Donington 23rd October

darkspirit i wasn't inferring that the club was responsible for your valve caps.. i was making a point that the blame for any failings the show may have had isn't down to the club.. though I understand nobody's really blaming anyone.. just voicing their opinion..

the red convertable.. was that the one with all the AV equip and wide body kit.. rumoured to have cost £40K!!!  not my cup of tea, but you've gotta admit it was impressive no matter...

D4BMW wrote: darkspirit i wasn't inferring that the club was responsible for your valve caps.. i was making a point that the blame for any failings the show may have had isn't down to the club.. though I understand nobody's really blaming anyone.. just voicing their opinion.. the red convertable.. was that the one with all the AV equip and wide body kit.. rumoured to have cost £40K!!!  not my cup of tea, but you've gotta admit it was impressive no matter...

My valve caps were not taken at the show, I didn't even have my car there  It was Skull who has his pinched. I was refering to my own negative comments towards the car show and not blaming the club for them...

The red E30 itself was maybe not my cup of tea, a bit OTT (but great for a show car), but I couldn't stop staring at that paint :-)

Mark

i thought the show was ten times better than last year i was there for 8 hours and had planned to visit the museum but did not have time to go what with chatting to owners and drooling.

last year i spent half an hour in the show and 2 hours in the car park. so things are looking up.

Well said !

Just to clarify my point about the standard of cars........

They do not have to be a new, or special model.  A mint e30 316, is just as good to see as an e46 M3CSL. It was good to the Wayne's DTM, Ben's very mod'ed e30 cab, Synter's new Alpina, just as it was to see good clean standard cars; a Z1, 2002, 02, e30, e36, etc.

My point was.... that the two outdoor area's either side of the hall, which I took to be part of the 'show', had some very 'tatty' cars parked there.  If it is someone's pride & joy, it doesn't have to be mint, brand new, or a limited edition..... but I think we can all tell the difference between a 'good' example, and a 'tatty' example.  And I would have expected the 'show' areas, to be filled with 'good' examples of the marque, alongside the minters, specials etc.  They do not have to sit in a garage, and only come out to get waxed and shown, they should be driven. BMW pride themselves on making 'drivers' cars.  Mine is a daily runner, having covered 9k miles in the last 6 months.

That's all I was saying!!!

I'll get of my box now......

E46ACS wrote: Just to clarify my point about the standard of cars........ They do not have to be a new, or special model.  A mint e30 316, is just as good to see as an e46 M3CSL. It was good to the Wayne's DTM, Ben's very mod'ed e30 cab, Synter's new Alpina, just as it was to see good clean standard cars; a Z1, 2002, 02, e30, e36, etc. My point was.... that the two outdoor area's either side of the hall, which I took to be part of the 'show', had some very 'tatty' cars parked there.  If it is someone's pride & joy, it doesn't have to be mint, brand new, or a limited edition..... but I think we can all tell the difference between a 'good' example, and a 'tatty' example.  And I would have expected the 'show' areas, to be filled with 'good' examples of the marque, alongside the minters, specials etc.  They do not have to sit in a garage, and only come out to get waxed and shown, they should be driven. BMW pride themselves on making 'drivers' cars.  Mine is a daily runner, having covered 9k miles in the last 6 months. That's all I was saying!!! I'll get of my box now......

i agree there were some poor cars there that was taking up space that could have been used better i think that maybe next year have all the cars inside on the stands and all the auto jumble out side minus the sunday marketers who got lost,this could be a much better show but if everyone slags it off it will soon disapere why dont we have some positive sugestions that they could use to make the show as good as gaydon.

iv had my say now

 

wayne

there's nothing sh*t about your car jimmy !

 

Jimmy, my points weren't aimed at any of the cars in the car park, only at the cars within the main hall, and the two areas either side of the hall.  In my experience, the car park at any car show can be just as rewarding as the show itself!

 come on jimmy you must have something i want 

Hi guys.  I know i'm real late on this topic, but i'm Ben (Owner of the Red Convertible)  It made me laugh reading you're comments cause it was exactly the results i wanted when i built my car.  I just felt the BMW scene was getting a little stale and i wanted to build something outrageous that i couid drive everyday, polish it and i could still take it to a show.  The paint is a Kandy Apple red and i choose it cause the car was so ourageous, i wanted a colour that was simple and clean in complete contrast to the OTT interior and kit.

 

Anyway, my friends and i have had a few cars in the Doni shows over the years and it was always packed back then, then all of a sudden a new organiser took over and it went downhill and even though i wasn't at last years show, i heard it was really, really bad from friends who went.  The same friends have said that this years show was a vast improvement except for the lack of cars.  This is a real shame cause i have friends with fantastic cars (from a E30 M3 Turbo to a Supercharged 5 series) that wanted to bring their cars to the show, but they couldn't get in.  Even i had to make a few waves before i was let in cause the the CC wanted only standard cars and i had to point it out to them that even though my car may not to be to everyones taste, it never fails to draw the crowds and it just shows how extreme and individual you can be with a BMW.  This was the 1st attempt by the new organizer's and i think they did extremly well and hopefully from next year onwards, it will have a lot more cars, more traders and something for everyone.  Hope you all have a Good Christmas and a Happy New Year