by logsplitterman » Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:30 pm
Completely agree about shows with classic cars and just half a dozen auto jumble stands and nothing else to do , i also quickly get bored. Bodelwyddan Castle is a ten minute drive for me. so perhaps thats why i make the effort. The guy on the mike is very irritating and although billed as a Vauxhall/Opel event we are scattered about in manufacturing years and not in a group, so yes Fred lets perhaps have a club stand. An event that i go to every year in August is the Denbigh & Flint Agricultural Show, again just a ten minute drive for me. This show has absolutely everything to keep you occupied all day long, with about 60 classic cars, dozens of vintage tractors, stationery oil engines, machinery, trade stands, gun dog trials, flower and produce competition,show jumping a fair ground and in the main ring this year motorbike stunt riders are booked to appear. That is just a fraction of what is on offer.
In the afternoon at about 3 o'clock the classic cars are invited to parade around the main show ring three times, and a couple of years ago i was chugging around in the Beagle following a Mini Cooper, as each car reaches the raised commentary position the guy speaks briefly about the car in front of him, when i passed their was a long pregnant pause--------- followed by "This is a Vauxhall Viva estate car" another long pause as i excelerated up the straight--------"SL90". Blimy i thought, where did that come from. chuckling to myself. On my second run passed the commentary box absolutely nothing. On the third run BINGO------"And here we have a 1966 Bedford HA Beagle estate, a very rare car this one"
It's moments like this that makes it all worthwhile.
Alan.