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Jun 17, 2020 16:48:27 GMT |
Hello, I'm going to record a video about this, but figured I'd post up here first as you guys and girls are the backbone of Retro Rides and everything we do. With this year being so all over the place and the advice from government being a bit vague we took the chance to swap in to the Festival Of Speed Weekend, knowing that we may have to cancel outright if we couldn't do that weekend, but hopeful that we would be able to. Subsequently the 4th of July guidance for some hospitality to open gave us a great deal of hope. Sadly we've not had much more detail than that, and there has been no real guidance on numbers of people that can gather. We spoke to Goodwood yesterday and they are as in the dark as we are (sadly). However with the cancellation of Revival more September dates opened up at the circuit and they offered us one of those, figuring it would be a more likely date that we'd be able to run our full event, rather than trimming down the event in order to cope with current guidance. I was pretty keen to keep the dates in July but said I'd go away and have a think. After a walk and a chat with my lovely wife, I had a call with bstardchild (who runs our track side of things), and then this morning Keith (who co-runs the events). We all agreed that we could run in July (if the government let us), but at this point the event would be better if we ran in September. If there is one thing we will always try to do it is to run a better event, than just having any old event. So our new dates for Retro Rides Weekender 2020 are : Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September (with camping from the Friday, and the extension available to take it through to Monday). If people can't make the dates we will refund your tickets. We are VERY sorry to be moving the event around again and potentially messing up plans. This has not been a decision taken lightly and we hope to never be in this situation again. |
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johnthesparky
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Jun 17, 2020 17:12:21 GMT |
Not your fault, thanks and again something to look forward too  |
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fr€$h&m1nt¥
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Jun 17, 2020 17:51:35 GMT |
Excellent that means I can down tools on the Acty until one week before another deadline  Seriously it’s the right decision as there’s too much up in the air currently to make firm plans for 10th July. |
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The Doctor
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Jun 17, 2020 17:59:50 GMT |
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I couldn't make the July date, but might be able to make the September one,so that's great news! 😁
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Jun 17, 2020 18:21:45 GMT |
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It’s the right thing to do 😊
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Mercdan68
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Jun 17, 2020 18:49:30 GMT |
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No apology needed , that’s the card we’ve been dealt this year
Look forward to September instead
Cheers for all the work on it
Danny
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jomfun
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Jun 17, 2020 20:30:54 GMT |
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It was the right thing to do. Thanks for all the hard work. I'm sure its been a logistical nightmare.
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TessierAshpool
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Jun 17, 2020 20:46:11 GMT |
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It's the right call I reckon, no certainty from government at the moment.
Also it could actually work out well for me, had to cancel when the first date got moved but this new date will be great!
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Jun 17, 2020 21:51:41 GMT |
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Ah rats, was looking forward to July! The right decision nonetheless, will see you in September!
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Definitely a good & the right call as time will only help improve the current situation. I have let our members know too & updated our threads etc. with the new dates. With these dates & charging ahead can someone remind me which link I should be sending our Club Members too to get their tickets? Is it - store.retroridesevents.com/ - cause I just bought four tickets through this? Or ... do they have to sign up at - retroridesevents.com/ - first & then click the links from there? Sorry & thank you. |
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luckygti
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☹️ It’s been a difficult year chaps, fingers crossed but sadly I’ll be away now. How do I get a refund on my camping tickets?
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Don't apologise... you're doing your best to get it right. Hopefully it can be done it September instead! Keep up the good work!
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It's the right decision.... Although I'm sure it was a difficult one. Everything is so uncertain at the moment. Well done😁
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BenzBoy
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Jun 18, 2020 12:36:33 GMT |
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On the plus side, more time to get the car finished! Postponing was the right decision, these must be incredibly difficult times for people in the hospitality, shows and entertainment industry. Fingers crossed for September!
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Jun 19, 2020 11:01:31 GMT |
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Shall we assume for now that it will go ahead , so book cars in for tracktime on Saturday ?
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bstardchild
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Jun 19, 2020 12:54:20 GMT |
Shall we assume for now that it will go ahead , so book cars in for tracktime on Saturday ? Same rules as before - around 4-6 weeks before the event is our normal process Somewhere between 27th July and 9th August The more confident we are of running the event as we want to run it the earlier we will open up the entries but not before 27th July At that point I should be "unemployed" so will have plenty of time to deal with the deluge of entries |
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Jun 19, 2020 16:04:53 GMT |
Shall we assume for now that it will go ahead , so book cars in for tracktime on Saturday ? Same rules as before - around 4-6 weeks before the event is our normal process Somewhere between 27th July and 9th August The more confident we are of running the event as we want to run it the earlier we will open up the entries but not before 27th July At that point I should be "unemployed" so will have plenty of time to deal with the deluge of entries Really sorry to here that , hope you can resolve your situation asap . Thankyou for your reply . |
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tofufi
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Jun 21, 2020 19:07:51 GMT |
No trouble, we've all been dealt trying cards this year. Thanks for the informative email, I've put my car forward for one of the displays |
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bstardchild
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Same rules as before - around 4-6 weeks before the event is our normal process Somewhere between 27th July and 9th August The more confident we are of running the event as we want to run it the earlier we will open up the entries but not before 27th July At that point I should be "unemployed" so will have plenty of time to deal with the deluge of entries Really sorry to here that , hope you can resolve your situation asap . Thankyou for your reply . without going into details these things have a habit of resolving themselves - I handed in my notice because I'm no longer enjoying what I do and it's really important to me that I do - I kinda have an 80/20 approach to work as long as 80% of what I do I like I'll put up with the 20% I don't I reached a point where I was at less than 50% I enjoy - that was a problem for me but not for them so I handed in my notice They have the choice to resolve that - if they do I will still be working for them - if they don't I won't I'm totally relaxed about the situation It's a bit like RR events it's tough work sometimes but on the day the smiles I see are payment 10 fold - in 2007 I turned up late to the first event at Mallory and Keefy found me a space to run on track late in the day been paying that back since Have a picture that makes me smile from the event (no not the on two wheels one that's been over used)  |
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Hi, Great news about September I have just booked tickets. Can I ask how I apply to show my car? I did register the car before but didn’t join this forum.
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