Dunsfold - £63k Raised ! Videos added !

[spiritof'76]

Just like to say a big Thank You to all those that turned out for 'dads Day Out' at Dunsfold Aerodrome yesterday

I know many travelled from far and wide for this and as a result the Ford stand was excellent...... sorry it wasn't a bit warmer but at least it didn't rain....... well, not properly anyway
We may have had a stand next to the Porshe 911's and up a bit from Ferrari etc but i think our display was just as interesting to the public as anything else there as we had quite an eclectic mix with 'Old School Ford' forum being with us aswell
We were short of a few things like an RS500 RS200 to name a couple but it didn't really matter on the day and i was very proud to lead you all onto the Runway

Only big regret of the day really was the fact that i had a slot available to get a suitable RS car on track for charity passenger rides which would have been the icing on the cake but depite best efforts Mike R couldn't make the deadline and none of the tuner cars were available even though Mark Shead turned up on the day (Nice to meet you Mark) if i'd have thought it through i could have spoke to him about getting a car from his stable along and him driving

Highlight of the day for me was right at the end of the track session i managed to get myself strapped into a Ferrari F40 for a couple of laps a few of us managed this throughout the day and i was a little worried that the ultimate poster car would be a bit of a let down and the dream would be shattered .......... but need not have worried............ like Muhammed Ali some legends will live forever and may never be defeated........ at the top of the first straight the driver asked if i was ok as i looked a little pale (never been a good passenger lol) but by time we got back to the drop off point they had to call security to drag me out as i didn't want to leave and decided i would spend the rest of my life in that car

I've seen the other pic threads and my pics are a bit crap in comparison so i'll just put a few The proffesional video's will be out soon and i'll post them up when they are and when i find out how much you all helped to raise for the Childrens Trust i'll let you know.......... well done guys & girls

Neil on his F40 lap...........



A few of the stand....... including MadRod's monster



Thanks to Liam for doing the Concourse thing.........














and a few random shots.........

[spiritof'76]

Don't ask me why some of the pics have duplicated i only added them once but somethings gone wrong i blame Photobucket

Edit: Hopefully sorted

[Wayne Ash]

great picseveryone from the soutlincs group had a good day,thanks

[99 JON]

Good pics J ,i wondered whose car that was with the oversize Turbo [Rods],really like the Alfa 8C Competizione ,pity they dont drive as good as they look apparently

Glad the weather was ok ish

[spiritof'76]

great picseveryone from the soutlincs group had a good day,thanks

Glad you and the boys enjoyed yourselves I'd go as far as to say it was the best car show i've ever been to

They are already talking about how to make it better next year so we will go again and try and double the size of the stand

[spiritof'76]

Good pics J ,i wondered whose car that was with the oversize Turbo [Rods],really like the Alfa 8C Competizione ,pity they dont drive as good as they look apparently

Glad the weather was ok ish

Rod's blower is rather large isn't it GT42........ don't suppose they sell many of them do they........ can't think where else you would be likely to find one lol

8C Comp is gorgeous isn't it Looks a bit like a Datsun 240z .......... which is what i'd be more likely to be able to afford

[spiritof'76]

My pics are not up to much so better to look here

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...i=0&nmt=Sunday Service / Dads day out , Photo thread&mid=50784

[Wayne Ash]

Glad you and the boys enjoyed yourselves I'd go as far as to say it was the best car show i've ever been to

They are already talking about how to make it better next year so we will go again and try and double the size of the stand

We would be up for it again and with a bit of luck we would bring more cars

[bullett]

was cracking day out jules.sorry we didnt find you before we left.both me and ad were seriously flagging by the time we left.i even nodded off on the way back for a little while(sorry ad) and im still feeling it now.
it was a cracking day out.tad iffy on some of the ride organisation but hey thats minor eh?!

ah,so there is a pic of me in it then . what a ride.just wish it was longer so i couldve got more of an idea on what my dream car was really like.but oh my god what a treat.she doesnt disappoint at all. the car was immense. raw power,raw noise,superb handling and felt so so good from a passengers point of view.now i just need to drive one and own one still by far my favouite car of all time.you can keep your leather clad abs'd air con supercars,the f40 is still the king imo

will upload my few pics when i can

[sixaxles]

we had a good day julian - looking forward to repeating it next year.......... i'll be booking a ride next year though!

[spiritof'76]

we had a good day julian - looking forward to repeating it next year.......... i'll be booking a ride next year though!

Glad you enjoyed yourself Chris............ i would have felt bad if you'd come all that way and it be a let down

[bullett]

we had a good day julian - looking forward to repeating it next year.......... i'll be booking a ride next year though!

i recommend the f40

[fordrallycar]

Great day mate

[spiritof'76]

The organisers just posted this up on Pistonheads Still no video on Youtube but it won't be long
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Firstly, Thank You to everyone who came down yesterday to show your cars, drive, get flung around by the supercars or Caterhams or just generally to support the event.

A very special Thank You also to everyone who volunteered their time to help run the event on the day. It's always tough to be working when there's so much fun to be had and they did an amazing job dealing with the crowds, helping with the queues, selling tickets or marshaling the cars and track. Everyone involved with the event really appreciated all the efforts made.

This year, the total number of people who came along was well over 4,500 (i think it may well be closer to 5,000) and although the final figures are yet to be calculated, we appear to have raised in excess of

£63,000

Every penny raised goes to the charity

Some general info;
We did close to 900 rides in an extended period and there was no way we could have done anymore than that.

Understandably, The Children's Trust are over the moon and are very grateful to everyone for helping the day such a success.

That figure is in no small part due to the efforts of Pistonheaders who leant their support in so many different ways, this includes Paul Garlick and the rest of the PH management who were happy to move a few things around so we could make this event a Sunday Service and help us with advice and ideas as well.

It took almost 9 months of planning to make it happen, the bulk of it done by unpaid volunteers in their spare time. We had last year as our benchmark when 3,000+ people turned up and we did over 800 rides. and raised around £30,000.

For 2010 We knew that the rest of the event needed to be better, which is why we added 3 more options in terms of having fun in cars. The Caterhams at the other end of the event drifting around (at £10 they were a real bargain and i think they were over subscribed) were a particular success.

We also added more marquees and more entertainment in the shape of live bands, a motorbike and mountian bike display teams as well as more stuff for kids to do. The food was much better this year although we're aware the queues were longer than we would have liked so it may simply be a case of adding extra vans.

We're aware that not everything was perfect, some of the volunteers didnt arrive til after people were arriving so the early part was rather fraught and the queues for the supercars were also longer than we would have liked (but the volunteers manning the queues were immense imho) some of it due to sheer volume some of it due to cars not always functioning as well as they could.

We had plenty of cars on the day....there were 5 F40's and 2 Spykers which is rare enough! There were over 100 on the list, all supercars in one form or another and appealling to most if not all tastes.
All the drivers gave up their time (and fuel/tyre costs...mentioning no names! ) to take people out for the ride of their lives, and i dont think anyone held back which is a testament to them. They deserve all the credit they received

We'll learn the lessons from this year and make sure 2011 is better still.
Thank you again from everyone on the Dads Day Out organising team

[bullett]

thats a great amount raised julian. everyone should be proud of that