UD 2008 - Indoor Stand

[Graham]

As I posted in the other forum - the indoor stand was arranged while we were down and will be -

Me
Charlie
Dan (Porschetrimr)
Anton (Blue Smoothie)
Geoff and Jo (Whitebug & Snowy)


5 cars was the max we could have on the indoor stand, may be able to get one more space nearer the date.

Hotel booking forms have been e-mailed out - if anyone didn`t receive it can you let me know asap


Info:
Indoor Stands – For National Clubs. (Max. 5 Vehicles)

All Indoor Club Stands / Vehicles must be in the Halls on Saturday 8th March.

Your Clubs will be competing for the ‘Ultimate Club’ Trophy, plus all club vehicles will be judged
as part of the main Show & Shine.

· All Show & Exhibitor Vehicles must be in the halls between 9.00am and 8.00pm on Saturday 8th March, ready for the Main Show Day on Sunday 9th March.

All Display Vehicles in the halls are to have minimum of fuel within the tank (red line) due to Fire Regulations.· We wish to remind you that the insurance of all vehicles is the responsibility of the owner and not the organiser or the venue.
· All Clubs must remain in the Exhibition Halls until 5.00pm on Sunday 9th March, but all vehicles must be removed from the halls by 6.00pm.
· All Clubs are responsible for providing their own tables & chairs (Unless hiring from the organisers)
· The organisers accept no responsibility for any damage or loss to property.
· Under no circumstances are generators to be used.
· No naked flames or heater’s allowed in the halls
· No distribution / sale of food & drink is allowed.
· No animals allowed on site.
· No pressurised containers, gas bottles etc allowed on site.
· Clubs must be responsible for their member’s actions. Irresponsible behaviour will result in the club being asked to leave.
· Take notice of event stewards at all times.


More info at www.ultimate-dubs.co.uk (http://www.ultimate-dubs.co.uk)

[Doodlebug]

So is this stand final and can we asume that people who say they are going to go are gonna turn up...im thinking the OE show here, that sucked a bit didnt it with people dropping out without explanation.

[Graham]

Everyone on the indoor stand needs to have a hotel room booked so it`s a bit harder to drop out - I`m sure people who dropped out of the OE show had good reasons to anyway.

[Doodlebug]

Everyone on the indoor stand needs to have a hotel room booked so it`s a bit harder to drop out - I`m sure people who dropped out of the OE show had good reasons to anyway.

They may have had good reasons...none of which anyone actually knew about! Anyways, i just think its a bit off arranging a club stand and not actually giving other people the option of being part of it, especially as there were quite a few people at the indoor stand last year who haven't even been asked.

[Vickie]

I really don't think booking a hotel room is gonna stop people from dropping out!

[Graham]

They may have had good reasons...none of which anyone actually knew about! Anyways, i just think its a bit off arranging a club stand and not actually giving other people the option of being part of it, especially as there were quite a few people at the indoor stand last year who haven't even been asked.

We found out the reasons afterwards.

The UD stand was done with Charlies approval while the site was down as it has to be done quite quickly to guarantee an indoor space and get hotel rooms booked. At that time we had no idea how long the site would be down for.
Also, we could only have 5 cars max and I needed names and pics to apply for the club stand.
Sorry if it appears to have been done underhand, that wasn`t the intention.
I`m sure we can get an outdoor stand organised that can be arranged a bit more diplomatically now we are back up again.

Also, there may well be one more space on the indoor stand if I talk very nicely to the organisers. Any people pulling out will also have their spaces offered on the forum.

[Graham]

I really don't think booking a hotel room is gonna stop people from dropping out!

No, but it might make them think twice about it.
BTW, payment for the hotel (£65 payable to UD) is by cheque with the booking as UD have block booked the rooms. I sent mine last weekend and the money is out of my account already.

[Vickie]

No, but it might make them think twice about it.
BTW, payment for the hotel is by cheque with the booking as UD have block booked the rooms. I sent mine last weekend and the money is out of my account already.

I'm not getting at you personally G and I guess it was over all a group decision but I just think this smacks of cliquey, especially as a lot of people who have represented Evvo over the summer shows time and time again haven't even had a look in.

I also think it's a bit unfair that Evvo VIP members do not seemingly get priority on stands as first promised. I am also fed up of Southwesties constantly propping up the club stands, the Northerners never seem to come out the woodwork!

