Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

popped down to donnington on sunday,not been to an rs show since 1995,where is everyone.The show's in the 90's were absolutely packed with entrants traders and spectators.So sad the decline of the mighty ford RS scene.

Ginge !

tbh i just go to catch up with people thats all, the show is quiet but thats to be expected, it might start comming back when the RS is released i guess

WHY aint you been for so long though, i aint been for 2 years tbh but i couldnt be arsed thts why

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

used to take a fleet of cars and do a stand ginge,running turbosystems,running the thundersaloon rs500's,building and repairing customers cars,and bringing up a family etc was too much for me, not enough hours in a day and days in a week.All you customers were responsible for my divorce after 19 years of marriage lol
If your feeling guilty please make a donation to my divorce fund

Rs Craig

i think the whole rs scene doesnt have that much to offer these days as it used to in the early 90's when i first started going,there was a great atmosphere with loads of amazing cars now there just seems to be ok 1's.I hadnt been for 5 years and it just seems lifeless

Karl 3dr

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Must be just me then cos i had a really good day yesterday, ok it might not be as busy as it was but thats surely because lots of the cars have been broken for bits etc and Ford havent exactly pushed the RS marque in recent years have they?

I enjoyed it, the weather was a bonus too!!

rog

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Thats a shame to hear as I was thinking of going next year, as I've never been, I was just talking about it yesterday.

Ginge !

tony i never even bought a turbosystems sticker so i cant be blamed pmsl

what was the excuse now then ?

you aint got the misus and the kids have grown up and sure the business is a little less hectic these days ?

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

hence why i popped down

Ginge !

did you ?

shame i never knew, would have been good to meet the legend who made all them stickers in person !!!

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

I arrived at 12.30 was late had a hangover lol
I spied on you all from redgate and craner curves
met alot of old customers who are now rsless and have porches and the likes.
Had long catch up chat with The legend Paul Bayley.

Ginge !

i got there around 12ish

you seen me ?

shame i never met you tbh

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

last minute decision to go so badly organised didn't have a pit pass

Ginge !

that wasnt hard to sort out though i found out at the END of the day pmsl

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

never noticed any ginger coonts saw plenty of other coonts though roflol

Ginge !

shame, id like to meet you one day as you do seem interesting,,, bitter but interesting

i may even buy a sticker

Alabama Hot Pocket

I imagine shows like these, these days to be like the fun fair's from father ted!

"A child , a nurse and rainbum have beecome lodged in the tunnel of goats, and require assistance"

Dingy

I remember the 95 show mate was very very busy....

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

sounds like you want to date me ginge
you want the other tuning company down the road from me lol

Ginge !

dont get ya hope up uncle !

Rs Craig

they were always busy there seemed loads there also

Westy

iTrader: (1)

its always going to be alot more busier back in 95.. the cars were still fairly new.

You only have to notice the amount of RS's you see on the road these days.. very few. End of the day, they are old hat now, and most have either been crashed, or rotted away unfortunately..

Big up the HONDA crew...

Staffi

iTrader: (1)

Everyone's buying Evos that the trouble, a Dingy..

SiZT

Hi SUE!!!

Tangodeltasierra3

How can u compare with 1995 ? its 13 years since - theres a load of things happened since to divert peoples interests like all day shopping, 50 inch tellys, PS3s, Sky etc...why would u want to tramp around a field in wanky summer weather

dakar

iTrader: (1)

Drove from York to Donny and didnt see 1 RS on the way there used to always see loads on the way down

xr_craig

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I saw a few drive past me when i was broken down

To be fair it doesn't seem as busy as last time i went which was probably about 3 years ago. But like said above, there are many better things to do than risk getting piss wet through looking at cars if the weather forecast looks bad.

Lloyd

a lot of people didnt go this year because of the mix up in booking stands.ie cant have a rs on a visiting group stand,by the time it was sorted out,people couldnt be bothered.

COS 22

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funny cos i was talking to the organiser from 95 yesterday !

we know they are not as busy now but cant really do anything about the lack of new rs fords !

i traveled from newcastle to donny on saturday and saw 1 rs on the way !!

i saw about 60 vw campervans though !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i always remember looking forward to seeing the turbosystems car on track, what year did you blow the turbo then ?????????????????

Paul.V

As i've only been a RS member for the past 3 years i can,t really comment on the Glory Years of the 90'S,but still loved the cars. I still felt it was a good show,a bit quiet on the Trade Stands but still a good turn out by all the Local Groups. Everybody has a different opinion as to why people arn't going to the show's anymore: weather crap, fewer car on the road these days, the cost of things, bad organisation and the list goes on.. I think it was a bit quiet this year as some people felt that last years National Day at Rockingham was basically Crap.. Again we all have our own thoughts to this. Also it would have been good if the RS Owners Club could have arange for the new RS Focus to be at Donny for everyone to see, at the end of the day alot of RS Guys will being going out there and buying one,its not as if they didn't have enough time to Try and get this sorted out, maybe they did i don't know but why then walk around with green t-shirts on with "RS bad boys back" when it wasn't.... It was in Russia?? As a newbie to all this at the moment it hasn't put me off and i will carry one going to the show's just as long as the car keeps going....

ECU Monitor Enthusiast

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A coincidence perhaps but I think 1995 was the last year ford sold a proper RS (escort cossie).

IMO of course...

marco polo

iTrader: (1)

yo tony

thats true ........ i go every year regaurdless

marco

Dicko&Vacant

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i also said this yesterday, my first Nat Day was 2005 and it was absolutely heaving, this year it seemed so quiet compared to the 1st year i went.

I think a combination of ebay ruining proper business along with the RS' getting older and people going elsewhere for their kicks means the dramatic decline of the RSOC shows, its only going to get worse year after year unless Ford pull something spectacular out within the next couple of years

Sarah

Dicko&Vacant

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Thats because DemonVW was on at harewood house in leeds, saw quite a few cars last year as well

Rab

Ford hasn't made a proper RS car in 13 years. Why are people surprised that the scene is dying compared to the jap stuff?

Dicko&Vacant

iTrader: (3)

its not even in comparison to jap imo, its in comparison to many many other manufacturers

Sarah

Lee Reynolds

You have to think. Since then there has been ONE new RS model. So its not really enough to bring in new faces, so a lot of old faces go, but a lot of old dont as they have moved on!

RSOC nat day is more like a big classic ford show now!

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

I enjoyed the day but i think it was quiet too. I went to the national day at donnington in 2006 and i thought it was alot busier then that this year. Alot of people have moved on to other makes of cars. I just hope the shows dont get any worse. I drove from durham services and i seen a few rs.s on the way down. I seen more on the way home too.

BRAMMER

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I thought yesterday was busy, if you compare it too 2007 their were about 4-5 times the people their.

I have been going since 1997 give or take a few shows but simple issues make it go quieter.

- Lack of sales stands due to internet etc
- Not as many people due to the lack of RS cars being made and at the rate they get broken
- The price of fuel
- The shows only 2 weeks after Ford fair
- Bitching about club rules

SassyRS

This year was the first year ive missed National day, and tbh from what ive heard im glad i didnt go!

Same old same old...

Track action is probably the only reason now we go.

Rod-Tarry

First went in 1996 & loved it, very big show then. Attended every year up to 2004 by which time it was getting boring & unless you wanted to buy parts a complete waste of time. Cant say I will never go again but it seems unlikely unless Mark asks for my car to be there. The RSOC & its ND are a spent force im afraid.