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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:07 AM
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Just curious if any of you guys are heading to santa pod this sunday? Its my first time going. Any tips on what to and what not to bring?
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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I'm going, My first time too so really looking forward to it
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 09:20 AM
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Suggest that you take camera, food and drink (expensive from vendors on-site) and possibly suntan cream ("Podface" is a well known phenomenon due to mix of wind and sun). Comfortable footwear is a must too. Enjoy the day.
Cheers, John

Just had another thought - To avoid queues, consider arriving and leaving early. Has been known to take ages to get out.

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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 10:06 AM
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Ill be there all weekend
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 10:28 AM
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Im going down. And my mate is taking his RS powered ST. I go 10 - 12 times a year from Northumberland.

Tommyskeeper is sound advice.
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 12:17 PM
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Im going, will be on the kent RSOC stand. my first time as well
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passionford will be there and have a 30+ car stand, watch out for pod burn if sunny
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 02:34 PM
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I am going has anyone got ant stand passes left
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 02:47 PM
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Im going make effort and go now cossies back on road, no stand pass but i believe infield parking is available when asking on gate.
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 02:55 PM
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ah awesome! Cheers for the info guys! Ill pop over to pf stand and meet some of you guys!
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 03:03 PM
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Was at the Escos anniversary a few years ago and admitantly ended up wrecked the night before in northampton, rough all the day at the show lol
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 03:14 PM
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Im up in scotland with work at the mo but theres a few of us driving down for the weekend! No denying we will prob be doing the same the night before!
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Im up in scotland with work at the mo but theres a few of us driving down for the weekend! No denying we will prob be doing the same the night before!
Watch the taxi drivers, from our hotel it cost Ł20 to get to the bars but for some strange reason Ł90 back, obviously we didnt pay it lol
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Beware of the pod face.
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Old Apr 17, 2015 | 11:59 PM
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I fancy going to what show is on
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Old Apr 18, 2015 | 06:07 AM
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Don't forget your aa card if your running a ford up the strip
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Old Apr 18, 2015 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan xr2
I fancy going to what show is on

Central performance show which used to be called RS Central show but its now open to ALL makes and models of cars
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Old Apr 18, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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They used to be really snobby about Fords only at this show, quite amusing the scene has died so much they have had to go cap in hand to other marques to keep it going.

Lots of food and drink
Watch out for the sun
And the wasps
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Originally Posted by Fullflush
They used to be really snobby about Fords only at this show, quite amusing the scene has died so much they have had to go cap in hand to other marques to keep it going.
your not the only one that has noted that trust me
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Old Apr 18, 2015 | 01:01 PM
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Good!

There is no problem with it being a Ford day, but to exclude others was ridiculous. Surely Ford owners want to see how they compare to other marques?
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 04:14 PM
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I wish id of had time to come and have a run, only finished work an hour ago
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 05:41 PM
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Definitely didn't need sun tan cream today! Was freezing
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 07:03 PM
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Definitely didn't need sun tan cream today! Was freezing
More likely to of got wind burn, I'd imagine!?

Anyone take a camera with them??
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 08:56 PM
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Great day, Ive got 278 pictures, and several videos. ..... Im a pic whore .

Friend me on fb for a look see.

Wayne Charlton profile pic is grey series 2
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 09:16 PM
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Wish I could afford it this month, I'm there for classic for me show though without fail
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Was a good show, some lovely cars on display.
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Perfmr2
Great day, Ive got 278 pictures, and several videos. ..... Im a pic whore .

Friend me on fb for a look see.

Wayne Charlton profile pic is grey series 2
Cheers mate, cool pics! What's the story of the car on fire?!
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Silly power Corvette Stingray. Was doing great runs all day. Launched off the line, got about 50 yards, and burst into flames. The NOS line split, and sprayed nitrious all over the exhaust manifold. Driver was unhurt, and thanks to the crew, they saved the car . Took out bonnet, windscren, wiring loom, roof etc. Guy has a fortune into it, but he said he rebuild it and get it back asap.

Was horrible to watch mate.
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Shit! Reminds me of seeing that Saff go up in flames at donnington years ago... At least the driver got out ok, but can't think of anything worse than see mine burn! Was bad enough seeing my little Fiat daily drive go up a few years ago!
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Did anybody else see the red chrome effect Mk2 RS Focus below?

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The photo (if it works) doesn't do the car justice, it looked absolutely stunning in the flesh.
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Did anybody else see the red chrome effect Mk2 RS Focus below?



The photo (if it works) doesn't do the car justice, it looked absolutely stunning in the flesh.
Sorry, not too keen on that.... Maybe a combination of the colour and the chrome effect? Possibly, if in blue or something?

Bit 'marmite', that...
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Old Apr 20, 2015 | 04:22 AM
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Shame about the corvette.

The focus looks mad.

Was wenny there in his mk3 escort.
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so many people I spoke to yesterday all said this was final year of going to central show as it was pretty empty and very dull so passionford will NOT be there next year thats for sure
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Old Apr 20, 2015 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Shame about the corvette.

The focus looks mad.

Was wenny there in his mk3 escort.
Yep,Wenny was there. Looked like he had a few issues though. First run was a 11.2 with a gentle start and missfiring at the top end. Didn't see any of his other runs.
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so many people I spoke to yesterday all said this was final year of going to central show as it was pretty empty and very dull so passionford will NOT be there next year thats for sure

nice one steve

actually we had a bigger attendance than the last 3 yrs

more cars
more pay on the day
more attractions

as for being dull im sure your only talking about the weather as i dont think the show was dull at all

i havnt spoken to anyone who said it was a crap day appart from you

i will make central group aware of your feelings and let them know you no longer want to attend

thats fine

thanks for the support mate

all shows are in decline and need help so attitude like yours will just stop the shows .what will we do then ?
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Originally Posted by 1-PD
so many people I spoke to yesterday all said this was final year of going to central show as it was pretty empty and very dull so passionford will NOT be there next year thats for sure
This is not the first time you have said you are not doing this show again, and you moan about it every year. If you think it is so dull why don't you suggest a way to improve. This show is put on by a very small group of car enthusiasts in there spare time with very limited recourses, this year we had added the Paul Swift stunt team, ride on Monster Truck and live bands, which is a lot more than you get at most other car shows. Also none Fords have always been welcome at this show.
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mark i dont suck up to anyone be it club or person and when my attending guys moan at me saying it was poor event and wont attend again I will always back them up 100%, and to make this a personal dig at me is pretty immature by you as there are posts on this site by others saying the same thing, this event will not feature as part of our diary as a result
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I was there and one of those that told 1-pd it was a very poor show and was pretty empty by 2pm too which you cant deny or do you guys at central have blinkers on, most of you take no part in pf but feel the need to crawl out from under rocks and gang up on someone you should be actually asking the help of
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I look forward to going to a Passion Ford organised show soon.
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Originally Posted by STEG_3dr
I look forward to going to a Passion Ford organised show soon.
seeing as we are not a club and do NOT charge people membership fees leaving them to freely choose who they want to attend events with thats a very naive and ill informed comment.
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