FCS 08 at rockingham?

[scotty]

dont know if this is tooo early but a mate on one of his clio forums mentioned they was already sorting track time out etc etc

went looking for website and they have a date

http://www.frenchcarshow.co.uk/

2 days before i go on holiday:)

[Chris205]

I'l be going, but tbh im not much of a fan of the venue

[fred]

The track included part of the oval this time round!

[Quiksilver_TR]

We have something started, just working on getting the relevant areas sorted ready for payment.

Be patient. We on the case!

[scotty]

alll good^^^^^

im just too eager

[GTi Andy]

Can buy tickets from the 1st January :)

[Scootymad]

Oo. I want in this year!!

[Marshall]

ill join you guys this year...maybe :P

[Scootymad]

I could quite possibly have a new car by then :D

[chiddy0407]

why not have it abit further north! thats aaaaggggges away from me lol

[Mandyyy]

i wanna go !

[Ryan]

112 miles away from me :)

[Mandyyy]

where is it?

[Ryan]

Nn17 5af

[Ryan]

Rockingham Motor Speedway :)

[Mandyyy]

163 miles from me

:(

[Ryan]

Thats not to bad, it will be the middle of the summer :)

[will_1988]

can we have a 106 owners track session this year?

[Mandyyy]

yeah i guess i drive loads anyway.

but still..why am i so down south lol miles away from everything i swear !

[marinerpug]

I'll probably be there again "grumpy darren" in full effect. Hopefully I'll have a couple of track days under my belt and I might consider track time too

[Wizza]

Can buy tickets from the 1st January :)

I will be buying on that day!!!

[Dan C]

Im up for track time if we get some

[GTi Andy]

I might even book the same hotel again now :)

[Ryan]

yeah i guess i drive loads anyway.

but still..why am i so down south lol miles away from everything i swear !

I know, i live in Farnborough :( all the shows are up north lol

[Dargs]

Yep track time is on the agenda

[Marshall]

I will be buying on that day!!!

wizz, will actually have to see you and say hello this time round, you were no where to be seen!

[*l3ah06*]

I'll probably be there again "grumpy darren" in full effect. Hopefully I'll have a couple of track days under my belt and I might consider track time too

I'll be parked next to you then lol

Or we could have a car each side of the stand with a sign saying 'dont pick on our kid brothers' kinda like a body guard/car guard sort of thing lol

[Luke]

Im hoping to do some track time too.

[spawn9076]

186 miles for me but i'll be there :D

[Lacey]

Wonder if it will be a better show this time?

[Seph]

Il be on track.

And for one thing Me and u lacey wont be doing nooooooo raffle tickets again:D

[danvilla2]

I'm off to the Grid Girl auditions in a minute, wish me luck. Im confident though i'll be hired going on last years.

[Lacey]

Il be on track.

And for one thing Me and u lacey wont be doing nooooooo raffle tickets again:D


hell no!

Thank the lord for that. What a load of stingey bastards there were out there!

I shall actually 'enjoy' the show this year, rather than walk 100 miles in the day like we had to.

[*l3ah06*]

I'm off to the Grid Girl auditions in a minute, wish me luck. Im confident though i'll be hired going on last years.

LOL

[Wizza]

wizz, will actually have to see you and say hello this time round, you were no where to be seen!

Well get your god damn ass on 106 Owners this time... LOL!!!:D

[Lacey]

I'm off to the Grid Girl auditions in a minute, wish me luck. Im confident though i'll be hired going on last years.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

*breathe*

hahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahaha

[danvilla2]

Regarding track time...

They are 15 minute slots right? Whats the cost, do you need a helmet and track cover insurance?

I could just look on the FCS website but im far too lazy.

[Ferg]

Why on God's earth are they doing it at Rockingham again.... oooo so we can have the club stands thrown out the back... so the people that the show is really about are stuck in the gravel car park again all day.... great!

BTW i'm not bitter or anything lol...

[titch]

I should be coming to this. :D:D:D
And IF (:rolleyes:) i've got a new car by then track time should be on the agenda for me :D if I've still got a diesel, then, well, I will genuinely cry!

[quicky con]

2 miles from my house i love it lol

[nicola@kroozinnorthwest]

I wouldnt mind joining you guys?

[Luke]

Everyone is welcome :)

[4937Liam]

I'll be there! And this year with my car... Lol!

[Ste]

Regarding track time...

They are 15 minute slots right? Whats the cost, do you need a helmet and track cover insurance?

