Memories of Pistonfest

Memories of Pistonfest

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tvrbob

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11,187 posts

262 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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For me the highlight's were

Watching the jet car disappear into the distance

The field of donuts, especially the drunken donuts and those sad FWD attempts

Fish actually staying upright on the scooter

Mrs CarZee for living it up with such passion

Gemini for using his magnetic personality to destroy mightydquinn's sound system

Gemini also for acting so innocent when confronted with allegations of snoring

Dexy for demonstrating how to eat Chinese takeaway without a plate

Mightydqinn for leaving his sunroof open so that we could dispose of the countless fliers and other rubbish placed under our windscreen wipers

Trying to sleep during the '3am party in the park' singsong

And who the hell was it revving the arse off that V8?


Learning for next time.
Don’t start drinking so early
Don’t bother with a tent, there’s no sleeping allowed
Remove windscreen wipers to confuse the traders
Stick a note on the dashboard that says ‘NO DONUTS’
Bring more money
More sun cream

mrs fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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tvrbob said:
For me the highlight's were


Fish actually staying upright on the scooter



You didn't see him fall off then after being distracted by Rude Girl

jeremyc

24,553 posts

291 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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I need some help with memories of how I got back to my tent on Saturday night.

I have no idea how I managed it.

BCA

8,651 posts

264 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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Highlights:

*The trip there - nice to throw my car about
*Sneaking into the car enclosure because the guy on the gate "liked my style" and said it was so small it might as well go in there! (did have a car pass but I understand there was some sort of limited number allowed in?)
*Watching the drag racing and thinking how most of the cars on display at PF wouldnt have been embarissed
*Seeing all that odd machinary
*Watching Psychobert looking sheepish wearing a T-shirt saying "Psycho" amongst a group of big bald tattoo'd up men.
*Seeing the T440R
*Meeting Joolz and Corinne
*Corinnes Griffith! The sights sounds and feel of it all, lurverly!!!!!!!!!
*Taking them both for a drive in the smart (sorry about my driving!!)
*Hearing Psychoberts S and wondering how he got that out of a little ford engine!
*Seeing other PH'ers briefly, will talk more next time!
*Attempted Do-nuts in the Smart before we left


>> Edited by BCA on Monday 30th June 13:15

Smiles

138 posts

291 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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The whole event was superb fun - thank you Ted.

High/Low lights depending on your point of view,

Getting close enough to Iguana to be able to taste him, with only a flysheet for protection.

A somewhat bizarre episode of carefully coreographed dancing with GTIR.
Incorrigables modesty after playing so well with Gatso's (they were brilliant).

Flasher pulling out a MAP to examine the location of pistonfest. And then realising it was from before the M40 had been built.

And finally a big thank you to whoever you were 'singing' "porchia boxta!" into the early hors of the morning.



Final final thanks to those of you who looked after me - you know who you are!

Incorrigible

13,668 posts

268 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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Apart from the cars, the beer, the atmosphere, the people, the quite frankly scary US V8s, the beer, catching up with uni frineds I haven't seen for 10 years

Dancing with Mrs Zee on my shoulders Galstonbery stylee

Waking up knowing appologies were order to just about everyone in the field

Once more from the top...Porchsaa Boxtaaa

Kickmydog

35 posts

257 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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What do you mean the sad 4 wheel drive attempts? I thought Stig did OK seeing as he was the 1 attempting

And did anyone catch my impression of a light house saturday night? that rocked

robp

5,785 posts

271 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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My PF memories

1) Sat in the back of a 456 down a single track b-road in convoy with a Chimera, 911 and Diablo
Cheers Jason!

2) Passenger ride in a Chimera to get rid of my TVR cherry!
Cheers Pete!

3) Meeting Ted, the man himself.

4) Ripping the exhaust off my car and it sounding a lot better

5) Someone asking my brother if the new engine note of the Fiesta was due to a highly tuned engine.

6) PistonLoo was the worst bog I have ever seen, :vomit, PistonPoo more like it!

7) Donuts, and expecially the Sunny GTiR spinning on the spot, top bloke! (cant remember your name!)

8) Fatboy pulling hanbrake turns and returning with one of his tyres making a funny hissing sound!

9) Physcoberts and Rudegirls "sound off", a delight for the ears!

10) Driving my car flat out for 60 miles in a convoy of high perfomance exotica, with me and Dave in his punto at the back, trying our best to keep up.

Top weekend, must do it again somtime

Cheers everyone

>> Edited by robp on Monday 30th June 14:45

dick dastardly

8,319 posts

270 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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anyone else burn in the sun?

the back of my neck is so red I look like Elmo from behind - bloody kills!

robp

5,785 posts

271 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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dick dastardly said:
anyone else burn in the sun?

the back of my neck is so red I look like Elmo from behind - bloody kills!


Yep!
Thought I was OK but got in the shower yesterday and found a huge red V on my chest.

mrs fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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My nose is bright red

Kickmydog

35 posts

257 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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1) Donutting at night is an experince that everyone should have

2) Don't give Stig any beer

3) How loud are those rods ??

4) Don't give Stig anymore red meet

5) The air scoop on the front of a Scooby is there for a reason.....AIR

6) Don't camp next to Stig

7) I thought hot air balloons were supposed to be silent

>> Edited by Kickmydog on Monday 30th June 14:48

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,187 posts

262 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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mrs fish said:
My nose is bright red
Beer inflicted me thinks, can’t blame the sun for that one.

GingerDanceTwat

11 posts

257 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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1)Men with hi-lights should be shot

tvrbob

Original Poster:

11,187 posts

262 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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GingerDanceTwat said:
1)Men with hi-lights should be shot
Oh yes I missed the most important one
Gemini having a blonde moment

mrs fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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tvrbob said:

mrs fish said:
My nose is bright red

Beer inflicted me thinks, can’t blame the sun for that one.


I know I drank quite a bit on Saturday, but not that much

JonRB

76,113 posts

279 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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Kickmydog said:
I thought Stig did OK seeing as he was the 1 attempting
How many different cars did Stig attempt donuts in. 3? 4?

Kickmydog said:
And did anyone catch my impression of a light house saturday night? that rocked
Yep, not bad. We were camped very close to the donut area, which was either fun or scary depending on how competent / close to the tents people were.

Fatboy

8,089 posts

279 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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dick dastardly said:
anyone else burn in the sun?

the back of my neck is so red I look like Elmo from behind - bloody kills!

Oh yes - my arms face and neck are all totally lobstered - been getting people laughing at me all bloody day

GingerDanceTwat

11 posts

257 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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He doughnutted 1 RB5 (hmmm rev limiter), 02 WRX, 1 MR2, then some 630bhp poo and grass collector

dexy

373 posts

261 months

Monday 30th June 2003
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Going to the racing sitting down watching one or two races then spend 1 hour cooking in the sunshine
(gotta nice glowing face today)watching them clean the track .
Still waiting for tvrbob to do his donut
The chourus of snoring on the sunday morning
oh and that lovely hot power shower but had
and a bloody good weekend.
neil