carpmart
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 02:36 PM |
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Not that impressed with Donny this year!
Just got back and I have to say that I am somewhat underwhelmed with the show this year! 85 miles each way and I am not sure that I would bother next
year!
What did others make of it?
Harvey
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Bigheppy
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 02:53 PM |
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Totally agree . Though john at vindicator cars was as enthusiastic as ever
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ricklawn
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 03:01 PM |
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 Dont say that i was looking forward to going down in the morning
Rick
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stevec
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 03:04 PM |
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Just had a phone call from a guy off here, he said it was a waste of a tenner.
I think I will just go for a rideout and a spot of country pub grub tomorrow.
Steve.
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kipper
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 04:22 PM |
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dull donny
If you are local to Donington and can use your kit car to get in free by all means go but the drive down from Hull was really not worth it.
The exhibitors tried to put on a show but the big gaps in the hall spoke volumes.
I did have a very nice cottage pie in the Cafe though.
All in all not worth the tenner if you have to pay.
Kipper.
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grub
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 04:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bigheppy
Totally agree . Though john at vindicator cars was as enthusiastic as ever
yes i will agree also donnington is a complete wast of time ?
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StevieB
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 04:40 PM |
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I was pondering whether or not my fam,ily unit would make the effort to get up and go to Donny tomorrow, but I'll save myself the early start
and go somewhere else.
Harewood Hillclimb is on tomorrow, so might go there instead
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iscmatt
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 05:08 PM |
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My car broke this morning so i couldn't go!!! managed to fix it in 5 1/2 hours, proved to be a fuel pump problem, seems to be sorted now.
I'm still going tomorrow, just for an excuse to go out for a day and have a mooch.
From what i read on here this previous week, most seem to be going tomorrow, please try NOT to put people off!!!
Cheers 
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TimC
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 05:40 PM |
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I couldn't even buy bolts! I did however manage to get a bit of high density rubber that I needed. Woo!
MNR Demo looked NICE though!
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 05:59 PM |
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MNR demo looked very nice. Pity the bonnet wasn't off so I could have a gander and that there weren't any more than the one car but
still,very nice. All in I don't think the show was too bad,not quite a tenners worth but hey. It was nice weather and there were some nice cars
to look at and get ideas from. My brother found it funny as I kept recognising just bits of peoples cars like the pedals, dashes or rollbars
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Chazzy
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 06:07 PM |
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glad i'm not alone, biggest dissappointment was no genral locost club stand, BEC, MK and luego all there.
no large marquee at end of the hall with bits and bobs, premier wiring not there.
Nice to see steve and Aries with the ex staurt taylor locost setup.
Shame you couldn't see the track either, some of the bits going under the Dunlop bridge were FAST!
The spitfire dispplay for the See Red meet was good though, GREEEAAAT engine sound!
you do get a free Burton Power catalogue though!
Chas
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carpmart
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 06:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iscmatt
My car broke this morning so i couldn't go!!! managed to fix it in 5 1/2 hours, proved to be a fuel pump problem, seems to be sorted now.
I'm still going tomorrow, just for an excuse to go out for a day and have a mooch.
From what i read on here this previous week, most seem to be going tomorrow, please try NOT to put people off!!!
Cheers
Just offering my assesement and personal opinion whilst soliciting comment from others - up to the individual if they go or not, just nice to have
some input into the decision!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Catpuss
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 06:48 PM |
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I was not impressed. £17 for me and the nipper. Fee wise I felt totally ripped off to get in, if I was going in to look around for the first time it
wouldn't give me a good impression of the kit car scene. Anyone I spoke to talked about it being a rip off entrance fee. If it was a fiver then
I wouldn't grumble, even if they just said it was say 3 quid for the nipper I wouldn't have mined but 7 quid was extracting the urine.
The clubs were in what seemed to be a car park. Westfield had a car occasionally going around a track, much like the Caterham at Stoneleigh but to a
much lesser extent.
The Marquee that has the smaller stalls on was probably a dozen stalls at best. The highlights being cheapish seats and the bloke selling BB guns.
In the main area the highlight was the Robin Hood Zero. Looks quite a nice kit compared to previous stuff. If it had been around at the time I bought
my Indy I may have been persuaded to get that instead.
Carbuilder solutions were having a vat free sale, which made there stuff about the same price as everyone else, but with really helpful
advice/service.
In the end I bought some seats and runners because at least the savings on price & not paying for postage made up for entrance + petrol costs.
On the whole it was sort of like Newark but quieter with less stalls.
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repper
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 07:13 PM |
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iam still off been looking foward to it for to long + the mrs has made the packups good exquse to give the car a good spanking on the way down
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Catpuss
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 07:18 PM |
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Where the feck did that t shirt come from in your avatar. I *really* want one
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smart51
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 08:00 PM |
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I went to buy bits to make side screens but was very disappointed with the few stands selling bits. Even the burger van wasn't great. I
wouldn't bother if I had to pay to get in / travel a long way / didn't want to buy anything postage free.
The highlight of the show for me was an owners Blackjack Avion painted in a nice shade of red. One of my all time favourite kit cars but it
doesn't say much for the show.
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peter bland
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| posted on 15/9/07 at 10:25 PM |
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donnington
after a 3 hour drive not impressed. The old part of the circuit they were going to use was cancelled on thursday. The show was very poor, Then 3 hours
home.
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Gixer Indy
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 09:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Catpuss
Where the feck did that t shirt come from in your avatar. I *really* want one
Try tinypenis.co.uk some really good ones on there, including that one
Flat out til you see God, then BRAKE!
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phil.shelton
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 posted on 16/9/07 at 12:48 PM |
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stayed over RHoCaR owners club and had hog roast sat night went to go in today and to add insult they wanted another tenner of my pasanger RIPOFF. was
so pissed off sprayed him in gravel went in to collect what i wanted from gbs then went out picked up passanger and went home. dont know if i will
bother next year
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dazdcfc
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 04:51 PM |
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yeah phil very impresive spraying that kid in the wheel chair behind you with stones.you where lucky you didnt get kicked out very big and very clever
of ya.
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richard thomas
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 05:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TimC
I couldn't even buy bolts! I did however manage to get a bit of high density rubber that I needed. Woo!
Tim, did you get me one of those towball covers...?
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TimC
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 08:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas
quote:
Originally posted by TimC
I couldn't even buy bolts! I did however manage to get a bit of high density rubber that I needed. Woo!
Tim, did you get me one of those towball covers...?
Rich, you might need to sit down for this. I am very sorry to say that I did not see any animal-shaped novelty tow-ball covers; not so much as a
duck-shaped demo model in site let alone one of the more desirable spaniel or fox versions. I'm sorry mate. Try to see if you can find some
sort of local support group.
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richard thomas
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 08:40 PM |
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I knew it - should have got one last year...they were bound to sell out!
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Major Stare
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 08:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by phil.shelton
was so pissed off sprayed him in gravel
If that was you i saw this morning, then i also stopped you where the girls give arm bands.
What you did was dangerous to the saff and public (and children nearby).
It was wrong to take you anger out, in that manor, on the staff who are only doing there job.
If it wasnt you, then i oppologise
[Edited on 16/9/07 by Major Stare]
Jon "FISH"
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phil.shelton
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| posted on 16/9/07 at 09:25 PM |
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sorry to have upset people just hate the fact that event organisers rip of the enthusiast with out which they would have no bussiness. they call
builders rip of con men about time we had event organisers from hell
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