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Is anyone going to Carfest North this year?
This will be my 5th time 4 of these camping for the weekend.
I find it the most chilled out few days.
The music line up is good this year as always but I'm mot sure about the cars. For the last 3 years at Oulton park I have enjoyed the fact that you can see the cars without having to cram up at a strip. I'll see how it goes.
Love the mix of cars music food and drink.
This will be my 5th time 4 of these camping for the weekend.
I find it the most chilled out few days.
The music line up is good this year as always but I'm mot sure about the cars. For the last 3 years at Oulton park I have enjoyed the fact that you can see the cars without having to cram up at a strip. I'll see how it goes.
Love the mix of cars music food and drink.
MDMA . said:
If you're 50 plus, read the Guardian, i could possibly see it being a good enough do.
Not for me though
Not even a rave tent. FFS !
That's what makes the event good, a relaxed atmosphere I just get annoyed with the ticket sales, there really must be a better system. Not for me though
Not even a rave tent. FFS !
Edited by MDMA . on Wednesday 27th July 20:53
We're there on the Saturday with the kids, really looking forward to it.
We're camping a couple of miles down the road. For those who've been there before - what time do the roads around the event become Armageddon on Friday as we'll likely get caught up in the traffic? I realise it's a different location but I guess the time everyone arrives will remain the same.
We're camping a couple of miles down the road. For those who've been there before - what time do the roads around the event become Armageddon on Friday as we'll likely get caught up in the traffic? I realise it's a different location but I guess the time everyone arrives will remain the same.
I went yesterday and as someone with 2 small children on a family day out thought it was decent, especially if you're in to food too, but if you went only for the cars you'd be very disappointed. For me they were a bonus on a family day out but I also commented that it shouldn't really be called Carfest anymore. Buemi did a great job entertaining the crowd with the awesome sounding 2011 Red Bull F1 car and there were some other notable drivers giving it plenty such as the Triumph Dolomite rally car and MK2 Jag touring car with the 'BUY 1' plate. Shame the ex Schumacher Bennetton F1 car was going so slowly as it sounds incredible, don't know how much that was down to the 'track' but I've never seen it being driven fast at other events either. The static car displays were very poor and I joked to my wife that my car collection would have made a better display. I didn't see the paddock open at all which was a shame although I got the impression that it was late in the afternoon immediately after the track closed. Must have been a small window though as it was closed again when we got there at 6pm.
It's expensive but as a lot of the cost goes to charity you can kind of overlook that. I thought it was better at Oulton the last 2 years but I'd go again next year. Don't bother if you're only going for the cars though. I think it said a lot that most of the car manufacturers had family cars and SUVs on their stands, nothing very interesting at all although it was good to see the new Maserati Levante and Alfa Guilia in the metal.
It's expensive but as a lot of the cost goes to charity you can kind of overlook that. I thought it was better at Oulton the last 2 years but I'd go again next year. Don't bother if you're only going for the cars though. I think it said a lot that most of the car manufacturers had family cars and SUVs on their stands, nothing very interesting at all although it was good to see the new Maserati Levante and Alfa Guilia in the metal.
Edited by bryn_p on Sunday 31st July 11:05
We went to Oulton Park last year and unfortunately witnessed the Gnat crash so kinda felt compelled to go again this year to have a better day. I had found last year lacking cars but didn't know if that was down to the day itself, it did rain too.
Thoughts on this year, not enough cars both on track and to gawp at, track was too tight and viewing it was difficult...fair play to the guy who installed it at his own cost though, £100k apparently.
A lady was stopping cars on the start line to do interviews, really, who cares?! This lead to gaps in the driving, just send the cars down the track!
We couldn't get anywhere near the main stage and I missed oggling Andrea Corr
didn't think the sound was great either. Bit gutted they put Kaiser Chiefs on last too, having arrived at 0930 we were knackered by the time they came on and we left halfway through in order to get out of the car park.
Laysac must have made a fortune!
Overall it's not a bad day out as such, I've had better 'car' days though. Would I go on again, doubt it.
Oh and parents, control your kids FFS! Watching your kid draw in the dust on a LaFerrari is not acceptable!!!
Thoughts on this year, not enough cars both on track and to gawp at, track was too tight and viewing it was difficult...fair play to the guy who installed it at his own cost though, £100k apparently.
A lady was stopping cars on the start line to do interviews, really, who cares?! This lead to gaps in the driving, just send the cars down the track!
We couldn't get anywhere near the main stage and I missed oggling Andrea Corr
didn't think the sound was great either. Bit gutted they put Kaiser Chiefs on last too, having arrived at 0930 we were knackered by the time they came on and we left halfway through in order to get out of the car park.Laysac must have made a fortune!
Overall it's not a bad day out as such, I've had better 'car' days though. Would I go on again, doubt it.
Oh and parents, control your kids FFS! Watching your kid draw in the dust on a LaFerrari is not acceptable!!!
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