SICB day Hopetoun House

After a good turnout and a great day at Hill of Tarvit hope as many folk and more can make it for this.

Still good value at £5 for exhibitors - be good to see the west coasters this time!

Show is from 10.30 to 3.00 - we need to be there from 10.00 to secure a pitch.

All Italian car and bikes welcome!

Count me out, I'm in the big smoke for some athletics get together!

Olympian heights eh? Bet it's costing you more than HH!

Ok so what I'm jealous

Or maybe not....

You'd win a medal in restoration though

:-)

Working at them for 3 weeks. Oh what fun!

How do you register to attend this show?

No problems fraz, what we usually do is meet up by the Forth Road Bridge then drive in convoy to the venue in order to ensure a good parking spot.

I'll post again in the near future, be good to have a new coop attending

Sadly I won't be back in the UK in time to attend.
Hope you all have a cracking day. Preferably a dry & sunny one.

Ach too bad Barney, looks like I shall have to attend in triplicate twice over


Attendees:

1.Edinburgh!

The organiser has been in touch regarding the links to this event so here is an update:


Facebook link


We need some more names for this!!

I should be able to make it up to this one .

Attendees:

1.Edinburgh
2.Baz76



Baz

Doubled in a flash!

Keep 'em coming, the organiser is already on our backs

What about you guys that weren't able to make the Hill of Tarvit meet, come to this one!

Permissible excuses:

1. performing at the Olympics
2.




Unpermissible excuses:

1. washing your hair
2. reading What Oil thread
3. posting on What Oil thread
4. checking your oil

Flier




Prices for regular punters should read

Adult £4.25
Children £2.50

try and make this Simon, if only to see the Baz -tards ugly mug

Now for the excuses ....

I have mental health issues...mostly inside the gazebo !

You been banned from the house again Ronnie?


1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman


FYI we've been given a bit of stick for fewer coops turning up last year than projected, am I going to have to come around to your front doors in person? You can't all be going to the Olympics

I'll be there moving back to the Rosyth this month had enough of Germany. Be good to see Baz again and meet some new boys no been to a coupe meet in over 2 years!

1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman
4. johnnymarr

You come to my front door - ill come

Myself (and possibly mrs Jimbob) plan to attend, although we may be forced to use the Yaris
as the Coop repairs have been temporarily delayed due to us recently discovering (at the ripe old age of 32) that we're expecting our 1st mini Jimbob...

Typical knee-jerk reaction Ross

Someone else coming over from your part of the jungle?

Hey congratulations, so the Aldi tool-buy worked

Only one organ-players' joke allowed now, I'm done


What needs done to the coop?

Simon I've shared your link on our new FCSS Facebook page, I hope you have a better turn out then last year

Good man Joe

Thanks.

Just steadily undoing the previous owners bodges and fixing everything properly. It's taken 4 months so far. I'll be posting some pics of the work done so far when i get a chance.

You did offer.

Ross

But I wouldn't go all the way just for you Ross

How is the physio going anyway?

Getting there. Have good days and bad days. Somedays I feel like its getting better really quickly then I wake up next morning and it's badly
Swollen. Just need to take it as it goes.

As for this event - I'm doubtful tbh.

Ross

Hi everyone,

Nice to see we'll have some of you guys along on the day.

In our 4th year now, the Scottish Italian Car and Bike Day 2011 attracted over 350 cars and 1800 visitors, and we are hoping to make it an even bigger event this year. It's the premier multi-club event of the calendar, very relaxed and informal with no amplification or commentary in a stunning setting; Hopetoun House, one of the UK's grandest stately homes. Sadly it does not belong to me! The web site is:
‪http://www.hopetoun.co.uk/

We would like to have as many Fiats as possible there this year. The event is very club focussed and we are more than happy for clubs to have stands and to canvass for more members of those attending. The event thrives on the diversity of attendees, from a Vespa to a Club Racer Ducatti, or a Fiat Panda to a Ferrari Enzo. Everyone is welcome and as special as the next.

It is run for fun and charity and the organisers make nothing from it.

If you need any more information, please get in touch or have a look on our website ‪http://www.italiancarandbikeday.co.uk/ or facebook page ‪http://www.facebook.com/ItalianCarandBikeDay

As has been said it is £5 per car to exhibit, including all occupants.

