you have never even seen one before you can view all 6 editions in full at www.influx.co.uk

As you may have seen in one of my previous posts - Fast Car came over to Flux HQ to take a few pics of us 'babes and while we were all getting ready and posing from the cameras David and Nic were taking some crafty video footage throughout the day...

Look out for the article in one of the next issues of Fast Car Magazine!!

Last Friday myself and a few fellow 'babes (Sammi, Jemma, Laura and one of our Newbie's Gemma) who are all from different departments, were lucky enough to be asked to represent the Fluxbabes and take part in a photo shoot for Fast Car magazine!

Not really knowing what to expect, I arrived at work with an arm full of clothes and and a car boot jam packed with shoes! and between the five of us we managed to pull together some sexy office attire!

With the help of Holly our make-up artist, Scary and Trev from Fast Car and of course Dan the photographer - it made for a really great day! and we can't wait to see the final results! I did however manage to get hold of a few of the shots so here's a little sneak preview...

So make sure you keep your eyes peeled for the next few months editions of Fast Car!

Behind the scenes videos and pics will follow shortly...

Adrian Flux have been insuring Kit Cars for years and a couple of weeks ago we sponsored the WSCC (Westfield Sports Car Club) at the Kit Car show in Stoneleigh (the biggest kit car show on the planet!) and, with a little bit of persuasion from the 'better' half, I decided it might just be worth a visit...

Not being too clued up on the whole Kit Car scene - I was surprised to see such a range of vehicles there, from this:

to this...

and I fell in love with a few of them too!...

and especially with this little beast!... : )





All in all - we had a really good day, I'd almost go as far as to say that I've been converted into a kit car enthusiast!... Almost. But I can definitely see myself whizzing around the coast in a little Kit Car on these hot summer weekends...I'm yet to be convinced on the whole fake ferrari aspect of it though, but hey - each to their own! and Ferrari or not they would still leave me and my little clio eating dust!

Adrian Flux has been the official sponsor of the French Car Show since 2001! and this year we're hoping it will be better than ever before! The show is being held at Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northants on Sunday 22nd June! and the fluxbabes will be out in force! (So there will be plenty of chances to get your photo taken with the girls!)

Once again there will be lots going on at the Flux stand; we'll have live DJs, games, competitions on our GIANT scalextrics - which was a big hit last year! There will also be Nintendo Wiis with plasma screens, a pool table and table football!! and we'll even be giving away FREE popcorn and candy floss!

You can also have a chat with some of the staff on our stand who'll be able to give you a free quote - tailored to suit your needs.

You can buy tickets or download a ticket booking form from www.frenchcarshow.co.uk/

Or - if you've voted for who you want to be the next fluxbabe (see our competition page) you may already be in with a chance of winning two VIP tickets - and a brand new Sat Nav! The competition closes at the end of April - so don't forget to vote soon!!

Keep your eyes peeled for more info leading up to the event...

Sarah Bennett-Baggs has become the first female ever to pick up a class win in the Porsche Club Championship at Donnington Park on Easter Monday!

She made her debut appearance in the Adrian Flux sponsored pink Porsche 911 SC on Easter Monday and was the only girl out of a field of 34! She is now leading in Class in the Championship points and will be back out at Oulton Park very soon!

Still loving that suit by the way!!

Best of Luck Sarah!!

Sarah Bennett-Baggs is going to be competing in the Porsche Club Championship '08 and she'll be the only woman in the field in this highly competitive series!!

As if the bright pink Flux branded Porsche wasn't enough to catch the eye - we had to do a double take when we saw Sarah's new race suit! She's co-ordinated it to match our Fluxbabe outfits - needless to say we are very impressed! An idea for our future shows maybe?...

Adrian Flux teamed up with Sarah Bennett-Baggs (Pictured here with her awesome pink 1978 Porsche 911 SC) over a year ago to support her as she competes in numerous Championships.

She started her racing career in the inaugural Formula Women series in 2004, and has since completed three seasons of racing in Britcar Production Saloons, and Britcar, including guest races in Dutch Supercar Challenge in 2007 and two 24hr races.

We'd all like to wish her the best of Luck for her races over Easter!!