MAY 4th 2002 – MAY 6th 2002
Well, May bank holiday again and our first show of the year although this one was going to be a bit strange as my bug was undergoing some serious surgery after the stud that holds the air filter on sheered off completely and dropped into the engine ...... very noisy! Anyhow, it wasn't quite ready in time so we had to go down in a Va****ll, although this may have been much more comfortable it just wasn't the same.
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Anyhow, we arrived at the pod at about one'ish and pitched our tent, this was then the cue to crack open the beers. Much of Saturday was spent drinking, wandering about, drinking, sitting, drinking and a bit more wandering about. There were a few cars about that I hadn't come across before, especially Brian Burrows Ghia which looked fantastic and Bernard Newbury's Berg inspired bug .... the work that has gone into this is amazing. One other car which caught my eye was the VW powered Fiat 500 which was managing mid twelve's on the strip ..... how scary must that be in something that size. |
The Sunday was filled with yet more drinking (can you notice a pattern here?) and watching the VWDRC eliminations and finals, then it was time for a quick bar-b-que and off to the car wash to strut our funky stuff.
| Monday dawned warmer than the rest off the weekend which was oh so welcome but unfortunately it was also very damp which looked like it was going to put a 'dampener' on the RWYB. We hung around until around one'ish (no drinking today though cause I had the drive home!) by which time nothing had gone up the strip so we set off back up North. I guess I'll have to wait until Bug Jam now to see Bernard go up the strip as I'd missed it on the Friday. |
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Still a good weekend was had by all, despite the weather ...... what's happened to all the hot show's? It seems that at one time the weather was always red hot at the shows but all we've had over the last few years is drizzle and cold .... or is that just me getting old and my memory playing tricks?
Steve.
No funny tales this time, or at least none that I can remember (must be all that drinking that I might have mentioned) but I did hear a cracking joke so here goes. This bloke goes for a job in a top notch restaurant and the chef there asks what he can do. 'I fry eggs' replies the bloke. 'What do you mean?' enquires the chef, 'I fry eggs' replies the bloke. So the chef, intrigued by this asks the bloke to demonstrate. With this the bloke picks up an egg and tosses it into the air. He then catches it on the back of his neck, it rolls down his right arm and he flicks it back up. He then catches it on the back of his neck again and lets it roll right down his left arm. It is then flicked up yet again and caught on the back of his neck. He then gives it one more almighty flick, it lands on the grill, the shell cracks in two and the two halves roll clear and a perfect fried egg begins to cook. 'So do I get the job?' asks the bloke. 'Nah, you f**k about too much' replies the chef ........ told you we did a lot of drinking but I thought it was hilarious.