Many thanks,
Paul


A video of last year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Zm94sqxNg

Hi Paul, tried to send you a PM but you are over the message limit

We have a largely healthy community who do their best to attend and travel fair distances in many cases - sometimes it doesn't work out for the very best of reasons. However it's always good to hear from another enthusiast and just tonight we've had another promise [not that sort ]

1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman
4. johnnymarr
5. jimbob13[?]
6. Rob40
7. F1ANG

1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman
4. johnnymarr
5. jimbob13[?]
6. Rob40
7. F1ANG
8. Hubby

Hey chaps remember me????? No?? Oh well who cares!!
Im up for this if ok to tag along in the GT? Or Duke? Depends on weather lol but im a definitely!
1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman Fud!
4. johnnymarr
5. jimbob13[?]
6. Rob40
7. F1ANG
8. Hubby
9. Steamer

Hi Paul, [oh no.... ] you and your better half coming along?

and.....



a reference to a number of days perchance?

Eh no ,,,,,,,its because Im ninth on the list duh!
Old age itself doth not come!!
Dunno if Jane will be there not really her thang you know

Pretty sure, you're the guy who look's like that famous american actor, names on the edge of my tongue...

Dam that's going to keep me up all night.

Mickey Rourke?

Im not a difinite Simon, I'm going to try, will know better nearer the time.

He's white Ross

Can you not get your parole brought forward Ronnie? Sure we can rustle up a few plods to put in a good word for you

Charlie Sheen?
Tom Cruise?
Come on Ronnie!!!!!

[quote=Steamer][quote=sparkyman]Pretty sure, you're the guy who look's like that famous american actor, names on the edge of my tongue...

Dam that's going to keep me up all night. [/quote]
Charlie Sheen? :rotate:
Tom Cruise? :yes:
Come on Ronnie!!!!! :bye: [/quote]

Leslie Nielsen??

Eh? Maximum edit time expired after 15 seconds!!

Richard Simmons!

x 2

... if you look at the hand, the subject has a thumb also a far better hair style , heading in the right direction though Kelvster

O.T. I would just like to thank the british transport police for keeping the subway ( not that subway )stations safe, as reported by the Evening Times, good job guys

Bronx = Kelvinside , I now feel safe on the subway guys,you are the heart of the city #












# = my arse!

You going to Sicbd or not?

Ross

Sparkers old chap we'll set up a dais at HH and you can do a stand-up routine from there?

Proceeds from access to it to be split between you and FCCUK pension fund

Of which you'll be first beneficiary. Lol

If I get my car back I'll try and make it.

Ross

Walked into that one!

But I'll be rich, mwahahahaha

Hi again everyone,

We are now running in association with a top scottish detailer giving you the opportunity have your car pampered on the day of the event.

COMPETITION: Our friend Richard over RGK Detailing http://www.rgkdetailing.com/ has a great prize for one lucky owner of an Italian Car/Bike. As part of his demonstrations at the event, the winner of the competition will receive a mini detail + have any paint defects removed from their vehicle. To qualify for the competition you need to have your vehicle at the event from 10am-3pm.

To enter, just reply to the post on our facebook page with your make and model of car/bike – easy!

LINK: http://www.facebook.com/ItalianCaran...86113574750298

The competition will close at 23.59 on Sunday 5th of August and the winner will be chosen at random the next day. If you have any questions about the competition please contact the detailer.

Sounds good!

I should point out that paulqv is a friend of the organiser of this event and is party to exclusive information which we are delighted to share in. He is a great asset to the running of it and I hope we can turn out in good numbers to do justice to it!

1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman
4. johnnymarr
5. jimbob13[?]
6. Rob40
7. F1ANG
8. Hubby
9. Steamer

Sparkyman, Jimbob, are you still up for this?

I know we've just augmented the coupe-owning ranks in Ed by approx 1,000 % [even if it is a porto ] but hoping it can make it.....

They want us on site by 10 a.m. so if we are going to convoy over we could aim to leave MacDonald's carpark at the FRB as usual by 9.45 at the latest [gives the Sassenachs an extra 15 mins kip ] Ok , Baz, you too mate!