[Graham]

Probably is a bit cliquey because I only had a few e-mail addresses so it was a relatively small group decision done rather rapidly :p
With the benefit of hindsight we could have maybe hung on until the site was back and see who wanted to go. I did ask the UD chap if I could book a stand without names and pics of cars but no go.

I will make sure that VIP members get priority on any remaining stands I organise next year.

BTW, us Southwesties are hardcore, you know that ! :laughing:

[charlie @ evvo.co.uk]

who wanted to come then that isnt on the indoor stand?! Not quite sure how people expect the first stand of the season to have been organised when the forum has been offline this last month. An email was sent out to the moderators and all of the people who are on the list to attend the indoor stand are VIP members. As moderators of the forum it is our job to make decisions on things such as this and that is what we have done.

There is nothing to stop other people, as Ray is doing organising an outdoor stand for UD 2008. The indoor one is harder to get into. Those from this year know that - we only managed to get 6 on this year's stand because one nice guy from club lupo moved over to let Andy in.

The decision was made with the tools we had at the time and the email addresses we had.

As for people dropping out at the last minute this is something you will NEVER stop unless people physically have to pay for their show tickets before hand which is gonna be highly unlikely.

I didnt go to Oxford Edition and lost out on a hotel room (£75) and my reasons for going will not be revealed on an open forum but needless to say it was circumstances beyond my control. I am severely limiting my shows in 2008 and will not have a bug for most of them :p

Charlie

[Vickie]

Probably is a bit cliquey because I only had a few e-mail addresses so it was a relatively small group decision done rather rapidly :p
With the benefit of hindsight we could have maybe hung on until the site was back and see who wanted to go. I did ask the UD chap if I could book a stand without names and pics of cars but no go.

I will make sure that VIP members get priority on any remaining stands I organise next year.

BTW, us Southwesties are hardcore, you know that ! :laughing:

That's fair enough G, I, like a lot of people on here, just didn't know what was going on. Most on this forum had no news as to what has been happening for the last couple of weeks and a fair few peeps don't even know this site is back!

I understand a lot of hard graft has gone into Evvo recently but I'm just a bit disappointed by the way this particular thing was handled...

[Special K]

so i cant get on the stand then??

lol..

The bug should be done then too.. :(

[charlie @ evvo.co.uk]

That's fair enough G, I, like a lot of people on here, just didn't know what was going on. Most on this forum had no news as to what has been happening for the last couple of weeks and a fair few peeps don't even know this site is back!

I understand a lot of hard graft has gone into Evvo recently but I'm just a bit disappointed by the way this particular thing was handled...

how are we supposed to contact people whose email addresses we dont have....an email was sent round specifically asking people to forward it on to their friends we cannot do anymore

[Special K]

I'm sure the next time something is organised and everyone is back on the site it will be a lot better

Can't wait til the next show, think the outdoor stand is a good idea... hope can arrange a good turn out for it..

i'll definately be there and the bug should be done.. fingers crossed..

K

[charlie @ evvo.co.uk]

so i cant get on the stand then??

lol..

The bug should be done then too.. :(


not sure there's a lot of aircooled at UD mate its mainly a watercooled show but nothing to stop you joining the outdoor guys :)

[Special K]

not sure there's a lot of aircooled at UD mate its mainly a watercooled show but nothing to stop you joining the outdoor guys :)

That will have to be it then, as fingers crossed i wont have the watercooled then.. :(

Will be good to see everybody.. A big turn out will be great... :laughing:

K

[Ray]

there is an outdoor thread if you want to put your name down :laughing:

[Graham]

That's fair enough G, I, like a lot of people on here, just didn't know what was going on. Most on this forum had no news as to what has been happening for the last couple of weeks and a fair few peeps don't even know this site is back!

I understand a lot of hard graft has gone into Evvo recently but I'm just a bit disappointed by the way this particular thing was handled...

As I said, with hindsight if we`d have known when the forum was going to be back on line we could have left it a bit longer. But rather than risk losing a stand at the first major show of the year we took the decision to go ahead with booking a stand with the people we could contact quickly.
I did ask if we could just reserve a stand without giving specific names but that wasn`t possible.
We live and learn etc etc

[Blugg]

That's fair enough G, I, like a lot of people on here, just didn't know what was going on. Most on this forum had no news as to what has been happening for the last couple of weeks and a fair few peeps don't even know this site is back!

