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1, I saw that I was standing by there when a guy in a Clio sport was refused entry to the parking and yes there was cars a lot newer parked up, but that Andrew Bloke totally over reacted as the Clio guy was very calm , Andrew reminded me of basil fawlty when he thrashed is car with a large branch , anyway I'm glad I was at the last show as it was the best one iv been to there , The guy in the Clio also has a Sierra Cosworth with a few BHP under it's bonnet ; he was saying it is silly he didn't get let in due to that, and that the Phase 1 172 are now quite a rare car, especially in the colour his is in. ground rules.......otherwise nobidy knows thats happening, car owners get offended and chaos reigns......yeah....."Andrew".......
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the point is being missed here he was told his car was too new , the owners of the lambo, ferrari , mx5 , mgf etc were let in ,why was nt they told the same , yes it was a clio but it wasnt a run of the mill standard one , anyway if he was treated with a bit of respect i don't think it would of turned into a row , but if i was spoken to like that i would of chinned him , this is why i don;t like modern cars attending "classic" car shows. I personally detest the phrase "modern classic" (my 09 plate mondeo is a modern classic -discuss). Its also grossly unfair that owners of very expensive supercar stuff get let in but owners of more run-of-the-mill newish cars (but actually just as or more than interesting) are turned away. But then Andrew doesn't set any ground rules and wonders why all his gatherings end up the same way........he'll never learn which is why i don't attend his meets anymore.
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Who's saying it looked safe? Not me!! That car shouldn't have been there anyway,driving it there and back on slicks and with no exhaust system!!! Very safe and responsible I don't think!! Organising these shows is hard at the best of times, but should be advertised properly as to what sort of show it is and also show some consistency as to what gets let onto the show field etc. If the RS Focus is let on, then yes the Clio should be let on, but in my opinion neither should be there as neither are classics and it's advertised as a Classic meet!! But it's down to the organisers whos let on and who isn't.
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[quote author=" ChasR" source="/post/2227548/thread" timestamp="1468791331" Fear not, there are other places to go other than what people don't accept . I never knew the classic car community was so welcoming. [/quote] And in response to this, at the Retro Rides gathering we were told to park in the public car park in our Morris Minor Traveller as it was a Classic not a Retro!!!
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I Don't think the issue is what gets let in, I go to several other meets that have virtually no rules, one of which sees in the region of 600 cars & there are no problems, It just seems that certain meets attract individual idiots & some don't, Maybe it's more to do with if the venue gives a vantage point to watch the idiots showboat, when the meets were at the Britannic & moat house there were no issues, but Becketts descended quite rapidly? Either way, on a more positive note, it's a glorious day & there is a meet on tonight if anyone is around
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I was referring to people blaming the Ferrari spinning off but not mentioning the Chevy Nova, thus the 25 year rule needing to be required, as one poster put up here . But yes, the Nova as lovely as it was should not really have been there or at the very least not been allowed out! Please tell me you are joking about the Minor and the Classic vs. Retro debate. I honestly thought this place was better than that. I Don't think the issue is what gets let in, I go to several other meets that have virtually no rules, one of which sees in the region of 600 cars & there are no problems, It just seems that certain meets attract individual idiots & some don't, Maybe it's more to do with if the venue gives a vantage point to watch the idiots showboat, when the meets were at the Britannic & moat house there were no issues, but Becketts descended quite rapidly? Either way, on a more positive note, it's a glorious day & there is a meet on tonight if anyone is around IMHO you have hit the nail on the head and it's something I've said about a few other meets ; RetroWarwicK has never had this issue probably down to this, which is probably one of the beauties of doing a busy town centre show, and neither have a few other meets ; Indeed the Pistonheads meets I have been to have no problems. Towns OTOH don't massively lend themselves well OTOH I guess to viewing points. Having such vantage points does egg people on to give it some. While people should keep their willies in their trousers I guess some cannot help but be lured in by the crowds. I'll see if I can make one of the meets over there. It would be good to catch up after quite an amount of time.
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[quote author=" ChasR" source="/post/2227631/thread" Please tell me you are joking about the Minor and the Classic vs. Retro debate. I honestly thought this place was better than that [/quote] We sat in the queue to get in for a good 30 minutes, then got turned away by whoever it was with a yellow vest on and told to park in the public car park as it's a Retro event and the Moggy is a classic!! Hence why we never attend the Gathering now!! The only meets we would go to were the Black Boy, the Armouries and Becket etc as they were advertised as classic meets. Then all sorts of moderns were turning up and it ruined it, for me anyway!! So now I suppose my Prefect will just be 'another classic spotted in a tesco carpark' as I don't think I'll be bothering anymore.
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Jul 18, 2016 16:54:03 GMT
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[quote author=" ChasR" source="/post/2227631/thread" We sat in the queue to get in for a good 30 minutes, then got turned away by whoever it was with a yellow vest on and told to park in the public car park as it's a Retro event and the Moggy is a classic!! Hence why we never attend the Gathering now!! The only meets we would go to were the Black Boy, the Armouries and Becket etc as they were advertised as classic meets. Then all sorts of moderns were turning up and it ruined it, for me anyway!! So now I suppose my Prefect will just be 'another classic spotted in a tesco carpark' as I don't think I'll be bothering anymore. Give the Bowling Green tonight a whirl, it's a nice mix of classic & vintage stuff
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Jul 18, 2016 17:35:08 GMT
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I was planning on coming over tonight but the Prefects decided to throw a wobbly!! Maybe next month I'll get over. It's Cars n Coffee on Sunday, I'm hoping to get there
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Jul 18, 2016 19:21:06 GMT
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Fillongley pub meet Tuesday 19,
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Jul 19, 2016 21:23:45 GMT
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Cracking night at Bowling Green, I'd post some pics, but I managed to drop my phone & smash the screen as I got out of the car when I got home!
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Jul 20, 2016 22:19:59 GMT
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Could anybody put times and dates if you can I keep missing these!!! heard it's changing to the fleur de leus in lowsonford?
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Jul 21, 2016 14:27:18 GMT
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Could anybody put times and dates if you can I keep missing these!!! heard it's changing to the fleur de leus in lowsonford? i was told this one is not on now , and that came from "andrew" i think he is still up set !
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Jul 21, 2016 15:56:10 GMT
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Bumpier into him at the Bowling Green, he seemed proper gutted that another one has been stopped, I'll be surprised if he bothers again, regardless of opinions of how he ran things, his meets gave me a great number of days/evenings out over the last 10+ years, it's a shame he's stopping
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Jul 21, 2016 22:28:52 GMT
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Definitely. They certainly were good evenings to remember .
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Jul 25, 2016 17:34:52 GMT
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Carlton when is the cottage pub back on??
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Jul 26, 2016 20:56:29 GMT
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Carlton when is the cottage pub back on?? 16th august , i most likely will be going so if your going give me a shout ill look out for you !
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Is there anything left local to Solihull now?
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In terms of classic car meets, no.
However, there are other car meets including the Pistonheads meet at the Falcon. That is more of a pub meet than standing out in the car park however.
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