EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
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Dubs At The ParkEmDee
@emdee
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May 23, 2011 12:02:24 GMT
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Last Edit: May 23, 2011 12:03:29 GMT by EmDee
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May 24, 2011 19:00:14 GMT
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I was there too, after 7yrs of organising and helping to run the show we took a year out to enjoy it as punters. I'm a bit bias but it was brilliant, weather was fantastic if a little windy, the small shower didn't dampen the day and we saw some great VWs. As I know the show manager  managed to blag my self an invite onto the roof of the house with the other photographers covering the event to get a great view of the day.   Had a couple of nice cold ones too!   ;D |
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May 24, 2011 19:01:49 GMT
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May 24, 2011 19:04:43 GMT
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povey
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May 24, 2011 21:03:32 GMT
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Olie B`s white Bora is siiiiick love it so much!
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Dubs At The Parkretrowagen1234
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Nice, Is a good show fwiw ... I havnt been in a couple of years but enjoyed it when i was there, Was a damp day too but the people just kept coming in.  |
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looked like a good show, it usually is. I couldn't go as I was working and looks like I missed some nice stuff. Particularly liked the red Audi 100 and the Orange 76 beetle with the roof chop  |
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Currently driving a 1972 BMW 1602 as my daily. Don't ask about previous cars - there have been way too many and I stopped counting at 160!
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May 25, 2011 10:04:18 GMT
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what a cracking set of pictures! there looks to be some real beauties in there! and i LOVE that caddy with the chopper in the back!
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VIP
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May 25, 2011 10:52:39 GMT
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Won "best other water cooled" and "best Passat" despite being a Bora   How does that work then? Were the voting public too stoopid to realise what car it was? Or were there just no decent PisRats there? |
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
Posts: 5,922
Club RR Member Number: 108
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Dubs At The ParkEmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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May 25, 2011 11:09:52 GMT
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How does that work then? Were the voting public too stoopid to realise what car it was? Or were there just no decent PisRats there? There were no passats at all really I think i saw one and it was standard - I didnt even vote for one. Also the winning polo was a completely standard blue mk7  I feel that exposes an issue with the voting system, but then I suppose I would do since I'm a polo driver but there were loads of others there that were more worthy. It's all about having lots of friends who vote for you by the looks of things. Anyway, I didnt mean to sound bitter there, and it didn't spoil what was a lovely day out. |
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May 30, 2011 11:05:11 GMT
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How does that work then? Were the voting public too stoopid to realise what car it was? Or were there just no decent PisRats there? How kind! Everyone who arrives in any VW gets entered into the voting. Every member of the public gets a voting form to fill in to choose their favourites of the day and then everything is counted up. As the event is catering for hardcore VW fans as well as local families you are bound to get people not knowing what certain cars are, especially a debadged one. I thought it was a Passat to begin with and I own one as well. The idea of debadging its to create an air of mystery around the car, be it the specific model or even marque. From a distance it could have been any four door saloon from the VAG stable |
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
Posts: 5,922
Club RR Member Number: 108
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Dubs At The ParkEmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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May 30, 2011 17:20:15 GMT
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Everyone who arrives in any VW gets entered into the voting. Every member of the public gets a voting form to fill in to choose their favourites of the day and then everything is counted up. As the event is catering for hardcore VW fans as well as local families you are bound to get people not knowing what certain cars are, especially a debadged one. I thought it was a Passat to begin with and I own one as well. I get what you mean and I think it's a nice idea for a voting system, but in practice I was disappointed to see this  win best polo and a Bora win best passat! I don't mean to sound bitter just becasue I am a polo owner, I wasn't expecting to win it myself, but there were loads of nice ones there (like the green one you posted above) and the winner was really very ordinary. [/rant] Other than that, it was a GREAT show I thought there was a lovely atmosphere and I will definitely go back next year. Great pics by the way ;D |
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Last Edit: May 30, 2011 17:21:14 GMT by EmDee
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May 30, 2011 21:34:30 GMT
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the winner was really very ordinary. Great pics by the way ;D This embodies what LTV is all about though. The club and the show is open to any VW, any condition, any age. Its a proper old school car club that is trying to cater for everyone from stock daily drivers up to heavily modified, air and water cooled. Not many shows or clubs cover that range. I'll pass your comments on to the show manager though, he always likes to here thoughts and feelings good or bad. |
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May 30, 2011 22:16:40 GMT
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I saw this one earlier today in Paignton. It looked good. That is all. |
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Last Edit: May 30, 2011 22:17:04 GMT by Rich606
1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary. |
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May 31, 2011 18:42:25 GMT
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Belongs to a friend of ours, it'll be parked up next to me this weekend as we're off camping with them |
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managed to blag my self an invite onto the roof of the house with the other photographers covering the event to get a great view of the day.
I feel that exposes an issue with the voting system, but then I suppose I would do since I'm a polo driver 
