What shows are you doing this year?
Just looking for ideas on what I can do this year for a change
I'm bored/ p!ssed off with the usual Fordfair, RS National day as many are
So what are you doing instead this year?

With the Orion
I'm booked in again for

Gold Cup weekend @ Oulton Park

But so far that's it, they'll be more local shows I'll probably attend and just enjoy days out


With the A3 ( never used it for shows, so will be a first )
I've booked a space at Audis in the park with Audisport net

 

fiesta in the park next weekend as it local/ish.
looking to go to a few little local shows the bury reto show looks good as its local too.

oh and a steam fair in july as its oppersite my parents and very local has all sorts there..

 

With my new job weekends are hard to get off but I've booked some holiday around ford fair and castle Combe, prob stay over in a hotel for ford fair and make a long weekend of it

 

yep show seasons are a nightmare when rosters come out lol

 

FITP is a nice little show - nothing too brash and just a good relaxed way to catch up with everyone. I'll be there with my club ProjectPuma - hiding the RS at the back...lol

Where's the steam fair? I'd love to get to more local small shows this year too. There's often a Pistonheads meet at the Riverside in St Neots on the first Sunday of the month - usually some exotica there such as lambos, ferraris etc which is something different.

 

Tuner fest over at oulton park is a good shout. Time attack is running, public track time and good cars on show. Been the last few years and it's a cracking day out.

 

Just looking at that now thanks

http://north.tunerfest.co.uk

 

the steam fair is at stow-cum-quy near cambridge jct 33 a14.
Went to FITP in 2012 was a nice show although quiet that year but as you said a relaxed show.

 

Simply Ford at beaulieu tomorrow then lots of smaller local ones through the summer .

 

Gutted I can't make this as only 40 mins down the road from me but on my way back up to Birmingham tomorrow for my last week 5 of training for new job

 

Yeah defo mate, as I've only just started they let us book what holiday we wanted for the coming year so I went through all the dates for the car shows that I want to go to, simply ford down the road from me is the one I love going to but I'm back off to Birmingham tomorrow for my 5th week of training

 

Look around your local area. Plenty of smaller shows with a huge variety of cars and not just Fords.
I'm doing Simply Ford and RS National Day, but not Ford Fair or Classic Ford as just bored with them.
Also got Basingstoke Festival of Transport, Uxbridge Motor Show, Rally Day at Combe lined up. Plus a few local shows like Pangbourne and Thatcham.
Much more interesting in my opinion

 

this year we are boycotting all kelsey media run shows in protest at their price hikes plus they are pretty dire as of late and should be renamed focus fest and Im a focus owner too but dont want to attend a event filled with them like ford fair.

regional events are where its at these days for atmosphere and value for money like Del above, we just had a all ford meet at the british motor museum and we are at the ace cafe in 3 weeks time for our yearly birthday bash, then the uxbridge autoshow in july which is massive and diverse

 

one of the reasons I didn't go for a job with an orange van. I like my weekends and couldn't face having to work every other one.