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Sept 6, 2011 20:53:02 GMT
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I missed this last night after breaking my metatorsal in my right foot on friday afternoon Ascar meet? is that the one at the crappy exhaust place just after centertainment? they quoted me like £300 for half a system a few month back, I just laughed. That's the one mate, a few of us took our rs's down a couple of months back, was quiet for the first hour, then it started getting busy with idiots flying around and a bit to close to our cars so we disappeared sharpish, they know how to charge, wanted £50 to skid plate a two inch plate on mine!!
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Sept 6, 2011 23:22:26 GMT
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we stopped attending the meet due to knobs heard rumbleings that bussiness's have been complaining to plod, its guna end in tears
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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rtlkyuubi
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Low and Slow
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Gutted that you don't come anymore SCC but I can see why. Though we don't have any control over it as its mostly idiots in moderns that have got nothing to do with the meet.
Tempted to start taking reg plates and ringing the police myself. Might even get some sympathy from the police who will come for the idiots but leave us respectable weirdo's (who in their right mind would stand out in the cold and rain on a work night staring at old cars ;D) to enjoy our hobby. Will see how it pans out next meet.
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I've said it before, but working with the police these days is usually a good idea to maintain the longevity of a well established meet like this one. The numbers and knobbery have increased quite a lot since I started attending but on the whole I don't feel like I should veto the meet or that I'm in any danger.
I recall the Cars and Coffee meet have a sign they put up at the entrance to the car park saying something along the lines of 'this is a public car park, no stupid showboating. Behave yourself'. Whether or not a similar thing would work for us I don't know.
What's disappointing is there's at least 3 cars I could name and shame that aren't moderns who regularly act like dicks on entrance and exit but happily there are some regular moderns that behave all evening.
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Sept 7, 2011 19:08:12 GMT
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Any sign of these photos yet?
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Sept 7, 2011 19:44:46 GMT
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Always a pity about the divs but it doesn't stop it being a great meet
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Sept 7, 2011 23:59:13 GMT
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used to enjoy the meet & seems some nice stuff turns up, but alas the dicks are guna get it stopped & don't want taring with the same brush.
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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Sept 8, 2011 11:12:02 GMT
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BAM! pHillman Imp.
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Last Edit: Sept 8, 2011 11:12:37 GMT by Deleted
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Sept 8, 2011 11:49:32 GMT
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Awesome, thanks chap. They look awesome, you're pretty handy with the old camera!
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Sept 8, 2011 20:40:42 GMT
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Gutted that you don't come anymore SCC but I can see why. Though we don't have any control over it as its mostly idiots in moderns that have got nothing to do with the meet. Tempted to start taking reg plates and ringing the police myself. Might even get some sympathy from the police who will come for the idiots but leave us respectable weirdo's (who in their right mind would stand out in the cold and rain on a work night staring at old cars ;D) to enjoy our hobby. Will see how it pans out next meet. that's a good idea with the plates mate.the sooner we get the arseholes that only come to to dick around the better and leave the meet to the people that appreciate it the better
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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I'm not one of the dickheads, its difficult to get up a steep hill in the Imp never mind spin it up or do a handbrake turn. I totally disagree with certain individuals driving round as they do, "showing off" and basically making a complete tit of themselves.
However.
Ringing the police with people's plates is just wrong. If rules and regulations come in like this the meet will lose its atmosphere, and that's the thing that keeps people turning up even in the rain. If its not people from the meet doing this then i propose we ignore it...the police do look in on us quite regularly and will eventually stop it. If it is people from the meet, maybe a couple of members could have a word and explain the situation and the effect its having?
If we're not careful, and especially if the police get involved, we'll end up being classed as a nuisance even if its not us, and moved on!
Just my two pence worth....
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Have you ever tried 'just having a word' with someone who's showing off? Very rarely gets anything other than further showing off and can turn nasty if the individual feels their honour has been impugned.
It's not great that we have to be discussing this at all, nor that it has become a regular post-meet discussion. It's very much putting bells on cats though, who's actually going to do it and how?
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Sept 9, 2011 10:38:25 GMT
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Have you ever tried 'just having a word' with someone who's showing off? Very rarely gets anything other than further showing off and can turn nasty if the individual feels their honour has been impugned. True...i just hate that the few are spoiling it for the many.
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kee
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Sept 10, 2011 20:17:17 GMT
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when I ran this meet we had less other idiots but a certain few of 'us' always curse word about and curse word me off. i had a word/had a go at them over one of the forums and got abuse back and was told 'this is what *insert old car name here* was built to do so thats why we do it*.
yeah, cos manufaturers made cars for people to dick about in a car park and cause a nuisance.
It's a shame really, however calling the police may have a negative effect on the meet as having a crowd as big as it sometimes gets won't be seen to be too good despite never having an issue with the police over the years.
there has to be something that can be done, but before the police are called with numbers it may be worth pretending your starting a meet and see if that would cause any issue. if one person messes around they'll kick everybody off as in reality it's our crowd that's attracting the idiots unfortunately.
long live the sheffield meet, my fiesta will return eventually ;D
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Sept 12, 2011 16:38:38 GMT
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the police do not care if it's just one or two dickheads that mess about,they will just stop us from going in.i've seen it done in other meets,all it takes is for more and more complaints from the companys and hay presto it's finish. i'm sorry but if you are one of many that come just to chat and look at cool retro rides you will understand why this should be done.as iv read further up the page it's having a negative atmosphere already on the meet with decent people not turning up due to the knobs!!!!!! maybe it's time for a pole?
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Last Edit: Sept 12, 2011 16:49:24 GMT by poloandyb
mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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simonb
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Sept 23, 2011 14:28:13 GMT
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I travel from York to this meet and have done so twice, i will be attending again, october if the weather lets me. I have on previous occasions encountered the fools who mess about and feel that if you tell them to do one that nine times out of ten they do. At the end of the day they are outnumbered ten to one and i would be more than happy to be the spokesperson to tell the ken block wannabees. It brings back memories of my santapod days when some fool decided to rev limit his car for 10 minutes at 3am, needless to say he spent the remainder of the night looking for his keys in a field. Its our meet and we shouldn't let any unwanted fools spoil it.
The only way to deal with thugs is with thugery !!!!!!!!!
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Sept 24, 2011 23:09:33 GMT
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i'll be there this time round and i think me mates will in their polo's and our kid in his mk2 astra estate
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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Ditto on the being there front. Maybe I'll park with the Polos again.
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petea
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Think I'll be missing this one Got to sort the brakes on my van!
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Siggy too Biggy.
Dirty Diesel Peugeot Partner HDi van. Lows,Wellers and dents... The abused workhorse.
Scarlet red 406 V6 Coupe, The occasional waft-mobile.
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