RE: Supercars galore: Wilton House Sunday Service
Discussion
oxfordbiker said:
A great idea, but it was a bit disappointing to arrive after a 2.5 hour drive (bloody traffic - should have been 1.5 hours) at 3.00 to an event billed from 12 - 4.30, to find about 12 cars left to actually see - where did everyone go?
Sorry you are unhappy.My Ultima was still there at 4pm. Do bear in mind that I left home at 4am.
One owner I was talking to left home at 2.15am so I'm not surprised they headed of a little early.
Steve
Great day all round, thanks for the organisation.
Does any one know why the 288 left so early? i was devastated when i went to take a good look at it having spotted it about 20 minutes earlier in the distance and it had left already around 1.15ish!!
edit ah just seen the above post, i didnt consider that factor still it is a little disappointing when the event was sold as 12.00 - 4.00 but understandable.
Does any one know why the 288 left so early? i was devastated when i went to take a good look at it having spotted it about 20 minutes earlier in the distance and it had left already around 1.15ish!!
edit ah just seen the above post, i didnt consider that factor still it is a little disappointing when the event was sold as 12.00 - 4.00 but understandable.
Edited by alan witt on Monday 10th August 21:17
Steve_D said:
oxfordbiker said:
A great idea, but it was a bit disappointing to arrive after a 2.5 hour drive (bloody traffic - should have been 1.5 hours) at 3.00 to an event billed from 12 - 4.30, to find about 12 cars left to actually see - where did everyone go?
Sorry you are unhappy.My Ultima was still there at 4pm. Do bear in mind that I left home at 4am.
One owner I was talking to left home at 2.15am so I'm not surprised they headed of a little early.
Steve
I got up at 7am and left at 3, getting home about 6 and felt absolutely knackered
Many thanks to all who made the effort to show us their superb vehicles
alan witt said:
Great day all round, thanks for the organisation.
Does any one know why the 288 left so early? i was devastated when i went to take a good look at it having spotted it about 20 minutes earlier in the distance and it had left already around 1.15ish!!
edit ah just seen the above post, i didnt consider that factor still it is a little disappointing when the event was sold as 12.00 - 4.00 but understandable.
The 288 was not running too well with little or no turbo boost between Gurston and Wilton House, John, the owner, decided to head off in case it let him down, on the way home he lost all electrics but just made it home, it's now on it's way to Foskers for some TLC Does any one know why the 288 left so early? i was devastated when i went to take a good look at it having spotted it about 20 minutes earlier in the distance and it had left already around 1.15ish!!
edit ah just seen the above post, i didnt consider that factor still it is a little disappointing when the event was sold as 12.00 - 4.00 but understandable.
Edited by alan witt on Monday 10th August 21:17
THe Car will probably be on display at the Dunton event in September
Riggers said:
Stig said:
UK's 'only ZR1?
Except for this one then
:
A good point. I shall have to check this, but I think that's an MY09 car, while VE09ETTE is an MY10.Except for this one then
:The VE09TTE is defo a MY09 as it was at the Corvette Nationals in June and they didn't start MY10 production at the Bowling Green factory until mid-July.
That Jetstream Blue one is up at Atlantic Sports Cars I think, so I'm not sure its actually in private hands, I think its up for sale still.
V8-muscle said:
Dear Riggers,
The VE09TTE is defo a MY09 as it was at the Corvette Nationals in June and they didn't start MY10 production at the Bowling Green factory until mid-July.
That Jetstream Blue one is up at Atlantic Sports Cars I think, so I'm not sure its actually in private hands, I think its up for sale still.
vettheadracer is mistaken, the ZR1 Jetsream Blue ZR1 is not for sale, it is in private hands, it was supplied to an end user, a very regular customer of American Car Imports, in January 2009, it was at Atlantic Sports Cars in Luton for one of their open days and they of course took plenty of pictures of the car at their premises! But no, they have not supplied one, we have supplied the ONLY ZR1's that are on UK roadsThe VE09TTE is defo a MY09 as it was at the Corvette Nationals in June and they didn't start MY10 production at the Bowling Green factory until mid-July.
