An update to Paul's recent post (I was unable to submit it in his thread).
The contest is actually from the 16th to the 19th September inclusive with events taking place on all 4 days.
For those that can only make the Saturday and Sunday, a 2 day pass to include hotel and meals is also available for 35 euros until July 31st.
The last time I flew to the UK from Toulouse I landed at Gatwick and the flight was with EasyJet. I don't know whether it's possible to fly with RyanAir but I think it very likely.
Here's the details I just posted on pp forum:
The first one was just outside of Paris and it rained.
The second one was in Sarrebourg in the north east of France. It rained and it was cold.
This year, to guarantee warm weather, it is being held in Toulouse, south of France, and only 15 minutes from the airport!
Some heavyweight sponsors are involved so that participation costs are considerably subsidised. The town hall has provided an athletics stadium, and indoor facilities in the unlikely event of rain. Various new trials have been added to make it more fun than ever. And to keep you occupied when you aren't participating in a competition various other new and wild sports will be made available for you to have fun.
A full breakdown to include booking form is available at
http://skyppy-world.com/News/french-powerbocking-contest-2011-english.htmlAll bookings made prior to July 31 benefit from privileged tariffs. For example, the tariff for all 4 days to include hotel, all meals, and competition fees is only 68 euros. To put that into perspective, one night in the hotel would normally cost that much or more if you factor in breakfast. After July 31 it will increase to 78 euros.
If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them or I will get the answers from the organizers.
Please copy this post to club forums, blogs, noticeboards and on Facebook.
A professional video will be made of the event which will be made available to all participants FOC and free of copyright.