I could just look on the FCS website but im far too lazy.

track time is in 30 min slots dan

you'll have to wear a helmet and sort some track day insurance out for piece of mind but i dont think the insurance is mandatory

[danvilla2]

track time is in 30 min slots dan

you'll have to wear a helmet and sort some track day insurance out for piece of mind but i dont think the insurance is mandatory

cheers for the info, might skip the insurance if its not mandatory ;)

[Marshall]

Well get your god damn ass on 106 Owners this time... LOL!!!:D

haha will be matey dont you worry

[Mor61e]

There's already over 50 people who want to go and we've got 6 months yet lol

[Joe West]

I cant wait for this, altho last year was ermmm not great and the weather was like winter, I still can't wait :D haha

[Marshall]

^^ haha yea the weather was wank!

im taking food with me this time along with cash, i was a poor jobless soul crying over gear to buy last year :(

[shaun 106 gti]

what the hell it was crap last time!!!!! they should have it at where they had it in 2006!!!

[marinerpug]

Agreed Brunters is a much better location. But they got such good publicity from Rockingham that I think they decided to use it.

It looks like we'll be out in the car park with all the other clubs again this year (oh the joy)

I enjoyed it when it was at Brunters rockingham was poorly laid out, most of the club stands barely got visited and the walk to and from the 'trade arena' was a joke.

[shaun 106 gti]

we agree on sumit lol,defo brunters mate loads better!!! yes on the car park again! ,most of it was a joke! dont think ime going waste my petrol again!

[Nick106]

yer walking to the trade areas was a mission! fighting 100 other people jus to get up and down the stairs was jus crazy!

[doely_gti]

your diesel is good on juice aint it now shaun.

i will be there regardless on what car i have or where it is.

[shaun 106 gti]

ha ha yes!!! brunters was all in 1 big line! everything together!the way it should be!!!

[shaun 106 gti]

lol doely!! bmw lane mate!! lets go

[rob_s]

dident go this year,

but tbf i wasent to impressed with fcs06,05 was the best imo,on ze grass :D

[shaun 106 gti]

glad this is getting sum views off u guys....

[marinerpug]

yeah I much prefered FCS on the grass at Brunters as it had been for a few years I think the weather was the reason it was in one line in 06? I missed that one - grimsby were playing in the playoff final (we lost, I wished I'd gone to FCS lol) when it was on the grass it was in an almost circle type arangement so it was easy to walk around.

Rockingham in my opinion is a poor venue, all the clubs were placed well out of the way and people wasn't bothering to look. The trade area was too far away and the walkway was too narrow and cramped.

I'd like to see it back at brunters.

[shaun 106 gti]

petition for it to be back at brunters lol

[marinerpug]

[quote=shaun 106 gti;278487]we agree on sumit lol,defo brunters mate loads better!!![quote]

Sh*t, I didn't see who started this thread. Since you said it I'd have to say Rockingham is a brilliant venue ;).

I'm not THAT arguementative just because we disagree somewhere doesn't mean we have to disagree on every thread. :D I don't carry grudges around forums lol

[shaun 106 gti]

ha ha yes it was me!!!
truce mate!!
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[marinerpug]

lol hugs all round

[aidy]

i want a hug daz! you big pink honey bunch you lolz!!!


if everyone thought last fcs was shit, then make sure you get to 08 and make our stand even better and hang out on the stand and bring it some attention!!!

[gazz]

i want a hug daz! you big pink honey bunch you lolz!!!


if everyone thought last fcs was shit, then make sure you get to 08 and make our stand even better and hang out on the stand and bring it some attention!!!

Good call :)

Last years was the only FCS I've ever been to, and tbh I was a bit dissapointed :( Could have been much better, but looks like we are going to have to put up with it!

[sexy_gt]

apparently in 06 it was on the track at brunters beacuse it had "outgrown" the grass section and too many low riders were complaining and last year it was at rockingham because as the show gets bigger each year, it has "outgrown" brunters altogether.

i liked FCS as it felt like a family show instead of a big corporate show. didnt make it to FCS 07, every site review i read was pants, but kind of looking forward to 08 to judge for myself.

[aidy]

the best thing about brunters was the grass!

could chill out and sunbathe or whatever, lie and have some food or a picnic.

cant do that on gravel.

i think we should take load of cans of pop to sell too so we dont have to pay 2 quid a bottle like last year

[shaun 106 gti]

if i go,then i will cum on the 106 owners stand,will be good to actually meet people off here,but still it will probs be the same as last year! car park show lol we mite aswell have it a tesco car park!!!

[shaun 106 gti]

lol aidy we could make a fortune!!!

[slammed106]

ive been the past... erm.. 4? 5 years now and moving from brunters was a bad idea imo..

you lot got shafted last year that car park was a joke as was most of the clubs funnelling all those people through the tiny tunel was a nightmare and then what did you get as reward.. viewing of 1 poxy straight and 2 poxy bends..

i beleive this year there using the full track banked corners an all so that means good viewing from the main grandstand and fingers crossed more people outside the track rather than inside... if that makes sense....

