Trailmasters 110 squashed by falling tree in High winds
caravan/awning the same fate.
high winds/heavy rain.

It was quite bad, I was there.

Have a look at www.mud-club.com

Paul

it suddenly went from sunny to very dark, then windy, then HUGE rain, 10 mins later big crashing noise, tree down, squashed 110 right opposite, people running over, luckily no one hurt, 2 mins later ambulance arrived and nearly skidded straight into it on the wet grass !

as soon as it went dark and we could see it coming we opened all the vans and cars and just started throwing everything in, we were planning on leaving late sat but not quite that early !

a memorable end to a good show,

I spoke to my missus about 13:30hrs in Swindon, she said it was persisting down, i laughed as it was very hot and sunny at Bling!

then about 14:30 the skies started to darken, like this:



So as i'd pretty much walked around twice, i grabbed the last few things and scedaddled back to the car sharpish. just as i got to it, there was what seemed like a mini twister, the wind just whipped right up (i videod it with my camera but it didn't come out too well)

then as i was sat trying to get out of the carpark, it was like this:



From Swindon to Bling took bang on 1 1/2 hours this morning (quiet roads and i was giving it "some" ) took 2 1/2 on the way back! because i missed a junction just before th A43 i ended up all over the place, finishing up in Bicester, and every poxy little road was blocked by fallen trees!

Thank god no one was injured in the showground though.

Well I've been in Pompey all day. Great chance ot catch up with the truck after playing at Brick Kiln last sunday. Had managed to traverse the mud in the deeper bomb hole which until last sunday is not something we'd seen before. In fact the recoveries can be quite drawn out.

Anyway having pressure washed an inch or more of mud out of the footwells I now had mud spray covering the whole cab. So, bucket, soap and spongs I gave it a good wash and let the rains hose it away. Much better.

Also did battle with a siezed hand brake (ooh for an x-eng jobbie), smoking the clutch to try and get the drum to thow itself off. By heck the truck goes better now

misread trevs response

didn't see the rain to rinse bit

Billing content? Well I couldn't make it but made use of the rain back home.

(happy to delete post if you'd like).

no I just thought you had misread the title and thought it amusing

Going down tommorrow so hopefully not everyone will have packed up and gone home

Entertaining wasn't it. They had issued a severe weather warning that morning. According to the Met Office it was a non touchown tornado.

I sheltered at the Wright Off Road tent. We clipped the winch on it and then held on to it for dear life. The guys next door were not so lucky.

The damage I saw amounted to the Trailmasters 110, two caravans, one with a branch in the roof. One flattened! Large number of awnings scattered around. Matt Savage stand completely wiped out (he was in a fairly exposed position).

Heard that a car had been hit and someone trapped for a short time and several tents spotted in the jet ski lake.

Only live a couple of minutes down the road and at home there was only a little rain and some wind.

Guy

It came in very fast.

Me ,Dave and Vicky were in the Gigglepin stand chatting to Jim about his new ground anchor that is finally a sensible weight that means my wife can lift it off the floor with ease.

We were all having a good laugh keeping water out and carrying out running repairs to the stand while the storm was in full flow battering us by that stage everyone was soaked. When the tree went from behind Jim's stand and landed on the 110 .It was like wake up call as to how much danger we were all in from the trees and everyone rushed to help the Trail-master people who's 110 had undoutably saved them by taking the full impacted of the falling tree.

We said are goodbyes after that as we were only up for the day. The site was a mess after the storm and I feel sorry for those that didn't get the help to keep there stands together as we saw three guys had climbed a tree to recover his stand.

Just got a phone call this morning to tell us my wife has won a set of Goodyear tyres Result my disco could do with a new set of road boots for the daily London commute

I was there with Si White yesterday and he got a call from home to say it'd been raining for an hour and the stream outside the house had risen by 2 and a half feet! I laughed but we went back to the car to get waterproofs. Just as we got back to the stands the heavens opened and within 30 seconds we were soaked through.

The ORRP contingent were "asked to leave" this morning following an evening of high spirits attracting the attention of the "Security team".

While they were occupied trying to stop people having a good time, the security apparently were unable to locate or stop the groups of local thieves roaming the site helping themselves.

local thieves.... security......

one of the same from what i've seen of them!

well thats just typical

Lucky git

That was quite a storm I was soaked but luckily i hadn't got around to pitching my tent at the time

Some of the damage

Glad I stayed at home fixing my 110 in the sun

Did anyone manage to get any good deals? I had tried all Saturday, but to no prevail?

Even tried "Any discount for the Marshals"....But couldnt get anywhere.

I guess the organisers have boosted the cost, for the companies to have a tradestand? Giving a knock on effect for the punters?

We had a great time, only down side was the trip home and getting caught in long tailbacks as soon as we got onto the M1. I set off before Si and he's still not made it home with the exhibition trailer.

I managed to sleep through ORRPs exploits - that's how noisy they were and we were less than 100 yards away - Billing security at its best!


Sarah

Home now! Blimey, that was a long drive - nearly six hours!