That Jetstream Blue one is up at Atlantic Sports Cars I think, so I'm not sure its actually in private hands, I think its up for sale still.
Edited by V8-muscle on Tuesday 11th August 08:39
Harsh said:
I WISH said:
Another PH event south of Watford gap.
Has anyone ever heard of the Lake District, or the Yorkshire Dales, or the Peak District?
Oh ..... and there's this other little country called Scotland somewhere ..... well ...... north I think.
a lot of these events are organised by PH'ers themselves, myself/Jaykaybi and a few others are a case in point and then PH are invited along.Has anyone ever heard of the Lake District, or the Yorkshire Dales, or the Peak District?
Oh ..... and there's this other little country called Scotland somewhere ..... well ...... north I think.
there's nothing to stop anyone doing the same in any part of the country if you feel like taking the time out to do so?
V8-muscle said:
V8-muscle said:
Dear Riggers,
The VE09TTE is defo a MY09 as it was at the Corvette Nationals in June and they didn't start MY10 production at the Bowling Green factory until mid-July.
That Jetstream Blue one is up at Atlantic Sports Cars I think, so I'm not sure its actually in private hands, I think its up for sale still.
vettheadracer is mistaken, the ZR1 Jetsream Blue ZR1 is not for sale, it is in private hands, it was supplied to an end user, a very regular customer of American Car Imports, in January 2009, it was at Atlantic Sports Cars in Luton for one of their open days and they of course took plenty of pictures of the car at their premises! But no, they have not supplied one, we have supplied the ONLY ZR1's that are on UK roadsThe VE09TTE is defo a MY09 as it was at the Corvette Nationals in June and they didn't start MY10 production at the Bowling Green factory until mid-July.
That Jetstream Blue one is up at Atlantic Sports Cars I think, so I'm not sure its actually in private hands, I think its up for sale still.
Edited by V8-muscle on Tuesday 11th August 08:39
SNDa said:
JayKaybi said:
Just want to echo that really - ORIGINALLY this event was just going to be a private affair between me and some likeminded supercar owning friends, but I decided to make it public, then we (Lord Pembroke and I) decided to make it for charity, and so PH was invited to hold a Sunday Service in the grounds as well. And the day was all the better for it.
And glad you did too Jay 
it was a brilliant event Well done to you, Lord P and all others for the hard work.
It looks like there was a great turn out and the hard work and good cause are no surprise. I was on the same course as Lord Pembroke at university. He's a thoroughly nice guy and a proper petrol head.
Hi all
This is Dave here from the Stars Appeal, the charity of which Lord Pembroke is president.
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for your support of Supercars at Wilton House. It was a brilliant day from which we hope to have raised around £10,000-£15,000 for our Caring 4 Kids Campaign. This money will help make life better for thousands of children in hospital from Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire. If you can spare 6 minutes, please watch our short film to find out how the money will help:
http://www.starsappeal.org/caring4kids.html
Just wanted to say a few special thank yous: to Lord Pembroke for hosting the day at his beautiful home and coming up with such a fantastic idea; to the Wilton Estate staff who worked so hard in the run up to the event and on the day itself; to Jay for getting an incredible number and range of cars along (Jay, can you email me your postal address please); to all the Stars Appeal and Rotary Club volunteers; to the drivers for bringing their amazing vehicles along and, especially, to all the people who turned up and paid their hard earned cash to get in – all 6000 of you!!
Sincere thanks again for your support.
Dave from the Stars Appeal
www.starsappeal.org
PS. Re the comments that a few cars left a bit earlier than anticipated. We are aware of this but hope it didn’t impact upon too many people’s enjoyment. Some of the driver’s had a very long day so understandably wanted to get back home. In light of this we will be sure to make the timings on the advertising more precise if we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to help organise a similar event next year – we would certainly love to!
This is Dave here from the Stars Appeal, the charity of which Lord Pembroke is president.