Um, I heard some Chinese whispers at the last meet that there was an impression Fiat Coupes had a reputation of causing aggro at meets by asking other cars to move around

I don't know how accurate this is but I don't want that sort of chat going about so the best thing is to be punctual if at all possible!

hi guys , sign me up for this . il do my best to be punctual

1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. Sparkyman
4. johnnymarr
5. jimbob13[?]
6. Rob40
7. F1ANG
8. Hubby
9. Steamer
10.Alucard

Hey Alucard what part of town are you from?

As I dont have a coupe (apart from kennys) I won't be attending.

Ross

Yep I remember you saying you had doubts about this Ross, but didn't realise you had Kenny's coop now. I take it it wouldn't be kosher to bring it then. You back out driving though?

Anything for representation from Middle Earth!

I *may* not be able to attend in any coupe.

If I can I'll turn up.

Ross

iv recently moved out to rosewell , before here i was in leith . how about yourself

nr the Meadows. Probably quicker for you to go straight to the FRB rather than come in this far. Leith, phew they've undergone some trauma in the last few years....

Ok guys, myself and Angelo are definites for this weekend

Baz; what time will you be at Abington Services? We can convoy up if you like?

I'll be setting off to Italy in the coop at midnight so i might not stay until the bitter end but thought i would still make the effort to come up to see you guys and give the old bus a bit of a shakedown before the journey

Sorry can't make this because of unforeseen difficulties.

Hope you guys have a great day.

Have a safe journey to and back from italy Rob

Hope what you have heard Simon isn't true or there is some valid reason. Only time I recall was the SICD a good couple of years back where there was three shall we say characters invloved.

you had..

1 ) coupe owners ( great easy going bunch of guys )

2 ) event organisers ( they failed on the last bit )

3 ) car club full way greeting faced grannies ( I'm been kind again )

don't know of any other times, but then again I don't make all the meets



Oh by the way Steamer is the spit of Samuel Jackson with a hat on apparently !

That time already!
Been out of the loop the last couple of months

I'm afraid I'll not make it Simon, I'm karting at Newbridge on Sunday 1pm for my boy Michael's Birthday.

Might try and pop by in morning.
Can show cars leave site early? About 12.30

Great if you can make it for a while, yes there's usually a channel left in the middle up by the steps for access.

Sorry you can't make this Ronnie, we'll have a great time without you miss your company

My first SICB day was 2 years ago, the one where your clutch went kaput, so hadn't heard about the incident you refer to.
No need for any rough edges on these occasions, a little tolerance and flexibility goes a long way.

I'm going to try and make this. I'll try to get organised in time in the morning to make it to the FRB by 9.45...

The event is close upon us now and the weather is looking good! Just time to show you a great write up we received yesterday in The Scotsman newspaper (see here http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/motori...house-1-2461079).

See you all tomorrow!

Good man fraz

You may see Samuel Jackson Steamer tooling up from Ayr direction or in case he's not in a coop [?] he may see you!

Forecast isnae bad so bring a wee chair/rug/g-f, etc!


1. Edinburgh
2. Baz76
3. johnnymarr
4. jimbob13[?]
5. Rob40
6. F1ANG
7. Hubby
8. Steamer
9. Alucard
10.fraz77

Jimbob, are you any further forward?

Rob40 is laying on a slap-up banquet

Sparkys clutch went 15 months ago.

I've been robbed of my temporary coupe so won't be attending.

Booooo

Ross

We're still hoping to attend, sadly without the Coupe though, as i'm still finding problems.

well think i'm in for a sleepless night tonight, highlight of my whole month SIC+BD! besides also gives me an excuse to splash out a little

LE skirts and front lips painted and fitted as of last night, 6spd box, new clutch and short shift fitted since the last meet. oh and while i was working yesterday- the legend that is dad + a day off (bored) +a little sunshine = resulted in me having a full HID conversion, my grill fixed, a new coupe engraved tax disk holder and this is the best part...the full side of my air box cut out and meshed (and everybody wonderes where i get it from) .

really sorry to here about peoples problems, and i hope everybody makes it. looking forwards to seing you all.

