"Wedgefest or FestGrowl" 2015???

Thanks mate...I love all TVR's..Even the ones i can't afford...
I was looking forward to a combined event for 2014 but it never materialised, Im happy to do it for 2015 but its up to the majority to decide...I have some good friends with all variations of TVR and they are all welcome as they know...Im a people person and these kind of events are the type that need people to make them work...The main objective is one of many...Creating a memorable fun time which brings a smile to your face when you think about it..Just as a TVR brings a smile to it when you drive them...And helping a charity by raising money from kind well meaning people...I was amazed at how much i raised for charity organising my first event...And i think the key was not having or really needing to spend big money out..The fest cost me £70 to organise and we raised a £1000 for SMA UK who were presented with the money via a bank transfer..(Documentation available if requested) within a week of my return from the venue, As it quite rightly should be.


I hate all this dividing among a single group, We all share the same passion for a model of car that was made by the same people..Has the same ingredients in the big pot!

Im British and was brought up to be a decent person..(Well done mum)..Never harm children or animals..Always be courteous to a lady and try to be a polite clean individual...Well i do bath once a year and shave every 100 days...

As i said I'm happy about it...Cheers...Ziga

Yes my friend..Last year and this year but to no avail??...Strange really as he has booked two nights for the "Wedgefest" next year which isn't a problem as i said last year ALL are welcome but if Griff owners are coming then why not have a joint venture..Seems a good idea to me and the room issue will be the same either way..Thats just how it is unfortunately.

If the current organiser of the GriffGrowl doesn't want to do it this year then i will...I would prefer it though if there were somebody i could liaise with who is interested in Griffs as much as I'm interested in Wedges and can hopefully help create a fun weekend for all and raise a nice chunk of kindness to good causes...

The position of organiser is a voluntary one after all...I do it because i love to see people happy..That makes me happy plus i have ALWAYS given to charity even in my darkest days so the two are united in one, These events sometimes seem to become all about one person..This is NOT how i see it...For me its about all of us....We all share the same passions and from what i have learnt by meeting a big variation in TVR owners is that the majority are kind good people..There will always be bad apples in every bag but simply get rid of it before it spoils the rest...Cos them apples are delicious!...Cheers...Ziga

This was my thinking after attending the Wedgefest four years on the trot...You can only stand in a hotel car park kicking tyres so many times.

When i had the opportunity to become organiser for 2014 and beyond i organised a run out to the Heritage Motor Museum on the Saturday and the Shakespeare raceway on the Sunday...Hopefully for next year i will find something just as interesting and exciting that we can all attend..Its a weekend about cars and their owners so it should have a driving theme...

I realised that to make it a big event it doesn't take money it takes commitment and thats the hardest thing to achieve..This is why i think it needs a little revamp and made more exciting, Perhaps for both events...I also try to keep the cost down for everyone over the weekend which is also a factor for people attending..Not that they are tight but more of the fact.."Do they want to drive 200+ miles to stand about talking shyte"...We can do that on here...

Hopefully we can come together and all have a blast.....Cheers..Ziga

Hi Peeps...It might seem early doors but i would FFG to contact me please as i would like to start throwing some ideas about as regards to the combined event...I would like to call it the "Gredgefest 2015"..The Gredge is a Griff engined Wedge..Could of had "Wiff" but it doesn't sound as aggressive...Although that depends on the curry the night before...

It would be nice as a combined event rather than each of us doing our own thing in a corner, I have a plan of action and i think our events have similarities that we can utilise.

Last year at the "Wedgefest" i organised a Friday night meal at the Whitehorse Inn..Exceptional grub..The Saturday had the Rolling road..DB challenge..Concourse car..BHP shootout..A runout to the Heritage Motor Museum and then a Saturday nights entertainment including a really nice three course meal set out by the Hotel..The new chef certainly has took it up a peg or two...Awards & Prizes given, Raffle, Charity auction and our resident Elvis impersonator to round off the evening..Then bar till 4.30am..Sunday morning after breakfast we hit the Shakespeare Raceway for some octane infused bacon sarnies..

Hopefully this year it will be just as much fun although I'm looking for somewhere else to drive out to..Preferably car related..

Thanks..Ziga

Hi Paul....Yes i had a friend who managed to book a room via the internet but when i questioned the Chase about it they were adamant that they have no rooms and don't understand why people are able to book rooms in this way?...I will be speaking to them today..Does seem a bit weird and i did think the same about the rates...Mmm...TBC.....Thanks...Ziga