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08-01-2008, 08:40 PM
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Autosports Show NEC
Anyone going to this show this weekend?
Supposed to be the biggest show of it's type in the world???
www.autosport-international.com
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08-01-2008, 08:49 PM
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Hi John,
We're going on Sunday. We'll call to sample some of your hospitality.
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08-01-2008, 09:05 PM
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i'll be there sat.
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08-01-2008, 09:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy97
Hi John,
We're going on Sunday. We'll call to sample some of your hospitality.
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Look forward to it, show open 9am to 6pm both days so some long days ahead, I'm there from Thurs am til sun so be looking fwd to monday for a rest....
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08-01-2008, 09:42 PM
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Been there the last few years, really good show with the live arena,
and the birds are ok too.
Takes ages too get around it all so get in early.
gaZ
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08-01-2008, 09:53 PM
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We've been for the last few years and Ben's camera goes into overtime(thank god it's digital and some of the shots can be deleted before we return home.
Oh to be 13 again!!!!
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08-01-2008, 09:58 PM
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Everyone will be going for the perving now.
gaZ
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08-01-2008, 11:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gazza
Everyone will be going for the perving now.
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we just borrowed the ones that were already there at the smaller Excel show in December........
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09-01-2008, 07:10 AM
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Can we assume that you have your own this weekend John?
Gaz,
I thought that was the whole idea. The ideal place to educate your son about the nicer things in life. A male bonding day at an innocent motorsport show!!
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09-01-2008, 09:27 AM
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Gaz,
I thought that was the whole idea. The ideal place to educate your son about the nicer things in life.
Taffy
Totally agree, and to re-educate ourselves again of course.
gaZ
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09-01-2008, 01:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by taffy97
Can we assume that you have your own this weekend John?
Gaz,
I thought that was the whole idea. The ideal place to educate your son about the nicer things in life. A male bonding day at an innocent motorsport show!!
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Well sort of, Jill, Dawn and Karen will be there I'll let you ask the question when you get there,
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09-01-2008, 05:20 PM
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Just promise us that Dennis won't be scantily clad in LYCRA!!!!!
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09-01-2008, 07:51 PM
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Just promise us that Dennis won't be scantily clad in LYCRA!!!!!
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Promise!! I bloody hope he's not too
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10-01-2008, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
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Just promise us that Dennis won't be scantily clad in LYCRA!!!!!
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oooooh i find the thought of dennis in lycra strangely attractive
and im not suprised jake is smiling in all the pics
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10-01-2008, 11:01 PM
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Great 1st day and this was just press & trade, what's the weekend gonna bring????
Bring ya ear plugs as the half hour time signal's an F1 car drive past from one end of the show to the other about 120db............
Post some pics tomorrow
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11-01-2008, 09:57 AM
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Todays pics........
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11-01-2008, 11:24 AM
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Busy place here. Also the map is almost above us here.
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13-01-2008, 10:31 PM
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Well 4 days of show done, all long and very hard going.
entries are down on previous years which was expected, however busier than Excel in Dec.
now for all the paperwork wot fun.
Good to see the BM members that made it hope you all had good days out.
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14-01-2008, 01:45 PM
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Went to NEC on Saturday with Scottyboy.
Kept bumpin' into things for some reason..........
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14-01-2008, 03:56 PM
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After 4 days you get aclimatized!!!
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