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Pierscoe1

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2,458 posts

268 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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can't believe I'm the first to post back...

t'was a great weekend.
many thanks to PistonFest and PetrolTed for organizing it all.

aside from a little sun-burn everything was great!

When's the next one!!!

nick francis

858 posts

268 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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gutted I wasnt there cos my Noble was crock.. anybody got some pics?

dick dastardly

8,316 posts

270 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Was a good turnout, can't believe all the cars there

BadApple took about 50 high-res pictures, may take a while to sort through but they'll definately be worth it - watch this space

JonRB

76,073 posts

279 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Just got back ourselves.

Very tired, sun-burned, tired, exhausted, tired (did I mentioned that?) but happy.

Just downloading my 150-odd virus-ridden spam emails as I type. Ah, the joys of going away for a weekend.

Paul 2000

1,080 posts

274 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Just got back. What a great day. Some superb cars to see from all the various exotic marques. Great weather. Drag racing was entertaining. Good to meet some of the usual suspects again and say hello to a few new one's. Oh… and the weather wasn't too bad. Thanks to Ted and all those who helped make it such a success. See you at the next one.
Paul

nevpugh308

4,410 posts

276 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Just back too

GregE240

10,857 posts

274 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Weather was nice.

chim450

1,452 posts

268 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Not long back from Pistonfest. Cracking weekend, the weather was perfect and the beer cold.

I would like to say hello to everyone I met: Mr & Mrs Bugmeister (sorry about the snoring!)

A special mention for Gemini. Thanks for waiting for us at Wooley Edge services . As a special treat for the ladies here is the the man in all his sun tanned glory!!!!



The camping was good fun, with renditions of camp fire songs with, ahem, slightly altered lyrics wafting across a tranquil camp site.



A big hello to Mr James Agger (aka Jamer) who has promised to relieve me of mucho dosho as long as the Mrs doesn't find out. . BTW you really did look like st this morning James.

A big thankyou to Petrol Ted for organising the whole event, and to praying/making sacrifices to the Sun Gods. P.S. I promise not to tell anyone what car you would like to get next. .

And finally I would like to say sorry to all the people I didn't get to talk to, I wasn't being rude, just the alcohol levels peaking a little early It sounded like the peeps camping behind me (Flasher,Carzee,Mrs Fish and few other well known PHers) know how to party. Maybe have a few beers and a chat at the next event (Black Tie and Pie?).

Love and Kisses Mr & Mrs Chim450

flasher

9,238 posts

291 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Got home a couple of hours back. Thats how long I've been in the bathroom for... washing all the grime off...

Fantastic couple of days, brilliant to see everyone.

So many funny things it's almost too much to post up!!

Best Moments...

1. The disco and bands...brilliant- all of it.

2. Iguana, coming over to the TVR boys at 2am and slagging our "kitcars" (as he put it) off.... To which The Pistheads TVR band responded with a three hour Version of "porschia Boxtaaa" to the tune of Mull of Kyntire...He left defeated at about 3:15am only to walk straight into SMiles tent and end up on his arse, thus adding another verse to the song.....you just had to be there- awesome!

3. Ted, after warning us all about miscreant behaviour gets totally w*nkered in the beer tent and ends up doing doughnuts round the field in the early hours!! :quality Ted..

4. Watching the Bubblecar on the raceway, it managed 5 feet before the rear broke and it veered head-on straight into the wall totally wrecking it!! Hilarious!

5. Finally, Ted's face when he saw our blackleg T-shirts...

Cheers to everyone, especially Ted and the other guys who helped to organise the whole thing, it was brilliant.

(special note to Bob the Planner= Thank-you for your weather prediction earlier in the week. I took an umbrella and ended up sunburned!!)

Roll on next year....but hey, we've got BTaP next...

joust

14,622 posts

266 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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nick francis said:
gutted I wasnt there cos my Noble was crock.. anybody got some pics?
Nick - loads and lots of video. Real bummer you couldn't be there.

I'll get them up as soon as I can.

J

dick dastardly

8,316 posts

270 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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What's happening with the video? Is there going to be one compiled like the Surrey Runs?

If so I have about 25 minutes of wandering around the cars and drag racing down on DV - If anyone wants it

joust

14,622 posts

266 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Steve (Luca Brazzi) is threatening to do one, but as he hasn't finished Surrey Run Dawn Raid I'm not sure what the timescales are?

Steve - do you want me to collect the tapes first, capture them and then send them onto you - we could then have a race on who can produce one first?

J

Justhe1

28 posts

257 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Not long back from PF - top weekend!!!

VERY sunburnt, tired, but very happy.

A big thumbs up to all who organised it

A great bunch of people.

I now can't wait to get a Tuscan quick enuff!!

No more alchohol for me for a couple of days though!!

Just off to sort through the photos.....

Pies

13,116 posts

263 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Im back,ive a problem with the pics got a lot each about 5m pixel.
Problems are, i've nowhere on the net to put them,and i'm on dial up
Any idea's

Beefcake

28 posts

284 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Pistonfest photos for the weekend are now up on the Midlands Lotus website

There are even some small videos of the jet dragster doing its stuff

www.midlandslotus.co.uk/gallery.shtml

mrs fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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hi folks

Had a great but tiring holiday finished off by a very enjoyable weekend at PistonFest. But boy has it been hot, I am finally feeling better after too much sun and alcohol on Saturday and not enough sleep on Sat night... why? I think a lot of people will also know why, that bloody song!!!!!

Nice to meet you Gemini PlanetDave, Dennis the Mencace (missed those leathers though ) Pwig, Mr and Mrs Bugmeister, Bonce and Mrs Bonce and everyone else I met. Sorry to have missed you though Pies
Also thanks to Ted and the collective known as Pistonfest for organising it all

Pierscoe1

Original Poster:

2,458 posts

268 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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have a few pics here

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hannah.boyde-shaw/

there'll be some video soon too..
compressing from DVcam as we speak.

Piers

edited to add: vids will include Mrs CarZee and co. dancing to the PH-band!!

>> Edited by Pierscoe1 on Sunday 29th June 19:42

Pies

13,116 posts

263 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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What happened?,i took a photo of your car (well i think it was yours TIIV**) spoke to a couple of people turned round car gone

Pies

13,116 posts

263 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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flasher said:
5 feet before the rear broke and it veered head-on straight into the wall totally wrecking it!! Hilarious!


And i've already seen the video
John was just saying "it'll be in the teens or the wall" bit of a shame really cos it was very well prepared

mrs fish

30,018 posts

265 months

Sunday 29th June 2003
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Pies said:
What happened?,i took a photo of your car (well i think it was yours TIIV**) spoke to a couple of people turned round car gone


Yep TIIVER was ours.

I had been feeling very rough all day and we were so knackered from all the driving over the past week we decided to leave. Maybe catch you at BT&P instead?