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General => Shows, events, track days, motorsport => Topic started by: jmsheahan on 01 August 2010, 10:02

Title: Retro rides gathering
Post by: jmsheahan on 01 August 2010, 10:02

Anyone popping over to Sparkford next weekend for the Retro rides gathering? Was quite good last year, relaxed day in the sun  :cool:

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: dubcheryl on 02 August 2010, 11:15

hello!

Yup will be popping down to see wats going on :)

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: Len on 02 August 2010, 11:36

Anymore info on this? Website?

Is it at the Haynes place?

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: dubcheryl on 02 August 2010, 11:45

yes its at the haynes museum

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: Len on 02 August 2010, 13:15

Hmmmm may have to give the Golf a run out! take my old route down from Frome, love that road!  :evil: :grin:

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: jmsheahan on 03 August 2010, 22:08

Here's the site with a little more info

http://www.retroridesgathering.com/

It's not a huge show but if you want something interesting that's relaxed to do on a sunday afternoon this is it.

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: Len on 04 August 2010, 09:00

Track looks a bit twisty! :undecided:

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: jmsheahan on 10 August 2010, 22:34

Few pics for those who are interested. Was a point and shoot day I'm afraid as my SLR had run out of battery so was stuck with the gf's crappy digi. Straight from the camera, not even deleted doubles  :grin:

Unfortunately mainly showground too as the the camera was too ****e to keep up with the track action.

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/ (http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/)

Few cars that stood out to me:

Lovely mk1
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0408.jpg)

Just wow, factory condition
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0376.jpg)

Don't know why I kept being attracted to this but you just don't see mk2 cavs anymore.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0440.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0439.jpg)

This was awesome - fairground ride shell, homemade chassis and a moped engine [LOL]
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0435.jpg)


Liked this mini too - not a mini fan but super cool to see the 'downton' badge in the bay. My grandad lived in downton for years and was always talking about downton engineering and their hay day with coopers
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0436.jpg)

Achingly gorgeous E-type
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0365.jpg)

Cool beemer
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/RR%20Gathering%202010/DSCN0419.jpg)

Title: Re: Retro rides gathering
Post by: jmsheahan on 10 August 2010, 22:35

My condolences to this dude though   :sad:

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g22/cossykiller/rolledmk2escort.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v213/skinnylew/Retro%20Cars/RRG%2010/RRG10119.jpg)