Open Day 2013 Report
 

First video from the day !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NRQz...ature=youtu.be

Nice vid+++

Great day. Really good to see so many of you guys again/for the first time. Thanks to all at A8 parts. +++

Excellent day and great to meet so many folk. Many thanks to all PMS staff for the weighwatchers spread. Went home with boot load of stuff and a belly full of flapjacks and cake. :)

A great day out thanks to all involved and a big thank you to Ian for not telling me to **** ***.

Nice to meet you all, old and new.

You obviously didnt hear what I said about you after you left... :ROFL:

Great day - Lovely to see everyone. I know it was a long journey for many but it was great to see so many faces - old and new.

Catering was fantastic as ever, well organised, plenty of room and even the weather held out for us. Couldnt have been better from my perspective +++


Wait - Well, actually it could. I'd like to wish all kinds curses upon those people that fell for Daves plan of 'give it a wash, put it inside in the dark and put the knackered hood down' in order to get people to vote for keeping that green clog of a car that he calls 'his convertible' - My one chance to see the bloody ornament finally recycled into tin cans, and you lot ruin it... Pah... :D

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachmen...1&d=1366623606

Great Day Out
 

623 miles into my 840 mile weekend journey and time for a few words on yesterdays even.

It's great to see the open day going from strength to strength with a significantly greater turnout of 8s from last year. The Saturday night was very pleasant and a slightly odd experience taking over the waiting section of a Toby Carvery and sharing a few sherbets with those that arrived the day before! :)

A huge thank you for David and the Staff at Prestige Motor Services for putting on the day and hosting us in grand style. I heard lots of admiring comments about the premises and service, all deserved. +++

The feast for lunch was sublime, cake with everything and cake to go home with, what more could a small boy of 53 3/4 want. I didn't take many photos but I know your romping reporter was there with his camera and of course Conner videoed and photographed everything and they will be up shortly no doubt.

Good to see you all. Next is the annual event in the Forest of Dean. Get your names down now! +++

CtL

Thanks Raving Reporter - Romping Reporter checking in :D

Can I add my thanks to all of you who made it yesterday (and those that came along on Saturday night for a beer!) - it was the biggest gathering of 8's I've seen in a while so it would be great if you could all get along to the Annual Meet in June as it has all the makings of being a cracker of an event too!

I'll add my personal thanks to David and all of his team at PMS for all their hard work and planning and for letting everyone play with many of his parts. . . .ermm I mean letting us loose all over his premises. . . umm well you know what I mean!
:p

Pics will be posted later and I know that Connor has taken some great ones too.

Lastly thanks to CtL, my personal chauffeur for putting up with me as his co-pilot for the trip, and there were many aspects of this trip I will find memorable, and one particular aspect which I very much want to forget!! :rolleyes:

It was a fantastic day, many thanks to A8Parts. I now have a nice A8 grille on my car, it looks better to me than the S8 one, thanks! :)

Also thanks to Amar for giving me a ride in his RS6, it is an amazing car and a true supercar. It was like a rocket, if it had wings it would take off :). I have never been in anything that quick. Thanks! +++

Just to add my thanks for a great day too, and a very special thanks to the ladies who provided the catering, first class+++

Will get a link up to Connor's pics soon hopefully