BVAC Classic, Thirlestane 3/6/18

As last year we should get an area where we can all park up in this popular meet in the surrounds of Thirlestane Castle, Lauder.

Participants are free as before.

Link for info

Names below please - I'll get your details of reg. nos. etc. in due course

1.Edinburgh

Been there for a visit before and it's a nice location. I'm tempted - any recommendations for accommodation nearby?

Count us in.

1.Edinburgh
2.Rosso + 1

I will be attending
Whether I have my fiat Coupe with me is another story

I should be fine for this as I'm aiming to be up in Edinburgh the day before for my dad's 96th birthday Probably have to leave the show c 1400hrs though to get back home..

1.Edinburgh
2.Rosso + 1
3.AlanK
4.G_Man

Sorry, a temporary indisposition has meant my being quiet on this thread but I can confirm we've been given dispensation for a slightly late entry

AlanK and G_Man please could you PM me your names and addresses, exact coop model and reg. number asap, by end of today ideally.

This is for their insurance purposes only, no-one's going to start selling you PPI

Cheers, Simon



Also a late call for anyone else interested? We have been promised an area together as last year and entry for participants is free

1.Edinburgh
2.Rosso + 1
3.AlanK
4.G_Man
5.George
6.dante giacosa
7.ANother

Forgot to add, there's a special display of Italian cars planned this year

Get stuffed!?

No, for real!

PM sent Simon

Cheers Alan

1.Edinburgh
2.Rosso + 1
3.AlanK
4.G_Man
5.GeorgeHolmes
6.dante giacosa
7.ANother
8.Paulie3

And yet another!

1.Edinburgh
2.Rosso + 1
3.AlanK
4.G_Man
5.GeorgeHolmes
6.dante giacosa
7.ANother
8.Paulie3
9.Broomy owner.....

PM sent simon.

Replied Russ

Jimmy and Rita hope to be there

is that you Jimmy?

"hey you guys!"

hello from Jim from the 'trip-doon-the-watter!

Still got the LE..??

Can I count 10 coupes?

it's going eclipse the anniversary meetup, at this rate!

Quite possibly!.....just a shame we can't all park together on the face of it. Those of us allocated the space need to turn up by a certain time which might not necessarily suit the others though

Simon shall we meet at the same place as last year? Scratching head to remember the name of it.

what?

you mean we can't actually all park together..?

There were only spaces for so many....we were granted late entries onto the show area as a favour and IIRC it was the 7th name which was the final one allowed.

Jimmy and Rita and possibly one other will be outside our area I'm afraid, but we'll still see them nae doot

I'll take responsibility for the late entry request as I guess I was sidetracked a bit......

Yes Brian, I'm waiting for the official cards/papers to arrive and we'll meet in the same place which was ideal, time tbc...

As you come off the Edinburgh City Bypass at Fairmilehead exit, take the A702 Biggar Road and in a couple of hundred metres or so you'll see the Esso garage on the left. Opposite is the meet-up area

Excellent - I was going to ask if there was going to be a convoy from Edinburgh. Rough idea of time?

quote from last year's meet..

We need to be in position by 1030 so suggest meeting at the above venue (see previous post) for 0920 to arrive in convoy. There are wristbands, a green windscreen pass and a map of the site with instructions which I'll hand out there.


Assuming it may be the same this year, tbc

Excellent Simon top job looking forward to it.

Please note slight alteration to rendezvous point!

Thank Simon noted

Update

1.Edinburgh*
2.Rosso + 1 *
3.AlanK
4.G_Man
5.GeorgeHolmes*
6.dante giacosa*
7.ANother
8.Paulie3
9.Ian (Broomy owner....)
10. Bill +1*

DIRECTIONS -

Thirlestane Castle, TD2 6RU, just south of Lauder.

Enter the site via the Eagle Gates on the B6362. If arriving from north. leave the A68 at Carfraemill and take the A697, then right on to the B6362 to avoid congestion in Lauder
(note change of approach from last year)

Please arrive by 10.30 so you can be in place before the public gates open at 11.00.

Entrants with yellow passes (us) will turn into the show ground before the castle (Gate F). Follow signs and marshals' directions to reach your parking area - Zone C1

Club entrants should park in our allocated zone, facing toward the public.

Once parked, drivers should come to the BVAC tent to sign in and collect their souvenir before 11.30. Wristbands will be issued so that anyone wishing to leave the site during the show can gain readmission.



Those in the group marked with * will meet up as described at 0915 for 0930 in my post of 9/5/18 in this thread. I'll hand out the paperwork there.

Alan_K and G_Man, do you want to join us in the convoy or do you have other plans? You'd need to have the admin mailed to you beforehand or you may have problems with entry.

Hi Simon , Jimmy and Rita will meet you at the Steadings car park .Hope to be there by 9.00am Looking forward to seeing you all. Cheers Jimmy

Hi Simon
I will join the convoy

Jimmy, check your PM's....

Actually no you don't yet have 5 posts so you won't get one!

