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!
Where has the time gone! It's the middle of February already and the Motorcycle Trade Expo is nearly a month behind us! and we all felt like we'd never left the NEC since Expo '09!
The show is aimed at those in the Motorcycle Trade with stands varying from clothing, manufacturers and obviously insurance!...
Penny, Grant and I arrived on Saturday to get the Bikesure stand up and running ready for the start of the show...
A few hours later and our work was done:
...so we headed back to our hotel to catch up with the rest of the team.
Sunday is typically the busiest day, we spoke to a lot of dealers that are already signed up to the Bikesure scheme and also signed up some new business. It's great to meet new people and chat to some familiar faces.
Here's a snap shot of the Bikesure Expo Team:
(l - r Grant, Laura, Penny, Me & Duncan)
Laura hard at work....
It's quite a tiring few days, but is a very rewarding show - it's evident that the work you're doing is really helping the Bikesure Dealer Scheme to grow, it also shows that the fluxbabes aren't just pretty faces and do actually know about insurance!
The team that attended this year have all had previous experience at this show and had a great time working together.
All in all the show was a good success and we look forward to catching up with everyone again next year...
alt='k4cs' title='k4cs' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>Classic Car Show Birmingham
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 CruellaDe'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.
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>Fluxbabes on tour...
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:
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>The Adrian Flux French Car Show 2009
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!
Gemma and Sammi are off to Van Fest this weekend, at the Three Counties Showground - supporting our colleagues from HIC (Herts Insurance Consultants)
It's the world's largest event for owners and enthusiasts of VW's Type 2/Transporter Vans. As well as the usual trade stands and displays there will also be some great entertainment and competitions (Cooking in a Camper, Show and Shine) so there will be plenty happening over the weekend!!
Unfortunately all the weekend/camping tickets are sold out. But you can still get a day ticket on the gate.
Our resident Bikesure babes Michelle and Laura are off to Peterborough along with Grant and Jon from the Bikesure Quotes department for TAZ Motorcycles Open Weekend.
TAZ Motorcycles is East Anglia’s largest motorcycle dealership and the areas only Aprilia centre. Taz has a reputation of outstanding service with a supply of new and used motorcycles, a fantastic service centre and a clothing department stocking all the top names in clothing and accessories.
Bikesure will be there this weekend (13th and 14th of September) offering FREE Quotations and giving away some promotional goodies, and also plenty of photo opportunities with the girls! So make sure you pop along if you're in the area.
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>French Car Show - The Winners!!
If you were there on the day you may be aware that we were running numerous competitions to win anything from a magnum of champage, £250 cash to a year's free insurance with Adrian Flux!! So I just thought I'd give a little mention to our winners!...
Congratulations to Richard, who owns a Clio 172 Cup - he won a years Free insurance!
...and also to our winner of the Scalextric Competition - who is shown below with all the 'babes that were there on the day...
Lee, who also owns a Clio! and is a memner of "Club Clio" shown below was one of many who received a FREE quote from us that day - and luckily for him - his name was picked out to win a Magnum of Champagne!
Lee pictured below with Fluxbabe Emma:
Club Clio: (Below)
So congratulations guys! We hope to see you all again next year...
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>FRENCH CAR SHOW 2008
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...
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>Fast Car Shoot - Behind the scenes footage!
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!!
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>Fast Car Photo Shoot!
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...
alt='Jenny' title='Jenny' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>Fluxbabes behind the scenes
As you've already seen from the blog we have some new fluxbabes (and might I add, all my staff - hurrah) and over the last few days they've all been having their individual shots done.
I am no longer an active fluxbabe, and instead turn my hand to helping out behind the scenes and providing assistance for our marketing team. A bit of nepotism there, as it's run by my sister! Our fluxbabe Charlie works for the marketing department full time so she's often found behind the camera rather than infront of it. So today off we toddled to do one of the new girls pictures and we thought it necessary to test the lighting first.
Above: Charlie and I in a very non flux babe pose
Above: Now this IS a pose, for the next calendar perhaps?
You can look forward to seeing some genuine shots shortly when we get the new babes pics on here. It wont be long!
alt='Charlie' title='Charlie' align=right width=60 hspace=10 vspace=10'/>French Car Show!
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.
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 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!!
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!
It's quite a tiring few days, but is a very rewarding show - it's evident that the work you're doing is really helping the Bikesure Dealer Scheme to grow, it also shows that the fluxbabes aren't just pretty faces and do actually know about insurance! 
