retro rides 2015

**claymore** · Sunday 23rd August 2015, 20:47

Originally Posted by jamesy12345

Did no-one have a fire extinguisher FFS

5 fire extinguishers were used on it before it was towed out of the way.

**MoleT-5R** · Sunday 23rd August 2015, 21:01

Originally Posted by jamesy12345

Did no-one have a fire extinguisher FFS

crew on site had a go, evident by the dry power in the beginning of the video clip but without access into the engine bay it was not effective, bulkhead seems to have taken a while to breach, just too far out in the sticks for the fire crew to save unfortunately, feel for the owners as I was half way up the hillclimb watching them drive about the field before they parked up, around about the time Neal arrived, as we were watching the field as the hill was stopped as the HA Viva van had just exited the track though a fence. A bit of and exciting morning you could say......for a few wrong reasons

**Dangerous Dave** · Sunday 23rd August 2015, 22:34

Wonder if by driving around they picked up some grass and it caught?

**The Flying Moose** · Monday 24th August 2015, 08:36

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Wonder if by driving around they picked up some grass and it caught?

Far far too wet for that!!!

**Dangerous Dave** · Monday 24th August 2015, 08:47

Originally Posted by The Flying Moose

Far far too wet for that!!!

LOL that did cross my mind, was thinking it could have dried out. Anyway, thinking more about it, I don't think it would have picked up the grass near the back of the engine by driving forward.

**jamesy12345** · Monday 24th August 2015, 09:57

Originally Posted by claymore

5 fire extinguishers were used on it before it was towed out of the way.

Originally Posted by MoleT-5R

crew on site had a go, evident by the dry power in the beginning of the video clip but without access into the engine bay it was not effective, bulkhead seems to have taken a while to breach, just too far out in the sticks for the fire crew to save unfortunately, feel for the owners as I was half way up the hillclimb watching them drive about the field before they parked up, around about the time Neal arrived, as we were watching the field as the hill was stopped as the HA Viva van had just exited the track though a fence. A bit of and exciting morning you could say......for a few wrong reasons

Was painful to watch - it seemed like people were just standing laughing. Easy to say with hindsight but next time someone pls bust a window & open the bonnet..!

ps nice RX7 in the foreground there

**Ettienne** · Monday 24th August 2015, 09:59

I might get a fire extinguisher for the cars, just incase better to be prepared

**Doingitsideways** · Monday 24th August 2015, 10:24

Bad times

Looked a nice example too, I even like the wheels.
Have to agree though, a busted window could have saved it.

Nice Capri there, also.

**jamesy12345** · Monday 24th August 2015, 10:51

Originally Posted by Ettienne

I might get a fire extinguisher for the cars, just incase better to be prepared

Good idea that, I was considering the same for my Renault due to proximity of filler neck and exhaust..!

Originally Posted by Doingitsideways

Bad times

Looked a nice example too, I even like the wheels.
Have to agree though, a busted window could have saved it.

Nice Capri there, also.

Yes mate, but I guess it is easy for me to criticize after the event. Just commenting on what I saw...

Thinking about it though - after a thrashing on a track day I park up & open the bonnet. Not for fear of hot turbos igniting an oil leak, but just to let things cool before the next run.

At Harewood:

Click image for larger version.

Name: gis a break.jpg
Views: 0
Size: 105.5 KB
ID: 29499

At Croft:

I shall be doing this religiously from now on!!

**claymore** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:19

It would appear that one of the reasons RRG had to move from Prescott to Shelsley walsh was because of me......WTF.

"The last year we were at Prescott we had 600 cars in the show field and it was bursting at the seams... this year at Shelsley we had ~1,000. Also Bugatti Owners Club own Prescott and decided to take back some of the weekends to run their own things again, they may have changed this again though as there was some discussion around it. Additionally people seem to be unable to not drive like idiots through the local villages, which made our event unpopular locally (thanks I think mainly to claymore drifting round a roundabout in the nearest town from the reports we had). We very much enjoyed being at Prescott, the venue was nice, people good to deal with and it was smaller. If the volume of people that turned up at this or last years gathering arrived at Prescott though it would be a bit of a different story, the "club" area would take over all the internal space in the venue outside of the paddock, the management of which would cause delays and traffic jams... the retro parking would be in a steep (very bumpy) field next to the venue and not really part of the show, the day parking would be over the road, which would also mean moving the camping further away, making the whole thing even more difficult to run well."

**stephenevans99** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:21

Chav

**claymore** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:24

**Nealevo** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:32

Ha ha I knew you were to blame. Why has he named you personally, drifting a fwd Volvo.. Asbo chav, isn't he the one who was complaining about 'newer' car going up the hill?? Thunder c**t

**Doingitsideways** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:35

It only takes one to spoil it for everyone else!

**Dangerous Dave** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:35

Haha.

Where's this roundabout then, because I can't see one in any local villages near Prescott on google maps....

**Doingitsideways** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:38

Originally Posted by Nealevo

Thunder c**t

Yess.
Not heard that for ages, will now bring back into my daily vocabulary.

Thank you

**LiamT4** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 20:44

Well done colin, top marks for drifting a fwd car......

**MoleT-5R** · Wednesday 2nd September 2015, 21:18

Originally Posted by LiamT4

Well done colin, top marks for drifting a fwd car......

yep top marks for that one in a 2 ton fwd tank....

Originally Posted by claymore

It would appear that one of the reasons RRG had to move from Prescott to Shelsley walsh was because of me......WTF.

"The last year we were at Prescott we had 600 cars in the show field and it was bursting at the seams... this year at Shelsley we had ~1,000. Also Bugatti Owners Club own Prescott and decided to take back some of the weekends to run their own things again, they may have changed this again though as there was some discussion around it. Additionally people seem to be unable to not drive like idiots through the local villages, which made our event unpopular locally (thanks I think mainly to claymore drifting round a roundabout in the nearest town from the reports we had). We very much enjoyed being at Prescott, the venue was nice, people good to deal with and it was smaller. If the volume of people that turned up at this or last years gathering arrived at Prescott though it would be a bit of a different story, the "club" area would take over all the internal space in the venue outside of the paddock, the management of which would cause delays and traffic jams... the retro parking would be in a steep (very bumpy) field next to the venue and not really part of the show, the day parking would be over the road, which would also mean moving the camping further away, making the whole thing even more difficult to run well."

your spirited fly-by of campsite (clearance denied Maverick) may be it....lol, but drifting ?????, we may have to consider your invites to the next Mid-Wales and Shrops meets very carefully after hearing these reports of your driving...!!!!!! .....hearing completed and you'll be the first we invite....

Originally Posted by Nealevo

Ha ha I knew you were to blame. Why has he named you personally, drifting a fwd Volvo.. Asbo chav, isn't he the one who was complaining about 'newer' car going up the hill?? Thunder c**t

whoa !!!! that term is reserved for one person only and I totally agree he deserves the title 110%, as our Colin would as well agree