My Very Special Billing Through the Lens.

[Astra Dan]

Hello.

Our trip up was largely uneventful, nice Convoy with me, the missus (Sharon SR), Benn, Peter and Byron. We did have a little mishap at the first pit stop:



Pete found this, isn't he lucky? He got to take it home:



So his Cav XE weapon went with one odd Turbo rim. Still, he cheered himself up with ANOTHER set of SuperTouring wheels for the bargain price of £100. So for the second year running he went home with a car full of wheels. lol

Of course you know the SC area by now:





Byron's so-new-and-secret-I-think-he's-lying Vauxhall saloon:



Some cars what caught my eye:

Very neat engine bay:



One can always appreciate a clean shell:



Also:



I loves SAABs, this is exactly the model I want, unless I can pick up a Ruby for like, 25p:



I met Simps too. That was cool:



I managed to finally succumb to the 'flu Sharon's had for the past week, so I didn't walk very far, so obviously I don't have many pics.

My bargains:

A brand new GTE rear wiper motor (with cover) and seat trim (goes behind the seat back adjustment wheel). Stupidly good deal at £8! A spare set of Mk2 Astra head lights protectors for £15!
Sharon got a rather minty XE plug cover for £5 and a new aerial for a fiver too.

And finally, a MASSIVE thanks to to club members who voted and allowed me to win best standard car! To say I'm chuffed is an understatement. My whole 'standard - but nice' thing has been recognised. I'm glad the GTE won it, it was so near death at one point (vultures were circling for it's engine), this is a hell of a return. Mike Warner even got a little misty eyed as he sat in in for a bit. I got some handy cleaning gear and this spiffing trophy:



Again many thanks for everyone's votes!

That is all.

[Drizz]

I voted for ya. Lovely example of a lovely car!

[Benn]

as did i,
proper standard,non of these wannabes,
love the enginebay shot too

[Astra Dan]

Thankyou!

[ANDYRACER]

Nice to finally meet you Dan and your lovely missus who gave me a fruit salad.

S chuffed you won the standard car thorphy, consering i remember what the car looked like when Rusty owned it, its come along way. You deserved the trophy fella

Oh and nice to catch up with Benn again, and think it was Pitstoppe who was there aswell on the Sunday

[Davcohen]

well done, also wanted to say you've proven yourself with the sport aswel that looks amazing compared to what it used to look like prior

[spanishfly]

Congrats mate!

[Nobbie]

Yup, it was between you and the red nova IMO, but the champagne Astra GTE that made it on our stand too late was minty. Every time i felt the arches it made me tingle, and that wasn't the shards of metal going into my fingertips!

Very well done mate.

[Astra Dan]

Thanks very much everyone.

[Astra Dan]

well done, also wanted to say you've proven yourself with the sport aswel that looks amazing compared to what it used to look like prior

Thanks Dave. The Sport is a proper little shifting machine now with it's new engine (did I menetion the XE ended up costing me £15?). It handles pretty good now after a drop and uprated shock combo. I also fitted new bottom arms and some Yokohama A539s the day before Billing, too.

[Benn]

15 quid????? now thats a bargin only you could get...

[The Simps]

Well done again dan. Well deserved depsite your little tantrum lmao

Thanks for the pic, wondered if it would make it online or not! lmao At least I got an ice cream out of it.

[Ph@tboy]

LOLOL i noticed those super touring rims and was going to mention them to him.....but wasnt sure who Pete was.....glad he found em anyways

[Benn]

LOLOL i noticed those super touring rims and was going to mention them to him.....but wasnt sure who Pete was.....glad he found em anyways

the guy whos wallet was to big for his pocket...lmao

[Pitstoppete]

the guy whos wallet was to big for his pocket...lmao

cheeky...

(Its true, I am broke now yet again,
but i dont care, coz i got more rims than Halfords here, 6 spare cam covers, 3 f28's and loads more rare stuff to squirrel away for a huge ebay lob out...)

and the car still goes off the clock on the way home from Billing....

loving it.

[a16vbk]

I loves SAABs, this is exactly the model I want, unless I can pick up a Ruby for like, 25p:



yeah you want a full blown ruby on an l plate.going up in value big style.

[Davcohen]

Thanks Dave. The Sport is a proper little shifting machine now with it's new engine (did I menetion the XE ended up costing me £15?). It handles pretty good now after a drop and uprated shock combo. I also fitted new bottom arms and some Yokohama A539s the day before Billing, too.

as said only a deal the original Dan could get, well now its all sorted and everything looks so good i can take it back off ya.........

great job though seriously and that GTE looks minted

[Tom Williams]

as said only a deal the original Dan could get, well now its all sorted and everything looks so good i can take it back off ya.........

I think Sharon might have a few words on whether you can take it back :P

[Astra Dan]

pmsl

[GTE 16v]

Congrats on the Award Dan, well deserved.

[dose]

Welldone matey