PICS: Classic & Retro Action Day - Castle Combe

pointless fact- the Kat was designed by the chap that also done the tickford capri. aparently he got upset about something at tickford and went and penned his own capper kit. only the phase one looked so much like a tickford it had to be changed quickly to avoid copyright infringment! dream car number one for me (like one I'll never have) is a white Kat capri with the full option wood grain interior, black trimmings and white compo CXs. and the optional 280brake twin turbo wouldn't go down badly either ;D

anyway, do contiue with the splendid pics, that 240z is rather tasty that plate is just show right?

Some great (all of them) shots there Bruce.

Thanks for sharing.

awesome pics looked like a good day

I will reiterate again how annoyed I am that I didn't manage to get to this.

I came back from my holiday in France having spent a third of it stuck in a hospital in Bruges because of a bowel infection that seems to have returned as I type this.
It was bloody painful and knocked me flat. I had no strength at all and was running a high fever for the majority of my stay. Eventually I spoke with Paul H over the phone in Bruges and reckoned that if all went to plan I'd be able to make it.

However, as the Wire song goes, there was one bloody large fly in the ointment, and that turned out (unexpectedly) to be my C4.
I keep my Volvo in my gran's garage in North Wales and as a result rely on the Citroen to get me there. Unfortunately before the holiday the OS rear wheel bearing was letting go in a big way and getting very loud.

I couldn't book in before my holiday because my indie place was booked solid. They could do it on the Friday, the day after I got back. Still not feeling 100%, I got it there and expected a call a couple of hours later saying they'd done it, because it's not a complicated job. I would have run it fine, and would have had to have done an early start, but the effort would be more than worth it.

Some time later, I get a bell saying that the disc and bearing has to be replaced as one unit and the former is a dealer only part. So the disc (part of the fourth set that the car's on, it having a penchant for warping them with depressing regularity) had to be replaced.

An overnight stay and £148 later, I get my car back at about 11.30 and am completely stuffed in regards to the Combe because I live in the south of Manchester.

So I'm really, really sorry I couldn't partake. I was hoping to get a bit back of the holiday back I lost through illness and my stupid modern couldn't even get me as far as Conwy to get my Amazon.
'curse word off' doesn't accurately convey how annoyed I am with the week's events.

The Combe day out is a bit unique with its mix of display and cheap track action, and I had also planned to visit friends in Bristol shortly after. That bit the dust as well, because I was now nowhere near them, and everyone bailed on her before I could salvage what was left of the day and get down there.

So now I haven't run the Volvo in over a month, my guts are still rotten, I didn't see the Combe and now I've completely lost faith in my 3 year old, 50,000 mile car that's supposed to be reliable.

And I missed another essential RR event. Sorry all, especially to Paul H whom I hoped to catch up with, and get my engine off, as well as HoTwire whom I'd promised I'd come.

Aaaaaaaargh.

next year I think I'd like to be there. its just a lot of miles for me to run my front tyres out and drive home on remoulds next year I think i'm gonna have to come. something FWD that not many people know I've got i think.....

and I thought "real" zakspeeds had a carburettor cologne engine not K jet? I've never seen a real one though so I may be barking up the wrong tree

Pretty sure that little midget is running a rather HOT (Race Spec) A series.

Fanstastic shots and another reason why I love Capri's.

Hi pandavan .. nice to speak to you briefly.. I was the rather damp person standing by the gate the enquired about Wayne