I had a fab time - it was nice to see & chat to so many of you - and sell the odd bit!

Stand prices had apparently gone up by 20% this year - but I didn't think the cost of ours was too spiteful (£660 + vat) compared to the other shows.

Next year I'll try to be with all the auto jumble stands near Mobile Storage Systems where there will be a bit of shelter and we are hoping to run a fitting bay for handbrakes!

I bought one of the 2500lb Champion winches for my quad with a radio control - which was an absolute bargain (Well done Champion). I'll put the RC transmitter in a more sturdy box - and it should be pretty good!

Have to go get some sleep now - it's only 5 days till Tony's!

Si

20% Thats pretty steep! Lets hope the event organiser dont get too greedy?

Me too






....except that I was stuck indoors decorating

Well one minute it was roasting hot and sunny, then just as I decided to put my tent up it absolutely p**d down I have photos somewhere but it's a bit late to be digging them out.

What I heard from the trailmasters chap was that the tree was rotten at the base, rather than pull out of the ground it just sorta snapped it sounded like health & safety people may be involved at some point to resolve that one as he was (understandably) not very impressed

That was some storm!

I'd had the heads up from Mrs SiWhite in Oxfordshire, who'd reported tropical rain and the streams rising 2+ feet in minutes. I saw the ominous black clouds and managed to drag WillWarne away from the show long enough to grab the Goretex. We were sheltering under a flimsy tent thing but then found a trailer at Brooklyn 4x4 which felt more stable!

Another angle on the Trailfinders 110;



I wouldn't be desperately happy with the site managers if they've known that the tree was rotten and unsafe. There's grounds for a bit of compo if they did know.....

Strange but there didn';t seem to me much around; of the items on my list, the only one I got was a military socket. Even thought I got in for free, I left with the feeling that I won't be going again.




yes, that was fun, the stretch round Luton where there is lane widening even though 3 lanes are still open was at walking pace, then back to normal at the end of the coned off section - for no apparent reason.



Where were you? - I couldn't see any stuff marked with an X!! Would liked to have thanked you and offered a melted kit kat for the TREs.



hmmm, you could see black clouds from a distance plus the activitiy of the traders rapidly putting stuff away or covering stuff gave warning to the impending doom; there was about 20 minute warning - I made my way to the LWT owners club and then hung on to the gazebo to stop if flying away I looked a the wee trickle of river that had risen by a foot or more!!

Did anyone spot me talking to Diddy Dave in the arena? (lwt club)

Si gave us a reasonable discount on some split charging kits.

I bought 5 x +2" braided hose set for a RR for £40 (seem to be a min of £50 - £60 in the mags)

Found a waterproof fag lighter socket for £3 (needed one for years in the trials machines!)

Heavy duty jockey wheel clamp for £5 (well happy).

16 x Ignition lead numbers for £2. (2 sets of 8)

1 x smart com relay for a 12s socket - these things seem to good to be true, one wire instead of 7?

A mate also bought some "poor" grizzelys in 235,85,16 for £45 each - safe, but according to bronco they will never ballance up! - good enough for a motor thats a trailer queen and used for playdays only.

Met plenty of people on here as well. Nice (and in some cases scary ) to put a face to the name.

Missed the storm, was having a cuppa in the van! watched the chaos from the comfort of my armchair
(although I was melting in the Sat AM heat)

Fell well lucky with the camping, on a concrete hardstanding with electric hookup and our own water supply

I got all sorts....

some new KC daylighters from Matt savage
snorkel top from Matt too

bits for my project90-2 build up.... 300Tdi 100a alternator for £30
air filter, lots of bits of air pipe and the rubber soundproof from the rocker cover all for £20
90 side tank guard from gigglepin, nice HD galvanised for £105
pair of brand new 90/110 wingmirrors for £20
one of those comfy "land rover" ex military fold up chairs from Anchor's for £10, and 3 pairs of nice new green socks!

a few other bits, i've forgotten now!

i see there were a few salisbury front axles kits there, about £600 complete with double CV propshaft, radius arms and everything. "when" i build my 130..... i'll be having one of those!

couldn't find any decent front doors for resonable money though.... some series split ones i'm after.

Yeah, I saw 5 front Salisburys, why are these once hard to find items cropping up?

A guy offered a friend up to 10 last month.

Ive been told that although the diff issues are gone, the shafts and cv's are still questionable?

The CVs are plain old AEU 2522s so the shaft and CV issues remain

Photos be here:


Loading Petal - we had to use a bigger trailer in the end


We got into site at about 1am, got the call from Rich that he'd blown his cam belt and would get recovered home... that's bad form for Billing, so we turned around and went back to tow him into site (on his trailer that we borrowed ) got in at 3am next morning Rich was up at 6am going round the autojumble, ended up getting everything he needed bar the broken rocker arms which were bought up by the Shires chief marshal on Sunday morning. Fixed and drove home!

In the photo (L-R) are Jen, Naomi, Dave, Dan (V8bertha) under the bonnet and Rich under the 90... oh and my Rangie


Here we see Jez, Zuz and Kari enjoying the Great British summertime


Here is the Great British summertime


Dan (DirtyDiesel) and "Dog" who let me move in temporarily on the Friday 'cos I couldn't be doing with putting a tent up at 3am in the dark.


