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i reckon it should be held at a track....!!..brands...silverstone...donningotn etc...im afraid we didnt know of the problems till the news spread on the web ...R.V. was full of food thanks to Paintshield for providing the r.v. and food....like i say we had a good day in the sun..plenty of food and drink BUT we did not know of what was going on for others...PCGB - get your act together... youve got a lot of upset members !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well we had a good day [half day] in the end despite the horrendous queues to get, although I guess there is bugger all you can do about that.
I heard that the catering left a little to be desired [pic nic so no probs. there] and the parking management was non existent. I was told that there would be ample parking for the registers, but this didn't appear to be the case, about enough space for 10 or 15 cars max.
What really amazed me though was standing just in font of Peter Skelton (club chairman) and hearing him and other board members discussing the problems and complaining that the event was great until about 1pm, probably because everyone was still outside, and how they had never guessed that so many would turn up and so they didn't organise more catering.
Well duh, the event was first of all the club's national event, and secondly it was in the midlands and easily accessible to just about the whole country, plus good weather. More to the point they have been advertising it like crazy and in his intro in the progam talks about the high numbers registers and regions that were going to be there. WTF did he realistically expect. Sounds like a bit of dedicated incompetence to me on their part.
He was right in one thing though, he is going to have to be dead honest in PP about the cock up and how they are going to get it right for next year, otherwise no one will come. Given that I understand it was a cock up last year, how many attempts do they really need.
I would also suggest that in future he may want to have these discussions in private to avoid looking like quite such a muppet.
Still lots of nice cars on display, Keith's included, but not sure about the paintshield to honest. Could have done with a race car display though. And excellent adventure play ground for the kids.
I heard that the catering left a little to be desired [pic nic so no probs. there] and the parking management was non existent. I was told that there would be ample parking for the registers, but this didn't appear to be the case, about enough space for 10 or 15 cars max.
What really amazed me though was standing just in font of Peter Skelton (club chairman) and hearing him and other board members discussing the problems and complaining that the event was great until about 1pm, probably because everyone was still outside, and how they had never guessed that so many would turn up and so they didn't organise more catering.
Well duh, the event was first of all the club's national event, and secondly it was in the midlands and easily accessible to just about the whole country, plus good weather. More to the point they have been advertising it like crazy and in his intro in the progam talks about the high numbers registers and regions that were going to be there. WTF did he realistically expect. Sounds like a bit of dedicated incompetence to me on their part.
He was right in one thing though, he is going to have to be dead honest in PP about the cock up and how they are going to get it right for next year, otherwise no one will come. Given that I understand it was a cock up last year, how many attempts do they really need.
I would also suggest that in future he may want to have these discussions in private to avoid looking like quite such a muppet.
Still lots of nice cars on display, Keith's included, but not sure about the paintshield to honest. Could have done with a race car display though. And excellent adventure play ground for the kids.
RE; PAINTSHIELD... i think its how you look at things ''supersport''
Buy a brand new 911 the shape they are ..they are prone to stone chipping..now would you rather have it paintshield'd to protect your new paint or have it painted every 5 minutes ??...i reckon the majority would rath have shield fitted..for instance the 997GT3RS in the PORSCHE marquee ..it was frucked with chips 9k on the clock.... so.. when the shield is looking a bit worse for wear..have it re-done.!!..not so bad i dont think on older cars but newer or rarer stuff it has to be done..NO i dont work for them ...YES i pay for the jobs they do on my cars...i just think its no brainer...BUT each to there own !!!!
'''Still lots of nice cars on display, Keith's included, but ''''''not sure about the paintshield to honest''''''. Could have done with a race car display though. And excellent adventure play ground for the kids'''.
Buy a brand new 911 the shape they are ..they are prone to stone chipping..now would you rather have it paintshield'd to protect your new paint or have it painted every 5 minutes ??...i reckon the majority would rath have shield fitted..for instance the 997GT3RS in the PORSCHE marquee ..it was frucked with chips 9k on the clock.... so.. when the shield is looking a bit worse for wear..have it re-done.!!..not so bad i dont think on older cars but newer or rarer stuff it has to be done..NO i dont work for them ...YES i pay for the jobs they do on my cars...i just think its no brainer...BUT each to there own !!!!
'''Still lots of nice cars on display, Keith's included, but ''''''not sure about the paintshield to honest''''''. Could have done with a race car display though. And excellent adventure play ground for the kids'''.
sambaman said:
well i had a fine day.....chillin all day in the sun with Tom and the 'PAINTSHIELD' CREW....
Hey Keef -did you ever move out of that chair???Apologies to the rest of the starving millions, but my dog finished off Keef's lunch.....
The race car display!!
Edited by melv on Monday 10th September 08:18
shame that skirt didnt blow up.....
Apologies to the rest of the starving millions, but my dog finished off Keef's lunch.....
The race car display!!
melv said:
sambaman said:
well i had a fine day.....chillin all day in the sun with Tom and the 'PAINTSHIELD' CREW....
Hey Keef -did you ever move out of that chair???Apologies to the rest of the starving millions, but my dog finished off Keef's lunch.....
The race car display!!
Edited by melv on Monday 10th September 08:18
Paintshield is a no brainer for me...I'd hate to see my orange get chiped. Nice to keep the original paint too, that way you don't have to explain to the next owner that it wasn't involved in a shunt just cos the front end is new paint.
Besides it's a whole lot better than that old amourfend gear and plenty of people stuck that all over their cars.
Besides it's a whole lot better than that old amourfend gear and plenty of people stuck that all over their cars.
sambaman said:
shame that skirt didnt blow up.....
Apologies to the rest of the starving millions, but my dog finished off Keef's lunch.....
The race car display!!
i was alittle worried it would.melv said:
sambaman said:
well i had a fine day.....chillin all day in the sun with Tom and the 'PAINTSHIELD' CREW....
Hey Keef -did you ever move out of that chair???Apologies to the rest of the starving millions, but my dog finished off Keef's lunch.....
The race car display!!
Edited by melv on Monday 10th September 08:18
BTW came around to the stand (about 2.30pm)to say HI loads of people there but no-one interested in saying hi, or talking about the product. infact i couldn't spot anyone who looking liked they belonged to the stand/display to ask.
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