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

Well this year, my experience of the French Car Show was a little different from 2007... As you can see from the pic - I wasn't donning the lycra (or the heels! check out little miss midget in the middle there!) My role at Flux involves a lot of planning and organisation of the shows we attend, so really I had to be on hand to help set up and muck in with all the work that goes on behind the scenes. For many of the girls this year it was there first show - and they all did a fantastic job! Despite nearly getting blown away by the major winds!

The pictures from the weekend will all be on the website soon, but if you really can't wait - check out our Bebo and Facebook pages! If you were there at the show why not leave a comment too - as we'd love to know what you thought...

Bye for now...

Charlie x

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!

Another week, another gig for me! Hmmm, I can see a habit forming here! I do do things other than go to gigs, just for the record!

Anyways, last Thursday saw me road tripping down to the big city once again with LOG to see a great band called Lucky Soul, who are one of my favourites. The venue was dark, dingy and underground (which to me is perfect for seeing a band!). I was wearing killer shoes – and I mean killer. My feet were agony before we even got on the train. However, I drew on my car show experience (high boots + standing all day = agony, incase any of you wondered), and ignored the pain. But also because I love the shoes and I’d never worn them before, despite owning them for over a year.

By the time we’d reached the venue, The Astoria 2, I’d made the vow that I will not be wearing those beautiful shoes ever again. The supporting acts had already started, and so we headed for refreshments to help over come shoe pain – but also my new and sudden fear of escalators??? No idea where that came from. But I don’t like them now.

Once Lucky Soul started my escalator fear and throbbing feet were forgotten, I was far too busy singing along (apologies to anyone that was nearby and could hear me!), taking photos and having a great time! They did most of the tracks from their current album ‘The Great Unwanted’ and some new tracks from the album they’re currently working on. I also had to do my usual trick of buying a t-shirt – I now have one that proves ‘I ain’t never been cool’ to add to my collection. Perfect.

I have to say that they sound amazing live. ‘Baby, I’m Broke’ is so much better live than on the album, although 'Struck Dumb' is still my favourite and I’d recommend checking them out….

My next gig isn’t until 4th May, so I’ll have to think of something else to post about until then…! Hmmm, any ideas??

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...

A couple of weekends ago 3 of us ‘babes’ teamed up with Volksworld Insurance Services and morphed into Volksworld Insurance Services Babes for the 2-day show held at Sandown Park

(L-R – Laura, Charlie & Jem)

In true March form, it was a rainy weekend but luckily our stand was indoors (good job considering our outfits!) and we were surrounded by some amazing bugs and buses, of which we still can’t decide our favourite! However, the weather didn’t stop the huge turnout – or those camping! The show had a great atmosphere and we got the chance to get out of the office and meet some great people. Our lovely Laura also presented the winners their trophies at the end of the show!

Check out our video

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and photos of the show.

A special thank you must go to the man who brought us bottles of water and the guys who supplied the chocolate to keep us going!!

Not to mention at big thank you to the VWIS guys for looking after us and letting us steal their Volksworld hoodies – they were much appreciated!

We hope to see you all again next year!


NB – Apologies for the lack of beetle key rings….delivery issues….

March 29th/30th at Sandown Park - we'll be there! Well a few of us anyway - although you may not recognise us as we'll be ditching the Fluxbabes Lycra and donning some new outfits for the weekend!

Laura, Jem and I (pictured below) will be at the show on the Volksworld Insurance Services (VWIS) Stand, we work closely with the guys from HIC (Herts Insurance Consultants) the name behind VWIS, and the company that provides a huge range of cheap insurance schemes for VWs.

If you visit our stand and arrange cover on the day you'll be entitled to a 10% discount! and you'll actually get cover at the show, right there on the spot! We'll also be running a copmetition to win FREE insurance for a whole year! If that's not enough we'll be offering light refreshments and comfy sofas - so you can rest your feet! and for all those who get a quote on the day we will be giving away free goody bags!

To get your tickets visit the Volksworld Website.

See you there!!

Charlie x