The MONSPORT Memorial Meet - July 15th, Portsmouth

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:59 pm

Not bad for an amateur photographer !

LOL excellent shot, look forward to the rest .................

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:02 pm

what a fantastic day but a shame it was for such a sad occasion, some very touching moments involved. thank you to all the people involved in organising the day, it was very much appreciated by all i think, betweeen us we have done the zone proud and makes me feel proud to be part of it i'm sure malcolm was up there smiling down on us. nice to meet some new faces and i hope to see you all again soon

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:02 pm

Dan318-is wrote: About the 100th time daryll probably got asked that! He told is that the guy who bought it put a Ã‚£2k deposit on it but never got the money together; so daryll made 2k on him What a hero !

LOL.

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:03 pm

tylerma wrote:jam172
was you at brands hatch on the 26th of june in your car?

No not been to Brands this year, was the likeness that close? I only know of one other E3 in Fjord blue and it is a 2500 not a 3.0si. Rummoured to be only 40ish E3's left in the uk now

There is one much rarer than mine on Ebay as we type, it's an E3 3.3li, long wheelbase limo version, all were auto, leather, aircon

etc, all in a 33 year old BMW

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:05 pm

oh right
I saw one there a 3.0 si giving it some action on the track
I believe the same colour as yours
gorgeous machine

sorry for the off topic guy's

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:16 pm

jam172 wrote:Thank you all for making me and my E3 welcome today, it was a great day; even the Sussex boys and girls (E30 Steve and 7 others) didn't get cross with me for my "short cut" to avoid Arundel and Worthing, that put us in a traffic Q for 20 minites in Storrington

Really good to see the level of support you all gave, you should be proud.

Oh yes, what do you mean Iain, "dodgy"

I didn't get the nick name "Jammy Dodger" for nothing mate

Jamie,

Your E3 (3.0 Si) is the absolute epitomy of CLEAN.

I was the one drooling over your brake servos! What a beautiful car, with a factory toolkit that would put an E30 to shame. Hopefully when I grow up I'll get one just like it.

Was so nice to meet so many Zoners and enthusiasts today. Hardly got time to meet everyone. Big up to Simon13, Jon_BMW, Dan318is, tylerma, HartgeH27, Ziggy and partner and Dodgem for keeping me and my son (and Zimmer) entertained - as well as the countless others that were there - far too many to mention and didn't get to chat to.

Also, to the fellow mods that I didn't get a chance to speak to

Was very humbling to meet Malcolm's widow, Sheila. Well done to Iain (HartgeH27), E30Mark and Gordon (sorry if I am missing anyone out) for arranging it all the way you did. It was very touching.

Big E30Zone hug to you all.

Dameon.

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:18 pm

Just to say again, huge congrats to iain, gordon and e30mark for putting on a fitting tribute & meet. all the best to shiela and family too who were very welcoming to an obvioulsy intimidating bunch of men

Can we have all the photos uploaded so i can copy & paste them microsoft paint stylie ?

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:20 pm

Pics thread started...

Here...

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=72818

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:29 pm

gazmans gotta take some credit lads

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:29 pm

Was anyone else checking out the looks on the faces of the drivers going in the opposite direction as e30 after e30 after e30 passed them on the way to the castle? Admittedly it looked like some hadn't even registered the fact, but others had a look of total disbelief

Cheers to Jon_bmw, Dan318is and Simon13 for the banter at the pub afterwards, and also to Old_skool_2002 & son, ZimmerBimmer1, and others that were nearby chatting at the castle

And again, well done to E30Mark, Hartgeh27, Gortour, Gazsman, and anyone else for the arrangements.

When we said goodbye to Sheila, she was obviously so happy at the effort made by everyone. Really makes me proud to be a member of this forum (much more than a forum as Iain said!) Good show everyone

And Aretha, bring your Baur up to Trowbridge one day - the place needs a bit of class

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:30 pm

i heard two kids say, wow look at all them old bmws

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:34 pm

dodgem wrote: When we said goodbye to Sheila, she was obviously so happy at the effort made by everyone. Really makes me proud to be a member of this forum (much more than a forum as Iain said!) Good show everyone

+1 si!

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:37 pm

I agree with the rest was a lovely day and i only met monosport once and had chat and im sure that he is goin to be missed.
Was nice meetin his family and chattin to other members that i havent met before and will be nice to see the pics

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:43 pm

spook wrote:

Yay - a pic of my car (no, not the M3) - didn't expect to see many of them!

