Auto Italia 28th of August sat

[jasonh131]

I haven't got a Super  I've only got a Sport.. 

Or even a super sport

[jasonh131]

so who out for a sunny ride to banbury and gaydon , midland boys and you southerners  looks like a nice sunny weekend for all off us ,
 haddn't started the the 131 for a month ,so went out wednesday evening for a drenching , but drove like sweet heart  not been to any shows for a quite a while ,
 so might as well get them all in one weekend, not allowed out monday or it would have
 been knebworth or blenheinm palace, quite a few hundred mile but thats what there
 there for     

[Andy c]

we will still be going not sure wot time though

Andy

[Sev131]

It's no no for me now. I'm off to Doncaster.

Who ever goes, have fun and post lots of pics on here please. 

[Gremlino]

Is the meeting up at the Holiday Inn still happening?

[strada]

i was gonna ask the same question about the holiday inn thing, also ..
      can i come?

[Gremlino]

[quotei was gonna ask the same question about the holiday inn thing, also ..
      can i come? ][/quote]

Of course you can meet us at the H-inn, that is if we are all still aiming to be there?

Oh well I can't hang around here I've got to be on my way in 5 mins

Might see you at the Inn   

[simon131]

Quick update before we leave for Eastbourne and Andy and Nita's.

Andy and Nita got as far as Oxford before they suffered an electrical (Andy thinks) failure and the car stopped. They spent the next hour and a half waiting for the recovery truck only to be taken back to their yard, where some half wit told Andy, who is a mechanic for his day job by the way, that the dizzy had moved! Despite there not being a spark when the car was hot. (Andy thinks it's the coil breaking down - but unfortunately today forget to put a spare one in the boot).

Anyway, eventually the recovery co up lifted the car but only took them as far as Dorking, where they had to wait for another recovery company to take them the rest of the way. Anyway, these 'new' half wits came with a truck that wasn't able to up lift Andy's low fronted car (as the car has a front spoiler like the Abarth) so they had to get another truck!!! More delay.

Anyway, they should now be on the final leg home and should be home soon - more than 6 and a half hours after the initial breakdown! I think Andy will pack a spare coil next time.

[jasonh131]

Well of the 4 that set out  only 2 made it me and chris (aka strada) in his blue super
it wasn't as busy as normal, not alot but a bit.

[Gremlino]

Well of the 4 that set out   only 2 made it me and chris

I hope you had a good day the pair of you.

Neet said it was the coil on Andy's car and he has now changed it..... all ok now 

I think I can honestly say this year has sucked with regard to my attempts to get to an Auto Italia event.
This time it wasn't the car that played up it was the crapiest road in the UK.... the M25!

After crawling along at the M26 jcn onto and past Clacket Lane we had a fairly free run to jcn 13 and then stop started to 14 & I'd finally had enough when we slowly reached 15 so I turned around and headed for home.

On the way back I called up my mate Mark and called in to see his latest purchase and look at what he was working on in the shop...

[Gremlino]

And his latest buy...

[Gremlino]

...

[Gremlino]

Sharon found something that she liked...

[Gremlino]

And I had a 'Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind' 

[paulcas]

Nice one Graham, photos made me laugh.    Shame the M25 was such a pig

Jason, aka, well done for making it there.

Andy, well done for making it home