v man

did anyone think that sunday at the pod was a bit crap compared to last year
where was all the big boys ie..steve scott
hadland
norris
mad
rod terry

only seemed to be about 20 or so different cars running and 15 pound for 3 runs was a joke

harris bros rulled the day all the mk1 escorts with h e p on the window seemed to be very fast cars liked them a lot
they need to put a better show on nexy year for us rs owners we pay the money so we want the goods

Cowboi

compared to the last 2 years it was rather quiet.

i was sitting in the stand for quite a bit of it. and when i looked behind and saw not 1 car in the queue i couldnt believe it.

Ryan

dont bother going to pod as it really doesnt interest me anymore, i can imagine its the same for alot of people and also combe was on saturday so i doubt many people would have done both.

kevmk2

It was rather quite,i was hoping to line up with some of the big boys just for the crack and to surprise a few of them

Lloyd

crap compared to last year? there was over4000 people at the show,sorry but we cannot make traders attend,or big bhp cars,it was them that lost out on 4000 potential customers.we cant win on the 3 runs for 15 quid.if we said 15 quid run all day the place would be ram packed with ques,be lucky to get 2 runs in.at luch time providing you had been up the strip the cost was 10 quid for as many runs as you wanted. how many shows of this size do you think you will attend cheaper this year? we could do it cheaper,and make a loss,but how many more central days do you think there would be if we did that.

cossymad

Lots of bonnets in the air.......like normal Ford ownership really.

b_kennedy

anyone take any pics??

cossymad

I reckon they did

neilm

I did see Karl.... but he wasnt going to break any records....

For pushing a buggy.....


I did think the Old Skool Ford lot kinda stole the show a little..... especially with Kev Warne running 10.50

timturbo

yer i agree some nice cars but did need few more of the big boys. Traders stands where bit poor needed more actual parts except all ripspeed barry bolt on stuff

Kev your mk2 was amazing was running quicker than escort cossies

And would of liked to see jano race his s1 i know lot people dont like him but i love his car

bigad4x4

Well said Tim spot on

Was looking forward to seeing more of the big powered cars on the strip

but maybe next year.

Were a few pretty impressive times layed down well done guys

xr2i-carl

awesome kev mate absolutely awesome, what bhp is she running?

Mr Sam

i thought it was a good day out got sick of the sight of concourse cossie.........get them on the track FFS

v man

yeh that mk2 of kevs is a bit special would like to know the full spec
dont know if i should cossie my rs 2000
she runs a 200 bhp pinto at the mo not sure what to do .......

Ginge !

wtf,,,, ok i admit i spent fuck all money at the show apart from the RIP OFF 14 quid for 2 burgers,manky chips and beans and 2 bottles of coke but the old school cars where class,,,, and that jet car,,,,, well everyone knows i love that thing

though tbh i didnt look at any of the cars on show,,, didnt even see the passionford stand as such apart from when we walked up to talk to whilee

but we spent all day watching the strip and enjoyed it tbh,,,, ok a few more cars would have been nice but its the first year ive actually bothered to watch the strip

think the central lot done a good job,, considering think they need to think about ways to get traders there who have stuff the people wanna buy rather than some mopeds/pink steering wheel covers and fancy plates

but all in all was a good show i thought,,, though 15 quid is a ripp off to get in as is the fucking price of food

Shings

It is the one thing that always crops up.... nothing that is done seems to attract them.....

Not sure why.... its been going on for 6 years now.

The Youth.

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was my first visit and I thought it was fantastic!!
loved the mix of old and new school, saw 4 100E's like mine
been to loads of regional days and this is deffo up there with the best of them..
will deffo back next year we camped at billing aquadrome on the sat night the facilities were excellent there aswell

steve

Lloyd

i think if more people attended central day,then the traders will follow.i went home with 750 quid because i couldnt find anything to spend it on.only managed to spend 250 on 3 items lol

Ginge !

shings i aint knocking the show at all, tbh im not into looking at the same saph cossies all the time anyway

so the old school boys i thought made it more enjoyable, shame the fiat 126's wasnt about aswell as they was also cool last year

i wasnt gonna actually go tbh, but REAL glad i did

was a good show and its generally the best show to go but not sure if thats cause of the piss up or not but either way i really liked it

Urban Legend

haha u always pretend your not comin an never regret changing your mind!

