Race Retro 2020

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droopsnoot

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Sunday 16th February 2020
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Anyone planning to go? I'm hoping we have a storm-free weekend for it.

Anyone have a discount code? I've tried a few older ones with the year digits changed, but nothing doing.

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Monday 17th February 2020
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coppice said:
I had a discount code from Motor Sport. Except it is nothing of the sort - it gets you a discount on the day but makes no difference to the advance tickets most of us buy .
I've seen similar for the NEC Classic show, it's a marketing analysis code rather than a discount code.

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Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Thank you very much, booked now.

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Tuesday 18th February 2020
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ceesvdelst said:
Bit over priced this year to be honest, used to be able to get tickets for 20 quid, now its 23 and 28 on the day which is ridiculously over priced really.
Not if you use the code that ds666 kindly provided above, and buy an advance ticket.

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Wednesday 19th February 2020
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I bought tickets for Saturday with it, no mention of it only being usable on Friday and it offered tickets for all three days. Normally if the code only applies on certain days, it only shows the special price for those days. For example NEC classic show codes don't usually apply to the Friday, so if you put one in, it shows the standard prices for that day, and the special ones for the days they apply.

I'm guessing it's the code that people who have display stands give to customers and friends for a bit of discount. Only weird thing was that I was expecting to have to print my own tickets, but it appears that they're coming in the post - I don't recall ignoring a "print at home" option.

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Wednesday 19th February 2020
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I must have missed a tick-box then, my email says they'll be sent by standard delivery. If they're not in the post tomorrow I'll call them to see what happens.

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Thursday 20th February 2020
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As they didn't appear in the post, I've had my confirmation email re-sent and it now says to collect from the organisers office, so that's a relief.

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Friday 21st February 2020
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I wondered about that, but often these codes are given to exhibitors / stall holders to provide to their customers and friends/family to get a discounted ticket. We used to get a code for friends/family discount at the Pageant of Power, for example. I'm hoping that's the case here - ask me again on Sunday.

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Saturday 22nd February 2020
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ceesvdelst said:
Used the thingy code, no issue, just means you have to go into the room and they give you a wristband, they asked no questions.
I had the same, all worked fine. We weren't on the list, but they didn't hesitate to issue the wristbands. We even got to go in to the main entrance and park virtually next to the main entrance.

I think the only thing I saw that I wasn't impressed with was the new set of body mouldings to go on a Boxster that is supposed to make it look like a 356. A decent enough job, but a 356 is much smaller.

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Sunday 23rd February 2020
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waynecyclist said:
Was it one of these: http://www.totalheadturners.com/cars/iconic-autobo... just does not look right
I don't think it was one of those, but it was certainly similar to it. I didn't pick up a show guide and I've tried searching for "RAM 356" which I think is the name on the board next to it, but didn't find anything. It's just too big, really. I'm not that familiar with the 356, but the one thing that always strikes me about them is how small they are.

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Monday 24th February 2020
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MDMA . said:
waynecyclist said:
droopsnoot said:
I think the only thing I saw that I wasn't impressed with was the new set of body mouldings to go on a Boxster that is supposed to make it look like a 356. A decent enough job, but a 356 is much smaller.
Was it one of these: http://www.totalheadturners.com/cars/iconic-autobo... just does not look right
You not thinking the 996 cab made to look like one? Light grey in colour? If so, that was embarrassing. Total shed.
I am thinking of that car, but I'm sure it was based on a Boxster, partly because of the centre tail pipes, and partly because I think the card in front of it said it was. On the same stand as a Jaguar replica, I think.

The light grey finish was the gel coat, I think - I don't think it was painted, or at least I hope it wasn't. Maybe they've only just got it.