Went to this last year and enjoyed it. This year plan on bringing my coupe with the kids en tow for a good day out. Wont be there though until later in the morning

Not going to make it this year, Just got back from the garage but the cars not finished

Have a great time though and hopefully see you all later

Great Gary, see you there, not sure if there'll be a space alongside the rest of us but come up and suss it out

Sorry not to see you [and your dad] this time Hubby, hope all comes out well to go with that lovely respray

Eeeeeee what a good do

Probably the best mix of exotica i've seen in a long while, old and new.
Hopetoun seems to get better every year and the weather has always been brilliant, well worth adding a couple of hundred miles to my journey, the scenic route back was a hoot

Great to see everyone again and hope to see you all at xmas.

Going to hit the sack for a couple of hrs kip then off to Italy for a wee

Sofia is

Yep the weather held out and although the turnout wasn't quite as big as the May meet Steamer came up from Ayr [that your white Alfa Paul? ], Rob40 and family from Carlisle, well done guys. This guy is driving to Italy tonight - mental! Safe journey pal! Good to see some new faces, Fraser, Johnny and families, Scott, as well as stalwarts, Johnny's exhaust knocking spots off the pathetic peeps from the Lambo's
Congratulations to the organising team who kept cool and sorted us all out into groups without a fuss
Next time I'll remember to bring the foot for the banner, no wonder it failed



But who was this Moon grey?? Disappeared for most of the day, would have been good to get introduced!




The blurry one is supposed to be Baz's back seat...
No comments please!

Wow the Lambo crowd has grown quite abit since the first year!

Looks like a fantastic day out guys. Thanks for posting the pics Simon.

This event gets better every year! Loads of great Italian machinery and even a bonus Porsche meet in the car park outside with other exotica mixed among them .

Nice to see a decent turnout of Coupé's (I was surprised to be the only Sprinty there too !) As usual it was good to see the old and new faces and hopefully I'll see them all again at the Christmas meet next , good luck with your trip too Rob .

I'll get some pics uploaded on here as soon as I can but here's a link to my Facebook album for just now.

Hopetoun House 2012

A short video of some Lamborghini's driving away.

Baz

Looks like it was another cracking day and the show gets bigger every year.

I love the Cobra (even though it isnt Italian)

Was a great show! Nice to see old faces and sorry if I didnt introduce myself Im a shy boy from the coast!
Yes Simon the white GT is mine,what gave it away?

Baz, the first link not working for me??

Impressive definition on your vid! Noted that you didn''t dwell on the driver of L13MBO

Excellent pics

Looked like a great day

Good pic collection Simon. Was a great day out and some fantastic cars on display. Even the weather was great! Keeping the wee ones occupied distracted me from interacting as much as I'd have liked but they seemed to enjoy their day too. Can't believe all those Italian car enthusiasts and not one query about my Coop for sale|
Do you guys who saw think it think it is fairly priced??

some great pics,nice day for it too by looks of it

great vid too,the black lambo countach's are epic! love um and im sure that yellow SV is from blackpool,the reg looks familiar

had to share the vid,hope you dont mind lol

+1, the Cobra was a cheeky addition which had bags of character, you couldn't get upset with it not being Italian - it also had a great sound which I preferred to the strangulated dry rasps of the Lambos, well-captured by Baz in his vid.

The wee ones were great and your lad was right on the ball especially when he was giving me a hard time for not being able to put up the banner

The other guys are probably better placed to comment on your asking price - just because no-one enquired doesn't mean the price is unreasonable, it's probably that the market is a bit slow up in these parts. Heck, I don't see a coupe from one month to the next Would it be unaffordable to keep it another year, if you can keep abreast of the kids/space/bikes issue?

Forgot to add, the conversation that took place immediately before this pic went something like this:-

Angelo "I say old bean, it would be absolutely spiffing if I could just sit for a moment in a Ferrari"

Old bean " This way, sir........."

Cut to Angelo tripping out, well worth capturing

Btw, the guy standing up runs my paintshop

I'm really not much of a photographer but here's a link to a few of my pic's from Sunday...

http://s1080.photobucket.com/albums/j325/jimbob1131/SICBD/

Great selection there Jimbob - that wasn't you in the Moon grey was it?

You should have come to say hi

You never know Simon, I may just end up keeping her...might look into renting some garage space off the council or something..

Thanks. Nope, we came down in the Yaris.

Well if you like it enough and there's nowt much wrong with it it's a no-brainer