(Weekend of 14th & 15th August)
Words by Grant Harman
Pictures: George Cottle
A good weekend event and I believe successful although we didn't come home with a prize, the members that participated enjoyed themselves and put the club out there. Hours of preparation and discussion went into the backdrop and a side wall that were built to hold the panels and then painted along with other items that we borrowed from a variety of places.
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On Friday evening, before the setup, it started raining as we were loading the trailer
and Barry decided he'd changed his mind and the car was staying in the garage! He got
over it and drove to the show and the rain stopped just after he arrived!
The next challenge was that we found a fire hose reel in the middle of the wall where
we wanted the backdrop picture which meant that a modification had to be made to the
framing. I am pleased to say that this went well and the team solved the problem like
true professionals. The stand was completed in a couple of hours after which we all
adjourned to the Speights Ale House for a light meal (which was huge!), a drink and
a natter.
Saturday went well with three teams manning the stand at various times. The only incident was a small child who saw Barry's car, escaped from her fathers clutches and ran 10 metres straight under the rope and slapped both hands on the car. Thankfully she didn't touch the newly painted bumper bar on the Elan but this did give Barry a bit of a turn.
Sunday was a bit busier and 4pm came round, pack up team arrived, and we were
all sorted and having a beer in Barry and Jans lounge by 7.30pm. There are people
I'd like to thank, Barry & Jan for their huge effort and the use of the garage.
Kit, George and Craig for the prep, set-up and pack up and manning the stand along
with Stuart, Murray and Alan. A special thanks to Terry who brought his cabinet
making skills for the framing, side wall and helping with the set up. The Theme
for next year is "by the book" and I'm looking for a couple of different cars to
represent the club and some ideas to go with the theme.
Regards Grant
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