Retro Kings Snetterton 25th September

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Anyone going?

A bunch of us under the umbrella of NMRC are going

https://www.facebook.com/retrokingsshow/

http://retrokings.co.uk/

Round 6 of the time attack series

http://www.timeattack.co.uk/events_cp/snetterton/#...







NMRC = Norfolk Mountain Rescue Club

Disclaimer - yes I know Norfolk doesn't have any mountains, in fact substantial hills are in very short supply but just in case we force ourselves to be at a constant state of readiness - we meet monthly in order to plan our approach to a rescue whenever it may arise........

We reserve the right to spend that meeting just talking about cars and drink a little beer and leave the planning to the next monthly meeting - it's worked fine for the last 21 years

if it's not broke don't fix it...........

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Rob197 said:

Thinking of going, although it was fairly dissapointing last year

First time show last year - I thought it had potential but the weather wasn't great and the attendance I think was affected by that.

So we're going back again

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rob0r said:

I really enjoyed last year and I'll be going this year too. I don't have anything "retro" to take this year though, epic fail!

Have space on stand for retro and non retro - we are a broad church in the Norfolk Mountain Rescue Club

We've co-opted Darren on the NMR stand for the day :-) so you'd be in good company......

Can you round up any of the other Sudbury/Colchester Massive?

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I'm just gonna add my pics here..........

Hmmm



Can you spot the Join



I see with my little eye (IC)





I like fishing too



Don't think he got it....

This is why I painted the Merc rather than wrapped it





Big bang theory (well expensive and probably terminal)



French Fancy



Seems sensible



Plenty of E30's



Nice tidy Manta A



Engine bay was very tidy



Unfaded 924



The Saab Bonnet acted like a mirror (No I thought about a selfie and then thought better of it)



Busy engine bay



I think After-market Hard top on this E30



A Monza - had some nice little touches when you looked closely



Obviously I and a few of the NMR are Monza fans



Sorted 3 door



Must stop looking at MKII Escorts - I can't afford one



Tidy little Micra (was on track latter - I have some pics)



Rob0r 730



One of his group's E30



I love the club signage at RRG but I left this one behind - a picture was enough



TR6

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Some more

That TR6 (three years had work in a single prefab garage - body off chassis full resto where the owner did everything himself and that included rebuilding the mechanical injection as well as painting it)



Z4



Nice Ar5e



Not such a nice ar5e



And a slight over exposed front



Heck of a roof aerial



Another rob0r mates E38



E30 Rims



Tidy Honda



rob0r Jag (also went on track - Twice) may or may not have had issues



Rena 5 (I liked the wheels in the darker grey)



MKII Golf with a much later obrut engine - nearly 400 bhp according to the dyno print



Ronal Turbo wheels - still a favorite



Period accessory



Astra GTE in more valve format



One for Nigel spottedlaurel

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Dustbin exhausts



Quite a taper



Time attack 205



V-tech yo



Mazda RX





E30





Outrageous Aero (I asked one of the support team how many times he'd caught his ankles on them and his face told me a lot)



Of course all that front aero needs balance at the back





Tuxman (nice to meet you fella)



Business end





First of the public track sessions (not taken from the pit wall - it was a different pit wall)



Lada with full compliment of flaps



DTM replica (or tribute)



rob0r Dad or it might be him?



MKIII? Fester



And from the other side of the Pit wall





Nissan 300ZX



That Jag again







Fester



Datsun or Toyota - not a clue really sorry not very knowledgable in that marque area



That Merc



I wonder what this belongs too?

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MKII Fester



Colour co-ordinated gearbox on zetec on carbs



Kinda disappointed it left on the back of a beavertail transit - But I guess when you've spent that much effort on getting it super clean you hardly want to drive it......

Wide Arched MKI Escort (ish)



Engine well set back and low



Nope - just a battery and some cooling hoses - boot was empty too



Clutch of Cossies



Challenging drive on UK roads



MKII Goof



Because Racer breadvan



Vento missing VW Scene assesories on the roof



Probably slipped off and onto this bluebird



Hit and run



Probably more that once (number plate wasn't very well mounted)



Number plate wasn't very well mounted



I thought Fisher Fury (Fireblade engine I could see that from stickers)



But I'm probably wrong



Reflecting on that subject



Minty 2002



DTM 190



Banded or reverse rimmed Vauxhall steels



Staggered fitment



Jack (Cledus Snow) (wheel envy)



Merc Cougar (always people round it)



Keeping with the big cat theme - Puma

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When a mud flap bids for Freedom it's fine - when it flaps about for a while - not so fine



Usual comments from people around this Nova



More E30



Last public track session

Stately Progress from one the NMR guests (Darren)





OK so he got braver



Dab of oppo



Capri





I was guessing kent on carbs



Driver and passenger looked happy







Nailing the apex



That Micra again





Not the best place for a picnic



Maybe 20 cars max on track and it still got crowded



Micra going round the outside of the Merc - great move



Off to take pics of tuxman - damn my tardiness - nature of time attack - warm up lap hot lap or two and then back in the pits

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shaun fulcrum said:

It was a Raw Fulcrum (the kit car) and it's mine ??