S1 Club - I like the non-shiny one.


Got an insulting T-shirt (to Jeep owners anyway) as well as a couple of other bits here, they were still smiling despite their marquee aparrently ending up in a tree.


The Autojumble NATO hook sweepstakes were upped as I spotted a new record - used hitches for £75


The biscuit never stood a chance...


Petal parked next to a proper off-roader


Trailmasters 110 looking a bit sad.


G12 so massive it distorts space-time and sucks in light waves and small children

Cheers

Richard

I saw that hitch too!!! £ 75 for a new one is not too bad but then I don;t know price of new one, would think it was much more than that - the other one was used for sure.

Oh dear I've just spilt me pint.....

"Camp stinky" cowering from rain


Zuz, me, Al, little Kari (aka Holst), Naomi, Jonny U (frigidfreezer), Dan "I love carbon Fibre" (DirtyDeseasal)

we did a bit of shopping


and bought Hotel Andorra - crew tent for next year - bargain



Jimmy the ponce, Al and Jon working out if a pole dancing podium could be fitted

The nato hitches where being sodl by a bloke called Graham C holding. if you think the nato hitch is bad... he continues to carry round a mint lwt bonnet priced at £275 but has yet to clean off the £75 price tag he payed for it...

Had a 200 mile round trip with 6 people in my car .But was worth the trip just for the free t-shirt from Jim a gigglepin4x4,cheers Jim
p.s your new winch is fab,Went to show to see the new goodwinch How big!!!!
Paul

Still recovering fom the weekend......

Good to see so many people, and meet so many of you

Very disappointted by the show Only a hand full of secondhand parts stalls and only lees than half of the stalls there used to be back in the 90's.........

High lights.....?????


X eng's 'Inocent bystander' T shirts....Pure class

QT's new seat, Excellent product, well thought out and well made.....

Trip net, now this was class, Load nets and securing netting with a million uses and and trillion add on's.....Nice guys as well.


A special Thanks to Jules, Vicky and crew for helping save our marque in the 'storm'
And to Chris Aka 'Northen Chris' for doing a mercy beer run

Cheers Guys, really good to see you and Thanks for the Help



Down sides...........

Not getting home till 1.30am monday morning, Not getting to meet many of the people i wanted to talk to,
The amount of Blatant product copies/Rip offs on display............
And finding out Jez aka: Dollytlw, Is now NOT entering the AFC (Gutted )


All in all had a great time though

Might even do Malvern........Just for a laugh of course

Jim

Im soooooooooooooooooooo poor now fella, theres always another time

Had a good time just glad to get back to work for a rest!!!eerrrrrrrr i mean get back to work and finish a certain persons 2 trucks off for them before his perm falls out!!!!!!!!!

Met up with Jez and the rest of the nutters shame i was,nt stood still long enough for a beer.

Chris

didn't know he was givin T shirts away or i would've asked when purchasin stuff
cheers anyway jim

Free t/shirt right that's it, last time i'll buy from you

Hope you had a good show and it was nice to meet Stefan,

See you soon

Was,nt good to meet you either Mr Turner

Think Jim only gave us the free t-shirts(me and karl)cos we made his stand look scruffy and he felt sorry for us poor northerners
Sure Jim will agree that its grim up north

Jim
Did you like the DVD Jules lent you
If so when you coming over to play then.
Place at my house if you do
Ali

Hmmm.... i got a fuel tank guard form gigglepin too and no T-shirt.....

I'll get Andy Chaplin to tell me where you live, then you'll have WMD on your hands!!!

The term ' can't win' springs to mind

Paul says he was GIVEN a shirt.................

But all Northeners say that after they nick it..............


Shirts are available, call for details.......Oh, and prices


Jim, you should have introduced your self, I'm now wondering which one you are???

Ali, We hoped to be in Aus this year for the XI, but like all great plans it's been put back a year

But Thank you for the offer, and yes i want to 'Lock horns' with the Aussies VERY badly.......Looks fun

Be nice to get my arse kicked in another country

Adrian, You know i love you, You could've had the shirt of my back if i'd known.....

One man i forgot to Thank in Public, is Stefan (steffuk) Top, top bloke who helped everything run very smoothly....

Cheers Mate


Speak soon

Jim

Paul says he was GIVEN a shirt.................

But all Northeners say that after they nick it..............

If i didnt know you better i would take that as a compliment
Just think myself lucky that i left my credit card at home or i would have taken a severe whuppin on the gigglepin stand .What with that sexy winch,float away ground anchor and funky rear radius arms.Think the ground anchor can wait a while,after all it dunt matter if its heavy to me(Daz may dissagree tho!).Thanks again Jim for the t-shirt,i can now wash my midsummer trophy shirt that i have had on for over a year

too many Jims here!! I'm Jamie... Andy Chaplins' "WMD" chappie.... i got the tank guard off of you in-between my missus ringing about not being able to shut the back door???