[yellowterror]

totally agree first time went this year it was rubbish will not bother again if its at rockingham

[joe106gti]

07 at rockingham was the first FCS ive been to so i cant comment relaly, but from what everyone says the previous venue was a lot better atmosphere

[marinerpug]

you can have a hug whenever you want aidy you big hunk of love you

[shaun 106 gti]

it was a waste off a day last year imo paying to park on a eerrrmmm car park lol an not alot to look at,what 1 guy with a jet pack thinking he is james bond!

[Wizza]

07 at rockingham was the first FCS ive been to so i cant comment relaly, but from what everyone says the previous venue was a lot better atmosphere

Same as Joe to be honest... First FCS I had been to and as i say it wasn't all that great, but I'd go again just to see how they improve it!!!

[slammed106]

lmao the PGAC and rallye register had a car park.... you lot and others had a semi level part gravel part rock patch...

"car park" is being generous imo....

[GTi Andy]

No matter where FCS is, i'll be there

I'm into 106's and the french scene, so where the show is i'll go and support it

[slammed106]

i totally agree andy i always try to get over..

but it didnt feel as freindly as the days of brunters

[GTi Andy]

i totally agree andy i always try to get over..

but it didnt feel as freindly as the days of brunters

A agree back with you Stu, brunters had the atmosphere due to the fact it was all in 1 area rather than being 'split' into 2 like rockingham

[slammed106]

i think its just harder to pull out a chair and chill out in the sun with your mates in a car park than on the grass..

the weather wasn`t exactly blistering last time though from memory...

[GTi Andy]

Yeah it was a little cold haha

[shaun 106 gti]

it pissed down on the way last year,why dont take sum fake grass lol an chill on that??

[slammed106]

lmao i always chill out on grass.....

you know what i mean though it just seemed harder to wander up to people and chat about there motors...

[shaun 106 gti]

yes i know what u mean,not been able chill about by your car as poeple r walking about looking an if they want ask about your car u r there.... ime going roll up a fake football turf pitch so the 106 owners can chill lol u bring the chairs slammed 106

[quicky con]

every event that happens at rockingham is on that gravel i think it was good last year
good turn out
good track
and good travel time 4 mins :D

[joe106gti]

any pics of bunters? hopefully they'll make it better but ill be there rain or shine

[mat106]

It was also my first fcs this year, and i thought it was crap compared to the likes of trax where there are no tunnels to try and get through. I will be going next year, on the 106 owners stand this time as ive not actually been to a show with the club yet.

[thebluefox]

I went to FCS 05 and 06, 05 was the best, was in a kind of square on the grass, loads of people jest relaxing and having a good time. 06 was along the runway, with car stands either side. IMO is could have been done better, as loads of nob heads were flying down the runway, with loads of people walking around.

Didn't go this year, so can't comment, but it sounded crap!

[slammed106]

/\/\/\/\/\
exactly

[Quik_Pug]

I went to FCS 05 and 06, 05 was the best, was in a kind of square on the grass, loads of people jest relaxing and having a good time. 06 was along the runway, with car stands either side. IMO is could have been done better, as loads of nob heads were flying down the runway, with loads of people walking around.

Didn't go this year, so can't comment, but it sounded crap!

I was literally just about to type that exact paragraph out! lol :p

Loved FCS05 :D.....great atmosphere, great viewing for the track, and yea the club stands were arranged in a big square, wasnt so spread out :)

Didnt make FCS07 so cant comment but doesnt sound it was that good

Brunters FTW :D

[kenich]

Yea right FCS 05 was a good show - but didnt think as much of the last 2. No doubt I will still go next year though as its good to catch up with people I dont see often and to check out the french machinery. Usually prefere the Sat nigght though :lol:

[Dan C]

The best bit about FCS 07 was the night before lol The show was dire, as everyone has said, the club area was out of the way and got hardly any attention at all.

[Ste]

brunters was by far the best even 06 when it was all on the tarmac atleast the club stands were mixed in with the trade stands so there was abit more to see when you went for a wander

rockigham isnt laid out for a show like FCS and all the gravel trap and carpark on the front just alienates the club stands and as much as i thought last year was shite if we can pull in 100 cars i'm sure we can have a laugh and show everyone else how its done LOL

oh and correct me if i'm wrong but isnt part of it not been held at brunters anymore the uber strict noise limit it has now due to all the people who've moved in next to it and are now complaining about the noise :rolleyes::rolleyes: muppets