RE: PistonHeads Sunday Service: 30/01/11

[Waugh-terfall]

LHD said:

Oh, and JLR and AM at Gaydon would be a good venue.

It'll mean i can put the whole trip on expenses...

I am very much a fan of this idea!

Blib said:

Waugh-terfall said:

Aaah, Blib, I saw that you 'didn not' make it

Yeah, shame about that.

Quite

[sunbeam_alpine]

Just got back in time for the start of Top Gear.

Belgium (Gent) - Oxford and back in a proper Mini Cooper.

Great to meet up with old friends and meet new people.

[ali_kat]

Waugh-terfall said:

LHD said:

Oh, and JLR and AM at Gaydon would be a good venue.

It'll mean i can put the whole trip on expenses...

I am very much a fan of this idea!

Me too

[McAndy]

Waugh-terfall said:

LHD said:

Oh, and JLR and AM at Gaydon would be a good venue.

It'll mean i can put the whole trip on expenses...

I am very much a fan of this idea!

Seconded...I've been meaning to photograph the museum for some time now too! The only time I've been there was for a launch event in the conference centre, but we were able to potter round for free in our lunch break

[pj17]

was a great morning, really appreciated the sausage and bacon bap and the huge mixture of cars. Thanks to all for organising today and for Mini for their hospitality.
My pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peejays/sets/72157625...

[PawnSacrifice]

First SS. Good run down with a few other Z4s. Friendly welcome at the gate (appreciate the time spent in the cold checking us in), good non-rip off coffee and bacon rolls, and plenty and plenty of great cars! Not just the latest and greatest either.

Thanks to all for organising. Great day out

[Gruber]

sunbeam_alpine said:

Just got back in time for the start of Top Gear.

Belgium (Gent) - Oxford and back in a proper Mini Cooper.

Great to meet up with old friends and meet new people.

Very pleased you made it back quickly and safely. It was good to meet you both.

[smiler5870]

Another thanks to Garlick and all for a great morning
Nice to see the older mini's although i have too many memories of time spent working on my wife's mini1000 in the front garden what seems a lifetime ago now
Loved the old P5
Where are we gong next month?

[sunbeam_alpine]

Gruber said:

Very pleased you made it back quickly and safely. It was good to meet you both.

Good to meet you too. Very much liked your classic 6 series.

[Garlick]

LHD said:

Oh, and JLR and AM at Gaydon would be a good venue.

I'm talking to them for 2011, but I had hoped we'd be there in 2010 too.

Maybe, just maybe.

[ali_kat]

Garlick said:

LHD said:

Oh, and JLR and AM at Gaydon would be a good venue.

I'm talking to them for 2011, but I had hoped we'd be there in 2010 too.

Maybe, just maybe.

If we promise no donuts?

[Waugh-terfall]

All my photos are up here now Flickr - Waugh-terfall's Photostream - PistonHeads Sunday Service @ MINI Plant Oxford - Jan 2011

Hands got so cold after a while I gave up taking photos and kept my hands in my pockets!!

Jason Plato makes an appearance

DSC02480 by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr

Roller was a monster! Almost managing to dwarf the PH Defender!

DSC02483 by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr

[Pork]

Waugh-terfall said:

pics

Lovely pics. In simple terms, are pics of that quality pretty easy to do? (not wanting to be rude if its a skill!)

[Waugh-terfall]

Pork said:

Lovely pics. In simple terms, are pics of that quality pretty easy to do? (not wanting to be rude if its a skill!)

Thank you. Yeah, I'm just using a Sony Alpha dSLR with an 18-55mm lens, with about a minutes worth of tweaking on Photoshop

[LHD]

Garlick said:

LHD said:

Oh, and JLR and AM at Gaydon would be a good venue.

I'm talking to them for 2011, but I had hoped we'd be there in 2010 too.

Maybe, just maybe.

[Pork]

Waugh-terfall said:

Thank you. Yeah, I'm just using a Sony Alpha dSLR with an 18-55mm lens, with about a minutes worth of tweaking on Photoshop

OK, thanks. I really need to read up on this and get something sorted - events look great with pics like that.

[wigit]

first SS and what a cracking morning, cracking atmosphere, eclectic mix of cars and superb bacon and sausage rol, look forward to the next one

[Waugh-terfall]

Pork said:

OK, thanks. I really need to read up on this and get something sorted - events look great with pics like that.

Thanks, yeah, just stick one into PS and have a fiddle, it's all trial and error

[GT 130]

Had a great day thanks PH. Cars of the day for me, White murci, blue gallardo, White porsche gt3 wit the screen mounted camera!! And the tuned silver mk4 golf DERV... ok the golf was me so that's cheating on my part!!

[DaveL485]

Loved it. The drive there was loopy, the drive back was crackers.
Very odd mismatch of a 20 year old Renault 21 Quadra howling along with a couple of Focus RS, Porker, Atom and RS4 amongst others but it performed admirably. Can't wait for the next one!