Crazycoop was there with Angelica and matching toe nails.

Pete

Quality

Was an excellent day - even better when the sun came out at about 3.

Good to see so many Coupes and meet a few people, almost got carried away and bought an Uno Turbo The circuit was a bit lame, though the Porto blue Coupe sounded good when there was a chance to boot it - was it anyone off here? Shame more cars didn't try the hillclimb, though it was quite entertaining anyway.

Some truly lovely and characterful cars there for all budgets, was quite sad to get back in the Czech wreck at the end of it.

Yep, good to meet everyone again, and that there was such a great show of Coupes . I'll sort out some photos of the more interesting stuff and post up later .

Suba - Sorry I didn't get to see you again later, but I'd been there since 10.30 and had an hour's drive home !

Phil

An excellent day out!! that was me and Tabs in the portoblue on the track (his car) - good fun! good to finally put faces to names after 2 years!

this was my fave car for of the day, do you think CarlT could do this for the Coupe. After all now bonnets are so scare we could make good use of the rears

I though it fitting that we were next to the Fezzers , even caught a few envious glances from them

Well I had two favourites, both of which were Lambos:

Classic
Modern (Pearly White !)

Here's a few more photos of the excellent Coupe contingent:

Coupes 1
Coupes 2
Coupes 3

Oh, and lest we forget what Brooklands is famous for:

The Banking!

Phil

My photos are here None of my coupe in anyone else's photos

I now HAVE to have a classic alfa...giulia in purple

You stinkers, not saving me a place

Aye well, I forgive you, since I ended up parked with a good view of the Concord and a less good one of Blingmaster's, um, idiosyncratic coupe...

Quote of the day: "Have you seen Barnacle's car over there?"
"Yes, this is Barnacle "

Thought the turnout on the hill was a bit feeble though some of the cars sounded pretty good - and kudos to the Panda

Neil

Great Day, Some superb cars, great to see another Vinci Grey L.E Will post some photos soon

I'll put my hands up to that, but then seeing as I'd never met you before, and nobody introduced me, how was I supposed to know !

Phil

Really good meet, great to put names to faces and see some great coupes!

Car of the show for me is a split between the modified F40 and the DeTomaso Pantera

F40 Each and every time
I managed to get a seat in one ahhhhhhhhhh god that made my day!!!

I had such a FANTASTIC DAY!!! my brother (roo) drove over from Switzerland last w/end for this show so im glad he had am amazing time too.
I caught up with soooo many people but no doubt missed a few of you on here do i am sorry in advance for that.....

I will post my picckies up when i have 6 hours and my poo laptop is wayyyyyyy too slow!

WOW WHAT A FAB DAY!
WELL DONE ONE AND ALL GREAT TO SEE SO MANY COOP'S SHOWING IN FORCE!

Hs a great day Crazy Coop, did you manage to get out on the track?? Hope so, tottaly rocked. The F575 behined me knew his place;)

No Tabs as i havent been on here or any forum lately i did not know that you had to pre-book so missed my chance.
cest la vie!

Glad you had a rockin time around the track AND came back in one piece without stuffing it into anything like you thought you may have done!
Always a result
Did you enjoy your day there then?

Hi All,

An excellent day at Brooklands - packed out with all sorts of Italian stuff, although my wife complained there was no decent italian coffee.

I did ask to go up the hill climb, but they said it was booked up - I'll book in advance next year, I'm sure I could make it more spectacular than some of the Ferraris.

Here are some pictures:

Brooklands Pictures

All the best

Mike

looks like there were loads more coupes there than the last two years.
Couldn't make it this year, what with not having a coupe anymore.

No worries Phil!

What about this one?

Alfa

Not sure about the price though.

Kirsty - you are absolutely nuts - in a nice way of course!

Yeah had a top time, shame you missed the track action. Please I didn't stuff it......not sure Justin was convinced I wasn't going to though! He was hangin on for dear life Could have done with some Recaro's though...he was nearly sat on my lap round some corners!

