Shitefest 2013 including Autoshite OVROAD Mongfest 13-15 September

[gdhaydock]

Joe - is it strictly camping only or ok to bring caravan?

[Richard]

I believe the 13th is a Friday which means I'll be doing taxi duty for my aunt's 50th but the Saturday/Sunday I'll be bringing a council estate to the countryside.

 

GAME ON!

 

That means my wedding anniversary is on Wednesday so I should be able to do whatever needs done on the previous weekend. I'm provisionally back in. I'm tempted to fit a towbar to the Bomb and take the caravan down, but that may be something to do with the strong ale, it probably won't seem such a good idea when I sober up.

[davidfowler2000]

Come on you South-East lot - get a car-share going, share fuel costs etc, keep each other awake. Take a leaf from the Scotshite book, they know how to do it.

 

Lack of 4x4 is irrelevant, you may still attend!

 

Malham is but a stonesthrow away for Lolvo. That said, blue Lolvo was bought in London and red Lolvo in Cardiff. Nothing seems far away to me any more. I'm up for a shite-a-thon even if I stay put and drink copious amounts of tea during TEH OVROADINGS.

[gdhaydock]

Mmmmmm I have drunk beer and I have iPad in hand - what could go wrong ?

 

 

Edited while sober - oops sorry didn't mean to share that.....

[KruJoe]

Is that a euphomism?

 

Sure the odd caravan or two is ok. We can do as we like really, as long as we don't make a mess of the field.

[dollywobbler]

Nice work Yorkshire folk. Looking forward to this. Slight complication is that the Disco's MOT is due in early September. What's the worst that could happen?

[gdhaydock]

Is that a euphomism?

 

Sure the odd caravan or two is ok. We can do as we like really, as long as we don't make a mess of the field.

No euphonium intended - its just some landowners aren't keen on caravans and was making sure I wouldn't upset anyone if I brought it

[John F]

No euphonium intended - its just some landowners aren't keen on caravans and was making sure I wouldn't upset anyone if I brought it

 

What, towing a caravan on single-track roads? I'm sure you won't upset anyone... </sarcasm>

[Richard]

I've sobered up and made the decision to bring my tent if I do make it. Nice as it would be to sleep in almost a proper bed, cook on almost a proper cooker and sit at almost a proper table, the hassle of dragging the bastard for 500 miles behind an already underpowered car outweighs the benefits.

[HillmanImp]

Joe - is it strictly camping only or ok to bring caravan?

 

YAY! IT WILL BE JUST LIKE TOP GEAR!

 

You can drive it really slowly with a long line of traffic behind it whilst someone plays the soundtrack from the traffic jam in the Italian Job to make it sound like everyone is really angry.

 

In the meantime Richard (wearing clothes for someone 20 rs his junior) can start setting up his expensive state of the art tent, looking at it wide eyed and confused as to why it is slumped over at one side and sagging in the middle before he decides that its meant to look like that.

 

gdhaydock will still be driving really slowly with his caravan causing much 'hilarity'. 

 

KruJoe will be finding Richards pathetic attempt to put up the tent offensive, comparing it to his own, perfectly erected creation. He suggests that he is going to sort it out, asking Richard to move the Rav4 to the other end of the field for no apparent reason. However Richard suddenly forgets how to drive and somehow puts it in reverse, driving into the tent and nearly hitting KruJoe. Apologising he puts it in a forward gear and drives off, catching the corner of Joe's perfect tent with the rear bumper and dragging it half way through the campsite with all its contents trailing out of it before he notices, much to Joe's annoyance.

 

However, his berating of Richard is cut short when gdhaydock arrives with the caravan, turning too soon after entering the field, bashing the corner of the caravan on a fence post, knocking down the fence and putting a large hole in the front of the caravan. Krujoe is annoyed with this idiocy and Richard just keeps uttering 'Oh no, what have you done'. The hole in the caravan is suddenly overshadowed by the sheep that has now escaped from the neighbouring field and got into the campsite. All 3 then spend 20 minutes chasing the sheep but not really trying to catch it, making sure that they lunge at it only when it is stood right in front of a muddy puddle, so that they can miss the sheep and land in the dirt which is obviously 'hilarious'. 