I understand a lot of hard graft has gone into Evvo recently but I'm just a bit disappointed by the way this particular thing was handled...

As I said, with hindsight if we`d have known when the forum was going to be back on line we could have left it a bit longer. But rather than risk losing a stand at the first major show of the year we took the decision to go ahead with booking a stand with the people we could contact quickly.
I did ask if we could just reserve a stand without giving specific names but that wasn`t possible.
We live and learn etc etc

OK don't ban me it's just IMHO :o

I too was amazed that one of the 1st posts on the new but not this evvo forum was about the UD display. Also that it had been finalised.

How many on that stand have dropped out of other shows over the last season ?

BVF was embaressing, a plot for 15 Bugs and 5 turned up ?

OE Show stand barely scraped through :(

Santa Pod with 6 drop outs :confused:

Ian and Vicky showed their support at BVF

I've shown my support at almost everyshow.

For the record i didn't want to be on the UD indoor stand as i was pretty sure i wasn't going due to the distance. ;)

It just seems that that this was all done in the " Clique " way mentioned previously :(

No email adresses but when evvo came back online there seemed to be a shed load of email addresses in my email to say it was back. :confused: :eek:

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New evvo, new members and old members. I realise that the site was down but surely this could of been handled in a better way :confused: :o

[Graham]

Dan, read all of the posts above :rolleyes:

I posted this as soon as possible - I even posted it on the other temp forum, just to get it out in the open so everybody knew about it.
Everything has been covered in both mine and Charlies posts. Please read them.

[Blue Smoothie]

dan, UD was organised weeks ago

as for reasons, in so far as OE is concerned, i dont have to tell you why i didnt go ;)

[Blugg]

dan, UD was organised weeks ago

as for reasons, in so far as OE is concerned, i dont have to tell you why i didnt go ;)

Were a few more than just you Dude ;) Peace and Love though :)

Like i said was just my humble opinion.

BUT..

The site is back up and running now. i could go on and on, but what would be the point. Had Ian and Vicky not posted nor would i. Just felt bad when i saw it had been done in the previous evvo site.

But water under the bridge :)

I shall look forward to the pics of evvo taking Ultimate Dubs by storm :cool:

[Blue Smoothie]

difficult decisions, difficult times mate.....08 will be a good year, there wont be anymore hiccups, so keep on keeping on :)

[Blugg]

difficult decisions, difficult times mate.....08 will be a good year, there wont be anymore hiccups, so keep on keeping on :)


Few suprises up Blugg's sleeve for 08 ;)

Can't have you being the fastest Bug in the South forever now can we :eek:

Not when John is so close with his laptop :laughing:

[Blue Smoothie]

no idea what i will do with mine in 08 :confused:

[Graham]

difficult decisions, difficult times mate.....08 will be a good year, there wont be anymore hiccups, so keep on keeping on :)

Well said Ant ;)
Apologies if anyone thinks I fcuked up organising the stand, but with only 5 spaces there was always going to be some unhappy people.

Now, let`s let it lie - the show`s not until March and we`re hoping to get lots of lovely new members in the next few weeks and we want them to see a happy smiley forum :D

[Blue Smoothie]

lure them in with cakes then tranquilise them :D

[Ray]

tie them up so they cant leave :laughing::laughing:

[Blue Smoothie]

sorry i posted on the wrong forum, that was supposed to be for the "elephants in africa" forum :eek: :laughing:

[Graham]

tie them up so they cant leave :laughing::laughing:

Tie them up and they might not want to leave ;)

[Trb]

I only live walking distance away from UD so might not even take my bug due to traffic problems! Then again, it would look nice inside or outside!

[Graham]

Party round yours on the Saturday night then ? :p

[1958 Harry]

Dont forget for the Aircoolers the Volksworld show is a couple of weeks later on the 29th March :)

And Dubfreeze is a few weeks before on the 17th Feb :D

[1958 Harry]

so i cant get on the stand then??

lol..

