Monday 14th December 2009

Mercedes-Benz World Sunday Service: The Review

Another great turnout at Mercedes-Benz World as PistonHeads hosted the last Sunday Service of the year

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The year 2009 will go down in history as the year of the PistonHeads Sunday Service. We started off the year being pleased with 100 cars and an expanse of tarmac to use, and ended with 400 cars being the 'norm' and car manufacturers opening their doors to us, laying on hot food and activities. Quite how we'll improve on this for 2010 remains to be seen...

Yesterday we saw our area of tarmac fill up very rapidly as yet again almost 400 cars arrived early to wander amongst a mixture of PHers' metal and Mercedes-Benz's finest with some track activity thrown in for good measure. For this meet, we invited you to take part in a 'Powerslide Challenge', where 10 PHers would be given a C63 AMG to play with while the Mercedes-Benz World instructors measured how long the4 contestants could hold a drift for.

It's only fair that we give due credit to the top three, so the new official PH (Sunday Service) sideways champions are:

1 - Philip Hall
2 - Yogesh Parmar
3 - Matt Neame

Well done chaps - it wasn't easy to hold a drift with hundreds of people watching. Even less so with an instructor eyeing your every move.

PH would like to extend thanks to Simon and the team at Mercedes-Benz World for looking after us all so well (again), to Nick Williams for the photographs included within this story, and for all of the PHers who have helped to make 2009 such a good year by turning up so early to all of our Sunday meets.

We'll see you all next year at the first PH meet of 2010.

[matfinch]

Garlick - thanks for not publishing the full results of the Power-Sliding competition. Saved my embarrassment! I hope my multiple spins provided some laughs to the spectators.

Great day out and thanks for the opportunity to take part in the Power-Sliding competition. Thanks to PH and MB.

Mat

[Dr G]

Has David Yu's car changed colour???

[NWVT]

Yes its now purple

[Johnpidge]

Yes I went and braved the elements but parked my dirty AMG in the normal car park as the cars on display were stunning - you may have seen two young boys 6 & 7yrs (and a slightly older one tee hee) dribbling over your cars - sorry about the mess - loved the Rouse Mustang thingy and the 599 and the Lambo in matt black with yellow stripes (mad!!) and and when people left how carefully they observed the speed limits (ha ha)

Nice one whens the next!??

Edited by Johnpidge on Monday 14th December 14:37

[Belfast Boy]

Couldn't make it, DAMN!

[LC926]

Hi all
This was the first time i'd been to a PH meet and although it was only a flying visit i have to say wow ! what an impressive array of cars, a well organised event. thanks to all involved.
I was in the Lotus Carlton, the only complaint was from my 14 yr old son, why's there no R8s !! (his dream car)
Thanks again

[filski666]

LC926 said:

Hi all
This was the first time i'd been to a PH meet and although it was only a flying visit i have to say wow ! what an impressive array of cars, a well organised event. thanks to all involved.
I was in the Lotus Carlton, the only complaint was from my 14 yr old son, why's there no R8s !! (his dream car)
Thanks again

Wish I had seen you there! One of my all time favourite cars.

[Garlick]

LC926 said:

Hi all
This was the first time i'd been to a PH meet and although it was only a flying visit i have to say wow ! what an impressive array of cars, a well organised event. thanks to all involved.
I was in the Lotus Carlton, the only complaint was from my 14 yr old son, why's there no R8s !! (his dream car)
Thanks again

We did have a PHers R8 amongst us, a V10 no less, finished in white. The owner had parked in the 'normal' car park however.

[iiyama]

Saw the Lotus Carlton arrive, also saw an R8 arriving, (white), didnt see where it parked though.

Bloody cold drive in the Dax, no screen, no heater, no windows, (in fact nothing that girls would like!!!!), and a 120ish mile round trip. Good morning out though!

Edited by iiyama on Monday 14th December 16:20

[burty b]

NWVT said:

Yes its now purple

Looks great! Vinyl wrap or respray?

[filski666]

burty b said:

NWVT said:

Yes its now purple

Looks great! Vinyl wrap or respray?

vinyl wrap - looked great

[Gridl0k]

More space needed next time - especially for us late arrivals (10am's not late!)

Excellent meet, thanks to PH and MBW for hosting.

I'm going to bring a generator and my Gaggia next time, make a killing

[Johnpidge]

Garlick said:

LC926 said:

Hi all
This was the first time i'd been to a PH meet and although it was only a flying visit i have to say wow ! what an impressive array of cars, a well organised event. thanks to all involved.
I was in the Lotus Carlton, the only complaint was from my 14 yr old son, why's there no R8s !! (his dream car)
Thanks again

We did have a PHers R8 amongst us, a V10 no less, finished in white. The owner had parked in the 'normal' car park however.

My 2 little ones noticed this parked opposite me in my very grubby AMG - they both thought it was "coo get one of those dad" which says it all really! Good day out - MB world, Brooklands and PH meet - what could be better!

Edited by Johnpidge on Monday 14th December 17:27

[dirty boy]

Front page. Orange. 730bhp.

:thumbup.

[dvs_dave]

Who's the ugly bloke in the Red 360?

[Gingerbread Man]

dirty boy said:

Front page. Orange. 730bhp.

:thumbup.

Lot of BHP out of a camper.....

[turbo-ww]

What a great RS2 I wonder who that belongs to......

[muckyman]

'twas a very good day. When I arrived (roof down in a mark 1 MX5 Turbo) there were about 20 cars there. Went for a coffee before the hordes arrived, and when I came back the carpark was rammed! Did everyone else arrive almost at once?
A chilly day, but great fun.
Thanks to Pistonheads and MBW for making it happen.
See y'all next year!

[Tea Pot One]

Gridl0k said:

More space needed next time - especially for us late arrivals (10am's not late!)

No, late is when I got there ... 11.45am

Still, there was plenty of cars left to look at and then watch leave

[RallyRider]

It was a great (chilly) morning. Didn't take that many pics but did bring the family along. Fingers crossed Santa gets me a new lens for next year