RE: Prodrive Sunday Service 19/02

RE: Prodrive Sunday Service 19/02

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MB 1

523 posts

184 months

Saturday 18th February 2017
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PUMPMAN1860 said:
Good Stuff...thanks for that.....really looking forward to the drive out
Looks like there will be 2 V12S there smile

MB 1

523 posts

184 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Excellent day.

Thanks very much to PH and Prodrive for giving up their Sunday for us.

John D.

17,706 posts

208 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Great event. Cheers PH and Prodrive thumbup

My highlight was the touring and rally cars. Very cool to see them up close.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Enjoyed looking around.
And my first trip out on the trusty 'zacki since October was enjoyable.

Thanks to PH staff and Prodrive.

blue al

923 posts

158 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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I walked the hard yards in as it was on my doorstep, as still a hundred off the list
Saved a few hours not washing the car so it was worth the effort
Good turn out and informative presentation (needs a pa nextime)
A nice mix of cars in attendance




As a footnote, all other Sunday services have been attended in the traditional way by consuming a indecent amount of hydrocarbons in as short a time as possible, my understanding was that spaces were limited by parking, so I walked from eurocarparts, ( if your local you know it) not quite on the doorstep.
so my humble apologies to all those in supercars who found my 2mph gait annoying as I trudged past car after car to become someones + 1 by proxy, without the inconvenience of having to stop on the way to give a lift to a complete stranger

Edited by blue al on Sunday 19th February 14:19

DaveGB

1,670 posts

180 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Great event. Thanks to ProDrive for hosting and PH for organising. Looked like a full house

DazBock

825 posts

191 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Was a good morning. Enjoyed the presentation. Some cool stuff on display. A couple of my rubbish iPhone pictures;
















carjerk

127 posts

183 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Wow! What a great PHSS! Big thanks to PistonHeads and Prodrive for putting on such a great event!

I've put my photos here...
https://goo.gl/photos/E7C3MSsBkzbTbzq1A

Reavenger

129 posts

132 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Great event. Very insightful visit. Wide variety of great machinery. F12 TDF being my favourite. Thanks to Prodrive and PH for making it happen.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Disappointed not to see the P2 on display frown

Queueing for over 30 mins to get in wasn't exactly fun either, nor was watching quite a few people park in a nearby business park and wonder in on foot, shocking organisation on the parking front too.

Sadly, not one of the better Sunday Services - not sure I'll bother again.

russty_james

35 posts

196 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Amazing Sunday Service in a place I've always wanted to see... Great turn out of cars along with a bacon roll/coffee!! Win win, thanks PH

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Podie said:
Disappointed not to see the P2 on display frown

Queueing for over 30 mins to get in wasn't exactly fun either, nor was watching quite a few people park in a nearby business park and wonder in on foot, shocking organisation on the parking front too.

Sadly, not one of the better Sunday Services - not sure I'll bother again.
Whats wrong with people wondering in on foot??

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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xjay1337 said:
Podie said:
Disappointed not to see the P2 on display frown

Queueing for over 30 mins to get in wasn't exactly fun either, nor was watching quite a few people park in a nearby business park and wonder in on foot, shocking organisation on the parking front too.

Sadly, not one of the better Sunday Services - not sure I'll bother again.
Whats wrong with people wondering in on foot??
Unless I'm mistaken, the whole point is that it's a PH event that you sign up to attend.

What's the point in signing up, to not be checked off at the gate? One bloke I was chatting to said he'd seen it inn Facebook and wondered down with his lad. The threat of being put on the naughty list amounts to sweet FA as well.

Is it a PH event for the PH community, or a free-for-all car meet?

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Podie said:
Unless I'm mistaken, the whole point is that it's a PH event that you sign up to attend.

What's the point in signing up, to not be checked off at the gate? One bloke I was chatting to said he'd seen it inn Facebook and wondered down with his lad. The threat of being put on the naughty list amounts to sweet FA as well.

Is it a PH event for the PH community, or a free-for-all car meet?
The idea of having the list is to gauge interest? And also most of us are pretty decent folk and if we didn't make the cut then we wouldn't have gone! - Except I wasn't on the list and I turned up anyway, I had moderator permission, nyweeehh~!

I don't think checking off on the list is practical, if you went to Mercedes Benz world last year you'd realise what a farce it was, and the queues were horrendous.

Your post kind of made it sound very much like one of those inbred little village communities where no-one likes those outsiders!

I don't personally think they should advertise it on FB, and I agree with you that it should be for PH members only - But that's not my decision.
Maybe requisite for entry is a PH sticker somewhere smile

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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The entry requirement of 250 was due to the limited spaces.

I'm not of the "little village" mentality - far from it. I just find it frustrating to have to sign up for something, turn up (despite something else coming up) as I've signed up to find a poorly organised free for all.

If you don't have to sign up as you can blag it, then guess what people will do in future?


Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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fk it. Time for a beer.

Digga

40,207 posts

282 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Oh dear!

Well, anyway, another positive feedback here; sincere thanks to both PH and Prodrive staff.

MrC986

3,481 posts

190 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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A big thank you to the team from Prodrive for taking time out of their weekend to let us mooch around their impressive facility & of course to the PH team for organising it.

In response to the comment about queuing to get in, it's the same as some of the other PHSS in that it isn't a multiple entrance facility & hence unless you don't stop everyone on the way in, even with speedy parking, a queue will form if everyone arrives at the same time. Also, there must have been quite a few empty passenger seats - in the spirit of PH we had a couple who couldn't make the list who followed us down in convoy to Banbury & hopped into 2 empty seats & in doing so we maximised the PH experience as otherwise they'd not have come along.

I was amazed to see some of the parking was questionable I.e. Cars taking double spaces....we're a forum of enthusiasts & hopefully everyone respects each other's cars when it comestibles parking & getting in/out of them.

chungster

49 posts

170 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Big thumbs up from me. Thanks to PH for organising it and the nice people of Prodrive for opening up their premises on a Sunday to allow us Petrolheads in for a nosey. Very interesting to see how they've now expanded into other areas and not just motorsports.

5th in line in the queue and had a nice chat with the AM N430 and GTI Clubsport S owner while we waited for the gates to open at 9am.


brad ukcarscene

224 posts

132 months

Sunday 19th February 2017
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Had a great morning, thanks PH & Prodrive smile plenty of different cars on show!
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