The bug should be done then too.. :(

And Charlies right dude this isn't really an Aircooled show :)

[porschetrimr]

no idea what i will do with mine in 08 :confused:

lairy race inspired interior,cage, deleted rear seats,race style door panels and recaro spg s with body coloured shells and trimmed in wild contrasting colour to the blue paint!!
then a big turbo!!

yeah baby

do it do it

[Graham]

lairy race inspired interior,cage, deleted rear seats,race style door panels and recaro spg s with body coloured shells and trimmed in wild contrasting colour to the blue paint!!
then a big turbo!!

yeah baby

do it do it

Or just mend the dent on the roof ! :p

[1958 Harry]

Or just mend the dent on the roof ! :p

:laughing: That dents a piece of Evvo history :laughing:

[Blue Smoothie]

cheeky ****ers :eek: :laughing:

so "wild contrasting colour" would be what exactly ;)

[Luigi Farkelharzen]

I didn't arrange this year's or next years indoor stand but judging by the other club talent that are attending this show, I should think G and the other mods/admin picked the cream of the crop to 'represent' and with only 5 spaces this year, I hope there's some belters on the evvo stand at the show, Pork's being one of them, and using his car as an example of what kind of car should be on a NB stand.

As some people know, there's some serious clubs and cars in the UK so picking cars what mods/admin think are evvo's best shouldn't be argued really.

[Graham]

If no one else sells their Bugs we should have a pretty good stand :laughing:

The idea was we had a range of modded cars, from ours at one end with just springs and wheels to Dans at the other end with pretty much everything !
Would have been nice to get a standard Bug on there, maybe if we can get another space we will.

Charlies new Skud will nicely show that we`re not just a New Bug club now as well.

[Graham]

Dan has had to pull out of this show so there is 1 space available on the indoor stand - any takers ?

[1958 Harry]

What about a Standard old Bug on there? :D

[porschetrimr]

i think that d be really good there were hardly any air coolers there last year

[Graham]

Luke it is then - you might want to set off now though Lukey ;) :p

[1958 Harry]

:lol: It'll take 3 hr's to get there in Harry I reckon, deffo need the hotel the night before!

Not as far as Stanford Hall tho so should be OK :D

[charlie @ evvo.co.uk]

honoured to have you aboard Luke thanks for stepping in.

[1958 Harry]

No problem. Be Harrys first show since having his front end/roof re-painted :D

[yellowbug]

That should make quite a nice display :D

[Blugg]

No problem. Be Harrys first show since having his front end/roof re-painted :D

:cool: Better make a space on the mantlepiece for another Best in Show Award :ghug:

[1958 Harry]

:cool: Better make a space on the mantlepiece for another Best in Show Award :ghug:

LOL! I wish dude! I suspect there will be MUCH better cars than Harry there! :)

[Trb]

No problem. Be Harrys first show since having his front end/roof re-painted :D

If he doesnt make it due to overheating i'll be glad to step in!

Hope he doesnt though! It would be good to have an oldie on show!

[1958 Harry]

He's not overheating? Just has a bit of a flat spot at low revs (which is annoying) but once on the motorway he flies :D

[Blugg]

once on the motorway he flies :D

:cool: Chitty Chitty Bug Bug :D :ghug:

[Graham]

Just had the following from Dean at UD -

Hi Graham

Just checking to see whether or not you will be needing any on-site hotel rooms for Sat 8th March at Ultimate Dubs.

So far only 2 rooms have been booked for your club.

I have attached a booking form (only double rooms are available now).

Could you email us back asap to let us know either way.

Many Thanks
Dean

[ian c]

anyone meeting up outside ?
my sister should be there in the jeans beetle :)

[1958 Harry]

I deffo want a room Graham, just waiting for Payday as I'm rather skint at the mo!

[Graham]

Everyone all set for this then ?

[Snowy]

Everyone all set for this then ?

Kind of......bodywork has been sorted from the little bump I had before Xmas, but as far as spectacular plans go for the show mine involve a bucket, wash mit and a once over with the Dyson inside/roof (can't say any more than that without giving the game away ;) )

[Graham]

I`ve bought some new wax but that`s about it for me :laughing:

BTW Jo, are you still following me up there ? I`m aiming to leave pretty early on saturday to leave lots of time for polishing / drinking ;)
Think Ant may be joining the SW convoy as well

[Luigi Farkelharzen]

See you there!!

[Graham]

See you there!!

