Event Shitefest 2016 24th - 26th June --- Lost Property

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I need to aim for this another year. Just out of interest, who owns the Corrado? Cornish 'plated - I wondered if they'd made the journey up.

[Richard]

The Lexus got out reasonably easily, much to the surprise of all concerned.

[JohnK]

The money shot

 

[skattrd]

Awesome John.

However Samara A-framing Cortina, apart from being a shoe-in for the calendar seems odd, is the Lada more powerful/heavier?

[M'coli]

That's gotta be a calendar contender!

[Tamworthbay]

Gutted I missed this (but happy to have MoT), I can't stop grinning about the bus. That is an epic road trip and to be applauded by all.

[rantingYoof]

The Lexus got out reasonably easily, much to the surprise of all concerned.

 

We basically thought that having a 200 metre run up and simply not giving a fuck about the turn and blasting a massive hole through the undergrowth to the road was the best approach, and that the collateral damage would only amount to "a village or two".

[anonymous user]

Awesome John.

However Samara A-framing Cortina, apart from being a shoe-in for the calendar seems odd, is the Lada more powerful/heavier?

Presumably it was the Lada had the towbar and the Cortina didn't

[trigger]

You guys looked like you had a fantastic time even with the shit weather, I'm really disappointed to have missed out but at less i have the photos to look at.

 

So wheres next years event then?

[skattrd]

Presumably it was the Lada had the towbar and the Cortina didn't

 

Doh! I'd forgotten that bit.

[bub2006]

Thanks to six cylinder and Mrs cylinder for being great hosts with a bunch of hoodlums in a field. Great to meet new faces too. I have stopped at 3 services and at each one I've been asked if i been to Glastonbury.

[chaseracer]

We basically thought that having a 200 metre run up and simply not giving a fuck about the turn and blasting a massive hole through the undergrowth to the road was the best approach, and that the collateral damage would only amount to "a village or two".

 

I tried that with the 205.  Oddly, it didn't work!

[Junkman]

So wheres next years event then?

 

Hopefully in a nothwesterly urban environment with paved ground. Preferrably indoors.

[RayMK]

I tried that with the 205.  Oddly, it didn't work!

 

Momentum = mass x velocity. You were possibly a tad lighter in the mass department.

[chaseracer]

^ The car might be... 

[ruffgeezer]

Well shit...

 

 

 

Gears were a bit crunchy on the way around MK but I blamed the rubber mat getting under the pedal, that was until I got to Peterborough where I found I could not get the truck in and out of gear at all.

 

It was an interesting journey home... All roundabouts between Peterborough and Boston were taken with a steady run up in 4th, the town itself meant switching the engine off and restarting with it in 1st and jumping into 3rd as soon as the revs were somewhere near right.

 

Home achieved but the clutch is utterly buggered.

 

 

Thanks to the cylinders for their hospitality, and everyone who attended for making it a cracking weekend.

[stripped fred]

It was good to meet up many of the fine members who make up this great forum. I'm still not completely sure who is who but had a good chat with quite a few. Still blown away by the bus being someone's project. I would never have thought that possible. Enjoyed the digger action but glad I wasn't the one who had to start it with the jump leads every time it stalled! It was a shame the access road was so muddy but the weather was strange with either blazing sunshine or torrential rain and little inbetween. Lots of great cars, most of which have been owned by Johnk at sone point. I also found that if I sleep diagonally I fit exactly in the back of an astra estate. To summarise, a great occasion and a rare opportunity to meet with like minded people who are all there to enjoy shite cars and have a good time.

[hairnet]

Hopefully in a nothwesterly urban environment with paved ground. Preferrably indoors.

Billy's house - instant shite

 

In oswestrt now having a brew and listener ng to the paddies play footy

 

Lol John at the petrol pic

[Richard]

We have failed to spot the bus at Cherwell so we're just going to press on.

[beko1987]

I'm home too, sadly the brothers touring have fuel issues, namely its passing out of the bottom of the tank. The big orange taxi has been called and they rearranged the 406 to accommodate them

 

I got much strange looks driving home with the hook some shite sign on my bonnet.

 

Ill do a better update in a bit, got a car to empty!

[bub2006]

Ive just landed after a half hour stop at Tamworth bays abode. Now back in ripley

[cms206]

Pub lunch awaiting the RAC...

 

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[Lacquer Peel]

How many FTPs?

[Tamworthbay]

Ive just landed after a half hour stop at Tamworth bays abode. Now back in ripley

Did you clean your 'just been to Glastonbury' van in the end?

[taxi paul]

I couldn't attend but have followed closely with a mixture of envy and amazement. Hope you all had a good time and hoping next year is a bit kinder to me and I may be able to join in. Well done to the host's for organising and explaining to the neighbours that " yes we know there is a fecking big yellow bus in the field"

[M'coli]

I met the neighbours (the ones with the 1200acre mixed arable and beef suckler farm opposite) yesterday morning, they (well, she was) were intrigued by the mysterious "AS" and the appearance of all types of old cars. I managed to delicately explain what was going on and the name of the website, which brought much laughter. Seemed to be nice people.

[hairnet]

everybody is mental

 

did the cross country thing to wrexham then m56 home

 

the touring brothers hopefully the aa truck wont be too boring

 

hopefully the field will be ok - will put some turf and grass seeds in the post

 

i found a scotman who wouldnt take any money 

 

excellent weekend despite mud

 

 

respec to fowlersan fair tha squair sassage with roll (although that is richard and normal sassage)

 

 

 

 

[JohnK]

Home achieved!

 

 

Samara made a good tow car, cruised well on the motorway. Surprisingly not too bad to drive

 

 

 

[stripped fred]

I had a little drive of the Samara, about 20ft, and the engine felt quite eager to rev and felt quite pokey.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Was great to see you all again, meeting old friends and making new ones, looking forward to Shitefest 2017.

I have a load of photos to upload but flicker's uploader is FTPing unlike the Puma that is boringly reliable.

 

To tide you over I have footage of a scary person in a JCB

 

DSCF0062.MOV

 

and a quick example of why people should get to Gaydon