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First off really sorry for waking people up but as the river had just started to burst its banks we thought you should have the chance to make your own decision. I hate being woken up in the morning so felt really guilty going round the tents this morning. Not that TeddyThom even stirred! lol Hopefully a bit of grub on the loon-a-que softened the blow.
Thanks for everyone that came, the club would be nothing without you guys, you did the club proud by helping each other out and keeping a brave face on things. Was great to meet some new faces, hopefully no one was put off and hope to see you next year, and as for the die hard bunch I know I will :)
Finally can we keep the complaints to the other threads, would be nice to salvage something good and not turn this thread into a complete bitch fest, aslo those seeking refunds can find more info HERE
Seeing as this thread is now open, I shall post my pictures here awell:
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A picture of inside the PNG shelter lol:
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Good to meet you today Hobbitt,
Well 747 miles later I have been and returned lol
All I can say is I felt for all those in tents as when we arrived on Friday it was torrential rain then later at 3 am it done it again, the staff at Billing were very helpfull when we booked out,
Here's hoping next year will be better
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130 miles there, throttle jammed open half way down (much fun with a paranoid dog and no faith in the car as it was) but made the rest of the journey fine, arrived at one, set up my tent on "the island", walked, talked, slept, woken up at five with an "Asa, you need to see this..."
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parade ground
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trade stands
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PNG stand, from the road
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left at 1 pm, 24 hours after arriving, stopped for an hour's kip on the way back, and then saw off two rep-mo-biles on the M6, the SRi picks up speed very very well.
roll on next year!
in the words of Nieck ,"at least we have a story to tell!"
I was very lucky to get round Friday night to get some pics of the Novas on our stand before the carnage - plus the convoy up playing Nova Nova Beamer Polo lol
As I have nothing much on today now I shall get them up later or tomorrow...
Love the mk2 Astra pick up.
The weather was utterly bad. But despite all the drama, there was some good news...
Mr. Bazil from oop norrf brought me a present that made me a very, very happy man.
Proper Irn Bru in glass bottles. The best a man can get. :thumb::thumb::thumb:
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I cannot thank you enough kind sir. :d
As for the washed out event... it was a major downer for both organisers and participants. There's already talk on BaceFook about re-doing the VBOA event at Trax. Now that would be something... lol
Horrid weather aside, it was good to meet up with fellow members (mr. Lee, mr. Hobbit, mr. Parker and everyone else) and have some witty banter all round. :)
Also massive thanks to mr. Vlietje for putting up with me once again and driving me around Britain without a single complaint, despite nearly destroying the cake you bought for your little girl. You are a hero. :d
Cheers all!
Niek
Pointless fact about Irn Bru....
Ooop North they sell it in McDonalds. Down saff they dont.
You learn something new everyday lol
No problems Niek, next year bring back the empties and crate and I'll restock it for you lol
Righteo here we go...
Convoy fun...
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TeddyThom lining up for action stunt...
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I told you that!!Quote:
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Entry to VBOA
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Our neighbours, a sign of things to come...
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The first shower...
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Scott doing his bit by empty the water from the door of the PNG tent with his head lol
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Then it stopped long enough for some night shots...
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My Billing on Friday before we got flooded (camping with the viva outlaws)
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Then the rain really made a difference to the scene, and we were very happy that we made the decision to move our tent...
Friday evening, pre-decision...
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4:30am Saturday morning, Hobbit standing where our tent was...
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Sinky loon-a-que :(
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Q: How does PNG cope with flooding? A: Move loon-a-que and spark it up lol
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And then back to the Novas starting with reflective NovaFun...
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Saturday summed up:
Fields turned to rivers...
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We think because of this...
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The ducks became our neighbours...
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Some were lucky...
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Others were not so fortunate...
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We felt for the guys running the Auto Jumble
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Despite it all their spirits were high, some were still trying to sell a panel or 2 from between the rivers
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We found things to amuse ourselves...
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People chipped in to help Lee through the marsh...
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To move the tents...
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Trainers and feet were ruined...
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But there was always a smile to be seen...
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And finally, introducing the PNG stand VBOA 2012
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More water pics here if your interested lol
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Well after 800 miles in 2 days im pooped haha! theres always next year eh! Anyway heres some pics i managed to get :)
on the road down
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And a wee bit of sightseeing on the way up the road!
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793 faultless miles in 2 days the nova done me proud!
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lol I was there only a few weeks ago :)Quote:
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And then got a bit carried away & drove a bith futherer.
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And ended up in Edinburgh lol
My poor collection of pictures:
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Freakin love the wheels on this "cav"
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TBF i just made the best of bad situation and just enjoyed my self best as i could, even if i did give my self whiplash by going **** over tit while trying to keep my feet dry resulting in my ****/legs/back etc getting smothered in mud/water lol
Was great to see everyone again, and meet some new faces from abroad etc. :thumb:
Was that the real reg of the foreign saloon?
Yes Burgo it's Duics*sp think its private etc..
That is its reg lol iirc it was on his spider or sport rep
Holy crap thats a lot of water !
Fair play to anyone that stuck it out
He has several plates for all of his Corsa's, they are cheap & easy to get in Luxembourg. He has GM 1985 on the Sport, GM 0285 on the Spider, GM 1982 on his very early hatch iirc and a few moreQuote:
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Originally Posted by Novasport
Saw you drive past the Manta Owners Club area on Saturday afternoon, you managed to keep it clean considering the state of the place!
Not too sure how far up north your thinking but I live about 25 miles north of Newcastle and they dont sell it up here! :(Quote:
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What day did you get there we were just camping opposite on the hill!Quote:
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My weekend was a complete wash out first my mates cally turbo burst a water hose 100 miles from the site so we stopped every services after that! then there was this! :( on the plus side I'm now finishing off the vodka I took down with me!
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The Sport spent most of the time sat on the hard standing next to the caravan. Wish I had not gone that way as I got a load of mud in the arches. Jet washed it off once I was home though. First time its got wet for about 20 years apart from washing it lolQuote:
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I sleep like a log mate, I also had the best spot and wasn't even worried about the floods in the field except for when I had to get the Nova off, which I did with no issues whatsoever. The nearest my tent got to being flooded was a small corner sitting in the river attempt that was sitting behind it lol I have a picture somewhere let me find it.Quote:
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Nice to finally put some faces (and voices lol) to names, I enjoyed myself, and managed to get something to eat off the loon-a-que, which I have wanted to do ever since I first see it here on the forums lol.
Shame I somehow managed to miss bazil though, I have a funny feeling that is going to be an expensive mistake lollol
Roll on next year!
How deceptive was that then - we thought it was going under you! Jammy git lol
Hi girls and boys, now we 're at home, too.
it was my first show in billing and i must say, it's completly different of our shows in germany and i like it. nice talks about the car and a lot of excelent cars.
it's too bad that one night killed the show. on saturday and sunday the weather was ok. :(
But we make the best of it and so we take a loot of picture about steve's tr and thomy's michalak.
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The british girls have a lot of fun in the puddles, too. is puddles the right word?! :confused:
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And after the shots, we are hungry, but steve eat all of our steaks. :cry:
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Ok, we don't want to be hungry, we have enough for all of us. ;)
So it was a beautiful weekend in england, had a lot of fun, nice talks and nice cars.
so i thing, it wasn't my last show in billing. my only hope is, that the weather is a liddle bit better in the future. ;)
got there friday morning left saturday morning lol yours the black or silver nova on that hill?Quote:
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Hi Marcel, if you liked Billing in the rain you will love it in the sun :thumb: Puddles is fine but these were more like lakes lol