 

With the sheep back in the field, Joe puts up his tent again. Just as he finishes and he steps back to check it is all perfect, gdhaydock suddenly reverses the caravan right over it which gets Joe even more annoyed. 

 

Later on, with the tents up, the caravan parked they all sit down and have a beer. Sadly, the conversation suddenly turns to banger racing in brand new Vauxhalls (which are shit) and things get out of control when Joe beheads Richard with a samuari sword and puts his head on the roofrack of a slammed VW Passat along with an old suitcase, a Raleigh Budgie and a pineapple. gdhaydock does not even notice as he is too bust selling the format to some Americans in the field next door.

[John F]

I hope we'll see a bit of circling sheep action too:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0RGvSvMLXWM

[gdhaydock]

LMAO - someone knows about my towing skills by the look of it

[garycox]

It's really far, it's likely that I will have zero working vehicles at the time, and it really is very, very far. Also money.

 

 

 

http://goo.gl/maps/Isl85 About that.

[dollywobbler]

Can't help with the money, but p'raps the Midlanders can host a southerners pit-stop or summit? Alternatively, don't live so far bloomin' south!

[John F]

Can't you car-share with other southern shiters?

[Wilko220]

On another occasion I'd be delighted to offer a south-north luxury* coach service using the 12-seater LDV 200 - but alas the dates preclude it.

[skattrd]

Quick bump so people don't forget about this

[KruJoe]

Ta Chris!

 

Two small hints of progress on this today:

1) We've made a start on some shite signage;

2) Olga's heart (still a bare block) has been wheeled out from the back of the shed, and a trial fitting of pistons has occurred.

[hairnet]

Surely there's no comparison? One event features old beauties gathered in a lovely location, the other is the Goodwood Revival. I bet Shitefest has fewer crowds (that's a good thing!).

 

sadly (?) been waiting so long to be able to buy the tickets that ya cant buy the weekend ticket anymore

 

the friday and sunday tickets from the offcial site are more than the whole weekend ticket - FOOK THAT

 

if i dont go to ireland for the weekend - AHM IN

[Volksy]

I shall definitely be there, well done for organizing it! 

[John F]

Fantastic, the more the merrier.

 

There's a faint chance that some more Soviet tin could be making an appearance, too - one of my mates might be showing up in her 1950s Volga. But if it can't be got on the road in time, she might come in her much-dented, rusty Lancia Delta Integrale. Or failing that, her mid-'90s Honda Prelude.

[KruJoe]

She sounds special!

[cms206]

Scotland can now confirm two Volvos - probably 740s - and my mate who got ratarsed and fell asleep last year is possibly going to attain shite hero status by attending in his C-reg Micra SGL. I say probably 740s as I might have a 760 crash landing shortly but it is of unknown quality.

[skattrd]

I'm in .... no idea what in though, probably a Lancia or a Daihatsu. Unless someone can find me a cheap road legal TATA Gurkha/Safari before then.

[catsinthewelder]

I'm out I'm afraid,  something about a 10 year anniversary that weekend

[davidfowler2000]

Scotland can now confirm two Volvos - probably 740s - and my mate who got ratarsed and fell asleep last year is possibly going to attain shite hero status by attending in his C-reg Micra SGL. I say probably 740s as I might have a 760 crash landing shortly but it is of unknown quality.

 

If you get and subsequently bring a 760, that means I need to bring the 960. Please don't...I need to use the economy Volvo!!!

[CreepingJesus]

Might be able to go...maybe. Depends on a few things as yet unresolved. Will bring ridiculously large tent, so if I'm coming, accomodation will be available!

[Partridge]

Can I take my Xsara?

[John F]

So long as it isn't a fucking Picasso, yes...

[Partridge]

It’s an estate. Should be fun to watch it sink in the mud.