scootz
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 05:54 PM |
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Originally posted by T66
I have a confession to make, I snore.....VERY LOUD
LOL... I wish I could host the 'noises' somewhere on the web and share with everyone! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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Talon Motorsport
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 05:54 PM |
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The trade stands and the manufacturers have to pay per square meter to be there, if trade is slow during the build up to the show they can't
afford to be there simple as that. You could spend £1000-2000 easy just to stand there for 3 days for people just to walk by and say
'can't afford one of those' and move on to the next stand. Most of the people going to a kit car show have built their cars or are
building a car and are there to look around and have a day out , nobody buy's a kit at a show if you are going to buy an expensive kit from a
company you go to their place of business and spend a few hours talking to them face to face while they show you where it will all be made with out
them being distracted by other people.
Truth is kit car shows are a waste of time for manufactures they are just there to make up the big holes between the parts stands. They spend good
money during the year advertising in the kit car mags and what do they get from these mags when it comes to show time, discount to be there perhaps?
When we used to do model railway shows there was free tea and coffee for the stands during the day, some of the bigger shows had a lunch thrown in too
each day so that you felt that you where actually wanted there. I wonder what you deal you get as a trader at a kit car show?
The smaller shows will die out as they get less and less attended by every body due to people saying 'it's not what it once was' and
guess what nobody bothers going...
You'll end up with one big show a year in the middle of the country that is treated as a social event that only a few of the bigger
manufacturers can afford to attend.
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keith777
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 06:04 PM |
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Originally posted by Irony
I think they should start charge a small fee for kitcar owners. I am sure most people wouldn't mind somewhere less than a fiver to keep the
show running.
If It wasn't for the kit car owners taking their cars there,surely there wouldn't be a show !
cheers Keith
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zekill
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 06:52 PM |
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Originally posted by MK9R
I was there on Sunday, hall 1 was very busy most of the day, and I thought the number of cars and amount of people outside was very high. Hall 2 did
have some bare space and didn't feel as busy, but all in all a good show.
Hi, I have see your car this sunday, high modified Fury
if you remember, what is the beautiful green car behind ? thx.
Fisher Fury with Phoenix bodywork, Blade 919cc
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stig mills
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 07:07 PM |
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Originally posted by Talon Motorsport
The trade stands and the manufacturers have to pay per square meter to be there, if trade is slow during the build up to the show they can't
afford to be there simple as that. You could spend £1000-2000 easy just to stand there for 3 days for people just to walk by and say
'can't afford one of those' and move on to the next stand. Most of the people going to a kit car show have built their cars or are
building a car and are there to look around and have a day out , nobody buy's a kit at a show if you are going to buy an expensive kit from a
company you go to their place of business and spend a few hours talking to them face to face while they show you where it will all be made with out
them being distracted by other people.
Truth is kit car shows are a waste of time for manufactures they are just there to make up the big holes between the parts stands.
Sorry to have to disagree. Manufacturers are there to fly the flag.
We do not have Country wide show rooms so we take our cars to the customers by doing shows at various times of the year in various locations, not just
kit car shows but many different car shows. Sales wise you are wrong in saying "no one buys a kit at a show", My best year was 2011 when
we took a staggering 16 Exocet orders at Stoneleigh. This year we sold 4 Mevsters and had a huge amount of positive interest from potential Replicar
buyers.
So on a positive note, anyone reading that wishes to show their products to a target audience really does need to attend Newark in 6 weeks, 30th year,
needless to say MEV and RTR will be exhibiting, please join us.
Stoneleigh 2013 was a fantastic show IMO.
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Carbonman
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 07:26 PM |
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Have to agree with stig mills. This was my first time at Stoneleigh as a trader and the experience was a totally positive one. The reason for going
was not to simply sell as much stuff as possible, the whole reason for going for me was to speak to potential customers face to face and get a feel
for what products they actually want/need, and get feedback as to whether or not what I am making fits that ethos. So in a nutshell PR & Marketing
and for me totally worth while so will certainly be at Newark
Carbon Copies Ltd
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eddie99
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 07:38 PM |
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As above, we went to generate interest in the new car, not necessarily to flog parts.
Its important for the manufacturers to support the show and i still think its the best kit car show. Unfortunately we will be racing same weekend as
Newark so won't be there.... Next show for us will probably be Autosport next year.
http://www.elitemotorsporteng.co.uk/
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 7/5/13 at 10:36 PM |
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I bought my kit at Stoneleigh a few years back.
I had already done lots of research before hand & visited the Luego factory when they had an open day too.
Give a man a fish & it will feed him for a day, give him a fishing rod & you've saved a fish.
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scootz
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| posted on 8/5/13 at 08:24 AM |
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Have to say that Westfield nearly got my dough for their XI's (even though I didn't go to the show with any thoughts about buying
anything!).
Lovely wee car and they were offering 15% off for orders taken on the weekend! TBH, the only thing that stopped me was the lack of rollover
protection (nothing in the hump, and the passenger - wife - would likely injure their neck in a solid rear end shunt). I had a wee think about how
you would remedy it, but everything I came up with would ruin the look of the car.
It's Evolution Baby!
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