dicky96

edit my post Bruce Please re-read and reply again cheers Rich

@Bruce We stayed at this Premier Inn last year for the illuminations run It's the one just down the side road from the South Pier It does indeed have a free car park and it also has 24hr manned security There is a pub attached to the hotel though in fairness I may be wrong and it may not be a Harvester as I said, but is something very much like that, and they also use this at the Hotel if you book bed & breakfast (for your brekkies) so it must be part of it It's this one http://www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/BLAYEA/blackpool-beach A very good place to stay if we do this as it is close to the resort pubs clubs and trams too. Currently quoting £192 for two persons for the two nights But since you are local you can probably come up with a cheaper/better suited venue in which case let's go for that instead mate - and are you gonna join in the fun too? Rich

Next year then! How about getting 10 zeds in a line across that runway? Rich

OK after the success of last years drive through of the Blackpool illuminations my fellow REO (and the welsh one too lol) had a chat today and decided to do it all over again! This is most certainly the last chance to come out and play in your Zed before the onset of winter so what better excuse. The date this year is Saturday 18th October The plan is to meet at the Blackpool Premier Inn at the South Shore - just a few hundred yards from the South Pier This has a large secure and free carpark, and importantly no speed bumps Also this means that we can start the run through the illuminations from near the South Pier rather than having to queue for several miles like we did last year I would suggest we do the run a lot earlier this time (say 7pm?) and instead of trying to run all the way to Bispham we run up to the big roundabout a mile or so after the North Pier and turn back round there and come back down again This means we will be mostly in the busiest part of the resort therefore more folks to admire our cars lol After party at the Harvester pub which is attached to the hotel So who is up for it this time round then? And would you like to stay at the Premier Inn for one or two nights or just come up on the evening? If we get a list together soon we can prebook rooms and possibly get a bit of discount. If there is enough on the Friday night we could do a mini-illuminations run then too just for the fun of it (it's much quieter on the Fri night) Rich The list --------- dicky96 (Fri & Sat) Hotel Booked T.Mogsy (Sat) JaiKai (as long as car ready) Roobarb Squee KJZ32 Iangreenfield (Fri & Sat) Hotel Booked Gray (Fri & Sat) - hotel booked Princeking (Sat) SuperStu - 350Z - MartinMac - 350Z -

And the last few.... As you can see this was somewhat different from the usual classic car show Probably more suited to the petrol head and also the younger drivers who are into the hot hatch scene as there were a lot of custom/modern cars on show However it was an enjoyable day. Hopefully the organisers will pick up on a few points - the venue (disused air strip) was the ideal venue for this sort of showw and if they can get an even better attendance next year it could become a more major event. Rich

forgot the attachments lol Inc My second spotted Morgan Aero 8 in one week!!

Ian Greenfield was explaining why everything on the Elise was 'necessary' OK got a few more - hope you are enjoying them

ok some more This Lancia was an striking looking car and causing some interest

I've always fancied owning an AC Cobra like the one above.... bet they are fun to drive! OK some more general pics.... The Reanult ALpine GTA V6 Turbo is quite a rare beast these days I think you will agree - it was nice to see one at the show

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Some other cars that caught my eye....

This was the first time they have held this event. The flavour of car was a little different than other classic car shows I have been to - with more emphasis on sports cars and modern cars I grabbed a few pics of anything that caught my attention so here are the non Z ones I hope you enjoy them Now I did spot this Lotus Elise... made me wonder if Funkysi owned an Elise would it look anything like this :clown:

Last few .... and something I spotted on the way home lol

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I forgot to charge my DSLR camera batteries and it was too late when I discovered this morning they were flay. So unfortunately these were grabbed on my phone OK here's the nnes of our cars first....

Think you are probably right there! See you tomorrow Rich

Now that's a shame as if you brought the family in the Zed you would all get in for the cost of a fiver :tongue_smilie: It's open to the public 10am-4pm mate Rich

Yes mate you can have Grays ticket. Meet us at Sandbach services by 8:45am I would need your reg number today so I can email them with the substituted car details Rich

Let's meet up at Sandbach Services nr J17 M6 then. We will be leaving sandbach at 8.45AM as we need to be at the show by 9:30 If you want some breakfast (we do!) get there a bit earlier to give yourself some time Weather forecast is sunny 20C Anyone want Grays ticket? Rich

hehehe yeah I see what you mean mate It was still an impressive sight from the road though I never had the pleasure to get a good look at it in my rear view mirror! lol Rich

Thanks for that, there are some really clever folks on here. It was a nice rare/exotic spot on the road then? Yeah I can concur it did go like stink - It overtaked me on the Junction of the A500/A50..... I chased this thing hard up the first part of the A50 which is three lanes wide and pulled in front then dropped back to the inside lane....after coming alongside and giving me the thumbs up and a smile (when my passenger got this pic) he headed for the vanishing point pretty bloody rapid - though I may have tried to give him a good run for the money if my car was running properly AS for ugly - come on guys - anything that stylish has gotta be pretty good fun! Rich

Ahh this is a bit clearer It's really distinctive looking but I never saw the likes of one before - anyone know what it is? Rich

It looked like it had a targa top - will try get this pic off my phone and post a better one but at moment usb port is playing up :(

Spotted on the A50:in Stoke today. I was in the Zed and he actually cruised alongside me smiled and gave the thumbs up. I never saw one like this before. What is it? Rich