Classic Ford Show - Mallory Park

[Fordoholic Nick]

Anyone else from here going on Sunday. I got B112 booked into the Individual Display Area. New venue this year. Be very strange not turning off the M1 for Santa Pod !! I hope to be there so if anyone sees me please come say hi

[Andrew 2.8i]

if anyone sees me please come say hi

I'm not going, so I'll say hi to you now …..Hi!
I hope you have a great day, I'm sure your stunning Capri will attract loads of attention, and rightly so.

Did you go to the Enfield Veteran Vehicle Trust show last weekend? I saw some photos on Flickr, it looked like a brilliant show.

Andrew.

[Jasonmarie]

Have a good one nick with that stunnng Capri , weather looks really hot for the weekend so use your John Lennon hat mate .

[Fordoholic Nick]

if anyone sees me please come say hi

I'm not going, so I'll say hi to you now …..Hi!
I hope you have a great day, I'm sure your stunning Capri will attract loads of attention, and rightly so.

Did you go to the Enfield Veteran Vehicle Trust show last weekend? I saw some photos on Flickr, it looked like a brilliant show.

Andrew.

Andrew. Thanks fella

Yrp I am 90% sure I am going. Weather looks great too. Its a great show this with a really great ford jumble. I did not manage to get up to the Enfield Pageant last Sun/Mon in the end. Was planning to go Mon but did not in the end. Its a nice little show. B112 is all set for Sun hopefully !! As said its a new venue. Never been to Mallory Park Circuit so wil get there extra early in case its like bleedin Ford Fair at Silverstone which is a nightmare to get into if you go early. Cheers mate

[Fordoholic Nick]

Have a good one nick with that stunnng Capri , weather looks really hot for the weekend so use your John Lennon hat mate .

Thanks Jason. Weather gonna be 21 on Sun which is perfect. Thankfully Sat is the heatwave day. I dont cope well in really hot weather. Yes Sir, I have my sunglasses and hat at the ready. Can I borrow your Dads guitar mate

[Jasonmarie]

Have a good one nick with that stunnng Capri , weather looks really hot for the weekend so use your John Lennon hat mate .

Thanks Jason. Weather gonna be 21 on Sun which is perfect. Thankfully Sat is the heatwave day. I dont cope well in really hot weather. Yes Sir, I have my sunglasses and hat at the ready. Can I borrow your Dads guitar mate

Yes I think the old man is playing at a lady boys concert this weekend

[andyd]

Have a good day Nick, currently the weather looks ok until 3pm https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2645306

Remember to take the Britemax

[Fordoholic Nick]

Ahh chaps I am gutted as something has come up so looks very unlikely I will get up to Classic Ford after all Gonna try not get too depressed but its just one of those things cant be helped. Was looking forward to seeing the new venue too. Ah well as the song goes... always look on the bright side of life..........

[Andrew 2.8i]

something has come up so looks very unlikely I will get up to Classic Ford after all

Sorry to hear that Nick, I hope everything is alright.

Andrew.

[Fordoholic Nick]

Sorry to hear that Nick, I hope everything is alright.

Thanks very much Andrew. Yep everything is alright mate. Thanks for asking Shame I cant make it but looking at the weather now forecast maybe a blessing in disguise I was reallly looking forward to it too. Ah well. Cheers

[andyd]

There are a few negative reviews on Capri World, so maybe just as well you didn't go Nick!

[Jasonmarie]

Just seen that Andy as they were all parked in a dust bowel and then it rained , also no loos or dancing girls . Look like you did the right thing nick .

[Fordoholic Nick]

Yes chaps, the reviews on Mallory Park as a venue are pretty luke warm at best. Santa Pod was always gonna be a very hard act to follow as its prob the best venue in the country for a car show like Classic Ford. Yes, Chris was not very impressed where their Capris were told to park. Seemingly as you said Jason it was a bleedin dust bowl !! I heard there was some pretty bad downpours too so yep looks like I did not miss out too much with the new venue. I just hope it returns to Santa Pod next year.

[andyd]

I did Santa Pod some years ago and I found it a good site for this event.
We can't change the weather, and if I'm that bothered about a wet forecast then I stay home.
Bad organising on the other hand is a problem! With some of these big events, once the money is paid no one really cares...Pity as it's a big year for the Capri and some Anglia models, that might be remembered for the wrong reasons

Imo a good run smaller show is always best

[Andrew 2.8i]

Bad organising on the other hand is a problem!

Bad organisation can turn what should be a good show into a poor experience. I've been to car shows where the organisers don't even provide any toilets. That's fine if you're a visitor and you're only there for an hour or so, but what about exhibitors who are there all day? Poor traffic control is another area where organisers fall short. Then there's the issue of allowing dogs onto site.....

Andrew.

[andyd]

Then there's the issue of allowing dogs onto site.....

Andrew.

You won't let me forget Andrew

Or you get shows that want payment in advance, all your details and inside leg measurements, then stand around with their health and safety paperwork until bang on entry time

[Jasonmarie]

I have all that covered now with a wee bottle & laser the blow up dog .
I did enjoy the CCI show because we all discovered a woman was in the middle one that helped you shake it