Ghosty Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 FOTU tickets are on sale - it's Grimsthorpe again, hopefully they have some better ideas about queues this year. I'm thinking of trying for concours with the Civic sedan...https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-of-the-unexceptional-2023-tickets-466204017767?aff=ebdsoporgprofile https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/events-articles/2023-tickets-now-on-sale-for-fotu-radwood-and-the-hagerty-hillclimb/ LightBulbFun, Schaefft, wesacosa and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 £27.54 🤔 grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, wesacosa said: £27.54 🤔 I mean, on the one hand, it's a day out, and a family at the cinema would spend more etc etc. On the other hand: Mike feckin Brewer! As if that weren't bad enough, they can't sort out the traffic flow into and out of site. And it's possibly the only event where keeping traffic flowing is a necessity, due to creaky old cooling systems. Think I'm going to give it a miss again until they've got their act together and replaced the 'old aaht yer aaand' freeloading sack of shit. Ghosty, Rust Collector and Uncle Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 In a way I might be more tempted by Radwood, health and enthusiasm permitting, it's about 50 miles closer to me and if I still had my Mondeo would fit in (despite the brief I think they don't really mind mundane cars from last year's walkarounds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 I meant to do Radwood this year but an unfortunate social situation in August meant I was in no place to go. I'll probably do it for '23. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 RADwood was really good to be fair. But might try and do FOTU this year as I haven’t done it for a few! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 definitely fancy giving RADwood a go egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Radwood is also £27 but it certainly sounds more appealing, those prices are just a joke now and will put alot of people off I feel. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, trigger said: Radwood is also £27 but it certainly sounds more appealing, those prices are just a joke now and will put alot of people off I feel. its the old argument that its good value if you bring 3 or 4 in a car but will likely make some people who planned to go alone think twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyonecorporation Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I have done both now, don't have to go for the next 5 years eh egg and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Ghosty said: I'm thinking of trying for concours with the Civic sedan... funny you should mention Concours, im honestly im thinking @AdgeCutler should try for concourse with Brain the Invacar Mk12E its fucking spectacular and deserves to be shown as such obviously would love to make FOTU with REV, but I think everyone knows what happens when I try and set REV deadlines by now LOL egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Both events are pretty mandatory for me, not sure if I'd prefer one over the other. Radwood is a little more early 80s and up, can't recall seeing too many similar cars across both events either. egg, wesacosa and Gompo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Also, I don't think Brewer goes to Radwood 😁, whereas Furious, Hubnut, Fuel Power and Richard Porter where at 22 Radwood for your Youtuber photo ops! brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsguzzi Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I'll be going to both, loved FOTU last year and gutted I missed Radwood, the price and the ques aren't that bad for what you get ya grumpy auld bastards! egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Slightly off topic, but has Cholmoingdiddly stopped? Didn't see a mention last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 I’ve never been to a proper show so I think I’ll debut finally and I’ll take the Bluebird to FOTU. gadgetgricey, wesacosa, twosmoke300 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share Posted December 17, 2022 1 hour ago, outlaw118 said: Slightly off topic, but has Cholmoingdiddly stopped? Didn't see a mention last year? it got moved to Capesthorne Hall for some reason. Not sure why we didn't do it this year but I'm sure that was a factor. The organisers haven't updated their website for 2023 yet. outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 5 hours ago, outlaw118 said: Slightly off topic, but has Cholmoingdiddly stopped? Didn't see a mention last year? Yeah, they stopped doing the show at Chumley unfortunately. They do a different dates at Capesthorne (not a replacement as they’ve always done them there) but it was august bank holiday weekend this year, and no one wants that traffic chaos! Maybe we aim for a tilt at one of the dates there next year. Although Les was only at one of the shows there this year! outlaw118 and Blake's Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, brownnova said: Yeah, they stopped doing the show at Chumley unfortunately. They do a different dates at Capesthorne (not a replacement as they’ve always done them there) but it was august bank holiday weekend this year, and no one wants that traffic chaos! Maybe we aim for a tilt at one of the dates there next year. Although Les was only at one of the shows there this year! shows may 28 july 16 aug 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 £27? Queues? Brewer? Nope grogee and hairnet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippy Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 FOTU needs ticking off my bucket list next year especially as I now seem to have the Princess running well and intend getting a good few miles on it again next year. I wont be in the concours though as its a bit scruffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Does anyone know if you can change the car you book in? They ask for the car details when booking tickets but not sure what I will be taking yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Really do need to get to one of these this year. RADwood is just down the road from here so no excuses really. FotU requires considerable thought as to which car to take though. It's just slightly awkward in that it's just ever so slightly too far for me to comfortably do it without an overnight stay, which makes it bloody expensive. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Really do need to get to one of these this year. RADwood is just down the road from here so no excuses really. FotU requires considerable thought as to which car to take though. It's just slightly awkward in that it's just ever so slightly too far for me to comfortably do it without an overnight stay, which makes it bloody expensive. Take the camper? We travelled from Scotland and the overnight stay nearby was cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surface Rust Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: Really do need to get to one of these this year. RADwood is just down the road from here so no excuses really. FotU requires considerable thought as to which car to take though. It's just slightly awkward in that it's just ever so slightly too far for me to comfortably do it without an overnight stay, which makes it bloody expensive. Your Renault 25 was made for the FOTU, or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I could really do with finding a campsite nearby, haven't been able to find anything in the past and it's a long day driving the Dacia there and back. Ended up not coming right at the last minute this year so wasted my £20 ticket which puts me off spending £27 this time. Silly really as the £40 in petrol is more of an issue and I really want to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 2:37 PM, Zelandeth said: FotU requires considerable thought as to which car to take though. It's just slightly awkward in that it's just ever so slightly too far for me to comfortably do it without an overnight stay, which makes it bloody expensive. A suggestion of Merc camper towing the R25 if feasible? On 12/18/2022 at 4:56 PM, catsinthewelder said: I could really do with finding a campsite nearby I'm toying with the idea of taking the LT this time, and if so somewhere to camp would be ideal. There's camping at Rutland Water IIRC, around 15 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 It’s not really in the spirit of it in the strictest sense, but I think I might trek over in the 300c Coprolalia, grogee, Lacquer Peel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 11:18 AM, wesacosa said: Does anyone know if you can change the car you book in? They ask for the car details when booking tickets but not sure what I will be taking yet I have never once turned up in the car I'd booked in and it's never been an issue. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, HMC said: It’s not really in the spirit of it in the strictest sense, but I think I might trek over in the 300c Only problem I can foresee is that you'll have to forcibly evict me from it at some point. grogee and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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