Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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Paul_1978_yorks
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

Post by Paul_1978_yorks »

Was hoping to go to this but it’s the day we go on holiday :closedeyes
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clayts450
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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Paul_1978_yorks wrote: Sat Apr 20, 2019 11:56 pm
clayts450 wrote: Sat Apr 20, 2019 11:20 am My 1996 620Si is booked in for forwarding parking
Just looking at your signature - what a great collection of cars! I’m really wanting a Rover 600.
You can paw the 620 Si at FOTU - P394DOH I may be looking to shift it on after that, but after taking it down to the MoT station today (after a month off the road whilst I fixed everything) via a healthy detour which may have accidentally included some country lanes, I'd forgotten what a wafty and sumptuous old barge this is...only had it three months, and with 54K on the clock and a Honda engine, it's barely even run in yet.

It passed :)

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2004 Rover Streetwise S
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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1234dist wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:33 pm Still can't take the cabby then :glare

Me neither. :slapme
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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To be fair, I wouldn't worry too much about age - drop them a message on Facebook - they seem to be quite flexible on the reg year as long as it's something a bit different. Don't recall seeing any cabbies there last year.
1992 Rover 214 SLi
1994 Rover 420 SLi
1996 Rover 620 Si Auto
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0i ES
2004 Rover Streetwise S
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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I’ve just signed up :)
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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Just booked my banger... :oops
Cheers

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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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If you enter for concours, you don't have to worry about the car actually being concours if you display it in that section, which is what I did last year with my SD3. I didn't actually submit mine for concours, but was instead invited later. All in all, you won't be disappointed as it has a very different atomosphere to most shows and you might get to shake the hands of Edd China or Danny Hopkins.

I'll be going again, as I've been four times previously. No doubt members of this club would enjoy it if you haven't been before, but its appeal might be changing raising the age limit to 1996 from 1989. Back in shows early days: 2014, the show felt like you were transported back to a certain era. :laughing2
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BL stable: '88 MG Metro, '73 Austin 1300 GT
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'88 Rover 213 SE Auto ('13-'22)
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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I've just found out from an 'inside source' they are doing an Anniversary Class this year (for any cars celebrating anniversaries this year) so I have asked whether they have included any R8s in this new class - I expressed my sadness as I'm taking the 620 (although I reckon it's likely to be the only 600 there) but bigged up the Club, so hopefully they will include R8s if not already done so.

Has anyone received a notification their car is in the Anniversary Class ?

I will keep you posted.
1992 Rover 214 SLi
1994 Rover 420 SLi
1996 Rover 620 Si Auto
1999 Honda Accord Coupe 2.0i ES
2004 Rover Streetwise S
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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clayts450 wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:11 pm I've just found out from an 'inside source' they are doing an Anniversary Class this year (for any cars celebrating anniversaries this year) so I have asked whether they have included any R8s in this new class - I expressed my sadness as I'm taking the 620 (although I reckon it's likely to be the only 600 there) but bigged up the Club, so hopefully they will include R8s if not already done so.

Has anyone received a notification their car is in the Anniversary Class ?

I will keep you posted.
Didn’t realise there was one, how can one get involved?
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Re: Festival of the Unexceptional 2019 20th July

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Sorry if I missed anybody else!
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