Retro Kings @ Snetterton, 25th September 2016 : RR STAND

[edessex]

This has come round quick! I've got my individual stand pass printed off, and I'll be heading up in convoy with an MGB GT (weather dependant!)

If anyone else is in a slow mover (65mph all the way probably) from my way, and want to ride in convoy, speak up!

[edessex]

Well, it wasn't as big as I expected the event to be, I think the publications were slightly misleading...

[miaspa]

Sept 25, 2016 18:39:11 GMT edessex said:

Well, it wasn't as big as I expected the event to be, I think the publications were slightly misleading...

I took my eldest and youngest (15 & 5). They loved watching the cars on track, 15 year old daughter couldn't believe the noise of the F1 cars. 5 year old loved the Mk1 Focus out on the track, it was Grandad's car.

Was expecting more cars but kids thought it was great.

[edessex]

I think it would have been nicer with more cars there. I did mean to wander round the car park as well, but forgot. The F1 car's didn't do it for me personally. They were chuffing loud though!

I got a few photos for anyone who didn't go:




Obviously we have my Astra:




My mate's MGB:






Then loads of others...

[bstardchild]

One of the NMR cars



3 years of hard work in a single garage with just enough room to walk round and he had the body off did a full chassis/body resto followed by a dry build and then a respray - everything carried out by himself....

People walk by it and either say - "never used classic" or "cheque book resto" - neither could be further from the truth

[bstardchild]

People were saying Z3 underneath

[bstardchild]

Ahh my problem child got papped

[bstardchild]

Sept 25, 2016 20:23:50 GMT edessex said:

I think it would have been nicer with more cars there. I did mean to wander round the car park as well, but forgot. The F1 car's didn't do it for me personally. They were chuffing loud though!

It was good to meet John again - the driver of the Benetton F1 car - we had that car and driver as a guest at RRG14 - he's only 66 years old so I'm sure he'll get quicker with age

[hurnleft]

Sept 25, 2016 20:48:08 GMT bstardchild said:

People were saying Z3 underneath

And they were right.

[edessex]

Yeah I couldn't figure out what was lurking underneath...

[bstardchild]

Sept 25, 2016 20:57:13 GMT hurnleft said:

Sept 25, 2016 20:48:08 GMT bstardchild said:

People were saying Z3 underneath

And they were right.

The MkI escort was a lot harder to suss out

Battery in the front

Empty boot at the back

Engine in the middle all covered in.....

[edessex]

Yeah, no real way of telling what he was running in there!

[bstardchild]

Sept 25, 2016 21:16:28 GMT edessex said:

Yeah, no real way of telling what he was running in there!

MR2

[bstardchild]

Sept 25, 2016 20:57:13 GMT hurnleft said:

Sept 25, 2016 20:48:08 GMT bstardchild said:

People were saying Z3 underneath

And they were right.

Has a build thread on here passed me by??

[Dez]

i didnt go in the end, with my workload at the minute i ended up tied up doing something else.
ive seena lot of people grumbling about how small a show it was, and how it *may* have been made out in advance to be a lot more than it ended up as.

but, from an observers point of view, its fairly obvious why this show is quite small and seems to be struggling to make much of itself, apart from the lacklustre advertising and wierd 'in association with but nothing to do with really' statements. two other major shows are held on the same weekend, which given their geographical locations and/or prexisting status, will geographically curtail the catchment area of this show massively. putting it on this weekend goes beyond oversight to total f-kup in my eyes. i mean, do they no look at a calendar before picking a date?

its sywell pistons and props, over near northampton. a huge insurance-sponsored show with drag racing, aerobatics displays, etc. its well known and well advertised in the classic car world.

theres a show called oh so retro in kent. i think its fairly new (and i also think its organised by a member on here), but from everything appearing on my FB feed it seemed massively well supported and attended. all the london crowd obviously seem to favour a run out into kent rather than slogging up the a12, a14 and a11 into deepest darkest norfork. this show seemed to pull a much bigger crowd, and it wasnt offering racing/track action as an attraction.

hell, I'm near ipswich, and i could do either of the above in only half an hour more than going to snetterton. that means for the entireity of essex, either of the other two are probably going to be a more enticing proposition.

i find it a bit annoying because i like the idea of this show and want it to succeed, but i think they need to spend 10 minutes looking at what else is going on before trying to shoehorn it into an already overflowing show calendar, then acting surprised when turnouts are low.

[bstardchild]

Starter for 10







Hmmm



Can you spot the Join



I see with my little eye (IC)





I like fishing too



Don't think he got it....

This is why I painted the Merc





Big bang theory

[bstardchild]

Oh and an F1

[edessex]

Lol, mine got 'papped' too then!


What happened to that ones going in the pit, I was further up so just heard a bang and saw the cloud wafting over the track...

[hurnleft]

Sept 25, 2016 21:26:15 GMT bstardchild said:

Sept 25, 2016 20:57:13 GMT hurnleft said:

And they were right.

Has a build thread on here passed me by??

I did it on here. (The Kebab) www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5232

[bstardchild]

Sept 26, 2016 6:38:45 GMT hurnleft said:

Sept 25, 2016 21:26:15 GMT bstardchild said:

Has a build thread on here passed me by??

I did it on here. (The Kebab) www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5232

Thank you - bookmarked and I'll be making my way thro the 23 pages as time allows