Basingstoke Festival of Transport 12th May 2013

[Galaxie500]

Is there room for Jason and his Plymouth Belvedere, he's the Guzzler who came last year?

[Manky Monkey]

Yup, no problem.
We need insurance company name & policy number for any show vehicle being ridden or driven onto the field please -preferably in the next day or two.
Seem to remember Jason had to leave early last year? That leaves big holes in our line-up & looks kinda unprofessional, so would appreciate all entrants staying till the official 4.30 - 5.0.clock finishing time this year please. 

Manky- Ford Popular pick-up truck.
            XS650 Yamaha bobber, (unfinished project).

Biker Gran- Kawasaki trike.

TrikerPete- Reliant trike.

Old Newbie- Reliant trike.

PD- Triumph 3TA bobber, (unfinished project).

The Phunkies- '32 Roadster and Levi Portafold, (vintage caravan).

Galaxie500-  Ford Galaxie 500.

Book Him Danno- '57 Chevy

Tom-  XS650 Yamaha bobber, (unfinished project).

Forgotten-  V8 Morris Minor, (unfinished project).

Spanners-  '36 Austin 10 pick-up truck, (unfinished project).

Archie-  XS650 Yamaha bobber, (unfinished project).
            ZXR track fighter thing, (unfinished project).

Big Darren-  modified Kawasaki Z1000, (new one, not classic Zed thou).

Loony Senior-  VW trike, (unfinished project).

Ash-  Toyota Supra drift car.

Kapri-  Plymouth Fury.

Chris-  Ford Victoria.

BlackPig & Brock-  slingshot nostalgia dragster.

Jason-  Plymouth Belvedere.

[BookHimDanno]

Hi, not been on here for a while.
 Looking forward to Sunday, not been to the Basingstoke Festival of Transport before.
Will be following Mr Phunky in his 32 (so i dont get lost on the way), i will be in yellow chevy.
Please come up and say hello.
Steve.

[Manky Monkey]

Hi Steve. Welcome back!
The Basingstoke show's mainly classics, rather than customs. Around 900 vehicles, with lots of lorries, buses etc as it's organised by the Thornycroft vehicle preservation group, (they were Basingstoke's biggest employers for 80 years or more).
We don't do an awful lot during the day -it's really an excuse to meet up with other forum members & compare notes on projects, but if the weather's good, it's a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. We'll be the scruffy lot in the corner making the place look untidy. You'll be very welcome. 

[BookHimDanno]

Thanks, the show sounds good.
I enjoy going to shows with a nice variety of vehicles, makes for a more enjoyable day.

[Galaxie500]

I will speak with Jason later and confirm whether he's a definite.
It may be in this thread somewhere, but so far I haven't spotted it........what time do we need to arrive on site to start looking untidy and eating cakes....i mean to help set up...? 

[Manky Monkey]

 
All vehicles to be onsite by 10.30  at the latest, but we'll be about from around 8 ish. The earlier you're there the better, especially the bigger cars, cos it saves shuffling people about later.
No real "seating plan" for the vehicles, but we'll probably park Brock's dragster on one front corner cos it'll attract lots of attention, & my pick-up on the other corner -not cos I own the site, but simply because it's got the website logo on the doors. I'd imagine the cars will go down either side from there, at 45 degrees to the front of the pitch, with trikes & bikes in the middle? Suggestions happily received though. Brock will bring the dragster in his race truck, which has seating, fridge etc, so we'll park that across the back with a gazebo/awning in front.
Every year I say I'd like to make more of an impact, but not sure what we can do to add more pzazz. Maybe a chorus line of high kicking forum members every hour?    We had 2 drag cars a couple of years ago & fired them up a couple of times. We drew crowds from all over the park & they loved it. The marshals came over afterwards & said Please don't do that again. Oops.

[NeilG]

Sorry Andy, definitely won't be able to make it.Chevy still broken and me as well 

[trikerpete]

Andy
  Im not sure about kicking forum members every hour, I know i'd get pi**ed off fairly quick
Weather seems as if its going to be better on Sunday than Saturday

[Manky Monkey]

 
That's a shame Neil. Hope it's nothing terminal -for you or the car.

[Olds]

Not sure that I'm up to much "high kicking" these days but if you can arrange a suitable chorus line I'm more than happy to watch
I assume that we are supposed to enter the Memorial Park by the Crossborough Hill entrance off London Road.

[Manky Monkey]

Yes Dave, opposite the Police Station.
The yellow road signs are out on the ringroad now.

[NeilG]

Nearly done the chevy but have torn back muscles now,dam that straight 6 is heavy!!
First time in my life i've had a week off sick,first day today i've been on my feet since Sunday.

May still come for a look Sunday if i can steal JJ's electric buggy 

[Manky Monkey]

I hear cake is very good for bad backs.

[spanners]

I hear cake is very good for bad backs.

best order extra then ,,,,,i,m not well ,,again,,,, just hoping i,ll be fit enough to drive down,,,