VBOA anyone?

[Squig]

Emma and I have decided to go to VBOA so anyone up for joining us probably camping (if we can find any bleeding details )... info below;

VBOA National Rally in association with CCC Insurance
Date: Saturday 12 July 2008 - Sunday 13 July 2008
Location: Billing Aquadrome, near Northampton
Description: The major event of the year: the annual VBOA National Rally, once again sponsored by Classic & Collectable Club Insurance Ltd., will take place on Saturday July 12th and Sunday July 13th 2008.
Members of the 31 UK owner's clubs affiliated to the VBOA will be displaying over 2000 Vauxhalls, Bedfords and Opels. On Sunday we celebrate the centenary of GM, owners of Vauxhall and Opel since the 1920s, with the General Motors Years display of over 60 examples of every Vauxhall and Opel car model marketed in the UK since 1927.
Sunday morning will see arena displays by participating clubs and in the afternoon the crowning of the Best Car in Show while a massive autojumble will be open all weekend to supply parts, accessories and memorabilia.
Sprecial camping rates are available to members of VBOA affiliated clubs. Please contact your club for further details.
A downloadable form for autojumble space is available below.
Directions: Billing Aquadrome is signposted by brown signs from the A45 and the A428.
Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi? ... 7&out.y=14

Contact: John Ankerman
07947 536221

Link to VBOA site:
http://www.vboa.org.uk/toplevel.php?p=e1&inc=2


I will be calling John this week to enquire about camping. I will NOT be sorting camping and/or VBOA tickets for anyone other than Emma and I, but would love to see another good turn out.
This will not be a show that we will have a stand for, so this will be a purely social event.

Come on people let's have another get together!

[Gaz]

Get some details mate, if we just go down on for the day im sure there is non club parking.

[Envoy CDX]

The VBOA Day visitor rate has been pegged at £10 per vehicle and occupants.

[cav_2.0_gli]

im up for it, and i know Mike will be aswell.
do you just pay on the day at the gates?

Dave

[FoxyCav]

me and gaz are deffo up for this squig. its great day out if your after parts and a generally good day out
Sure you can pay on the gates Dave
So thats:

squig and emma
Dave and mike
foxycav and gaz

should be a good day out, i always find bits i want at Billing and be nice to see everyone again

[keke]

count me in guys.
so thats:
squig and emma
Dave and mike
foxycav and gaz
Keke and Lea-Ann

[FoxyCav]

ooops now i know how to spell lea -ann's name sorry hun

bear in mind folks:
the is NOT an official event of Cavalier mk3 OC, we will be just paying on the gate and parking in the car park and having as bit of a get together ie some food etc and meeting up again
please check RR event for next official Cavalier Mk3 oc event

[keke]

thats ok anita yer cant wait to see all you guys again.

[Squig]

this is gonna be fun! seriously contemplating camping thou if anyone is up for it?

[cav_2.0_gli]

this is gonna be fun! seriously contemplating camping thou if anyone is up for it?

i would be up for camping, if the field isnt like a swamp.

Dave

[FoxyCav]

Billing's campsite is usually pretty decent, been camping there a couple of times.
anyone want to camp then, have to see if gaz wants to, his tent looks like a muddy ball

[sparzzy]

sorry guys i am already booked for a lions fund raising event at kent county show ground maidstone.went to billing last year with local vauxhall sports car club.
i am down to be on the gate directing chelsea tractors into a field . nice !

[FoxyCav]

lol, have fun Tim
I've decided to bung the Cav on the Vxon stand at Billing, oh god more polishing

[himselfunknown]

I'm planning on going along to this. I was persuaded by some of the peeps I spoke to at PVS. ie that the facilities there are better than PVS.

Hopefully I'll get to see a few of you there? I spent most of Sunday at PVS in a post alcoholic / Pod comedown daze (did 19 runs of the strip on Saturday - oops!).

[FoxyCav]

lol think everyone was worse for where at Pvs.

be nice to see you and the Cav at billing though, we should be milling about and my cav will be on vxon's stand. will come and say hello cos i want to drool over your Cav


anita

[Mark]

Just to keep you informed....If you wish to camp and/or show your cars at Billing, you must be part of a VBOA club, as according to the VBOA they have booked the entire site for the weekend and as such no entry is being permitted to vehicles unless they are displaying the VBOA Billing 2008 sticker.

[FoxyCav]

think the rest are just going inthe car park Mark, only me going on a stand (vxon). just a bit of another get together for the gang before our RR.

plus if mike goes, he can polish my cav if he wants he seemed to do a good job at pvs on daves car

[Squig]

guess I'm not camping then...
a bit gutted... anyone fancy B&B?

[FoxyCav]

damn it, how much are b&B's. isnt there any campsites near by??? really dont want to be awake all night anyway

[himselfunknown]

damn it, how much are b&B's. isnt there any campsites near by??? really dont want to be awake all night anyway

I've been told that less chav types go to Billing so it's less noisy at night.

Which suits me as trying to sleep to the sound of a Nova being held on the rev limiter isn't my cuppa tea!

[Mark]

There are B+B's nearby and a travelodge...

My intention wasn't to be awkward, I just don't anyone to make the journey only to be turned away at the gates, better to go with another club or arrange local sleeping arrangements.

Anita....chavs not allowed, very strict speeding policy and also very strict night time 'noise' policy, have seen a fair few chav types thrown out, it's more geared as a 'family' campsite anyway, so sitting up BBQ'ing, drinking and socialising till the wee hours is fine, just a bit quieter and sleeping is actually possible.

[cav_2.0_gli]

ok im lost now.

how exactly do we gain entry to VBOA now then?

cant we just pay on the gates, and park in the visitor parking area????

hope so, was well looking forward to seeing you all again and hopefully picking up a load of cav bits im after!

[FoxyCav]

cheers for that Mark. at least no one will make a wasted journey the night before to the campsite who isnt on a stand.

right can i clear this up (cheers mark glad you clarified things)

If your not on a VBOA club stand you cant get into the campsite as its for clubs attending billing only. That DOESNT mean you cant go on the actual days. you can still go and park in the normal car park, you just cant camp the night before the show.

What i thought we could do was find a cheap B&B and check in, then go to a local pub and have a social get together there. Good night sleep, then i'll be up whizzing to the VXon stand.

I'd camp with you guys Mark but don't wanna leave the members alone when some have travelled miles down to go.

in morning go on vxon stand and see you guys walking about, if i'm not with vxon clan I need mike to clean my Cav for me just kidding

let me know what you guys think.
if you want to leave it then thats cool, i'll sit my butt down with the vxon gang on the campsite, but i love billing its actually a nice day

anita

[cav_2.0_gli]

arr thank god for that!

im up for the day definately, not sure about the B&B yet though, as i need to watch what i spend atm until i find another job, plus we've got the RR day soon which will cost a fair amount in petrol etc.

i shall see, but if i dont come with you lot to a B&B, i will deffo be there on Sunday, hopefully with Mike.

i'l be on the look out for all sorts of bits for my cav - SRI skirts, turbo rear lights, lowering springs etc etc.

will be great to see you all again though!

[Squig]

we'll be there probably on saturday, which I would probably recommend for parts hunters