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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: takethefifth on 29 June 2005, 00:36

Title: Leeds show
Post by: takethefifth on 29 June 2005, 00:36: Firstly nice one for getting the site back! you don't realise how much you miss it till it's gone....

Went to Leeds show and it was awesome! Never been to a VW show thing before and when i drove into a car park full of the things my jaw dropped! Especially pleased as my mate and I arrived together, me in my car and him in a renault works van, he got shown to the standard car park i was waved through to the 'priviledged' car park! After that i almost wet myself when i was in the que to get in behind Jo's (I don't know Jo but i gather that is his/her name) Mk1 TVR engined thing!! The sound of that engine in Mk1 golf... scary!

Anyways, I was just wondering if any of you guys exhibited your cars as i spent hours wandering up and down drooling and wondering if i recognised any of them!

G60 with the V5 engine caught my eye, and oak green 16v's..... oooh

Also where were the Jettas? I think i counted one.... so disapointing!

Note to self - polish engine bay! :grin:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 01:06: Sounds sweet.. i am still a VW show virgin.. but i cant wait to get my Mk2 show worthy and go to one.. There are a couple coming up.. GTI festival and British VW festival. anyone going to either... I hear GolfGTI will have a stand a both events.. Will be good to touch base with everyone..

Cheers

KNOBBY!
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: topher on 29 June 2005, 10:36: you didnt see our big blue GolfGTI.co.uk banner ? we were the first club stand you could see as you enter the show, my car was on the stand (see sig. picture) as well as a few others :smiley:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 10:42: i wasnt there... didnt realise the VW festival was this weekend.. my cars never gonna be ready... DOh..

Knobby!
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: gibby on 29 June 2005, 12:36: Quote from: topher on 29 June 2005, 10:36
you didnt see our big blue GolfGTI.co.uk banner ? we were the first club stand you could see as you enter the show, my car was on the stand (see sig. picture) as well as a few others :smiley:

...and my cab and after 11am there was also my camper ! :shocked: :laugh: If you were looking at the tvr/golf you'll probably have been stood right next to us. :laugh:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: Judderi on 29 June 2005, 12:43: Me and the car where there. I dont have any pictures of my own but here are 2 other people took

(http://img237.echo.cx/img237/7052/back6ui.jpg)

(http://img232.echo.cx/img232/287/backside9bw.jpg)
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: jv on 29 June 2005, 13:17: How did you miss us! :)

Early, before TVR:

(http://www.golfgti.co.uk/pageimages/vwfestival05/1.jpg)

Later on:

(http://www.golfgti.co.uk/pageimages/vwfestival05/2.jpg)

Knobby - just go to see other cars, chat to people etc you don't have to have a show car ;)
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: gibby on 29 June 2005, 13:37: Yup knobby, what jv said ^ Get yourself along you'll enjoy them :grin:

Hey jv, how funny are those before and after photos ! It's ok having Jo on our stands but he steals the fekkin show every time ! Anyone would think he's done something really good like put a mad engine in a mk1 golf and get it to work ! :wink: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: [han] on 29 June 2005, 13:41: i went to leeds show... woohoo... depsite taking moaning company with me.... first vw show... only had the car on the road 2weeks max!! :laugh:
had a lovely wander round and got a lovely tan :wink: wandered past the stand a couple of times - although i must admit i didn't dare stop cos i didn't recognise anyone...lol scaredy cat!
did meet wotto and count tho... :smiley:
def worth goin just to see what everyone else has done.... :kiss:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: gibby on 29 June 2005, 13:46: I guess it is difficult to go up to someone when you dont know who they are or if they are anything to do with golfgti.co.uk. Next time we'll all get rosettes made up or something, maybe be really crazy and have name tags and everything. :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: Judderi on 29 June 2005, 13:50: I think name tags or at leat a golfgti.co.uk logo is a good idea. I didnt really dare either and only spoke to jv and topher. I think i saw you Gibby but didnt dare say hello as you looked a bit scary! :wink:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: gibby on 29 June 2005, 13:58: Quote from: Mk2GTI2.016v on 29 June 2005, 13:50
I think i saw you Gibby but didnt dare say hello as you looked a bit scary! :wink:

lol - Don't really know what to say to that ! :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: topher on 29 June 2005, 14:28: scary bald northerner ! :grin:

jv was wearing a tshirt with the site logo on, i was wearing the chav NY yankees cap all day to stop my nose getting sunburned :laugh:

site t-shirts with our names on perhaps ?
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: gibby on 29 June 2005, 14:35: Oy ! Less of the scarey if you dont mind ! :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: takethefifth on 29 June 2005, 14:41: Hahahahaha! :grin: Yes i walked straight past you guys at least 3 times!! I either got distracted by...a) The TVR, b) Masses of people looking at the TVR or c)more cars!! :laugh: I did have a good look at all your cars but for some reason didn't spot the banner! Dumbass i am!!
I saw a couple of cars with the stick on numberplates for their clubs, thought they looked pretty cool.
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: gibby on 29 June 2005, 14:45: Quote from: tt5th on 29 June 2005, 14:41
I did have a good look at all your cars but for some reason didn't spot the banner! Dumbass i am!!
I saw a couple of cars with the stick on numberplates for their clubs, thought they looked pretty cool.

...or the stickers in the windows ! :wink: :laugh: The stick on number plates were a good idea, I noticed them on the section 5 stand. :cool:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 14:50: I'd be there.. but I got a feeling my car will be in the spray shop over the weekend.. Doh.

Might get my mate to drive his Enzo up (sorry meant feasta)...

WHOS GOING TO BRITISH VW FESTIVAL???

Knobby..
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: Judderi on 29 June 2005, 14:53: Knobby it was the weekend just gone.
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 15:05: i'm talkin bout BVF... not leeds, sorry.. was kinda changing thread... oops..

Knobby
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: monzablue16v on 01 July 2005, 19:54: Do'h Missed it bloody Glasto!!!! and forum was down never mind might have mine ready for next year :grin:
t-shirts and stickers needed definitley I'll have a word with my printing/sign writing friend if theres some interest guys n gals??
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: knobby on 01 July 2005, 22:44: funny thought...

How about a football strip.. similar to germanys strip but with a Big GolfGTI.co.uk logo on the front.. our names on the back...

Sad or funny???
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: Judderi on 04 July 2005, 08:57: Sad and funny at the same time which should cancel each other out and make us newtral :grin:
Title: Re: Leeds show
Post by: knobby on 04 July 2005, 09:12: Perhaps we should suggest it to management!!!.. :rolleyes:

Knobby