Ten of the Best - Elvington (York) Sun 27th July 08

[Morat]

I know there's not normally many BMWs competing but surely we should get some serious zone presence in the carpark? I missed last year but I'm definitely going to this one!

Anyone else interested?

Here's the site http://www.totb.co.uk/home/
I was blown away by the quality of the cars there when I went.

[appletree]

I'am going to watch!

[curryp]

i think theres about 10 of us going but only one e30 .what are we looking out for?

[big_jof]

Looks good to me, a day out at elvington is always good - usually a good butty van as well!

[Morat]

I've no idea what can be done in terms of organisation except maybe meeting up early somewhere else and going in convoy so we park together. I went to TOTB two years ago, the weather was scorching and there were some really really awesome cars there. Turbo Hayabusa Westfields, 1000bhp skylines, RX-7s and I saw a Ford Granada (box shaped) go past the timing lights at 186 mph. The queues for the drag start and handling circuit were not fenced off so you could go up and chat with the drivers and dribble on their cars.
I also have a Fiat Coupe so I was chuffed to bits when they did well in the FWD class, but a bit embarrassed when a wheel came off one on the handling course and rolled across the standing mile track.... no harm done in the end

There were thousands of people there and definitely a lot butty vans

[Jhonno]

Damn it! Its the day of my grandparents 50th (i think!) wedding anniversary

[Morat]

Bring em along!

[E30BeemerLad]

I should be there as it's 5 mins away.

As said already, if you want to get parked together then you WILL need to arrive in convoy. There are so many cars there in the car park that there is even a shuttle bus from one end to the other.

That granada serioiusly gives me the horn, preferred it when it was 5.7 twin turbo

[ric325i]

i will ask jaffro if he is up for this?

one of us must have a car ready by then

i got shouted at a few years ago for trying to do some power slides in my 325i ah what a delightful youth i had.

[maxfield]

Might go up to watch... Unless the M3 is ready

[ric325i]

yeah get along.

if all goes well (which in the world of conversion it generally doesnt) i could be im my 335i black tourer.

i can park it next to your tourer? thats unless york or maybe the world, gets sucked into your tail pipe

[maxfield]

I think there's already hedgehogs, cats and maybe some small children up there already

Atleast, if you park next to mine, yours will look good...

[ric325i]

i like the dirty look but here is mine



should drop a bit at the front with the big six in

[bodger]

i will be going ric so if yours and carls cars still arent running we can go in mine an the missus' dirty six

[ric325i]

nice bodger that could be the option i think i might not have mine done by then carls might be if we can get the engine? but it wont be painted.

would look well funny as it is though

[jaffro]

it will be painted lol even if i have to brush paint it . any how yours should be ready by then mate

[ric325i]

any how yours should be ready by then mate

oh the jokes, the jokes, they are funny.

it will be painted lol even if i have to brush paint it

i think we should crack on get the engine, get it painted. wont be long.

[jaffro]

im buying my own spray gear matey.

[ric325i]

sounds like a plan batman im well up for that

[oze30]

Hmm.. So anyone can enter???

[Morat]

Anyone can enter but not everyone is selected to compete. From what I can gather you need to provide timing slips from quarter mile runs and details of your modifications/dyno sheets to prove that you're in the running. Last time I looked into it, it was about 14s for FWD cars on the quarter mile to get in. Seeing as you're up against agile little beasts like MR2 turbos and megahayabusa Westfields, I think you need a couple of superchargers!

[bodger]

not long now, whos actually going?

[ric325i]

oh nut sack!

my girlfriend offered to buy tickets to the touring cars at oulton park.......how could i say no forgot about this

oh well.


oh and guess what.....my tourer isnt ready very close though

[bodger]

so is it just me going

[ric325i]

so sorry man i wish i hadnt booked the tickets now, i completly forgot!!!


it will be a cracking day they always are, but best enjoyed with mates. might be worth pm'ing a few people to remind them its on?


bodger do you have my welding goggles? i popping round to carls later so i might fly round yours to grab them? im going to sort out the exhaust tmo and i dont wanna do it without them

[appletree]

You all ( or non ) of you there tomorrow

[bodger]

im going and a couple of mates with a impreza rb5 and evo 6

[bodger]

who went, i didnt think much of it tbh, once you saw one subaru go up the strip run out of things to do apart from look at the trade stands ful of steering wheel covers and m3 mirrors

[essfourteen]

Did you check out one of our guys.. in a green mini.. it should have been one of the quicker ones there.

[bodger]

was it hayabusa engined

[bodger]

loved that granada aswell, made mincemeat of everything

[essfourteen]

was it hayabusa engined

not half.. turbo'd up to arround 500bhp

[appletree]

who went, i didnt think much of it tbh, once you saw one subaru go up the strip run out of things to do apart from look at the trade stands ful of steering wheel covers and m3 mirrors

Ya i found the same thing and not realy enough room to spectate! the granada was awsome and so was the more home bru stuff, like the novas escorts minis and buza turbo 7's.

Bloody scortchin to!

[E30BeemerLad]

was that Granny there again?

Love that car, my fave of all the metal i've seen there over the years