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for your support of Supercars at Wilton House. It was a brilliant day from which we hope to have raised around £10,000-£15,000 for our Caring 4 Kids Campaign. This money will help make life better for thousands of children in hospital from Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire. If you can spare 6 minutes, please watch our short film to find out how the money will help:
http://www.starsappeal.org/caring4kids.html
Just wanted to say a few special thank yous: to Lord Pembroke for hosting the day at his beautiful home and coming up with such a fantastic idea; to the Wilton Estate staff who worked so hard in the run up to the event and on the day itself; to Jay for getting an incredible number and range of cars along (Jay, can you email me your postal address please); to all the Stars Appeal and Rotary Club volunteers; to the drivers for bringing their amazing vehicles along and, especially, to all the people who turned up and paid their hard earned cash to get in – all 6000 of you!!
Sincere thanks again for your support.
Dave from the Stars Appeal
www.starsappeal.org
PS. Re the comments that a few cars left a bit earlier than anticipated. We are aware of this but hope it didn’t impact upon too many people’s enjoyment. Some of the driver’s had a very long day so understandably wanted to get back home. In light of this we will be sure to make the timings on the advertising more precise if we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to help organise a similar event next year – we would certainly love to!
Stars Appeal said:
PS. Re the comments that a few cars left a bit earlier than anticipated. We are aware of this but hope it didn’t impact upon too many people’s enjoyment. Some of the driver’s had a very long day so understandably wanted to get back home. In light of this we will be sure to make the timings on the advertising more precise if we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to help organise a similar event next year – we would certainly love to!
Hope you do organize another - didn't realize people had such early starts! Maybe a complimentary overnight stay for exhibitors in Wilton House next year?! Thanks to all for showing their machines - still got to see some amazing machines - the Ultima WAS pretty awesome, as was the Factory Five Daytona. And most importantly, you raised a phenomenal amount for the appeal - well done!
Ben
PS. Re the comments that a few cars left a bit earlier than anticipated. We are aware of this but hope it didn’t impact upon too many people’s enjoyment. Some of the driver’s had a very long day so understandably wanted to get back home. In light of this we will be sure to make the timings on the advertising more precise if we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to help organise a similar event next year – we would certainly love to!
Hope you do organize another - didn't realize people had such early starts! Maybe a complimentary overnight stay for exhibitors in Wilton House next year?!
Thanks to all for showing their machines - still got to see some amazing machines - the Ultima WAS pretty awesome, as was the Factory Five Daytona. And most importantly, you raised a phenomenal amount for the appeal - well done!Ben
Edited by oxfordbiker on Tuesday 11th August 14:59
Dear All......a million thank you’s to all those who attended and those who helped to make the day such a HUGE success!
As it was our first ever attempt at a car show there are some improvements that could be made, and hopefully if we can repeat it, will be made....namely catering. But to be honest we had no idea if we were going to get 500 or 5000 people coming. In the end we had over 6000!!!
I still keep hearing echoes of that Tuscan and the Lambo reverberating around my head and still cannot believe what an incredible job Jay did getting that unreal display of cars that even the likes of Goodwood has never seen!
Also a massive thank you to Gurston hill climb and all the marshals there who generously gave their time as well as Wilton Rotary and the Stars Appeal for the effort put in by their volunteers. Finally I would like to thank all the Wilton staff who gave up their weekend to help and to Pistonheads for the fantastic coverage.
Hopefully this can be a starting point for great things to come!
team will
aka The Earl of Pembroke
As it was our first ever attempt at a car show there are some improvements that could be made, and hopefully if we can repeat it, will be made....namely catering. But to be honest we had no idea if we were going to get 500 or 5000 people coming. In the end we had over 6000!!!
I still keep hearing echoes of that Tuscan and the Lambo reverberating around my head and still cannot believe what an incredible job Jay did getting that unreal display of cars that even the likes of Goodwood has never seen!
Also a massive thank you to Gurston hill climb and all the marshals there who generously gave their time as well as Wilton Rotary and the Stars Appeal for the effort put in by their volunteers. Finally I would like to thank all the Wilton staff who gave up their weekend to help and to Pistonheads for the fantastic coverage.
Hopefully this can be a starting point for great things to come!
team will
aka The Earl of Pembroke
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