anybody go today what did you think,some fantastic cars but its got to be one of the worst national days ive been to in 15 years i know theres a recession but today was crap loads of track space left hardly any stands probably bout a third of the size it used to be a very disapointing day.

 

Most rs's are locked away now aint they for winter

 

yes must admit one of the smallest ive seen, and a definate lack of cars on track. still had as good day but was very susprised at the size.

 

Nail on head mate.... IMO

 

Agreed ,carpark was small and not even full.Just the same old line after line of focus rs,s
Paul linfoots 3 door was the car of the show for me...STUNNING.
When i was 17/18 everyone had or wanted a hot hatch ford but nowdays the youngsters can,t get insurance so settle for driving rubbish or not driving at all.Parts can be obtained cheaper on the internet so the stalls are not as popular as they used to be when i was after them so it,s just the hardcore enthusiasts that are going to go to these types of show.Worst iv,e been to for a while and i haven,t missed FORD FAIR or NATIONAL DAY for 20 years.Think it,s a dying trend.

 

Very quiet indeed,went out on track with Dave for 30mins session.. so that was a bonus though..

 

as above smallest national day ive ever been to but i still had a cracking time weather held out for us and my car didnt break so happy days lol

 

yes it was quiet there but i had a good time on track today.

could of been a lot better on track and infield but maybe the reccession,date of Nat Day may have put people off going.

needs a smaller venue imo to cater for everyone too....track and field.

 

Didn't go as I had a feeling it would be rubbish, I think personally it's too late in the year now, August was ideal, a lot of people only tax thier car for 6 months over the summer. Coupled with people being skint & the RS marque falling away, it will end up quieter. A lot of traders are priced out as well, plus Ł17.50 for the punter is way over odds IMHO.

Needs a serious rethink for next year.

 

cheaper venue...cheaper for everyone.

 

i still enjoyed the day, and a nice selections of car's

think the recession has a lot to do with it, shame i never took mine to go on track

 

Donnington is a great venue, how much does it cost the RSOC to hire it?

Aside from that, Castle Coombe is by far the best RS day of the year.

 

Saw your car on the parade laps mate, looked very nice!
I agree, for how big the show was, Ford Fair was way better value, we had a good day but we were quite shocked at how small the show was, we actually wondered if we'd got the wrong day when we were on the way there lol, they was no queue whatsoever and we didn't see a single RS on the way there, very sad, it used to be massive.

Not been the same since they dug Donno up really, plus, as said, it's too late in the year really.

 

not sure on the costs for Donington.

C.C is a great day....but why was is it compared to Nat Day?

 

I left about half 2 after the parade laps, was a bit disappointed tbh but still some beautiful cars there.
Needs a smaller venue or to be earlier in the year imo.

plus point, the missus has agreed we can get shut of the chavtastic golf and buy an RS2K as a daily

 

Use to come overseas for this show but to late in the year now was good when u had FordFair first weekend in Aug then 2 weeks after Nat Day .

 

I had a great day on the track and met Ronnie Amis so that was a bonus. Did make myself look a dick though when I told him I thought he was my age and not a young lad did make him chuckle though.

 

I think aswell with it clashing with Rally Day yesterday at Combe may have had an effect???

It cost 16grand iwas told today for the RSOC to get Donington..

 

Ahh, that was your 3dr on track then, sounded and looked awesome mate!!

 

well at Ł16k, they must have made money today....even though it was quiet.

wonder what the profits are on a busy day.

 

Karl, missed you again..

 

Wasnt there a few other ford shows on today too.

The blackpook ford show was on today.

 

I noticed how small it was too left after the parde laps and agree there was hardly any cars on track,oh someone did say hello to me sorry if that was you I was automatic pilot

 

wondered when that was on Glenn.

 

Do you think the lack of cars/people is because of the rules that you have to be a member to park on a stand and go on track?

I think Ł17.50 is too steep considering Rsoc needed people to attend after the previous years problems. They could have gone with cheaper tickets and relaxed the rules because of the time of year to get people through the gates.

I saw a post about t-shirts being included in the price but was on a first come first served but when they ran out you still had to pay the same price regardless and you couldn't opt out of paying for the t-shirt.

I didn't bother with trading there because from the general feeling from reading various forum boards attendance would be low

 

the fact that it was ford day at blackpool as well as ford day at crail ,and the show being in the middle of autumn is plain crazy ,makes me wonder if show organisers actually research if any other events are on the same day ,It was reported to me by our RS events organiser they could not find our plot so ended up being creative,The reports I have had from the members basically said there was no passing trade to speak of and the only people walking around were from other stands ,The RS mark is not falling away but the date of this show needs serious revision as it meant to be the RS brand flagship get together ,I personally thought central show and combe were far better

 

I compared it to CC as without fail every year, it has been the best show IMHO. Donny used to be good, never missed it, since about 08 it seems to have tailed off.

The traders thing is really a problem, need to drop the prices massivly to draw them back in

 

Soooo quiet out on track. Still had fun though. 2 cars stood out by a mile for me.

Daves escort. T34 and standard box and big fat leather interior and was quicker than me all day and I was properly trying! Fantastic driver and shows simple mods to a cossie can still make them very fast out on track!

The other was the black 306. Insanely fast for what it was and the driver was excellent! And so aware of what was behind him! He kept getting out of the way for me as I was slightly better on the brakes.... Trouble was.... He was faster through the bloody bends! So then I had to move over!!! Amazing little car. Very very very quick! Bloody good driver to.

TVR with the chevy V8 also worth a mention. Went well man.

 

I wouldn't have thought so Dan tbh as that's been the case for a while, i just think alot of folks buy Jap these days, cheap, reliable etc AND people don't have the funds they had 2,3 yrs ago maybe??

 

Oh And Koadak your car was stunning in the flesh too

 

Have to agree Lee, Dave was awesome today when i went out, real quality driver..

 

thanks Lee, think we had a good time on there lol, you me Mike and Jamies Focus had a good few sessions.

 

Thank you kind sir..........

 

Im sure there was a ford day at crail too.

 

agreed, 306 looked a rite tool on the bends,was he running boddies?

and the TVR was insane

rainbird looked quick while he was out too

Porkie which car was you driving?

 

I stand corrected I thought it was a new rule because i read an argument about it somewhere also I've just read there was non rs's on track too so wrong there too

Still I was right to stay in bed this morning

 

Not like we have seen it before on here

 

Have to agree that 306 was rapid. There was a nice Exige there too.

 

I know, we're crap aren't we mate!! lol

I did have a look about for you but other than seeing you on the parade lap i couldn't see you

Didn't take mine today, just couldn't be arsed lol,

 

Agree with you there dean as it costs a fortune to get there from here,been to last 2 nat-days but as you well know the guernsey RS army attentened FF this year and it was awsome