Thoresby report
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:12 pm
I can't believe nobody has posted a report on the event at Thoresby 
OK so it rained , it rained a lot but there was still a determination to have a good show regardless .
It didn't actually start raining till after mid day if i remember rightly .
I arrived about 7.30 after a 180 mile journey and placed the Solent Daimler on our designated area and immediately started making acquaintance with Rob and some of the xjs lads who invited me to share their tent as the gazebo rob had 'acquired' was woefully inadequate for the day .
Fully aware that rain was imminent i proceeded to wander around and take some pictures before the heavens opened up , as far as i was aware everything was proceeding as normal until about 3.00pm when most people decided enough was enough and prepared for home .
We managed to form a display of the different models in the arena long before the heavens opened up and my family was extremely excited to see me displaying 'the Duchess' alongside the other lovely cars
All in all a thoroughly enjoyable experience , i met a lot of people that i've been talking to over over the past year on the various forums and made some new friends as well .
I've only one real gripe , that is it must be possible to make a decent cup of coffee and still make a profit when your charging £1.80 , the stuff was disgusting and the tea was no better .
I've posted some pictures on xj40.com for the benefit of non jec members so i'll not go through the process of trying it here , this link should put you on the right page
http://www.xj40.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t ... a&start=30
Has anybody else got any
Derek..
OK so it rained , it rained a lot but there was still a determination to have a good show regardless .
It didn't actually start raining till after mid day if i remember rightly .
I arrived about 7.30 after a 180 mile journey and placed the Solent Daimler on our designated area and immediately started making acquaintance with Rob and some of the xjs lads who invited me to share their tent as the gazebo rob had 'acquired' was woefully inadequate for the day .
Fully aware that rain was imminent i proceeded to wander around and take some pictures before the heavens opened up , as far as i was aware everything was proceeding as normal until about 3.00pm when most people decided enough was enough and prepared for home .
We managed to form a display of the different models in the arena long before the heavens opened up and my family was extremely excited to see me displaying 'the Duchess' alongside the other lovely cars
All in all a thoroughly enjoyable experience , i met a lot of people that i've been talking to over over the past year on the various forums and made some new friends as well .
I've only one real gripe , that is it must be possible to make a decent cup of coffee and still make a profit when your charging £1.80 , the stuff was disgusting and the tea was no better .
I've posted some pictures on xj40.com for the benefit of non jec members so i'll not go through the process of trying it here , this link should put you on the right page
http://www.xj40.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t ... a&start=30
Has anybody else got any
Derek..
