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« Reply #210 on: May 11, 2010, 10:58:41 PM » |
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« Reply #211 on: May 11, 2010, 10:59:08 PM » |
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« Reply #212 on: May 11, 2010, 11:00:59 PM » |
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One of the first to arrive. One of the last to leave. Every year it seems to end with a big empty field & a trike.
Next year we'll be organised!
Thanks again everyone.
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« Reply #213 on: May 11, 2010, 11:07:50 PM » |
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Everybody who displayed a vehicle at the show got a small commemorative plaque. They were available from the organiser's tent by showing your vehicle pass. We collected as many as we had passes for & handed them out to those who were still there. I'd show you one, but we handed out our own one too. If anyone missed out, let us know please & we'll try to get a few more from the organisers.
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« Reply #214 on: May 11, 2010, 11:12:34 PM » |
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looks like you had a ,bloody, good,, turnout ,
(note to myself=== basingstoke next year )
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« Reply #215 on: May 11, 2010, 11:15:44 PM » |
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Yeah, they did us proud Mike.
Did anyone see the Thornycroft car? One of only a handful ever built. 1907 I think. Built in Basingtoke. Even the Thornycroft preservation group, who organise the show, hadn't seen it before. Thornycrofts were known for heavy haulage lorries rather than cars, but this tourer was very stylish. Driven from Tonbridge Wells for the day -Shaun you could've hitched a lift!
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« Reply #216 on: May 11, 2010, 11:23:21 PM » |
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The one low spot of the day came when Big Darren realised some thieving magpie had stolen the blue anodised fuel cap from his quad bike. It's a sad reflection of modern society that there are morons out there who'll do that, even though they've probably got no use for it themselves.
Several makeshift caps were tried, including this rather natty one made of a Jaffa Cake tube lid & sticky tape, before PD came to the rescue with the cap from a water container, so Darren could ride home.
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« Reply #217 on: May 11, 2010, 11:26:39 PM » |
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and i bet a certain ,,andy,, ate all the ,,jaffa,, cake,s  |
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« Reply #218 on: May 11, 2010, 11:31:56 PM » |
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We feel kinda responsible for this, especially as it was Darren's first time at the show. We've never had anything go missing before, but I guess that's a risk you take at a show open to the general public. We took along a trophy, which we'd intended to award to the Mankiest machine of the day. Predictably though, we weren't that organised. So we've decided to hand it to Darren as a Hard Luck trophy. Let's hope we don't need another next year. Not going to end on a downer though, so I'll say Well Done to all of you & we'll be happy to see you all there again next year. |
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« Reply #219 on: May 11, 2010, 11:37:46 PM » |
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« Reply #220 on: May 11, 2010, 11:38:29 PM » |
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« Reply #221 on: May 12, 2010, 09:28:34 AM » |
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Sorry to hear about the fuel cap - puts a bit of a downer on it
Couple of pictures from my phone, not very good quality but I forgot my camera..
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« Reply #222 on: May 12, 2010, 09:29:40 AM » |
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« Reply #223 on: May 12, 2010, 05:25:09 PM » |
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Thank you Tas  Gazebo team in action -Goforest, probably Terry T, Clive, me, (guess who looks least busy!) |
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« Reply #224 on: May 12, 2010, 05:27:28 PM » |
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Left to right,
me in background, Terry T, PantherShaun in background, Baz, (Aries Snake), Renegade & Tazet in background, Toad & probably Snafu.
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