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Newark? What was it like then........
matt.c - 22/6/08 at 11:46 PM

Shame i couldn't go this year but due to "other" things going on i didnt think i could get away with it!

So then what was it like? Any new cars? Any pics of the day?


iscmatt - 23/6/08 at 12:20 AM

this was my car of the show


LINK

A lovely looking car, better in the flesh of course!!


ReMan - 23/6/08 at 06:56 AM

Some nice cars of course, but overall I wa a bit dissaponted with the turnout yesterday considering the weather was OK.
But I don't care because I got my bargains
Both in the picture below.
New silencer mega bargain, an MNR Co cast off and a nice big mat to lie on and fit it. Wish I'd had that when I built the car. £7 for the mat and not much more for the silencer, which took 1/2 hour to fit, result Rescued attachment IMG_0042s.jpg
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adithorp - 23/6/08 at 11:51 AM

WINDY!

adrian


skidude88 - 23/6/08 at 11:59 AM

Wet and windy On Saturday

Not much there

Most the jumble was covered over (cant blame 'em)

Dunno if there were any more stalls on Sunday?

Didn't miss owt. (I wasted a tenna and 80mile of diesel)


DaveFJ - 23/6/08 at 12:22 PM

As has been said - pretty disappointing turn out on saturday - due to the weather...

Also, a lot of the traders/manufaturers werent there? even CBS were missing!

sun was out on sunday but very windy. don't know how many more turned up because I left at 10am... and then broke down 20 miles down the road....again...

A Big thanks to the lads though (can't remember everuones names sorry), was made to feel very welcome.

[Edited on 23-6-08 by DaveFJ]


owelly - 23/6/08 at 01:32 PM

I went to bag some bargains off the MNR guys. I emailed them and told them what I was after and arranged to meet at their wagon on Saturday evening. When I got there, the camp was empty. I went to the stand in the hall on Sunday morning and was sent to the wagon, who sent me back to the stand, who sent me back to the wagon.......they then told me they'd sold everything during the day on Saturday. Goodo!
Other than that chasing of wild geese, it was a bit quiet and very windy. I've never seen so many broken gazebos.....


flak monkey - 23/6/08 at 07:04 PM

Rather damp and windy. Still, good to see some familiar faces (and some new ones too!)


ASH3 - 23/6/08 at 07:25 PM

Went Fri night to see who was about had
to call in the bar to see the band n not to
bad, then back home as only 4ml away
had to push the Blade last mile due to lack
of electrics
Back up there Sat afternoon wet n cold
here is the mistake left the GAZEBO up...
Ooops on our return Sunday what a mess
a load of twisted crap alloy lay in a heap
12 MKs at best count not a good turn out
for most clubs. Broke down again on way
home 5mins in layby n away again.
Bring on Peterborough n better weather


mistergrumpy - 23/6/08 at 07:37 PM

Yep took me 2 hours to get there to face winds and rain and as said not many sellers and showers. Was also disappointed about CBS, SVC were crammed in a little tent outside and what few people turned up in their cars had them covered. What got me though was they seemed to have tried padding the place out with a craft fair! The steam engines at the gates were okay but very small and not doing much but the wooden trains in the show hall? What was that about. A dragged out 2 hours trawl and another 2 hours drive back. Worst show I've been to that, waste of a tenner getting in!


chrisg - 23/6/08 at 08:38 PM

Quite frankly I thought it was rubbish.

Ok, I went on saturday and got wet through going and coming back, but it wasn't that.

It's a few years since I've been to Newark (it usually clashes with Le Mans) but the show was less than a third of the size it was the last time I went. The padding was pathetic, ok I could just about understand the steam engines but trainsets? - in the main hall?

Even the craft fair was a bit thin, and there wasn't even a fudge stall!

On the positive side, it's the first time I've seen all three of the kit car magazines at the same show for many years - are the arguments over?

Dissapointing for me

cheers

Chris


Danozeman - 23/6/08 at 09:12 PM

Hearing this im glad i was in bournemouth getting lashed rather than there!! i was annoyed cos i missed it but im not now


rusty nuts - 24/6/08 at 06:35 PM

Crap show but the Luego owners BBQ was good!