GTi Fesival _ Sunday 8th of July

By the way, this event is on Sunday but on the day before (Saturday) "The Retro Show" (60s-80s cars) is taking place, so I'm making a full weekend of it. There's a RWYB on Saturday too, so hopefully I'll be able to sort myself out for a few runs at this too. The classes on Saturday are:

A - Under 1600cc
B - 1600cc - 1999cc
C - 2000cc - 2999cc
D - 3000cc+
E - All forced induction
F - 2 Wheels
X - Non Road Legal (inc. vehicles on slicks)

so expect to see me chasing (hopefully beating!) the likes of Escort RS2000s and similar cars, in class B!

i think me and dub76 are looking at going to this to just need to sort out where were going to stay would love to take mine up the strip against a mk1 escort cooooooooooooool 8)  8)  8)

bens_cab said

paul_c said

By the way, this event is on Sunday but on the day before (Saturday) "The Retro Show" (60s-80s cars) is taking place, so I'm making a full weekend of it. There's a RWYB on Saturday too, so hopefully I'll be able to sort myself out for a few runs at this too. The classes on Saturday are:

A - Under 1600cc
B - 1600cc - 1999cc
C - 2000cc - 2999cc
D - 3000cc+
E - All forced induction
F - 2 Wheels
X - Non Road Legal (inc. vehicles on slicks)

so expect to see me chasing (hopefully beating!) the likes of Escort RS2000s and similar cars, in class B!

i think me and dub76 are looking at going to this to just need to sort out where were going to stay would love to take mine up the strip against a mk1 escort cooooooooooooool 8)  8)  8)

Hmmmm, unfortunately as I see things, you'd fall into class E, my car just meets class B, so you'd have your work cut out against BMW 2002 Turbos, Saabs, Lotus Esprit and other early adopters of the turbocharger.

sounds like fun will defo be running unsafe levels of boost

been practising my launches and i reckon i can get off the line pretty sharpish also looking at seeting my ecu up for launch control but the wont be till later in the year

is there camping near the pod?

bens_cab said

sounds like fun will defo be running unsafe levels of boost

been practising my launches and i reckon i can get off the line pretty sharpish also looking at seeting my ecu up for launch control but the wont be till later in the year

is there camping near the pod?

There's camping AT the Pod! I'm camping Saturday night, might even check out to see if you can camp Friday night too.

that would be cool no queing in the morning for the club stand lol

ill let you know if we camp may take a bbq and a few beverages with us for a cold saturday night  

im guessing the camping is in the car parkinf area ?

bens_cab said

that would be cool no queing in the morning for the club stand lol

ill let you know if we camp may take a bbq and a few beverages with us for a cold saturday night  

im guessing the camping is in the car parkinf area ?

Unsure, they normally move around the car parking area depending on how big the event is. For example, I went to Bug Jam once, and the car park was the other side of the entrance gates, because the whole site was given over to camping! But normally, its (if you imagine where the drag strip is) on the right, from behind the start line to around 100-200m up the track.

so who do i need to speak to about camping dont want to turn up saturday to then be told cannot camp

if there 100% camping im doing it just for the crack  

we can sneak down the strip in the middle of the night  

bens_cab said

so who do i need to speak to about camping dont want to turn up saturday to then be told cannot camp

if there 100% camping im doing it just for the crack  

we can sneak down the strip in the middle of the night  

You can check out http://www.santapod.co.uk/e_introduction.php and http://retroshow.co.uk/. I've already phoned them up (01234 782828) because I was going to buy an advance ticket, only to find out they'd have charged a ?1 booking fee and there's no discount for advanced tickets! I asked about going to the Saturday, camping overnight and attending on Sunday and its all cool.

Edit: just phoned them again, gates open at 8am Saturday, so it means its an early start or find somewhere else to stay on Friday night.

nice one paul well just had a txt from dub76 and camping is a big yes    

we will have to meet up on the saturday and try and camp in the same area maybe sing songs round the fire  

bens_cab said

nice one paul well just had a txt from dub76 and camping is a big yes    

we will have to meet up on the saturday and try and camp in the same area maybe sing songs round the fire  

Sounds like a plan! (PM sent) Any more doing both days??

it says weekend ticket and camping from ?15 does that mean once were in there we dont have to pay for gti festival :dontknow:

save a beer for me


or two.

hi peeps on the day we meetin up b4 we go in n wot price are ticket n were from do i need a club pass or anything like that cool

**dan**
 

so can somone clarify this:

1. how much per person to turn up on the sunday?
2. is the 15 quid per head to camp and go into the two shows or just camping?
3. how much are the 1/4 mile runs on each day?
4. are children under a certain age? free if so what age?

Craig

Most/all of the relevant info is on www.santapod.co.uk or http://www.vwaction.co.uk/gtiframe.html and you can ring 01234 782828 for the Santa Pod ticket sales to ask further stuff if needs be.

?15 per person if turning up Sunday only
?30 per person for both days, gates open 8am Saturday. Camping is free
?20 per day for unlimited number of runs on the 1/4 mile. You'll need to bring your driving licence.
Kids under 13 are free entry, up to 3 per adult

Since some of us are going for Saturday too (we'll set up the club stand early-ish), those going on Sunday can simply make their way directly to Santa Pod, or if they wish perhaps meet at key services before? Unsure how they're running the club passes thing, I'll get back to you on that.

I'd suggest that us going on Saturday, meet up beforehand outside so we can be sure to enter together, and thus find a pitch and camp together. If people are coming from different directions (north/south) then the ideal meeting point is after any motorway services, its a bit confusing around there because its deep in the countryside, but if anyone's going in the morning then we can liase this later on.

paul_c said

Most/all of the relevant info is on Unsure how they're …et back to you on that.

At the Spring Festival you paid at the gate, then as you got by the car park a couple of stewards asked if you were showing/racing or just spectating, if you are showing/racing then they just sent you round towards the strip and from there another steward told you where your stand is.
Paul, as you are going on Saturday for the Retro show,  they might not put us by the strip on Saturday as I think the two shows are run by different organisers, so the stand may need moving if they do give us a strip side position on Sunday.

There's no plans to have a club stand at the retro show - is there???

paul_c said

Since some of us are going for Saturday too (we'll set up the club stand early-ish), quote]


 I'm sure it read like you were seting up the stand on Saturday  :mrgreen:

 Then I notice this under you thread………….

Last edited by paul_c on Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

you edited ^^^^^^^ you edited    

I edited it to fix the link, I didn't change anything else!

What I meant was…….some of us are going to the retro car show the day before, so we'll arrive on Saturday, do the stuff you do at that show, then camp overnight. Then get up early on Sunday morning before the queuing people arriving that day are here, so we can set up the stand.

what kind of time do they start queing?
how long does it take to travel from our way Paul?