Hi people, here's the review from the Hitler side of the fence.
Firstly, thanks to all who attended. Apart from a very select few, everyone was impeccably behaved - even so far as to allow people to remark on how 'safe' and 'well organised' it was. WTF?
Safe? Errrrrrr......
Well organised? Certainly not. It all went pear shaped when 20 cars rocked up at 8:45, and sent us into disarray.
From then on, for me at least, it was ecstatic moments punctuated by disasters, and I spent most of the time panicking and trying not to cry at it all going wrong around me.
However.....
I had an elite team of crew (staff is the wrong word). As I went around not doing things, they did them. Saved my ass big time.
That all said, for the most stressful weekend of my life, it was also one of the most enjoyable.
It WILL happen again, now I know what to expect, and where we went wrong. For those who are interested, we did do OK in the end financially, we managed to earn about £80.
The worst thing? Who lifted the gate off it's hinges and stole our sign? That peed me off big style.
Some personal reviews (or my chance to have a dig at individuals).
Sorry if I miss you out, but I met a lot of people... and can't remember you all
Massive special thanks go to Huw and Mike, without ya, I'd have been pooped.
Huw (HMS BMW): Total star. Manned the main drift course, helped lay out and never moaned once. Can say no more. Except... fair play.... one wheel drifting in HMS BMW can't be easy.... and you looked to be having fun in everyone elses cars.
Mike (Grey E30 of death): Again, total star. Laid out (I think) all the drift tracks, and had popped 2 tyres before the event started. Proper nutter, and provided comic relief in the E30 of death every time he was about (also had crash of the day, drifting the time attack). Contender for driver of the weekend?
BMWSean (White E30 I think...): Good lad, even agreed to take the kids out for a spin. Didn't drift too bad either, and was always grinning. Valium anybody?
Lee (Grey E30 of lowness and non-workage): Fair play for carrying on. I'd have given up and torched it.
Munky (E30 touring that looks burnt out): Didn't actually see you drift. However, the kids had a ride (on your good tyres too), and you gave me beer. Always good.
WelshMart (dead Blue Sierra): I can't believe the state of that thing, it can't possibly be legal. Had to borrow a car for half the journey home - hope you got the Sierra back OK.
Jimbo (White Volvo 340): How aren't you dead? Health and safety have requested you lower that car. I still have no idea how it didn't go over at points. Contender for most improved of the weekend?
Martin (White and Blue Volvo Estate): Fair play, for a relative n00b in a £50 shed, you slung it about a pearler, even having repaired a blown turbo seal. Never off the track, I think most of these scrap casings are yours...Another contender for most imporoved?
Roop (Grey Volvo 340ish): Seems as a drifter you make a cracking singer......hehehee.... nice to meet the legend. Now sort a proper car. You gimp.
Bryn (Skyline, I think): When i met you, I had no idea who you were - having seen the pics, I saw quite a lot of you. Nice to meet ya, and many thanks for putting this bunch of reprobates up for the night... or 6 hours anyway...
Luke (Black RX-7 with no exhaust): Well done. I think you get the award for most expensive day out. Not only is Kara gonna have your balls on a plate, it's gonna cost finanically. Well done indeed. Thats dedication. Kill your own, then fetch the missuses car, and kill that too. Rather you than me, but hey, you had fun!
Kara (Blue Skyline with a geezerbird in it): Another contender for most improved. How many tyres? I can feel a trip to DriftersAnonymous in the pipeline. Well played letting Luke use the Liner, even though he brought back a wreck (much like Seans first attempt in the Mona Lisa in Tokyo Drift...). Get it fixed, get it to the next one!
Trig (Red Seat Ibiza): RESTECP. Thats a properly fast car, but I agree, it's time for a proper car. If anyone cares, the Seat is up for sale, Trig has been taken over by the dark side and wants something Drifty. Another win for RWD..... Oh, and sorry for crashing the shed with you on board... but god damn that was funny!
Dunx (another White Skyline): I can't believe the show queen got a hiding. Fair play. Seemed to go well too. Good to see ya again, gonna get good at it next time?
The trendy fela in the black liner: Thanks for the ride, thats fair rapid... and am I right in assuming it was the first time you ragged it in anger?
Bally (Black RX-7 with Weird backwards graphics): Looked rapid down the quarter..... but the slight amount of sideways you got pulling away from the burger van was a touch sad. Must try harder next time.
Martin Wonnacott (JDM Bummer Purple S13): Fair do's you can drive a bit. And you let Mike out in it. You need locking up.
And I know I've missed out loads, but I was sooooo busy it aint even funny.
All in all, a cracking weekend!
The shed needs a clutch, the Mondeo died, we killed the kitcar, and we all had a hey-ho time.
We learnt a lot of lessons for next time, and the next wil be easier, smoother, less stressful, I wILL get to kill more than 2 tyres in the shed, and I WILL DRIVE A SKYLINE!!!!
All the reviews seem good, the clean up is done (almost) and I think we might have kinda pulled it off (so to speak).
Time to start on the next one, I'll have a date up in a week or so, keep em peeled.