Stoneleigh 2017

I drove up with my wife yesterday and stayed overnight just north of Coventry, meaning a quick run down to arrive at the Stoneleigh show-ground around 9.30.

Good weather this year, the threat of rain reducing to a little overcast, and in the end perfect weather for wandering, looking at cars and meeting up with fellow drivers I've met from various run outs and events:

Castle Combe 2015: Bob and his wife - stalwarts of almost all RhoCar gatherings with his unique 'Florin Metal Works' seven.

Scotland 2014/2015: Rob, Terry recovering from a severe crash in his Cobra replica, Simon perusing the GBS Stand, Stewart and Jon (missed Andy) driven down from Scotland and Dan who just upgraded his car with a super charger. Sadly Ian, from the first Scotland run, recently passed away (unrelated to driving).

Bucket and Spade 2016: Al Milton, and another driving colleague who's name escapes me.

I also bumped into Zach who drove up in his upgraded V6 Zero and still working through some teething issues with oil leaks and stable cylinder firing. Zach's Orange car just visible behind mine in this picture, with the bonnet off and vertical air intakes.

Looked like a good turnout on the RhoCar stand,

Within 10 minutes of my arrival the outer line of club cars had stretched around the perimeter of the club area, when we came back just before lunch the whole of this area was covered with cars 3-4 rows deep.

No idea what this is - but the car itself, its grile and trailer are eye catchers!

A particularly photogenic Beetle based beech buggy caught my eye,

Camping options - looks like these guys were expecting to need protection against wild animals?

All sorts on display and I did pick up a few parts for the motor, I think we were there from around 9.30 to14.30 ish, very nice gammon roll for lunch, and made it home to Kent for around 18:30.