Excellent - is there a build thread anywhere on it?

shaun fulcrum said:

I believe we met whilst I was investigating your friends Jag on a jack ?? Hopefully it's behaving now it cooled down?

Ahh now putting face to name - the Jag continued to be problematic - It dumped it's coolant on the way home and went the rest of the way on a recovery vehicle

shaun fulcrum said:

I thought it was a very good day out! Lots of different car culture all jumbled in which was great to see. Too many car shows revolve around one thing and can get very same old. This however kept you guessing if it was gonna be classic and standard or stripped and converted in a mad way with no prejudice against any make/model! Brilliant ??

I agree - I do struggle to reconcile what I saw and thought of the day with some of the comments of the RK FB page

"Great day , fair selection of retro rarities and classics , though bit disappointed no retro cars involved in the time attack as such,
£17 to show your Classic a bit of a liberty "

Seriously fail to understand the logic in some of those comments

No retro cars in the time attack - MKIII Fiestas, several 205's and an E30 BMW jump out at me straight away - I'm sure there were more....

£17 to display your car - the entrance fee to the circuit covers the track activity you are able to watch - if £17 is too expensive buy earlier - either £11 or £13

shaun fulcrum said:

Hopefully it keeps getting bigger as its one of my favourites.

It is getting better - it has some way to go to eclipse my favourite show of the year but improvements are in the right direction

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shaun fulcrum said:

Sorry no build thread but plenty of pics of the build here,

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php

Don't know if you need to be a member to see them!?

Thanks for that - I can see the photos fine - interesting to see what's under the skin

shaun fulcrum said:

I'm not sure what everyone was expecting for a relatively new show and found the cost very reasonable myself.

Agreed

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Xaero said:

I enjoyed it, but got a little bored mid afternoon and left early. The selection of cars was good and really nice to see (I remember Japfests of old where I had to walk for 20 minutes just to pass the endless blue Subarus), but I feel it was more luck on their part than good organisation. It does need a bit more of everything I think. The trade stands were virtually nothing just the sponsors of the event and small ones at that.

I can see your point but like another show I do every year the key to its success is variety and some track action going alongside a show

Xaero said:

It was my first time watching Time Attack and I was expecting a bit more drama and excitement too. But without a sign up showing timing it's difficult to work out what is going on, especially when cars come out, do 2 hot laps and that's it for their 15 min session. I should have followed it using the app really. I did like the amateur feeling that I could just spend a few quid and get involved though. The clubman competition seemed a little too obvious though, virtually standard cars and a Nissan GT-R enters, so it didn't need watching to see who would win.

Commentating around the paddock was a bit hit and miss

Need a big electronic number board showing current car positions like nascar

Xaero said:

I did like looking at the RX-7 and Evo with the boot completely cleared out with fans in the back though.

I'd go again but it needs a bit more support to be interesting.

As long as they don't have that rocket powered mini back again - it made a mess of the barriers and caused no end of delays last year

What specifically would you want in terms of support??

More traders? - they were giving away trade stand space for free - I guess the issue is what other events are on at the same time

More show cars?

Anyway last of my pictures

Some F1





Some panning











Seemed like I could have picked a better place for flame out shots





Nice facilities provided to the F1 cars



Expensive issue



Followed up by quick response by the marshalls (prompted by the public to put the fire out)



Back to F1

So a smidge smokey



And at last I got the shot I was after



One interesting point is John - the driver of the Benetton F1 car - is 66 years young - I hope I can pedal a car along with that much confidence when I'm his age

That's all folks thanks for looking in

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iluvmercs said:

What a tremendous day! Thank you for the invite, BC

Was a pleasure

Was also nice that the NMR Stand (inc RR and PH Guests) won best Large Club Display too - our first award

iluvmercs said:

Ear piercing F1 cars, insane Time Attack cars, great show cars and wonderful people. The weather was even superb. I couldn't ask for a better day out.

Indeed it was a good day nice mix of social interaction and racing

iluvmercs said:

Great to get the old girl out on track again, with no leaking this time! Temperatures, tyres, and gearbox all worked without complaint, with no fade from the brakes whatsoever.

I have more pics of your car - high res versions I'll dump on a CD ROM

iluvmercs said:

Superb photos, too. Thanks for sharing!

Darren

Sharing is good - now you had a camera round your neck all day so post em up

Br

Ian

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threesixty said:

Not a single picture of my old bus!

I got a few

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threesixty said:

Let's see them then!

I have spoon feed you?

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shaun fulcrum said:

This is the only one I got that isn't a blurry mess

Need to get more practise with moving targets!!!

Shout if you want a play day at Snet sometime - I was where you are a while back