First Car Weekend of the Year :)

Nice pics. I'd forgotton all about the Mulberry meet, and gave the Saywell day a miss due to the weather.

 

Nice pics although I would contend that last weekend's Goodwood Breakfast Club made for the first proper car weekend of the year (pics below)

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/365Daytonafan/GoodwoodPre73?feat=directlink

 

According to Octane there were 750 themed cars there (which I can believe). A whole day event would make sense (partly so people can make it from further afield).

 

Personally I think they need to make it a bit more organised before making it a full day event.

I know it's a bit off complaining about a free event, and in general I think they're great events, but the bits that don't work would be exasperated by going to a full day.

 

I would agree with that, but maybe spreading out over a longer period will mean less congestion, both in parking and for food.

 

I'm usually there early, so I'm parked and fed before those queues really start. Getting out of the car park can occasionally be a pain with a constant stream coming in, though.

My main gripe would be that as it's an informal meet people just turn up as they wish (which is fair enough when they're providing the entertainment), almost like a rolling show. I think having an all day event would stretch that out, so there would only be a few themed cars there at anyone time (or they'd all be gone by lunch time) and/or the main straight would be a mixture of the random average-to-nice cars. If I knew there would be a grid of 20 or so decent themed cars that would be parked there for the duration and I could turn up at anytime during the day then it might be better, but then that requires a huge commitment from the owners.

Or maybe I'm just spoilt. I see handfuls of 911s in the station car park, so seeing them parked up at Goodwood doesn't really interest me. I'd have gone to see the 250 SWB and Muira alone at the last event.

Edit to say; that all sounds slightly aloof, which wasn't my intention.

 

Ah the Mulberry, i wonder if any money changed hands this year (Mr Collins) lol

 

... and mores the point, I believe he still owes you another £40!!!

 

Shall i send a Vat invoice C/O CS. Lol

 

CS isn't VAT registered, but I think you'd be quite justified in sending an invoice to the person in question.

(how many did I miss out by?)

 

The annoying thing is Richard had i done the deal with you i could have earned more and not had to listen to FN on the phone. Lol

 

You lot need to get out more! Last weekend was my sixth car weekend of the year so far (yes I know I'm sad)

Excellent pics. You missed the black Enzo though.

Jonathan

 

I have been out a lot - out of the country backwards and forwards to LA.

 

True, but I have moral standards way above several others, and they can not be compromised. Those who have sinned shall reap what they have sown.

 

We do have our moments but a lot of the time you do make me laugh (in a nice way)