Write Up BMW Show Santa Pod 25th Sept 2015
- Thread starter Dino D
- Start date
Glad you had a good drive up Dino 
At McDonald's Newark, dark, foggy and me Reggie is ditched already! Grovelling for some cleaning kit! 
Clear day here in Wellingborough, but if fog but no clouds.
If you guys put your foot down you can make it in time for the all you can eat breakfast £3.99 at the Priory pub opposite the ibis!
Opens at 8!
If you guys put your foot down you can make it in time for the all you can eat breakfast £3.99 at the Priory pub opposite the ibis!
Opens at 8!
Yeah, suns just come out, have a great day everyone
Loads of pictures please
Loads of pictures please
What can I say but another great trip out with fellow enthusiasts. Not been to Santa Pod before, thoroughly enjoyed it. Great weather too. Did anybody clock the magic 100 mph down the strip?
Oh, the jet car, nearly 300mph and 5 seconds!
Oh, the jet car, nearly 300mph and 5 seconds!
Well, another awesome meetup today! Huge thanks to @yocky z3 2.0 for organising yet again - always in safe hands with Tony.
Only a couple of pics from me, as I was tooooooo busy nattering with everyone and forgot (again). Managed to get a few laps with @Tommy Bates - you sir are an absolute legend, loved my few laps before the rear tyre exploded. Hopefully the damage wasn't too bad to the rear wing - another battle scar to your Zed I know @Tracy Dee @BMBabe really enjoyed their laps too.
Interestingly the majority of peeps wanting a go in a drift taxi wanted to go in the Z3. There were a couple of Skylines, an MX-5 and a couple of 3 series to choose from as well. There was at least 12 people queuing for the Zed, and each time a different car was available they had to call someone from the back of the queue. The poor lad in the MX-5 must have been a bit upset as they really struggled to find passengers for him.
Rosie waiting patiently before heading off:
Tesco Meetup. No BMW Car Club attendance at the Pod this year, seems it's not a good enough event despite being one of the biggest BMW shows in the country...
Only a couple of pics from me, as I was tooooooo busy nattering with everyone and forgot (again). Managed to get a few laps with @Tommy Bates - you sir are an absolute legend, loved my few laps before the rear tyre exploded. Hopefully the damage wasn't too bad to the rear wing - another battle scar to your Zed
I know @Tracy Dee @BMBabe really enjoyed their laps too.Interestingly the majority of peeps wanting a go in a drift taxi wanted to go in the Z3. There were a couple of Skylines, an MX-5 and a couple of 3 series to choose from as well. There was at least 12 people queuing for the Zed, and each time a different car was available they had to call someone from the back of the queue. The poor lad in the MX-5 must have been a bit upset as they really struggled to find passengers for him.
Rosie waiting patiently before heading off:
Tesco Meetup. No BMW Car Club attendance at the Pod this year, seems it's not a good enough event despite being one of the biggest BMW shows in the country...
Thanks to Everyone for arranging yet another fabulous day.
Wall to wall sunshine and great company. Who could ask for anything more?...... Oh maybe just the passenger ride i had in a drifting Z3. I am still smiling
Cheers
Tracy
Wall to wall sunshine and great company. Who could ask for anything more?...... Oh maybe just the passenger ride i had in a drifting Z3. I am still smiling
Cheers
Tracy
Hmm, drifting in a Miata.......
It seems like that club is on its last legs having read a few things over the last six months or so.No BMW Car Club attendance at the Pod this year, seems it's not a good enough event despite being one of the biggest BMW shows in the country...
M
M666BMG
Guest
I agree, the club is in decline, it wasn't my cup of tea.Hmm, drifting in a Miata.......
It seems like that club is on its last legs having read a few things over the last six months or so.
Seen by external people as a club of snobs.
Paying membership for what? A sticker and a monthly mag that never turns up?
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2015
- Points
- 191
Really enjoyed my drift taxi with @Tommy Bates if only I could do that kind of magic in my Z3Well, another awesome meetup today! Huge thanks to @yocky z3 2.0 for organising yet again - always in safe hands with Tony.
Only a couple of pics from me, as I was tooooooo busy nattering with everyone and forgot (again). Managed to get a few laps with @Tommy Bates - you sir are an absolute legend, loved my few laps before the rear tyre exploded. Hopefully the damage wasn't too bad to the rear wing - another battle scar to your Zed
Interestingly the majority of peeps wanting a go in a drift taxi wanted to go in the Z3. There were a couple of Skylines, an MX-5 and a couple of 3 series to choose from as well. There was at least 12 people queuing for the Zed, and each time a different car was available they had to call someone from the back of the queue. The poor lad in the MX-5 must have been a bit upset as they really struggled to find passengers for him.
Rosie waiting patiently before heading off:
View attachment 21615
Tesco Meetup. No BMW Car Club attendance at the Pod this year, seems it's not a good enough event despite being one of the biggest BMW shows in the country...
View attachment 21616
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2015
- Points
- 191
What a cracking day with a smashing group of guys and girls. Many thanks to @yocky z3 2.0 for organising this event. Up for next year. Weather was spot on. I counted 17 Z3s and 5ish Z4s. Photos I may have taken one 2k as always.
Hello! Just got round to doing my write up. Fantastic day all round. Superbly organised by @yocky z3 2.0 (Tony). Excellent weather yet again! Miserable as bloody sin when @jue1 and my good self left home at 6am. Pitch black and thick fog, a lovely start but by the time we got to the meet point at Tesco Wellingborough the sun had come through. I apologise to anyone we didn't get to say bye to but our dogs had been locked up ages so had to get away.
Didn't get many pics but here's a few of what I managed to grab between gabbing to the zorg massive!!!
@swamper hedging his bets down the strip.
Little and large, I mean @pgunter and @jue1!
A few more!
Tony yocky yocky Tony having a salad!
And finally a photo I have to put on. I met a lovely fella and his son today that goes by the name of @Dino D. When I returned to my Zed after a stroll about I found this sat on my dash. A truck for a trucker. Yes that's TRUCKER everybody! It will be coming to work with me tomorrow and will have pride of place on my dash in my can. Thank you very much, you're gentleman and a true zedder! I'm sure our paths will cross again.
Cheers everyone!
Grumpy-aka Dave
Didn't get many pics but here's a few of what I managed to grab between gabbing to the zorg massive!!!
@swamper hedging his bets down the strip.
Little and large, I mean @pgunter and @jue1!
A few more!
Tony yocky yocky Tony having a salad!
And finally a photo I have to put on. I met a lovely fella and his son today that goes by the name of @Dino D. When I returned to my Zed after a stroll about I found this sat on my dash. A truck for a trucker. Yes that's TRUCKER everybody! It will be coming to work with me tomorrow and will have pride of place on my dash in my can. Thank you very much, you're gentleman and a true zedder! I'm sure our paths will cross again.
Cheers everyone!
Grumpy-aka Dave
Last edited:
Ok Folks... Here is a few I took from over 200 ... lol... Please feel free to comment.. lol.. esp on a few of them... @BMBabe @GazHyde @Andy McDonnell @Grumpy @jue1 @EnthuZiaZT
and all the others I can not remember... Thank you for all making it a great day ..
and who is driving A12 XSG ? A white Z4 with pink neon hair... lol..
and who is driving A12 XSG ? A white Z4 with pink neon hair... lol..