Ginge !

kam HONESTLY we wasnt gonna go,,, i wasnt kidding when i said it that morning as i realised that i done 180 quid on a night out and thought i didnt wanna spunk another 100 quid on a show

but your right,,, i never regret anything otherwise i would never do it

AJC

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felt last year was better, bt enjoyed this one thorughly,

was even a cheeky sod and abandoned my saff on passion ford dstand for a bit

RWD_cossie_wil

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To be fair, I thought the show would be crap and I wasn't going to bother going, but I am really pleased I did as I had a TOP day out, and even managed to get slightly sunburnt

Has to be said as well, the organisers are an absolute credit to the RSOC, good to see security walking through the cars looking out for thieves and calling people over the tannoy when they found problems, donnington could learn a hell of a lot

£15 was a tad on the expensive side, but can't really moan for a full days entertainment, and the red Mk2 made my day, 10.5 , jezuz that thing hooked up well, as did most of the old skool stuff, great to see 30 year old cars running times that most cossies can only dream of . Great to see Tib Hit a 11.1 as well, gotta be a late 10 in that car this year surley ? And my mate alex managed a 13.6 on a 4x4 saff with a T3 on greens and a very slippery clutch Jet car, wow awsome...........

Shame the trade stands were a bit poor, but I suppose they have to justify thier time and outlay, but overall a good day out, well done to the organisers again

kevmk2

It was 440bhp @1.4 bar of boost,now running 1.8 bar,so would estimate around 480-490 ish

kevmk2

Once you cossie your escort,theres no going back mate,the grin factor is excellent,especially when you have a play with GT3 porsche's and Ferraris on the road,the look on thier faces when they see a 30 year old escort still with them
Engine spec is GT30 internal wastegated turbo from AET,head ported by Neil roper who does mountune stuff,200 block,cosworth racing pistons,knife edged crank,standard rods,big wing sump. Escort cossie EECIV plenum cover with spacer and wrc 8 injector plenum with 8 dark green injectors and a P8 ecu. Thats about it i think

v man

whats the suspension set up you have diff etc mine is getting fully stripped down shot blasted and fully tarck perped going to 5 link mine but alot of people are telling me 5 link is to much for the road 4 link will be more than enough............. not sure what to do

kevmk2

Im running a ZF diff with 3:7:5 diff ratio. Quaife two piece halfshafts and shortened atlas axle. You cant really have a 4 link with nothing else,you need the panhard rod to stop the axle from moving side to side or a watts linkage. Some rally boys have a 4 link with leaf springs still but i dont see the point to be honest,you get much more adjustability with coilovers.
Im running Leda coilovers with 14" long srpings.
Im nbot giving anymore away otherwise il have other people catching up to me up the strip lol

timturbo

its savage kev its an amazing car

kevmk2

Cheers Tim,all the hard work has paid off over the 11 years

v man

i am going for coilovers got a quaife diff and gartrac prop but cant stand the type 9 box even though quaife has worked ther magic on this too gonna put a t5 in there cant wait to drive it when its all dun

Mr RS500

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Traders at shows are a thing of the past

I did central day 3 years ago and it was one of my best ever shows , but sadly over the last 2 years it has got worse and worse , people just pick stuff up and ask the price then say " Huu i can get it cheaper of e/bay "

It takes all day friday to load a van , drive down sat , and get a hotel
Do the show sunday , then spend all day monday unloading the van

Total 4 days and aprox £120 in fuel £80 for a hotel , food / drink etc and wages ,,To do a show like central day costs aprox £500 to £600 just to have tossers tell you they can buy stuff cheaper of e/bay

I havent done any shows for the last 2 years and will never do any again

sad to say people just want traders to come just so they have somthing to look at , not to actually buy anything

Paul

Rippers

I enjoyed it

kevmk2

Quaife diffs are ok for road use,but for track stuff i would go for a plated diff all day long. Quaife diffs have a nasty way of spinning one wheel when coming out of a corner after cornering hard,plate diffs are much better all round imo.

Bullett

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thats a very fair point paul.something some dont think about is the amount of things stolen from traders too,sad but true
i love central day and always have,this year though i spent too much time catching up with people than seeing the show really.and tracey also said i normally go round and earmark cars i want to see running but this year i didnt

one observation i did make was that the standard of the saffs was very poor.a few gooduns like D47 COS(BLACK ONE) but on the whole dissappointing i know they aint worth as much as the 3 dr and escy but that doesnt mean they shouldnt be looked after.im glad im getting mine back to her old glory

Bullett

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Paul Ripley
love your car matey and those rims so suit it

Mr RS500

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Ps,,
I thought the day was great

A fantastic start to 2007 well done central group

Paul

Charlie Chalk

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Quarter stuff really isnt my thing...


Was good to see faces, and a few of the nicer cars there rather than the action

gilly

Yes it did seem at little quiet at the Pod but on the whole was a top show.



Was also good to put a few names to faces