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Autosport 2011
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:38 pm
by techbod
I'll be there Saturday if anyone else going and wants to say hello?
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:01 pm
by Mknight702
One year I will have to go, just not this one unfortunately.
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:01 pm
by erictharg
Looks as if Austen and myself will go Sat. What time are you around?
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:54 am
by sgrant
Charles - Marcus & I will be there from 9am I think, till whenever....Do you have one of our mobile numbers? I think I still have yours....
stephen
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:24 pm
by techbod
Well Stephen gave it a 7/10 and that feels about right.
It lacked something this year though. The big boys put on a good show but I think some of the smaller bits stands etc seemed to be missing. I came home with only two bought things - and they were pictures. How can I come home from Autosport not clutching bags full of metal?
I guess I might have missed a hall somewhere but I don't think so...
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:59 pm
by erictharg
Agreed. £30 plus parking plus fuel didn't feel like value. Not enough places to get those bits you wanted to save postage on. Unless you were into oval racing...
Don't think I'll be going again.
In fact the most interesting bits were attached to the various dolly birds scattered around the place. And if that's what I wanted a lap dancing joint would have been better value.
Good to catch up though.
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:33 pm
by sgrant
Agreed on all counts. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I thought Autosport was a really good show, but even the auction seemed a bit...tatty, and I'm not really into hillbilly racing, which most of the show seemed to be about. Nice though it is to see young pretty ladieeees, I still find the whole "totty holding a bit of the inside of an engine" scene slightly strange.
Loved the McLaren stand though and I have to say, I'd still take an F1 over that new MP12-4C thingy any day. It really is timeless that car (except the front indicator lenses - what were you thinking of Charles???)
stephen
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:32 pm
by erictharg
Hey - we had a budget (sort of). And lights really are a bitch to source. Costs a small fortune to tool something new...can't even remember what the indicators were from now. Brought back some memories looking at the Le Mans car though.
Like the "hillbilly racing" moniker. Wouldn't say it to their faces though, at least not without lots of beer courage...
I seem to remember lots of very nice ladies at Le Mans (photos to prove), so who needs Autosport.
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:18 am
by sgrant
You sure they weren't sourced from an old London Taxi?
see here ->
http://bit.ly/hAFxLM
->
http://bit.ly/gAJAt2
s
Re: Autosport 2011
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:32 pm
by erictharg
Lotus Elan rings a bell. The Isuzu FWD one. Quite a few of the engineering team were ex-Lotus, so I think that's how we came across those lights.