SUMMER KIT CAR ACTIVITY

[Stiggy]

How sad that when the sun comes out the normal kit car mass gatherings are all over until the end of the year when camping is only for the dedicated.
Stoneleigh weather was O.K and Newark was average but imagine how nice it would have been if held today instead, and we are only just into July.
The other point I have is the low level of entertainment at the normal kit shows, Westfield drifting at Stoneleigh and a stunt show at the Detling, that's about it isn't it?.
Donny was great as it combined track action with a display hall but clearly too expensive a venue to be sustainable. I would love to see an action weekend exclusively for kit cars. What do you guys think? Perhaps a drag strip and/or short handling circuit for everyone to take part in, (Santa Pod is expensive though) it should also be in July or Aug or at the latest early Sept to encourage camping and hopefully some form of evening entertainment, BBQ and music.
I feel there is room for improvement to help draw people in and for us to enjoy it all more. What do you think?
So, are you happy with what we have on offer already or have you suggestions to improve the social scene of kit cars?
I am runnig this thread on Piston Heads and Locost Builders sp as to gather as much feedback as possible to present to show organisers. Please join in with the others as well.
MOG are somewhat different to most of course in that we have our own track day, there is room for more I feel but not if support is not there so we need to know what you have to say.

[mastarforth]

HI Stig

got to agree with you about the lack of activities over the better weather months.

I for one would be interested in some other events once I finally get the car on the road, (only got the exhaust left to finish)

A drag strip session would be fun, I know York Raceway ahs been used in the past realtively cheaply, but I guess that is possibly to far north for most of the owners.

[Scott]

Haven't you got a small track stiggy

;D Factory Open Days ;D seem to happen with some manufactures,,,

Meet up, have a look round, spin round the track, BBQ, even camping if you've got a a bit of grass

Scott

[The Joker]

What the industry really needs is a kit car equivalent of Ten of the Best...for anyone who hasn't heard of this its basically each of the performance car communities challenging each other to see who's fastest, best handling, etc. Normally reserved for 500hp+ EVO's, Skylines, Imprezza, Supra's etc but no reason why MEV couldn't take on more established kit car names with some seriously prepared cars in a Kit Car only event.

Categories could be based on power to weight to give all budgets a chance.

Kit cars have entered the actual core event and I may be wrong but I believe this car was banned for being too quick.....you'll enjoy this.



www.totb.co.uk/events/

[paultyre]

Would be great but all activity seems to be so far away from the southwest . The haynes kit car museum has a test track 'its not very big but full of corners ' It would cost £125 and we would be left to do what we like for a day .

[Tim Kerr]

Hi Completely agree Stiggy!!! Thats why i had the idea of making a weekend out of it with a relaxing sat drive, BBQ and use of set up facilities and then a track day on the sunday. Unfortunately nobody was interested enough. I know its a long way to come and added expense but then again, i have made the trip over before!

It would be great for something to be arranged with various activities over an entire weekend as that would make the trip worthwhile for those that live further afield.

Tim

[mattsmev]

I certainly agree. We travel to car shows and track days as separate weekends. I have never understood why there isn't a car show at a track so there can be a track day at the same time.

The MEV community does really well with the Curborough weekend, but at the moment we would struggle to do more, perhaps we should get together with the Robin Hood Crowd to do a weekend track day.

The OMEX/CKC days at Llandow are really good, we could all attend one of those together, or see if they can be expanded to fill a whole weekend.

either way, I am sure there is potential in mixing something like a track day with something like a car show into one big weekend event.

Mattsmev