bmw show santa pod 9th/10th July 2011

Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:49 am

vendetta wrote:The wife had hundreds ov them stuck in her hair so she wasn't best pleased

My missus was equally unimpressed with the little bu**ers. Wasn't helped by my bright tee shirt, they loved it.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:58 am

Nice to hear you guys had a good time and magpie sorry to hear that mate hope you get it sorted soon i'll be coming next year for sure.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:00 am

macas wrote:Are them little barsteward fleas there every year?
They were even sharing my fookn giant onion bahji!

They come from either maze or wheat fields that must have recently been cut. Horrible littel things they are. unrap your burger, take a bit then by the second your bun is covered in unwanted extra falvor !!! Burger in the bin..

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:10 am

Dan's best run was his first. 13.7

Mine will be ready for next year. I promise to run

As long as I feel better than I did this year.

Anyone know if Turk got back ok?

That's a fooking quick car that is.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:17 am

Dezzy wrote:I had a chuckle about that earlier. I was pleased with that!

RIBS!

Barnacles was the best one liner of the night.

Have to say Rav, took more abuse than Mick's Diff and just
kept smiling. Top man.

Magpie, can't express how pleasant it was to be woken by
yourself passing wind sometime before 7am. Twas only
surpassed by your insistence on sharing the finest dross Radio 1
had at their disposal. You may well have had the smallest Tent
on site but the decibell level emanating from it was only equaled
by the fookin jet drag car. Ya noisy coont.
Btw. speedo all fitted and working correctly, swapped my milometer into it to keep it all kosher.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:04 pm

Rob, you were obviously too sober if you could still differentiate between radio 1

and Micks 4rse !

Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:09 pm

It was great to meet up with you,ali50ferrar,The mrs &your mate M3 to go down to the pod.watch out for the next one!!

Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:52 pm

Dezzy wrote:Dan's best run was his first. 13.7

Mine will be ready for next year. I promise to run As long as I feel better than I did this year.

Anyone know if Turk got back ok?

That's a fooking quick car that is.

Yes mate got back no probs... found a random belt in halfords. wasnt quite the right size but the tensioner took up the difference and got me home no probs. Apart from my shyte navsat taking me though 3 of the worst traffic jams

My best time btw was 3.72 and dans was 3.74 I believe! HAHA

. I found the car launched better with a passenger btw, and all with and open diff. Little s54 done me proud!

A great day overall!!! Thanks to everyone who helped out too!!!

Ps My camera broke that morning so i couldnt get any pix or vids. if anyone has any of my turd id love to see em

Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:58 pm

Lee's has some of you and Dan running mate. I didn't take 1 pic all day. Gutted really.

That is a quality car. If it wasn't for the daft seats I might consider sending you a sticker.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:59 pm

Turk, let me know about what you were saying mate.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:15 pm

Rav335uk wrote:Turk, let me know about what you were saying mate.

I've blanked

Pm me

Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:41 pm

Dezzy wrote:Lee's has some of you and Dan running mate. I didn't take 1 pic all day. Gutted really.

That is a quality car. If it wasn't for the daft seats I might consider sending you a sticker.

My seats are quality mate Heated, electric, lumbar. They're the nuts

I don't need a sticker to be cool

haha, but u can send me one if u want

Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:45 pm

Thought everyones times would of been a bit quicker tbh...

Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:48 pm

Getting off the line is the problem. I reckon we all lost a good 0.5 seconds due to that. I must have done 20 runs and best run was the first...

Slicks next year

Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:49 pm

turk wrote: Slicks next year

I hear that

Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:06 pm

Turk I'll ask the brotherhood but them seats are to far outside the rules I fear.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:11 pm

Dezzy wrote:Turk I'll ask the brotherhood but them seats are to far outside the rules I fear.

I have the largest chrome bumpers in the world! They outweigh the seats

Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:25 pm

You need 3 nods mate and Dan's a bast4rd for the rules

Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:40 pm

cheers for the coffee Rob

sorry about the wind,i blame Dezzy's home made burgers for that.

why are so many people so grumpy in the morning ?i had a great nights kip. inflatable mattress FTW.

first time i've had an inlet below suck itself shut and cut the engine out [6 runs] i thought it was the fuel pump playing up again then when i sort that out and get ready for a proper run and the bloody diff hanger snaps off [bang! ya basxrd.....] nearly shit meself

all x4 bolts that secure it to the beam are still there and tight it just the back plate that's had it.

the AA took me to ferry bridge services then the car was loaded on to another flatbed and taken the rest of the way home.bloody things are limited to 56 mph,a long boring drive but both drivers were a laugh so it wasn't too bad.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:49 pm

Glad you made it back mate.

Is it fix yet?

Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:17 pm

Dezzy wrote:Glad you made it back mate.

Is it fix yet?

i looked out the window just now and the spanner fairy's haven't been yet

Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:34 pm

magpie wrote:
Dezzy wrote:Glad you made it back mate.

Is it fix yet?
i looked out the window just now and the spanner fairy's haven't been yet

Haha, that was sh1t luck mate. you didnt stop all day! you must of done at least 40/50 runs? Made an allmighty bang tho, I was sat watching and was gutted for u!

Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:43 pm

Glad its not too bad magpie, it looked frappin spectacular when it happened! Did you have to wait much longer after i went? Me and my mate were the last ones out of the camping field lol. It figures though as we were the last ones in on saturday night. Trying to pitch a tent at 11pm infront of e30 candlespec headlights after a 2.5 hour journey!
If i had got there in the afternoon i would have tried to get involved with you lots banter but i felt a little out of place what with being a latecomer and your party was in full swing

Awesome day though! Dan's e30 looked about 83 times better in the flesh than in its mag feature. Stunning car. I also went absolutely and totally weak at the knees and dribbling slightly at the black e21 with alpina accessories. As the owner of a very white e30 i noticed a potentially expensive pattern in my taste forming

Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:16 pm

Really enjoyed my visit too even with those chuffin flies. Poor Mrs Eddie had never been to the Pod and was struggling to get her head round it for being eaten by flies.

I spotted the zone Coont and Iain but sadly i only knew others by their cars.

Dezzy - I was in the Brilliant Rot turd with the Alpenis front end that followed you up to the A1. Fan my custard your car moves when you passed that Toyota Carina thing.

I could really do to swap my diff inners as mine is a bit bruv around 80mph, it is just cominng on cam thus starts to bark a bit out the back. 3.91 is a bit close i think for a cruiser.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:05 pm

Not a bad show this year and got to meet some deviants face to face finally. There were a few faces that i didn't see this year though.

Some nice cars there this year to, the black E21 323i on Alpinas, the V10 powered E46 M3 and Penton's S50 powered black tech 2 were a few that spring to mind.

The flys were so infuriating, could not stop ruffling my hair to get the buggers out!

Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:58 pm

Eddie25 wrote: Dezzy - I was in the Brilliant Rot turd with the Alpenis front end that followed you up to the A1. Fan my custard your car moves when you passed that Toyota Carina thing.

Thanks mate.

I saw you go past mate.

I wasn't feeling great and wanted to get home.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:25 pm

Good meet. Nice to see some new and familiar faces. Those fly's were vicious.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:51 pm

Thanks mate.

I saw you go past mate.

I wasn't feeling great and wanted to get home.

I hear you Dezzy, I had done a shed load of driving over the weekend and was feeling the strain, hence I wound the old girl up and got back to my other halfs for an afternoon power nap

Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:59 pm

turk wrote:
magpie wrote:
Dezzy wrote:Glad you made it back mate.

Is it fix yet?
i looked out the window just now and the spanner fairy's haven't been yet

Haha, that was sh1t luck mate. you didnt stop all day! you must of done at least 40/50 runs? Made an allmighty bang tho, I was sat watching and was gutted for u!

that was you i spoke to a couple of times in the day, bronzit with shiny wheels

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:12 pm

Blitz wrote:Good meet. Nice to see some new and familiar faces. Those fly's were vicious.

Had your new Tech one been endorsed by Pete yet???

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:20 pm

magpie wrote:
turk wrote:
magpie wrote: i looked out the window just now and the spanner fairy's haven't been yet

Haha, that was sh1t luck mate. you didnt stop all day! you must of done at least 40/50 runs? Made an allmighty bang tho, I was sat watching and was gutted for u!
that was you i spoke to a couple of times in the day, bronzit with shiny wheels

Thats right mate

We had a little race too

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:25 pm

it was my first time up the strip in the e30 and it went pretty good for an unfinished project. i managed to see off a couple of faster cars. i did speak to a few people this year which was nice.

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:46 pm

Got back home in time for the GP, fell asleep before the end only to wake up
to a very weird smell coming from the kitchen.

Turns out my Mrs and Daughter had gone to a Food Fair on Saturday and Sunday lunch
turned out to be Kangaroo Pie.

I shi* you not.
So not only did i spend most of the weekend with Snoopy but i get fookin Skippy for dinner.
Strange weekend

Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:56 pm

Cheers Rob

Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:08 pm

ezagood wrote:it was my first time up the strip in the e30 and it went pretty good for an unfinished project. i managed to see off a couple of faster cars. i did speak to a few people this year which was nice.

Nice chatting to you mate, nice car you have there, Cirrus Blue is a superb colour!