I'll email you at the address I've got....if that doesn't work I'll text

Hi, Iain (broomy owner) here, is it OK if I meet you all at meeting point also? Sorry I'm so late to the thread, just been speaking to Brian today 😁

I plan to meet you all at The Steading ..

Great chaps, just making sure we all knew the plan

The list is now

1.Edinburgh*
2.Rosso + 1 *
3.AlanK*
4.G_Man*
5.GeorgeHolmes*
6.dante giacosa*
7.iainjr37*
8.Bill +1*
9.JamesAH*

which will be one of the largest convoys/gathering of coops seen in Scotland for a long while

what a great lineup

crikey-

we're all going to have to wear name-badges!


(especially you Simon- I'm always forgetting your name :P)

That's ok just use my "title" as normal

Link for Venue Map

THIRLESTANE LAYOUT

We are in C1, next to Concorso Italiano d'Eleganza

Crikey-

we're going to be quite prominent!

right opposite the picnic spots...


(wonder if it's too late to get that bit of bodywork done, that needs doing..?)

I would say we couldn't be in better company in that case.

Corrected that for you Brian

Updated list


1.Edinburgh*
2.Rosso + 1 *
3.AlanK*
4.G_Man*
5.GeorgeHolmes*
6.dante giacosa*
7.iainjr37*
8.Rob40*
9.JamesAH*

But even better right next to the steel band Time to dust off my Bermuda shorts but sadly my limbo dancing days are over due to a bad back ..

Ah yes must have been a typo

Looking forward to a wee jaunt up North, hope the weather remains decent.

I think it's going to be 'okay' actually Rob;

should make it better to put down ALL THAT POWER through the front wheels!!

Ha, I’m not bringing the 2.4, it’s not quite ready. Taking a leisurely drive in a bog standard VT6

Just wondering, am I OK to bring a passenger? Staying at my brothers in Edinburgh and he was hoping to join me, obviously he'd need to pay the entry fee.... Cleaning my car as we speak, to many bodywork issues to mention 😊

Yep no worries, the more the merrier....we'll be outnumbering the rest at this rate

Everyone bring their instruments for the bandcall at the Steading car park e.g.

Excellent, thanks very much Simon, looking forward to the convoy very much !!

I'm bringing my trumbone

I can top that



(alright; it's 90 degrees out; sorry)

Try this





I remember this, we didn't half 'ave a larf - when Barney put his foot down trees would bend backwards and deer would scatter for miles around

and that was before he got in the car!

madness

So, er...

Should we all 'synchronise watches' or something...?

What's the local weather forecast? Doesn't look too dry from south of the border!

For Lauder it's improving weather, light cloud by midday and 18c according to the BBC. Less than 20% chance of rain throughout the day so should be okish I reckon ..

I find BBC weather the most unreliable tbh!

Think it'll be warm at least much like today

synchronising watch

I'm watching

If anyone's got a fold-up chair bung it in the boot just in case!

Packing the tent as we speak

Make it the marquee Brian...

Unfortunately the gazebo met with a sticky end at the windy Ingliston revival a few years back..

Just got home and it was good to meet up with the Scottish contingent and thanks Simon for sorting out the admin side of things. Shame about the weather but could have been a lot worse. The exit from the show at close of play may prove interesting as I almost got bogged down when I left at 1400hrs ..

Looking forward to some pics

Lovely to meet you Alan-

Thanks for making the journey up- hope to see you again somewhere!

I'm just gutted i denied El Bravo the chance to shine in the parade ring
( they eventually called for anything Italian lol)

I was too busy making sure I got front row for the dancing girls after,
Priorities lol

was last man standing when I left at 4 and yes road wasn't great and traffic wasn't moving much

Delayed my exit to have a 20 minute ride along in a early 90's Lotus
For £15 for charity which I thought was fair enough
Just made me more determined to get a turbo coupe

Well worth the trip up north for what turned out to be an unexpectedly huge venue, with vehicles from every decade since the year dot!

Great to meet you all, old friends and new, and looking forward to the Riverside meet in July.

Agreed, a great day, enjoyed meeting some old and new faces. Great turn out of cars and enjoyed getting our coupes into the parade.

70 pounds worth of petrol through my coupe in 24 hrs. Well worth it, thoroughly enjoyed

Yeh agreed as above. It was a great day out and super turnout from the coupes from near and far.

and a big thanks to Simon for his organising of it oh and to the surprise parade laps at the end.

Now for the clean up of the underside of the coupe.

Yep, it was jet-wash for three at mine when we got back!

Will post up photies asap.....

Sorry for the delay but here are pics from one or two sources.

Rendezvous


Unexpected bonnet passenger on the G_Man's 16v (of course )


Coupe Roundabout (my favourite)



Entry queue


Our pitch



Accessory must

Italian Parade


What, really?

Nice one-

Great footage...!

Some good pics there Simon ..

Thanks....a few of them are actually dante g's

Ha ha - I've just clocked the caption of my little slow friend on the 16v. Matches the moths found in my wallet ..

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Some great pics, and of the cars too

The Broomies look particularly striking