Stoneleigh Kit Car Show 2012 - May 6th & 7th

[YellaBelly]

Certainly glad we chose the Sunday! Good turnout of BKCC cars Whose was the Tiger with the paw prints all over the bonnet? It looks like one a guy from Swindon used to have. I got some magazines of him and he was selling it at the time, that was a couple of years ago at least.

Nice show but would have been so much better in the Locost

Still, won't be long now I hope

JB

[stevel]

Hi Yellabelly
That was my Tiger.  You are right I bought it from Milson in Swindon just over 3 years ago, really nice bloke and a good build.  I looked for a long time for a car and it just seemed right.  I was going to take the stickers off but the kids like them, so they have stayed.
Sorry I left early and did not get a chance to chat to everyone, needed to get back for a family meal - balancing all interests!!  Hopefully meet up at one of the other events soon.

Regards, Steve.

['The Gaffer']

A great turnout from the BKCC on Sunday.  Nice to see the stand full of cars 

Well, I set off early on Monday only to find on shutting and looking my front door the key remained trapped in the lock so after many hours of faffing around getting the lock off and trying to find a New one on a bank holiday Monday I managed to get going again. Needless to say I was very late with only one car left on the stand.

Ah well, I still managed a quick look around and have a chat with a few people.

The journey was on the way to the Curborough sprint event which I am doing today so all was not lost.

Sorry I didn't manage to catch up with anybody and it was a real shame the weather wad so bad on Monday.

There,s always next year I suppose.

[YellaBelly]

Hi Steve, I knew I was right! Couldn't be 2 like that! Yep, decent bloke and I bet he was gutted to see it go. And DO NOT take the stickers off, that's what makes it. People are always making good comments about that car

Maybe catch-up at the Sunday club meet?

JB

[stevel]

Thanks for those kind words about the car.  Is there a meet this weekend?  Is that the Avenue Drivers meeting or at the Riverside.  I am up in Gloucester but weather and family permitting would like to make some of the meetings this year.

[paintman]

Nice pics guys......glad you all had a good time and stayed dry!

[Grin-a-lot]

It was indeed a great show, as a Stoneleigh virgin it was definitely worth the trip.  My resident financial adviser even managed to stop my wallet leaping out of my pocket to buy a number of cars and lots of other nice things.

I've only got a couple of photos but I'll put them up when I get back home.  That includes the BKCC entertainment: Brian, Anna, a tent and the incredible asthmatic sounding air bed pump...

[Hairy Santa]

was a good weekend break , just a shame it rained at 11 on the Monday Morning

Thanks to Bri and Anna for the use of their spare bedroom

I did have luck finding the pair of polished Race cats I wanted and got them for a brill price, so well chuffed 

Glad we had a fire on the go, all six of us huddled around it, red hot front and freezing backs - good fun though

think Ken and Dave had a grand time in the Gay B and B they stayed in  - although not a lot said about it in the morning 

roll on next year

['The Gaffer']

think Ken and Dave had a grand time in the Gay B and B they stayed in  - although not a lot said about it in the morning 

What??? hahahaha

[Moleman]

Sunday was good.   
It was my first stoneleigh show which I was going to stay but the girlfriend had to pull out at the last minute so only done the sunday. 
It was a really good turnout & I didnt get a chance to talk to everyone who parked in the stand which was a shame & just met casino pete as I was leaving so sorry I had to go & couldn't chat to long Pete. 
I will post some picture's up soon. 

['The Gaffer']

Thanks for those kind words about the car.  Is there a meet this weekend?  Is that the Avenue Drivers meeting or at the Riverside.  I am up in Gloucester but weather and family permitting would like to make some of the meetings this year.

Try here http://bristolkitcarclub.co.uk/smf2/index.php?topic=117.msg635#msg635

Glad that new members had a good time on the club stand. I'm sure you were made to be most welcome

[Bulldog Bri]

Thought I'd put this up, The repair tape I got at Stoneleigh sealed and held my Hydrulic Clutch pipe very well for the run home.

On the way up I  had a small problem with my clutch pipe, it's a nylon pipe and runs very close to the exhust manifold and at some point managed to touch melting a small pinprick of a hole in the pipe  (only halfway to Stoneleigh) so a cable tie to hold it away and a top up of fluid kept me going whilst trying not to use my clutch as much as poss'. I came home on the Motorways for ease of driving.

[YellaBelly]

I wondered if that stuff was going to hold Bri. Gald it did, don't forget the make then

JB

[Bulldog Bri]

Yeah, me too. It's only temp' but will do till I can find a replacement.

[Krazyken]

Pete

The gay B&B had information leaflet that stated "Kenilworth, the most romantic town in Middle England"

Enough said!