Uttoxeter here we come...

Well my AGM weekend starts in about an hours time…

Car and trailer polished and packed, petrol and food in stock so just about ready for the off… Paul (cranky) is journeying with me.  

Head to Dublin Port for sailing tonight - stay in Llandudno - journey thru north Wales and hit Uttoxeter on thursday night. All going well.  



Should be a great mk1 weekend and I think this is my 6th in a row.  

Safe travels Hugh - MK1 is looking mint, I can't wait to see it in the flesh  

Car & lookin stunnin as always Hugh have a safe trip an a great weekend .. That will turn some heads this weekend … My money's on best in show … 

Thanks chaps. On the high sea enjoying tea and crackers! 

drive safe dude and I shall see you Saturday (y)

Safe journey mate, looking forward to seeing your tin top and having a good catch up. Both of us Sportline-less this year!

Mines gone, it will be my first AGM without a Mk1, but by the end of the weekend I might have one  

Dammit! I won't be there to see you  

Safe journey anyway, Hugh.   

Safe journey guys…c u Friday ;+)

Well after a great long weekend in uttoxeter we headed for Holyhead yesterday eve stoping off in Llandudno for dinner. 

Got to home this morning at 8:10 after covering 700 odd miles on the round trip over 5 days. 

Big thanks to the mk1 owners club committee and volunteers who organise the weekend. 

Was truly delighted to recieve the engine bay award from Walter.

Also a shout out to Paul @CRANKY who journeyed with me and shared in the AGM experience. His mk1 knowledge and chat were great fun all weekend long.

I'll post a few pics tomorrow when I return to normal operation.    
Until next year when we do it again…

Nice to meet you at the weekend Hugh, your engine bay was perfection, nice to see a standard engine getting credit, my camera broke so the pictures I took didn't come out, if you get time in next few weeks could you PM me some pics of different views, I need some inspiration for the Winter weekends….

RichardHall said

Nice to meet you at the weekend Hugh, your engine bay was perfection, nice to see a standard engine getting credit, my camera broke so the pictures I took didn't come out, if you get time in next few weeks could you PM me some pics of different views, I need some inspiration for the Winter weekends….

Thanks for the comments on my engine….  

No problem Richard - I'll send you a few pics of the bay!

This was the speedo reading on my car last night after the weekend - 706.5 miles  

A great weekend enjoyed it very much, thanks to the club and it was great to meet so many new people.
Will hope to attend again next year.
Congratulations to Hugh for his prize for best engine.

Congratulations Hugh, well deserved win!

Completely standard engine and engine bay are so really seen these days, let alone one to the extremely high standard of yours.

A testament to your efforts and skills without a doubt!    

Hi Hugh,
Bit slow off the mark this week but well done on your engine bay! I hardly saw you all weekend, didn't put you and the car together for some reason. I was looking for the cabby despite us talking about your win the other week!!! Durrr!!

Do you fancy doing another one over the winter??!! I keep getting marked down for 'a dirty engine' so I need to do something under the bonnet soon I suppose.  

Hope the ride home was ok. I convoyed with mcdonut in his Series 1 (which is for sale).

Belated congrats Hugh 👏👏. Well deserved 

golfcabrio said

Congratulations Hugh, well deserved win!

Completely standard engine and engine bay are so really seen these days, let alone one to the extremely high standard of yours.

A testament to your efforts and skills without a doubt!    

Thanks Mike - I was delighted with the whole weekend. The car has a few exhaust issues so might just return it to standard box and dump the stainless job.  

Dano said

Hi Hugh,
Bit slow off the mark this week but well done on your engine bay! I hardly saw you all weekend, didn't put you and the car together for some reason. I was looking for the cabby despite us talking about your win the other week!!! Durrr!!

Do you fancy doing another one over the winter??!! I keep getting marked down for 'a dirty engine' so I need to do something under the bonnet soon I suppose.  

Hope the ride home was ok. I convoyed with mcdonut in his Series 1 (which is for sale).

No problem Dano - I was keen to chat with you over the weekend but a few times I was free you were in mid conversation or vice versa.

I probably got the offer of detailing about 5 engines from the AGM - I'd say if I can do it anyone can…

The trip home was grand taken me till today to return to normal service.  

golfman16 said

Belated congrats Hugh 👏👏. Well deserved 

Cheers buddy - hope you had a nice holiday?