RedM Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Today was one of the best meets I've ever been to. Why we've not done this before Is a mystery to me. It certainly should feature as the main event of next year, more so than JAE in my opinion. A big thanks to Branners and everyone else for organising it. Pleas do it again next year. A big thanks to Mawby for not actually banning me at the gate. It was good to meet certain members at last. Big hello to Doug (Class One), Darryl (Homer) and Steve (K14SUP). Also, JamieP, who was really friendly and a great laugh too. Good to catch up with Mike (Pixelfill), Ian (Shytot) and Wez (WezP) again too. Good times Wez. I nearly met Pete but he was always talking to people and I hate to butt in. Bit worried about Ed though. The amount of times he crossed my path I swear he was stalking me. There were some awesome cars too. Both in performance and looks. Robbie was amazing to watch as was the JSP car. Gaz6148 should have won a show and shine award. Lovely looking car. Thanks to Gaz Walker for the DVD too and also to RobSheffield for being my speed limiter/low petrol alarm. Again, a great day. I didn't even mention my cracked rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 IMO scrub JAE and just do a 2 day show on our pwn at Pod Still have a stand at JAE though *Goes off to start another thread, cos i can * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I didn't even mention my cracked rad! Oh yes you did! Nice to meet you today though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Was good to meet you Martin and Daryl. And thanks Rob for introducing me to others on here Was a great day, thanks mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Good meeting you too Martin, and Rob also Fix the rad mate. Just follow the guide I posted. All you need is JB Weld AND Isopon P40. Then paint it black after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Oh yes you did! Nice to meet you today though Bit of sunshine, some racing, some Supes and a dash of real life and everyone's really cool. Bit perturbed that Doug thought I was Michael though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Yup awesome day and nice to meet you Martin:) thanks everyone that organised it and cant wait till the next one:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Good meeting you too Martin, and Rob also Fix the rad mate. Just follow the guide I posted. All you need is JB Weld AND Isopon P40. Then paint it black after I'm fixing it with my own method. VISA plus not looking at my statement next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I nearly met Pete but he was always talking to people and I hate to butt in. Damn it! You should've butted in mate! I spent all day talking to people, but still only scratched the surface of who was there. Just kick me in the shins or something next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 it was indeed a good day out. Hard work though and the effort to get people to sign up showed why we havent done this before HOWEVER, we have learnt a LOT from this one and we are already looking at doing another one next year, perhaps with another club like the MR2 people. We then get lots of competitors and spectators and with only 75 competitors the queues wont be bad at all. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I'm fixing it with my own method. VISA plus not looking at my statement next month. I know that feeling...... reminds me I must pay off two of the pesky things! Thanks for the reminder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I reckon this club could manage 75 competitors easy, with a little more notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I reckon this club could manage 75 competitors easy, with a little more notice And possibly not when so many people have their cars off the road for whatever reason! I'll be racing next year, after seing people doing it today. I just hope I don't get hooked and end up spending £££££££££ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 BTW, totally aggree with Marting, this event is/was bigger and more interesting than JAE is... I mean you can look at car, drive your cars and watch others - its all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 not having people pissing all over the Pod threads. We put too much work in to allow that. some posts above deleted. so everybody please behave on the pod threads. We will try to bring them down to a couple of threads. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 BTW, totally aggree with Marting, this event is/was bigger and more interesting than JAE is... I mean you can look at car, drive your cars and watch others - its all good Exactly. BTW, wanted to come up and say hello but no-one would point me in your direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 not having people pissing all over the Pod threads. We put too much work in to allow that. some posts above deleted. Good call Don't think we need to invite other clubs, but that depends on US. Thankfully today was a massive success and everyone I spoke to was enjoying the day, so I think there will be a good level of demand from this club next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Good call Don't think we need to invite other clubs, but that depends on US. Thankfully today was a massive success and everyone I spoke to was enjoying the day, so I think there will be a good level of demand from this club next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 not having people pissing all over the Pod threads. We put too much work in to allow that. some posts above deleted. Must have been a right pain getting an event like that orgainised so quickly, and for it to run so smoothly, it was better than some 5th generation meets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 TBH, and not everyone will agree but I think I'd actually pay more to run the pricing was just right. The amount of runs people were getting in made the entry fee seem like a steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 TBH, and not everyone will agree but I think the price was pitched just right! The amount of runs people were getting in made the entry fee seem like a steal. Please edit your post to read as above before a mod sees it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Please edit your post to read as above before a mod sees it! Actually for those that wanted to have a good few goes this worked out as an absolute bargain. My last RWYB resulted in 6 hrs 15mins sat in a queue on my own, managing just 2 runs. Today some people were getting a run every 3-4 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I reckon you could have had back to back runs all day long, at no point were there more than 5 or 6 cars waiting! I was going to suggest charging more, its the tight northerner in me though, made me shudder and stop typing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 I think the next Pod event could build on this success. Now people know what its all about I expect the take-up of ticket sales will be much better. I expect a thread will start up with suggestions for what members would like to see next year, but some of my ideas would be: More club traders selling their wares Possibly a portable chassis dyno? Tuning & fitting help - A number of people were unsure of how to go quicker today as it was their first time. These are just my random thoughts and in no way represent the opinions of other Mods or indeed anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Ice cream van! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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