997 Register Concours 31/08/09
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Really sorry I couldn't be there in the end today. Had a nasty bug yesterday which put me in bed for over 16 hours with a high fever.
Shame as I spent 4 hours cleaning the car on Sat, and I am feeling quite a bit better this evening. Was tempted to send Gary in pictures with todays paper next to them as my entry
Hopefully the rain early morning didn't make for too dirty cars upon arrival though for those that did make it.
Still, will have a nice clean car ready for Llandow.
Shame as I spent 4 hours cleaning the car on Sat, and I am feeling quite a bit better this evening. Was tempted to send Gary in pictures with todays paper next to them as my entry
Hopefully the rain early morning didn't make for too dirty cars upon arrival though for those that did make it.
Still, will have a nice clean car ready for Llandow.
You'd have been hard pressed, Martin's car was immaculate and a worthy winner of the 997 concours (and red!). And the sun came out for the prizegiving at least.
Fun event and a good display of 997s, sorry there was a gap where yours was missing Alex, hope you're recovered.
Fun event and a good display of 997s, sorry there was a gap where yours was missing Alex, hope you're recovered.
A good day out with plenty of good humoured banter.[] Couple that to some exciting racing to watch, just brilliant. Well done to the organisers, judges and successful entrants.[]
] Couple that to some exciting racing to watch, just brilliant. Well done to the organisers, judges and successful entrants.[]
Good to see everyone and enjoyed your company once again laughing and joking especially about this cleaning lark [] always glad to pick up tips mine today was bounty kitchen towel came up trumps for me people who were there will know what i'm on about [8D][][][]. Some good pics Peter enjoyed being the filling in between two professionals [].
] always glad to pick up tips mine today was bounty kitchen towel came up trumps for me people who were there will know what i'm on about [8D][][][]. Some good pics Peter enjoyed being the filling in between two professionals [].
Rich
Having taken home a prize I assume you have washed , polished, taken the wheels off and cleaned all round and put your baby to bed in true concours fashion !!!
Geoff
Having taken home a prize I assume you have washed , polished, taken the wheels off and cleaned all round and put your baby to bed in true concours fashion !!!
Geoff
Thank you for your kind comments Peter , I had a very enjoyable day despite the morning rain ( how many times can you dry a car off before getting fed up ! )
I think it shows that concours can be for everyone even a novice like me , All the cars looked great and a credit to all the 997 owners , the judging must be very difficult with such a high standard.
I hope some of you stayed for the Ferrari V Porsche race at the end , the gold Porsche that caught fire earlier in the day passed half the field (mostly Ferrari`s ) to win even with half the rear body work missing.
Thanks Gary and other helpers for making it a succsess for the 997 register
I think it shows that concours can be for everyone even a novice like me , All the cars looked great and a credit to all the 997 owners , the judging must be very difficult with such a high standard.
I hope some of you stayed for the Ferrari V Porsche race at the end , the gold Porsche that caught fire earlier in the day passed half the field (mostly Ferrari`s ) to win even with half the rear body work missing.
Thanks Gary and other helpers for making it a succsess for the 997 register
Rich
What a good name for a car, flowing lines, lots of vroom vroom and dressed in white sounds just like a Jane !
By the way you dont need a jack just plenty of kitchen roll and a good towel !! how else would you prepare for a concours !!
garyw
Moderator
Evening guys, I have to say I had a great weekend and this event was fabulous..
Not only did we have the mean and twisted judging on Concours (pleased to say the daggers have now been removed []) what a great days racing to watch [8D][8D]
As said the sunshine did finally come out for the prize giving and I think we were honoured to have one of the directors from Castle Combe to hand over the trophies to the worthy winners...
I do hope that the entrants all enjoyed themselves to what was a hoped fun competition with a great dose of healthy banter.
My thanks to the entrants for spending the time to have their cars judged and pawed over by the Judges..the judges being, Paul Seagrave, James Kirk being somewhat hindered by myself [] my thanks to Paul and James for their time and effort.
Also included in the picture is Harriet and Tony, whom without their kind assistance this event wouldn't have been so well organised - thank you
I wasn't the first judge up to the line if I'm honest [&:] but I hope that we judged fairly on what was a very, very difficult competition with all the cars stunningly turned out- certainly better than what my car has ever seen []
The entrants were; ( I'll happily remove the names if any of you have an issue)
John Megarry
Derek Sharp
Martin Barlett
Tony Wills
Geoff Fields
Richard Fennessy
Peter Webb
So on behalf of Rob, myself and the 997 register, well done and thank you.
However, as in any competition there can only ever be one winner ( unless a Ferrari is involved and then we'll give you a result after the FIA hearing)
In third place with a Red car....
Peter
In second place, Richard - In a white car
And the winner was Martin - In another Red car!
And with their cars and proud owners..
And all of the winners today
garyw
Not only did we have the mean and twisted judging on Concours (pleased to say the daggers have now been removed [
]) what a great days racing to watch [8D][8D]As said the sunshine did finally come out for the prize giving and I think we were honoured to have one of the directors from Castle Combe to hand over the trophies to the worthy winners...
I do hope that the entrants all enjoyed themselves to what was a hoped fun competition with a great dose of healthy banter.
My thanks to the entrants for spending the time to have their cars judged and pawed over by the Judges..the judges being, Paul Seagrave, James Kirk being somewhat hindered by myself [
] my thanks to Paul and James for their time and effort.Also included in the picture is Harriet and Tony, whom without their kind assistance this event wouldn't have been so well organised - thank you
I wasn't the first judge up to the line if I'm honest [&:] but I hope that we judged fairly on what was a very, very difficult competition with all the cars stunningly turned out- certainly better than what my car has ever seen [
]The entrants were; ( I'll happily remove the names if any of you have an issue)
John Megarry
Derek Sharp
Martin Barlett
Tony Wills
Geoff Fields
Richard Fennessy
Peter Webb
So on behalf of Rob, myself and the 997 register, well done and thank you.
However, as in any competition there can only ever be one winner ( unless a Ferrari is involved and then we'll give you a result after the FIA hearing)
In third place with a Red car....
Peter
In second place, Richard - In a white car
And the winner was Martin - In another Red car!
And with their cars and proud owners..
And all of the winners today
garyw
Hi Gary, many thanks for a great day out. Pam and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and the winners were certainly very deserving as their cars were beautifully prepared. We thought the venue was terrific and the racing added a great atmosphere to the day (even if the atmosphere itself was a bit damp at the start!) Thanks also to Tony and Harriet for all their hard work, and it was great to see so many Porsche owners in one venue. All the best, John and Pam
If anyone has a large truck, would they help me cart away all my prizes from the Concours? [] Now that I have done 400 miles I doubt if I will be penalised
what abuse have you done to your car in 400 miles that meant you didnt win derek???[]
definately time to trade up then!![]
] Now that I have done 400 miles I doubt if I will be penalised what abuse have you done to your car in 400 miles that meant you didnt win derek???[
]definately time to trade up then!![
]
ORIGINAL: dyllan
what abuse have you done to your car in 400 miles that meant you didnt win derek???[
No longer using originally-fitted petrol - minus 40 points...[
]
dereksharpuk
New member
ORIGINAL: dyllan
definately time to trade up then!![
Naaaah, I'm going to keep this one forever. [
] Maybe I'll win in 2020 when the mileage is over 3000 !
dereksharpuk
New member
Ha ha, so you did spot that spec of dust that I deliberately left halfway up the exhaust!
Never mind, there is always Porsche n Polo on Saturday
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