Shitefest Cymru - 16th-18th May 2014

[Guest Breadvan72]

Hotel v jolly.  Up early so may go for a blatt in the Lanciaskip.  Will check out size of fart cloud over camping field.

[cms206]

Angyl made a request for fire... a toast was made. MA_VULGALOUR, this one's for you.

[mat_the_cat]

Bugger. Have just spoken to the company doing the exhaust, and it won't be ready until 4. Which given the 3 hour drive from Anglesey, means I will miss the museum visit. Will there be anybody back at camp who isn't going? I'm well pissed off; this has been my goal for the last 8 months and it's feeling like it's slipping away

[Pete-M]

Just go anyway. If it's three hours they're nice roads.

[mat_the_cat]

Oh, I *will* be going, no question. But I can't just go now as I have to pick up the Stellar and (hired) trailer while the exhaust fitters are around, which they wouldn't be on Sunday. They've said they'll work on it until it's done, as normally they close at 12 on a Saturday, which I guess is something I shoudl be pleased about. But if I'd known I would have popped down in the BX last night, instead of waiting up here.

[barefoot]

Safely back home in Scirocco a couple of hours ago.

Great to meet all of you, it was nice to meet a bunch of interweb folk.

And slice and tatty scones are brill, I just wish I'd had a bit of butter on it, my cholesterol level was falling to dangerously low levels but I was saved with a slice of fried Christmas cake!

[oldford]

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Is that Acclaim broken or just resting?

[Dermist]

@barefoot:- that was you who waved at me. Lancia beta saloon. I guessed it was some shitefestisti. Sorry I missed you.

 

To everyone else, thank for such a warm welcome and comments regarding the beta.

I made it home, 280mile round trip.

 

Will try and promote myself from proffessional lurker to active poster!

 

Nice to meet you all.

 

Lee

[Guest Breadvan72]

Lee, seeing your exquisite Beta Berlina 1300 arrive was one of the highlights of the trip for me.  I loved ORL of the cars, and scratched some personal itches (no, not the ones you get from those tents) by driving a P6 AND an SD1 plus loadsa other heapz.  I loved driving every cranky old grid that I tried, and thanks to all indulgent owners who left me hurtle off in their rides. The Samara is just Win beyond the realms of Winnage.

 

Soz had to bail Sat PM to do family thang.  Proof below that the Lancia Betabomb made it home without choffing on its steering rack any further or explodificating its tyres.  It's still pukin'  out the oil through shagged gaskets, but wh'evs, Brahs.

 

I saw a mid blue late model Beta Coupe on the way back, but he was four cars ahead of me and turned off my route before I could catch up to moon my hairy cleft at him while overtaking on two wheels.  I is disappoint.

 

I love you all and want to marry each one for of you 4 EVA.  Hope it rocks out tonight at the fire.

 

Totes Mwahhhs.

 

Gerard  

 

aka Van of Bread, Lancia of Dread.

[Guest Breadvan72]

Meeting a bunch of strange men from the internet whose interests include lubricants and rubber has got to be the best way to spend a Friday and Saturday in May.  I've said it before, but I'll say it again,  I'd rather be with you people than with the finest people in the World.

Some pics from the Fest, including Barefoot committing cuisine, helpful signage, the view from the cushty hotel, and the World's most Autoshite AA box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

LanciYAJ says:  I can haz nommed some flies.

 

[Louise2cv]

Was/is a black Nissan Cherry in attendance? Did I spot someone?

[Louise2cv]

P.S. Well Jel.

[mat_the_cat]

Don't be, it's well lonely right now! Just waiting for the others to get back...

[Guest Breadvan72]

Loved Dolly's 2CV.  Last drove one in the Luberon, near Avignon, in 1983, when I couldn't drive (no change there then).

[hairnet]

Today was ace lots of welsh coast on the bike and Scottish delicacies and 504 riding

 

And riding home hoon roads

[trigger]

[Junkman]

Loved Dolly's 2CV.  Last drove one in the Luberon, near Avignon, in 1983, when I couldn't drive (no change there then).

 

I drove a new 2CV Charleston in 1983. Very dainty Shitroen sales girl riding shotgun. Then parked it back in the dealership yard, and told her 'sorry, no sale', and drove off with my arrogant '60 Buick LeSabre convertible.

What I'm trying to say is, that 1983 was the last time I drove a 2CV as well, so you scaring me remains valid.

