GTI Spring Festival 2008 Info Thread.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:11 pm

stacey - lol! my back is ok now, had a long bath when i got back....god knows what i did....have a whole new outlook on what its like to be old now...and not looking forward to it!

strip cheered me up though! i reverted back to a 5 year old boy eager to get back on it and race again!

tim - have a look in the youtube vid section

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:16 pm

The rain was shocking on the way back on the M1! Mat was only just infront of me and I couldn't hardly see him....dangerous to say the least lol.

Again, had a great time/good banter/good laughs and good bacon cob!

(Yeah that's right Tom, COB!!!)

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:29 pm

olop_chris wrote:Again, had a great time/good banter/good laughs and good bacon cob!

(Yeah that's right Tom, COB!!!)

Dunno what that is mate, I know I had a nice bacon roll though

Gra-GT · Post by **Gra-GT** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:46 pm

sapphireflame wrote:was a good...when it wasn't raining! i think it was worth the wait wasn't it, your face looked something like this as you went past how is your back today?
mum gave me a funny look when i told her i had a sub and amp in the back of the car, she looked relieved when i told her it was no longer in there!
also told her her car is too slow to which she replied "its not that slow" my response..."it is when there are tdi's in front and gti's behind..."

thanks everyone

Ahh, OK, I guess that explains why you had a sub and some back seat ON your own back seat when I walked past sometime in the afternoon. Thought it was a bit strange at the time

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:07 pm

Thanks to everyone who came along! a great atmosphere from all! even if the weather was a bit s**t, just cast your minds to the laughs we had at inters last year, crowded under a gazzeboo! good times!

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:18 pm

i had a great day

as always a good laugh with you lot, good to see some familiar faces again (Tom, Dean, Chris, Chris, Stacey, Si, Fly, James, Bryony, Simon, Ollie) and it was good to meet some new faces (kc, Mat and lady friend, Haris)

pretty poo weather but uk-p goes on what ever the weather, we always have a laugh!

for anyone wandering, my front wheels do scrub, quite a lot actually

leaving the pod was not fun, lots of squeaking and where i had sprayed quik detailer on my windscreen earlier in the day to save time, my screen was very smeary when it rained, couldn't really see where i was going

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:33 pm

Whats the next big one then?

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:37 pm

Get your names down for GTi International Now!

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olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:39 pm

DanDiesel wrote:for anyone wandering, my front wheels do scrub, quite a lot actually

Haha that's a shame Dan! Never mind ey! You sticking with them?

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:43 pm

yup

gonna remove bits before i remove them! car is looking how i want it, would be a shame to ruin it!
gonna remove some arch holding screws, and possibly look into getting the arches rolled slightly!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:50 pm

DanDiesel wrote: gonna remove some arch holding screws, and possibly look into getting the arches rolled slightly!

do it!

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SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:03 pm

DanDiesel wrote:gonna remove some arch holding screws

Bolts removed!

Car is sitting slightly lower on one side and is catching the arch slightly!

Dan took me for a spin earlier and the noises are horrid, i made him stop and turn back!

But once she is raised slightly on one side, everything should be ok, just plastic to rub away then!

Not going to do what you saw those guys doing with the basball bat then dan?

flyfs6 · Post by **flyfs6** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:45 pm

Was great seeing everybody, despite the dodgy showers it was a good event.

My gearbox is still playing up (VW fixed it two months ago). Enjoyed the 1/4 runs, my first run was a very dodgy and the car got stuck in gear.

KC got a smooth (I think) 14.903 seconds, I too in the end got a 14.908.

I put that down my dodgy box

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:01 pm

i was told by dan there is a drag strip so i'm game although i've got some holiday/music fests coming up so will have to check first

M@Turner · Post by **M@Turner** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:02 pm

What a great day. Bit of a shame about the rain and having to wait ages for the track to dry out!

Nice to meet some new faces aswell as the old ones too!!!

Just want to say thanks to Doug, Si, Tom and who ever else chatted to my lady whilst i had a couple of blasts up the strip! She said she enjoyed it and didn't feel left out!

Was pretty pleased with my 16.08 1/4 mile considering i've only got a green filter and pd160. Am sure i could get into 15's with a few more goes, but i reckon a re-map will be done before then!

Can't wait for the next meet!