Not if we see you first !! :p

[Snowy]

I`ve bought some new wax but that`s about it for me :laughing:

BTW Jo, are you still following me up there ? I`m aiming to leave pretty early on saturday to leave lots of time for polishing / drinking ;)
Think Ant may be joining the SW convoy as well

What time do you call pretty early? Think it is the best to follow you up as not sure whether I will get there on my own! :o

Bottles of Magners are essential items in the car cleaning kit aren't they?! ;) :laughing:

[Graham]

I think Charlie was getting up there for about 11 so prob leave about 9

BTW, Magners ?! Thatchers all the way !!! :laughing:

[Vickie]

Cor blige! Is this next weekend already?

[Graham]

What time do you call pretty early? Think it is the best to follow you up as not sure whether I will get there on my own! :o

Bottles of Magners are essential items in the car cleaning kit aren't they?! ;) :laughing:


Charlie is aiming to get there for 10 so I`ll prob leave about 8 now :eek:

[redlupogti]

hey :) for those that went last year and remember the drunken bar antics then hello from the club lupo lot! we'll be there again so look forward to seeing you in the bar in a weeks time!

Jen x

[Blue Smoothie]

heh jen. we'll be there. the bar is a certainty, the rest of the weekend is less predictable :cuddle:

[gratboyslim]

Just got my wagen back from the paint shop today, so still putting it back together! Aiming to get there 2.30-3. looking forward to it.

[Blue Smoothie]

Charlie is aiming to get there for 10 so I`ll prob leave about 8 now :eek:

i wont be joining you at this time. i have stuff to do on the bug 1st thing.

[evvo]

G i'll be there between 11 and 12 mate as i've got to wait for a parcel to be deliverd that should have been delivered this week :(

Really looking forward to this spending all saturday drinking beer and poliching the Skud ;)

Chris

[Graham]

G i'll be there between 11 and 12 mate as i've got to wait for a parcel to be deliverd that should have been delivered this week :(

Really looking forward to this spending all saturday drinking beer and poliching the Skud ;)

Chris

I`ll probably leave about 0900 then - i want to give the Bug a damn good clean when i get there.
BTW, anyone want to show me how to use clay ? :laughing:

[evvo]

I'll show you its really easy and gives a lovely finish when youve done all your waxing etc :) I'll be doing the skud with some to :)

Chris

[Graham]

Cheers Chris ;)

BTW I have something for you :D

[Luigi Farkelharzen]

Hope your using clay BEFORE you wax Chris?!???

Hopefully see you mofo's Sunday afternoon!

[Blue Smoothie]

well i guess i'll see ya when i see ya - might give you a shout, g, when i get there and will clean the bug outside before venturing in for detailing, clay and wax.

got to sort my rear black lenses out too - thats a whole other story :rolleyes:

[Snowy]

well, I'll be tagging along with Mr G so will be there early, and Geoff is coming up by train on Sat evening.

Off home now to do a couple of bits before it gets dark and hit the supermarket for some basic supplies ;)

See you all tomorrow!:D

[evvo]

Nice one should be a real good crack :)

Clay bar after wax right D?

Chris

[Shamrockez]

Clay before wax :)

[Luigi Farkelharzen]

Nice one should be a real good crack :)

Clay bar after wax right D?

Chris

You mad man! I read about you spending 6 hours on a car, all good bebe, using products (polishes, cleaners and waxes) then if you use a clay afterwards, you take off EVERYTHING you've just applied!!!

The clay is designed to remove bonded contaminents, tree sap, fallout, etc etc aswell as layers of polish and wax! It's literally stripping the surface bare so you can apply the product better and safer. And also needed if your doing paint correction. If your using the clay bar afterwards your back to square one mate!!


Here ya go dude:

Rinse,
Wash,
Rinse,
Dry,
Clay,
Cleaner,
Polish,
Glaze,
Wax,
Sealant,
Quick Detail to pick up remaining product.
Beer.

:cool: :cool:

[Graham]

Make that ...

Rinse,
Wash,
Rinse,
Dry,
Clay,
Cleaner,
Polish,
Glaze,
Wax,
Sealant,
Quick Detail to pick up remaining product.

**Cider**

The Brizzle Cartel is in attendance boi ;)

[charlie @ evvo.co.uk]

lol Dary chris was taking the pi$$

[charlie @ evvo.co.uk]

oh btw ive sent him armed with beer !

[Luigi Farkelharzen]

lol Dary chris was taking the pi$$

Yeah yeah ;)