Write Up Gaydon BMW National Festival August 2014

[GazHyde]

Thought I would start the thread before I head out for the day so I can try and upload pictures as I go

Confession time, I don't do this very often but for obvious reasons yesterday had little choice... Funnily enough the place was full of BMW convertibles at the time. The 330 in front, and a 640 that had just left. The chap cleaning the cars was really impressed with Rosie though.



How does that song go? "All by my self, don't want to be all by my self..."

 

[GazHyde]

Not feeling so lonely now

 

[hard top]

Looks like you are OK with the weather. Its hissing down over here.

 

[GazHyde]

All parked up neatly and in line

 

[Brian4]

Hope you all had a good day.

 

[gookah]

Nice to meet everyone again, and lovely when the sun came out:
Here's some piccies:



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and with honorary guest status, my other son Ben in his E36 Coupe:
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[GazHyde]

I've uploaded some more pictures to the media gallery here - https://zroadster.org/media/categories/2014-bmwccgb-gaydon.42/

Was great meeting up with you all, and even got to catch up with @NeRo as well. Very handy having the Zorg welcome cards with me and already had new members sign up from them.

@gookah while you were off enjoying the show someone who noticed the family number plates on the cars thought it was great! Lots of nice comments about your collection of Z3's & Ben's E36 Coupe certainly was well received by the passers by. Has to be said, I was really taken with it too... Can you let me have some details on your wheels - make & size? Someone has seen a picture I posted on Facebook and wanted to know more about them

Nice shiny cars everyone, as ever poor Rosie was put to shame!

 

[RedSox]

Great to see everyone who turned up. Thanks for organising the event Gary, as always.

 

[badman gee]

Glad you all had a great time

 

[gookah]

@gookah
Can you let me have some details on your wheels - make & size? Someone has seen a picture I posted on Facebook and wanted to know more about them

Hi Gary,
My wheels are the same as Redsox's.
Cades Tyrus 19" x 9.5" rears ET 38 with 265/30 tyres,
and 19" x 8.5" fronts ET35 with 235/35 tyres

 

[GazHyde]

Darren Teagles from the Car Club was on hand taking pictures of the day as usual. He has uploaded 280 or so images here, along with a few of our group

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.692531437506873.1073741888.160738767352812&type=1

My particular favorite is this one of Rosie's bottom Topaz Blue wins again

 

[g8jka]

Great picture gaz and thanks for organising another good day. Shame it ended up with me and Ben having to bump start gookah [emoji85]

 

[GazHyde]

Great picture gaz and thanks for organising another good day. Shame it ended up with me and Ben having to bump start gookah [emoji85]

Didn't see that, flat battery? Was funny seeing you all in convoy though

 

[g8jka]

Yeah flat battery should have left him there

 

[gookah]

too many demonstrations of my parking cameras and remote roof !!!
didn't help leaving the ignition and angel eyes on in between, doh...

 

[siwilson]

Good to meet you all and thanks to James/Gaz for helping me out with the tickets.

Si.

 

[GazHyde]

Good to meet you all and thanks to James/Gaz for helping me out with the tickets.

Si.

Was nice to meet you too Si and your rare Laguna Seca Blue ///M. Lovely car

 

[NeRo]

The look on @GazHyde 's face when I knocked on his window-PMSL - was good to catch up with you

@siwilson I saw the car, but didn't see you

I've got to get my photos sorted out and uploaded

 

[GazHyde]

The look on @GazHyde 's face when I knocked on his window-PMSL - was good to catch up with you

Yes, you made me jump a little plus my facial recognition system was working a little slowly . Always nice to catch up with your sir

 

[siwilson]

@siwilson I saw the car, but didn't see you

I've got to get my photos sorted out and uploaded

Dang, I wish I had known you were there Neil. I would have made a point to find you and say hello. i would normally have spotted your Z a mile away, but didn't on Sunday.