The Porsche Show Sunday 5th June

[stratfordshark]

Thanks to Sean, Clive and everyone who made the show happen. Thoroughly enjoyed the chilled atmosphere, the warm weather and catching up with Central TIPEC mates (and those from other regions) as current work schedule means I can't make the regular meets. Good array of trade stands to check out and everyone seemed affected by the friendly atmosphere which is TIPEC's hallmark. Learnt something useful at the Meguiar's demo - I honestly never knew you could use a fast detailer on a dusty car (the guy warned not to use with any hard dirt, mud etc!) or that it would be great for water drop marks which are a pet hate! Cars looked fantastic, evry one of them and it was an unusual treat to see so many 924s together.

[MonsterMatt]

I'm sunburnt like a hero, even though it was yesterday!

Was a great day, and while parking cars, I estimated about 500 cars turned up, all of which, were amazing.

My dream cars were there, in the form of 356's, and the flat nose 911 was utterly stunning.

Amazing day, and well done to Sean for organising such a great day!

[Sean Smallman]

We really appreciate all your kind comments about this years show.

A big thank you to all the Marshalls who made it all happen on the day.

Also our sponsors:- CVI, ProMax Motorsport, Meguiars

For those who brought the family, did Hatton work as venue for you?

Did the farm and the village give all the family something to do, whilst you enjoyed the show?

How was the food in the Village?

Finally thanks to Clive. Who not only sorts out the show but keeps his daily driver in such fabulous condition.

[grbspeedster]

my thoughts as requested by the management
Setting superb, easy to get to and from. field allows easy expansion for more car related vendors if needed. Allows for region get togethers on informal basis. No need for over policing of cars all were very well behaved.
For demonstrations maybe a head mic for the exhibitors, we had to improvise on the polishing demo which worked but could have been easier for the presenter.
Catering , only tried the cafe for coffee and buns, good coffee , hot and served quickly and with a smile (even with Jame's heckling the staff)
Others tried the food at lunch and all were happy with quality and service
Rest of my party toured the shops so we could get on with important element of walking, looking and chatting about Porsche
My opinion (for what its worth) excellent venue would go again and would be happy to pay entrance should it help to improve activity on show ground. Very relaxed easy day due to family entertained, they both thoroughly enjoyed it

it was good to hear the site manager coming over to enquire if all was OK, he looked as though he was keen to ensure all running smoothly. A great day THANKS!!!!!

[Steveb11]

Great venue, easy to get to
Good parking well organised
Plenty to do around the village, good food outlets and toilets
Hopefully we can get more trade stands for the next one
Enjoyed my hour on the stand
Well done to everyone that organised a well turned out event

[tr7v8]

Pros:-
Enjoyed the venue, supported by the "Rev Limiter" so would go again.
Liked the format.
Food good, not cheap but good quality.
Saw lots of families so good for them.

Cons.
Club stand difficult to find, lots didn't realise where it was.

[PaulPSB]

Thanks to everyone - I had a really good day out

Nice easy run to Hatton and good to catch up with loads of people I see too rarely

Huge thanks to Sean and Clive who shoulder this event every year and to all the marshalls and helpers

Paul

[Steveb11]

So who did get the shiny car award?? Nice to see Clive hard at work

[Sean Smallman]

Well done to all the winners and all the entrants who did a great job. It was nice to see so many cars entered.

Front Engined won by Greg with his Red 944

Water Cooled won by Clive with his Grey 996

Air Cooled won by James with his Red Speedster

Modern won by Mike with his Red Cayman

Best in show was James Kirk's Speedster.

There were a few mutterings yesterday, so I will take the opportunity to clarify what we are looking for.

We judge purely on cleanliness, we ignore stone chips, kerb dings and the like. It's pretty much a given that all the cars are shiney which makes judging difficult.

We look at the glass, wheels, areas where polish hasn't been removed and the trim. We then elimante the cars based on how many cleaning issues we find.

The judging was done by myself and David from Meguiars, we look at the cars individually then compare notes.

Meguiars have been great supporters of the Club and our show, James Speedster will be on display at the NEC Classic Car Show in November.

[tr7v8]

A couple of my pics from Hatton now I've found them.

[garyw]

We enjoyed the location and thought it was easy enough to get to from most directions - that and centrally based
The ground was OK - BUT it was dry, had it been wet then I think it would have been a very different day.
My wife enjoyed the day and found Hatton park to offer something for almost everyone (they had a sweet shop after all )
I would have imagined that the kids would have had plenty to do there too. I think that worked really well for the club, incurring no additional costs or risks yet providing something exciting for the children.
We had something to eat in the top cafe, the cost was reasonable and the coffee was excellent.

I thought the layout was a bit odd with where 911UK was, it was almost like them at the top of the table??
As ever the traders situation is going to be hard, more would have been better but fully appreciate the hard work it takes to get them to attend.

Overall a great event the club should be proud of, thinking outside of the box as they say... Hatton a great location, repeatable??
The weather had its bearing as any event, but I dread to think of the chaos had it been a wet one.. however it wasn't wet and a great day.

garyw

[Swifty Boy]

Some more pics from the show (our first)











and...our little arrow blue '77 targa



Show was great, thanks to the organisers, I've posted this on 911UK too. More pictures (and bigger versions of these) on my flikr account, hopefully I captured someone's pride and joy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swifty_boy ... 813148574/

[Mike Holmes]

My turn now

I thought it a great venue ( glad it was dry) lots to do a see

Bit dissapointed that my car never got a look in , in the show and shine , i did my very best to clean it at the show , cleaning all the glass and rubbers , got the old polish out ,gave it a scrub , but Sean picked up that i had 3 flys on my headlights which in his view was not clean enough, i fully understand that , the question is how did they get there , after a lot of research i know what happened , the flys flew into car while it was parked and stuck on the glass , how was i to know that ...........................................

Well done sean and Clive

[Sean Smallman]

My turn now

I thought it a great venue ( glad it was dry) lots to do a see

Bit dissapointed that my car never got a look in , in the show and shine , i did my very best to clean it at the show , cleaning all the glass and rubbers , got the old polish out ,gave it a scrub , but Sean picked up that i had 3 flys on my headlights which in his view was not clean enough, i fully understand that , the question is how did they get there , after a lot of research i know what happened , the flys flew into car while it was parked and stuck on the glass , how was i to know that ...........................................

Well done sean and Clive

Kamikaze flies Specsavers have a sale on, I'd get down there

Thanks for your help on the gate

[MCK]

Thanks to Sean and Clive for organising a great show, especially Clive on his tips on how to clean a car [an advantage to being parked next to him]. Also many thanks to all the nice people that asked about the car and showed an interest. Roll on next year.