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:51 pm

Dan318-is wrote:
dodgem wrote: When we said goodbye to Sheila, she was obviously so happy at the effort made by everyone. Really makes me proud to be a member of this forum (much more than a forum as Iain said!) Good show everyone

+1 si!

+2
Spoke to shiela briefly on leaving , Lovely lady

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:53 pm

jam172 wrote:Thank you all for making me and my E3 welcome today, it was a great day; even the Sussex boys and girls (E30 Steve and 7 others) didn't get cross with me for my "short cut" to avoid Arundel and Worthing, that put us in a traffic Q for 20 minites in Storrington

We were cool mate dont worry , We got there in the end , Nice to meet you as well and your car is double clean

Got a text on the way back but there was a posse of us playing and convoying , Suprised me how many people stopped and looked at the cars whilst on the go convoying

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:06 pm

Ziggy wrote: Yay - a pic of my car (no, not the M3) - didn't expect to see many of them!

I have one Ziggy, I'll put it up with the rest tomorrow.
At least the WHEELS were BMW ones...

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:07 pm

Ziggy wrote:
spook wrote:
Yay - a pic of my car (no, not the M3) - didn't expect to see many of them!

And that's the corner of the rear bumper of my iS!! Wow! Forum fame at last

Post Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:45 pm

gortour wrote: I have one Ziggy, I'll put it up with the rest tomorrow.
At least the WHEELS were BMW ones...

Yup, & I didn't manage to break them, unlike most BMW bits that I touch at the moment...

Mark, happy with the colour correction in Suchy's photo?!

Can't wait to see the rest of them...

Good to meet some new people today

Not so sure about the old faces, but some of em ain't too bad I guess.

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:07 am

Photo from my phone before the cars were expertly arranged by Chris and Iain...

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:28 am

Steve-E30 wrote:
jam172 wrote:Thank you all for making me and my E3 welcome today, it was a great day; even the Sussex boys and girls (E30 Steve and 7 others) didn't get cross with me for my "short cut" to avoid Arundel and Worthing, that put us in a traffic Q for 20 minites in Storrington
We were cool mate dont worry , We got there in the end , Nice to meet you as well and your car is double clean
Got a text on the way back but there was a posse of us playing and convoying , Suprised me how many people stopped and looked at the cars whilst on the go convoying

Thanks for a great day, your E30 is not too low, even though you do have to carry a wheel arch modifier and reverse into the event

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:07 am

Ziggy wrote:Mark, happy with the colour correction in Suchy's photo?!
Can't wait to see the rest of them...

Didn't recognise my own car... apologetic to the other lovely cars there, mine does let the side down a bit

Was a good day out, thanks to everyone who made it possible

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:51 am

well done fellas, looks like you did the guy and his family proud

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:35 pm

On a truely sombre day I think a great time was had by all. Good organisation made this a roaring success. Great to be involved despite having to bring my onion bargie(audi barge). A fitting sendoff from e30zone was more than achieved.

I have got barely any photos from the day due to being too busy chatting to loads of people. But it seems I needn't have worried due to the awesome pictures already posted.

Great to meet some new heros, Old skool-dameon, zimmerbimmer-paul, dodgem-si amongst a whole host of others I have forgotten their names. Also great to catch up with all the resident heros- Dan, Si14, Jon, Mark, Gordon Dave, Malcom etc etc.

A proper day out despite its sombre nature. Massive thanks to the organisers, you know who you are

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:53 pm

just posted a few snaps on the other thread.....

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:58 pm

just posted a few snaps on the other thread.....

where?

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:02 pm

E30Mark wrote:Didn't recognise my own car... apologetic to the other lovely cars there, mine does let the side down a bit

At least yours isn't damaged Mark... Hopefully get mine done in the next week or 2, will keep you posted.

You have PM by the way

Post Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:29 pm

hongkongfuey wrote:
just posted a few snaps on the other thread.....
where?

Here

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ic&t=72818

Post Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:54 am

Who's up for the August meet then?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 172#786172

Post Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:23 am

Yes.

I will do my best to fit into any date you organise.

Might have a nice area available very close to home if you want a venue.

Let me know.

Post Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:51 pm

Close to my home or yours mate?
Always up for suggestions.
Wondering about pulling off a Rolling Road meet, if Triton will talk to us now...

Post Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:46 pm

ok that closes this thred and the meet for this year great day hope for many more to come thanks for all who took part turned up . made it all the more special.

see you next year