Alan B
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 04:46 PM |
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So, what did you think of Stoneleigh?
Personally, and maybe controversially, I thought it was quite poor...
Bad points.
Weather...crap (OK not their fault)
Attendance...seemed low
Manufacturers...disappointed with the volume
Organisation.....not impressed
Good points.
One or two interesting new midi/supercars
Meeting a few locosters.
Lots of parts vendors
Am I being harsh, or fair?
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graememk
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 04:52 PM |
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bad points swmbo was bored so i had to go home at 3.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:04 PM |
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Alan, I guess it all depends on which day you went. We went on the Sunday and had a cracking day out. The place was packed, the weather was great and
the company we were with, was even better 
Phil
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muzchap
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:06 PM |
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Whats an SWMBO?
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Tiger Super Six
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:08 PM |
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She Who Must Be Obeyed - I asked that the other day!!
Mark
Tiger Avon
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stevec
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:11 PM |
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I went Sunday, thought it was good, Drooled over all the Indys, got all the fiddley bits I needed. Got there early and no que to get in, real pain to
get out, Most worrying was the kids flying about on Quads.
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Mr G
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:20 PM |
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It was well below the normal standard on Monday, D- from me.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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piddy
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 05:44 PM |
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I was there all weekend.
Sunday was busier than normal,Monday was very quit.
I had a great weekend only spoilt by being in a tin top and the bloody weather.
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ned
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:09 PM |
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sunday busier by far. i was suprised by the absence of mac1 and the small size of the raw stand - 3 cars crammed onto the space looked bad imho, two
with more room around them would have been better.
Of course luego weren't there who have been in previous years and i gather stuart taylor weren't there or did i miss that? (I saw the
toniqr outside but the demo car looking very tired and dirty i thought - certainly ont show standard)
It is the same stuff (within reason) every year but still the best show by far and well worth going to.
Twas a shame about the weather though. Oh and I somehow managed to miss all the 'girls' on the relevant stands
Ned.
[Edited on 3/5/06 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:14 PM |
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I thought it was busier on the Sunday ,weather perhaps put a lot of people off . Also missed the dolly birds . The worst bit was waking up early
sunday morning , I was sure that plane was landing in my tent!
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:26 PM |
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i got to see about 3 stands . mind you i was working !!
sunday was busiest .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Jasper
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:30 PM |
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Beer and meat - I enjoyed myself 
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bob
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:39 PM |
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I now think its better when your not there buying bits,i had a nice relax with plenty of beer and excellent company (apart from the snoring satuday
night) and it was topped by the fantastic turnout of MK's on sunday.
I never thought i would see the day when 30 plus indy's turn up for a show.
Thanks for that lads it made my day
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muzchap
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:48 PM |
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quote:
Beer and meat - I enjoyed myself
Is that meat as in Dolly Birds or BBQ? or both
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:55 PM |
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It wasn't you snoring then Bob? I had it in stereo
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 06:59 PM |
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I had a 8 hour round trip, first show expected a lot more from the day however the lack of manufactures was made up by the hugh gathering of the clubs
outside which made the journey worth while.
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svenkev
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 07:55 PM |
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stoneleigh
i was there ,and it was the best show i ever seen
 
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bob
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
It wasn't you snoring then Bob? I had it in stereo
Rusty
I was surounded,scutter one corner ned on another and shortie but i could hear someone who was as loud as his V8 Viento
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:41 PM |
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i loved it myself, not quite enough on the autojumble side of things but thats not really what appears at shows. Darrens car was in that picture above
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DavidM
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:42 PM |
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Sunday was very busy, although there were less manufacturers than in previous years.
There were however more owner's cars of all descriptions in the club areas, than I've seen in previous years.
Although the MK's seem to have grabbed everyones attention on here, there was also an excellent turnout in the locost area.
Did anyone take any photo's? I got halfway to Stoneleigh before realising I'd forgotten my camera.
David
Proportion is Everything
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dave-69isit
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 08:52 PM |
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stone;iegh
sunday best day snoring came from the galaxy on locost stand sounded like thunder from out side
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Lawnmower
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 09:27 PM |
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only went monday,
thought is was a bit naff (when compared to Land Rover shows). Seemed to be a lot of empty space between stands, and the show did not seem to flow as
I wandered about.
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 09:34 PM |
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High point was that BKLOCO and I found the Locost members area - no problem.
Low point was that there wasn't a soul there ...... so we wandered off again.
Idea for 2007 - lets all wear big hats with flashing lights on top so that we can identify each other as forum members
[Edited on 3-5-06 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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wilkingj
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| posted on 3/5/06 at 10:18 PM |
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No... That was Snuggs Snoring
I thought it was a bit quiet. Still had a good time and met some locosters and Mk'ers
Had a good time, and even took some spare beer home that I didnt manage to drink, although I did run out of food
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Originally posted by rusty nuts
The worst bit was waking up early sunday morning , I was sure that plane was landing in my tent!
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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DarrenW
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| posted on 4/5/06 at 09:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
i loved it myself, not quite enough on the autojumble side of things but thats not really what appears at shows. Darrens car was in that picture above
eeeee bloody hell - i have proof!!!!! Famous at last.
As Bob says its so much nicer going to the shows when you dont need to buy anything. I didnt really get anything out of shuffling around the trade
stands (it was like doing an Ikea shuffle at times). It was so much nicer at the owners areas and chatting to people especially now im starting to
recognise a few people. I was rather bowled over by just how friendly everyone is (apart from those that left me behind in the convoy!!!)
Even tho Newark is smaller i think i will get more from that show, especially as it is a shorter trip and ill only need 2 fuel stops.im really looking
forward to seeing the owners cars when im not side tracked by the teething challenges. Somehow me thinks there is going to be an owners turn out war
on for Newark. Well have to do a league table using the 'Total Kits sold:Owners at show' ratio.
Lets have all of the LCB sections represented at Newark.
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