Rob Lane
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 05:11 PM |
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Donington - Complete waste of money!
Don't waste your £10 on Donington it's just not worth it.
Show as just not worth it.
[Edited on 16/9/06 by Rob Lane]
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 05:28 PM |
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I had a good day out...
met up with some other Viento owners
spent a couple of hours watching the kit cars on the track - several spinning off!!!
picked up some lights from svc
weather was warm
OK - the exibition hall may not have been that good but a day out is what you make of it..
Paul
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iiyama
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 05:30 PM |
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mmmmmmmm was thinking of travelling up from Southampton tomorrow.........
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 05:34 PM |
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a g a i n . . . w i l l t h e y n e v e r l e a r n ? ? ?
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iiyama
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:11 PM |
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WHO??? 
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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ex-ctr
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:11 PM |
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im going tomorrow so i can see what im getting my self into
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:43 PM |
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Show was a little a little disappointing (apart from the girl handing out the roadsure insurance leaflets).
Did one track session and that was fun ...
But the highlight of my day was..........
hooning the car through the tunnel to the infield parking area, great echo - I guess it's a bloke thing
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buncefm
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:45 PM |
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carpets
Was anybody selling carpets etc.?
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fesycresy
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:49 PM |
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If anyone needs some Roadsure leaflets give me a shout, got a few spare
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
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Catpuss
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:51 PM |
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I took the nipper today we had quite a good time.
In terms of exhibitors yes it was quite spartan. The owners club areas were more interesting. There were very few cars you could sit in for size.
Mostly the 7 type vendors.
Looks like in the absence of catering van owners, Westfield take up the slack
The Robin Hood owners were really good to talk too. They were quite frank about having to bodge things at time to get things to work. They said it was
all sad about the current RH predicament but at least one guy who works there said it should be business as usual.
I noticed there were more MKs in the Locost area than the MK Owners club
They MK lot were nice to talk to very down to earth. The nipper liked the electric Indy.
That Mini out on the track was a fookin loon. Went off the track at least twice that I saw.
On the whole, a not a bad day out if its your first kit car show. Certainly best part were the owners clubs.
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Catpuss
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by givemethebighammer
Show was a little a little disappointing (apart from the girl handing out the roadsure insurance leaflets).
Was she painted in "New Nuclear Tan" orange paint?
quote:
hooning the car through the tunnel to the infield parking area, great echo - I guess it's a bloke thing
Aye. Doing the odd easter egg run with the bike, its funny going through the underpass with a couple of hundred bikers all having the same idea
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Catpuss
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 06:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by buncefm
Was anybody selling carpets etc.?
I saw quite a few people walking around with carpet under their arms.
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 07:00 PM |
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quote:
Was she painted in "New Nuclear Tan" orange paint?
Nope, black catsuit............dribble
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wilkingj
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 07:29 PM |
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Well I had a good day. Its an end of season show, the infield area was the place to be. Spent lots of time chatting to owners, met up with several
people from this site.
Loved hooning (err Revving) in the tunnel.. Who didnt!
Had an excellent drive up with ChrisJ (Thanks for the flyscreen).
Wasnt so good on the way home, as I lost the clutch about 20 miles from home. But did manage to see off a Tricked out Scubaroo from a set of traffic
lights
It went well, but not well enough
Got home ok with no clutch. Have now fixed that, it was a weeping joint. Cut off and remade end on the pipe. So will have to test that out
tomorrow!.
The show wasnt too bad, but I went to see some friends and look at the track day event.
Overall a success. Even if I do have a few more Iron Filings in the bottom of the gearbox from those crunchy changes.
Only had to do one "In gear start" in 20 miles across country..
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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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 07:45 PM |
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Hooning, or hoon like behaviour is when a person (usually young male) drives their car like a nutter (ie smokes tyres, races off at the lights, skids
etc) for the purposes of entertainment or proof of driver skill.
I was definately hooning (the "young" bit is suspect - I'm 35 and should know better)
http://iq.lycos.co.uk/qa/show/2676/What+is+the+origin+of+the+word+Hoon+(or+Hooning)/
[Edited on 16/9/06 by givemethebighammer]
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mandbsheldon
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 07:45 PM |
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Whoohoo, brilliant day, thanks MK!!!!!!!!
Leigh
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 07:49 PM |
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Hope your wrong Rob but will find out for myself tomorrow. Then again I said last year I wouldn't bother again
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nitram38
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 07:56 PM |
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If the weather looks good tomorrow, myself and my son will be there.
Don't know which weather forecast to believe!!!
I also don't know where I belong......the locosters area?
My car does not look anything like a 7!!
It also looks from the limelight website that the free entry for kitcar drivers is no longer there...........or am I wrong?
You would think that it would increase the number of cars if it was free.
Anyway I think it is the people outside the hall that make the show as it has been sliding down hill for the last couple of years.
[Edited on 16/9/2006 by nitram38]
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ReMan
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 08:03 PM |
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Highlight of my day, apart from the Roadsure lady, and the tunnell, was my session on the track.
1st time off raod for the Indyblade and worth every (very expensive) minute of it.
The drive home was so much better, for a thrash round to explore its limits and loosen it up a bit, have a much better feel for what it will and wont
do now.
No mistake though the shows gone badly downhill in the last 5 years.
Greed probably plays a big part, I'm suer if it was £5 entry and £20 sessions on track they would have done better.
Without the trrack (Sunday) its going to have even less draw.........
www.plusnine.co.uk
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andybod
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 08:15 PM |
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popped over this afternoon thought the club stands had quite a good turn out hoping to see a few more luego's and the luego team only spotted
there velocity for sale at show entrance thought it was a little poor on the manufacture's side though but enjoyed some of the track day action
woould have been dissopointed if i'de have had to travel further than the 12 miles to get there
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nitram38
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 08:19 PM |
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We have to travel 126 miles
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iggypop
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 08:48 PM |
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so how much is it for kitcar owners now to get in ?
Ian
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nitram38
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 08:51 PM |
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I believe it is £10
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Hellfire
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 08:52 PM |
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Kit car drivers get in for free, passengers are charged £10. And there was I thinking Dick Turpin wore a mask................
Phil
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iiyama
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 09:00 PM |
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I used to be indicisive, now I cant make up my mind if I should go or not!
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