Motors by the Moat - Leeds Castle - 7/8 May
Discussion
Stuart70 said:
Going tomorrow and looking forward to it.
Not sure why there has been a change of name from "supercar siege"?
The Super Car siege is on Tomorrow at Brands Hatch once again supporting the Royal Marines Children's fund.Not sure why there has been a change of name from "supercar siege"?
After the success of the event Leeds castle thought that they would hijack the idea and do there own thing.
The Siege is this year being held at Brands Hatch and there will be 200 fantastic cars on display plus the Blancpain GT Racing as well with some of the Supercars doing a Track session so if you love cars and want to see more than a static Display this is certainly going to be a fantastic event.
Andrew
v12v8 said:
I think it's a different organiser. I believe it's being organised in-house this year.
Yeah - it sounds like Leeds Castle decided to take advantage of what the siege organisers had worked hard to build up to benefit the castle instead (the siege proceeds were going to Royal Navy & Royals Marines Children’s Fund last year I think).Supercar Siege are at Brands tomorrow... https://www.facebook.com/Supercarsiege/
Andrew Gray said:
The Super Car siege is on Tomorrow at Brands Hatch once again supporting the Royal Marines Children's fund.
After the success of the event Leeds castle thought that they would hijack the idea and do there own thing.
The Siege is this year being held at Brands Hatch and there will be 200 fantastic cars on display plus the Blancpain GT Racing as well with some of the Supercars doing a Track session so if you love cars and want to see more than a static Display this is certainly going to be a fantastic event.
Andrew
Thanks Andrew, that has made tomorrow a more difficult decision. I think I will support charity and circuit. I suspect the family would prefer the castle surroundings. Ah well...After the success of the event Leeds castle thought that they would hijack the idea and do there own thing.
The Siege is this year being held at Brands Hatch and there will be 200 fantastic cars on display plus the Blancpain GT Racing as well with some of the Supercars doing a Track session so if you love cars and want to see more than a static Display this is certainly going to be a fantastic event.
Andrew
Really good day at Leeds Castle today, so much so that I'm going back tomorrow with the family. It helps that I'm only 10 mins away, but I would travel for this one - it's a great setting.
I'm in my M5 if anyone happens to see it tomorrow:
The view from the bar (open top vintage bus!):
Just back from this, luckily my ticket from last year was still valid too!
So then - Great locations, Great weather, an "average" collection of cars TBH with much less variety than last year but yet again for the 2nd year running (I never learn) it was ruined by the people of Kent who believe that parenting stops after the birth apparently. For the 2nd year running I saw unattended 2-5 year old little s***s climbing on cars, kicking doors and in one case trying to write with something on the front left wheel arch of a lovely F430 without a parent anywhere near.
Nobody has ANY manners at all, I lost count of the number of people who walked infront of me as I was taking a pic or bumped into me without apologising (I stopped saying Sorry after about a dozen bumps), everyone I overheard sounded like a caricature of a "cockney/Essex wideboy" who knows absolutely nothing but talked like he was an expert and if I had one more eastern european bloke spit at my feet I was going to start something. I was so wound up by the amount of scum I ended up leaving early.
So, TL:DR - Nice place filled with scum, harsh but true!
So then - Great locations, Great weather, an "average" collection of cars TBH with much less variety than last year but yet again for the 2nd year running (I never learn) it was ruined by the people of Kent who believe that parenting stops after the birth apparently. For the 2nd year running I saw unattended 2-5 year old little s***s climbing on cars, kicking doors and in one case trying to write with something on the front left wheel arch of a lovely F430 without a parent anywhere near.
Nobody has ANY manners at all, I lost count of the number of people who walked infront of me as I was taking a pic or bumped into me without apologising (I stopped saying Sorry after about a dozen bumps), everyone I overheard sounded like a caricature of a "cockney/Essex wideboy" who knows absolutely nothing but talked like he was an expert and if I had one more eastern european bloke spit at my feet I was going to start something. I was so wound up by the amount of scum I ended up leaving early.
So, TL:DR - Nice place filled with scum, harsh but true!
Made the best of all worlds today.
Leeds Castle in the morning with the family. 13 and 15 year old; and they do know how to behave. Some interesting cars but quite "club" based and mainly real world cars. Location gorgeous!
Up to Brands in the afternoon for the money crowd - lots of donkeys, a lovely white Countach, a Bugatti and a koenigsegg (sp?). Two lovely Vanquishes and the GT12. Lovely stuff. Also Blancpain racing. And it was warm at Brands Hatch... Never before in my experience.
A really good petrohead day.
Didn't really see the delinquent kids referenced in other posts, just lots of families having fun in the sun.
Leeds Castle in the morning with the family. 13 and 15 year old; and they do know how to behave. Some interesting cars but quite "club" based and mainly real world cars. Location gorgeous!
Up to Brands in the afternoon for the money crowd - lots of donkeys, a lovely white Countach, a Bugatti and a koenigsegg (sp?). Two lovely Vanquishes and the GT12. Lovely stuff. Also Blancpain racing. And it was warm at Brands Hatch... Never before in my experience.
A really good petrohead day.
Didn't really see the delinquent kids referenced in other posts, just lots of families having fun in the sun.
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