 

Two years later, I travelled the Luberon, near Avingnon, with my '70 Cadillac Eldorado. The '70 Eldorado is America's 8.2 litre version of the Golf GTI. What I'm now trying to say is, that it can handle, plus has 400 bhp on tap and a semi-nuclear amount of OMGUSABLTORK in Pissonheads speak. So there I was, wafting about the area, when I had a glimpse of my rear view mirror, and I just couldn't believe the amount of stereotypicality I saw in it.

 

About five yards behind my back bumper was

 

- A Frenchman, resplendent with a dashing moustache and beret, Gitanes Mais nonchalantly hanging off the corner of his mouth

- In a blue 2CV van

- Baguette sticking out of the passenger side window

- Negotiating a bend, so that the inner wheels of said 2CV van just about still had the merest trace of adhesion, complete with concomitantly grotesque body lean.

 

No canage of drivage prevalent here as well, proven countless times in unsuccessful motorsports ventures.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

[trigger]

Very much to my shame I couldn't drive the 2CV, I couldn't get my head around the gearbox and gave up. On the plus side I did to drive this though, along with many other shiters cars.

 

[Guest Breadvan72]

Good morning, blerks.   Did you drink too much Happy Shoppa Valu cider and end up dancing semi naked around the fire carving images of Talbot Tagoras into you chests using rusty wheel arch fragments?

 

In all the excitement of rushing to get the Hell away from the place I left a dark blue jacket (light bue lining).  If anyone sees it can they please lob it at Skizzer, as he and I may be meeting up for a Top Secret Spy Mission next week.

 

Also, Brookjim has my green hat, I think.  Ta.

 

I would like to say that all I left behind was my dignity but I'd already forfeited that by arriving in the Lancia Hen Coop.

 

Have a great day, chodbotherers.

 

 

G

[barefoot]

@barefoot:- that was you who waved at me. Lancia beta saloon. I guessed it was some shitefestisti. Sorry I missed you.

 

That was me, any Lancia saloon could only have been heading to one place!

 

There was also a shit load of rally cars heading into Wales including a couple of Metro 6r4 things...

...and aren't the roads smooth?

Not a single pot hole for miles and miles. I didn't know it was like that.

[dollywobbler]

Skizzer has your jacket. It was left in the 2CV. It has been quite a weekend! Thanks to everyone for coming. I'll do a proper weepy speech later.

[SambaS]

I've just woken up after yesterday's drive home. Arrived back in Yorkshire at 6pm, put my Jimp roof loosely on then went to bed. Really really enjoyed it, wish we could have stayed the full weekend! Thank you thank you DW! And Alex the wanderer we found your map and contact details in the MG so will be in touch, Tom's been talking of backpacking Europe for years now so fate I guess, we all met up

[Guest Breadvan72]

Thanks again DW for tip top organisational genius.  Thanks for finding the jacket, sorry to ruin yer car with me old tat.

 

All you nutters hooning the Lancia caused me to have to glug brake fluid into it this morning  (nothing to do with me driving it home, no of course not) . Gits!

 

There is a wanky classic car show on about 20 miles from my place  (lots of highly polished machines already in evidence on the Chiltern roads).  I might lob over there in the Coupa di Merda in order to piss off the afficionados.  

 

Don't get too sunburned all you pale Celtic Scottish dudes.

[SambaS]

The MG averaged 40.2 MPG for the trip, am well happy with that, even moreso that it behaved itself!

 

Here are the three photographs that I took:

 

Leaving Yorkshire.

 

 

Checking the vitals.

 

 

Us.

 

[dollywobbler]

The winning team in the pub quiz no less. They absolutely blitzed it. I'm sure this had nothing to do with the fact that the hotel had wi-fi.

 

Well, it's all over. The few of us who remained tidied up (not much mess) then had a cream tea. All of my cars are now home, I have some free eggs and rolls and there are many photos to consider. For now, I'll just enjoy the memories of a fabulous weekend. An event is nothing without some QUALZ0RZ attendees. Thanks folks!

[willswitchengage]

Shower, shit, shave. Just executed the big three post camping luxuries in one swift bathroom visit.

 

And if we're having an economy competition then the ER5 averaged 72mpg over the journey  . Weird considering I was carrying kit, and being "energetic" with the throttle...

[dollywobbler]

What WILL be interesting is to see who can get home without requiring recovery. Gary Cox's Volvo has brake issues while Phil's Lancia has decided to no longer charge. Not sure if TwoSmoke cured the non-charging Saab?

[twosmoke300]

Saab was cured , like bacon !

 

Mr livered had messaged me saying he wanted the nugget and I went to his but he was poorly sick. Just left it there with who I assume is his wife/ partner who didn't seem too impressed and didn't know about its arrival.

 

Bx didn't miss a beat after its overheating incident