Thanks suba thats why i picked the name "CRAZYCOOP"

The reason i did it (for people that dont know) was that i had just got my strut brace back on Thursday and was given a pot of touch up and as its water based i thought "sod it ill paint my toe nails and wear flip flops and see who notices" but the sting in that tail was that i woke up in the morning to find that the sun wasn't shining and infact was a tad cold so had to wear trainers - Bummer!

Tabs - Im glad you had a fab time around the track and just gutted that i didnt get to even see the track action let alone have a go altho the feedback i heard form some people was that you could not see much of the track........

Thanks for the pictures Mike - mine's the yellow one R692 - obviously caught your eye!

Shame our twin coops weren't introduced

Quote, "Aye well, I forgive you, since I ended up parked with a good view of the Concord and a less good one of Blingmaster's, um, idiosyncratic coupe..."



Nice of you to be so complimentary Barnacle. You're obviously well in touch with your feminine side (meeow!)Thankfully others understand the car. Certainly the six-deep kids at the Bristol Show voted it ok, (ask Flea and the guys) though, understandably perhaps, the judges may have found it a little OTT! On the recent Lakes' Run, the car came in for quite a bit of favourable comment, though, because the northern sunshine was doing its bit, it may have been a factor.

To my mind, Chris Bangle got it nearly right. A little more money for paint, rims, tints and a kit (the Zender was offered by Fiat afterwards so they recognised the need to repair the damage! lol) would have seen the project finished.

Nice to meet you and your wife(partner?). There will always be a warm fire and a cuppa for you on the SFC stand when next you're left out in the cold. We'll try hard to overlook your car's lack of modification and stealthy shadows paint.
We also have the good grace and manners not to have a pop at fellow owners, regardless of how we view their cars or their ignorance of who we are. It's been the death of clubs I've been associated with.

As my old mum (Gawd Bless her bones) used to say, 'If you've got now't good to say about folk, then say now't.'

Its probably a southern humour thing that we genteel types in the North don't understand due to our back streets upbringing and lack of public shools.LOL

The SFC, as usual, had the best of its cars nicked for the Clubhouse frontage and, as we are an umbrella organisation for all Fiat-based clubs, so homeless and unloved bog-standard cars enjoy just as much respect as the highly modded types and we offered space to the huddled masses, though there can't be too many occasions when a Ferrari is turned away from a Fiat site! (Common or garden Rosso is soooo yesterday dahhhling!)

As I write this the car is booked to appear at Tatton Park as well as the Scottish (works boss permitting), Welsh and Yorkshire runs, all by invitation. Nice to be wanted!TIC

Dave

Shame you did not take her advice then

Dave,

Apologies if you thought I was being particularly critical of your car... as I said when we met and spoke briefly (good to meet you too), it wasn't to my taste. But far be it from me to criticise other's taste.

My preference - particularly give the history of my car - is for standard, but I'm quite happy for anyone to do anything they want to it. Preferably I'd like it done like yours - competently and well executed, irrespective of the finished style.

But surely you can't deny that 'idiosyncratic' is not the *exact* word to describe it?



The welcome you extend is of course reciprocated; we northerners must stick together (I was born and raised in Yorkshire; 'down south' is Barnsley).

Regards,

Neil

I shoul've guessed that you'd be from Yorshire Neil, they grow thicker skins than our side. My comments were to get some banter going - overdid it as usual, hence the offense caused to Bockers. Try to explain 'the crack' to someone other than from Ireland or northern England where pi** taking is an art form and you get predictable results!
I'm less precious than most about my cars (oh really?) than most. One of the reasons for being involved with the SFC is the variety - old/new/classics/modded - I love 'em all.

Regards,

Dave

ps. do you think you might have lived down there long enough? Did 14 years in Swindon without time off for good behaviour!

Um, pushing thirty years south of the 'Umber, with just a few years based in Leeds?

I've always been South of the 'umber'I'm from Grimsby so never see a reason to cross to the 'dark side' and 'Hurll'. Then again 7yrs in Essex is taking it's toll. I almost ordered a lager-top the other day