Tempest

Hi folks, Given the first thread somehow went off the rails, I felt it best to start a new one with the first post containing all the details necessary: On Sunday 25th of May 2014 we're welcome to visit the Cold War Jets Open Day at Bruntingthorpe, where the organisers of this event are expecting around 1000 visitors to come and watch and hear various cold war jets perform high-speed runs up and down the runway. Naturally these visitors are attending for a reason, their interest in fascinating technology of days gone by, and one may assume that the odd few may also have a healthy interest in our cars from an era gone by but an era that was comfortably after the cold war. This is the late spring bank holiday weekend, and from past years this weekend seems to usually be blessed with nice warm sunny weather, so let´s hope 2014 won't be any different. Gates for the event typically open at 9:00, first taxi runs start at around 11:00, and the event finishes around 16:00, but can drag on a bit if there are lots of people wanting more jets to do their stuff. As a result of this you can turn up with your Corrado any time between the start and finish times and join the CCGB club stand. Nearby Leicester will offer shopping opportunities for those wishing to start or end the day with a shopping spree. Plenty of hotels in the vicinity, Lutterworth, Leicester, if you want to travel from afar. Looking at camping options as of 2/1/2014. Camping: Found 3 options (first very basic, 2nd and 3rd for those that need at least a shower): 1. On-site at Bruntingthorpe itself, £5 per tent/car per night. Very basic facilities as in toilets - yes, showers - no; can have BBQs (off the ground only!!!!); can stay both Saturday and Sunday night. Main gate will close from 22:00 onwards, so you can't get off the site after that. 2. Brook Meadow, £14.00 per night per tent. Toilets and showers available. BBQs OK (off the ground). Strict noise policy in that we expect our site to be quiet from 22:00. 9.3 miles or 16 mins away from Bruntingthorpe. 3. Whetstone Gorse, £5.00 per person per night; on-site toilet and shower block 200 yards away from actual tent location. BBQs OK, but off the ground only; 6.9 miles or 15 mins from Bruntingthorpe Which location, folks? Ideally choose one! Campers: Please start a list and carry this across when you add your own name, so I can get exact numbers easily for planning purposes. Nearer to the time there will be a window type sticker that I would like you all to print out and bring with you, and have on display when driving through the gates, so that the event marshals can guide you to the CCGB club stand. Admittance is £15 for adults, £10 for OAP’s and disabled, with accompanied children under 16 years old free of charge, all payable on the gate on the day. Keep an eye on the CCGB forum for last minute news on this National Day, but for now, do stick it into your diaries. Tempest

Not bad indeed, pretty stunning actually. Lots of custom bits needed. Saw a non-descript Mk2 Rocco on Sunday in Germany at a meet I attended. Pretty standard looking Mk2 Rocco till the owner popped the bonnet and placed a mirror at rear of car: VR6 4-wheel drive Rocco, all home-built. Had a thick photo-docu folder detailing all the work, all German TÜV approved, too. Tempest

Date set for the AGM 2014: Sunday 6th of April 2014, start at 13:00, approx duration 3 hours. Most folk already turn up from 12:00 onwards for some Corrado-chats and free entry to the Gaydon Heritage museum. Do attend, more details in the events calendar, here: http://www.corradoclubgb.co.uk/ccgb16/index.php?option=com_illbethere&controller=events&task=view&id=76&Itemid=202 Please put your name down if you're intending to attend B) Tempest

Sent email for stand for the Corrado Club :) Tempest

Indeed, as photographed during a visit to the Vokkswahpgen museum in Wolfsburg back in 2011: Tempest

Put the following date in your diaries, folks: Sunday 25 May 2014 All will be revealed soon either in next Sprinter or here :) So much will be revealed: It will be noisy and somewhere in central-ish England. Merry Christmas :) Tempest

That's good news, Yan, looking forward to seeing your work of art in action soon. Tempest

It's been another grand visit, staying pretty much till the bitter end at 21:00 :) Thanks to those that also attended for a few rounds of ye olde' Glühwein and whatever other treats we had. Tempest

Upcoming Saturday :) Tempest

Sunday, 13/7/2014, North Weald Airfield nr Harlow, Essex (M11 J7) Entry ticket on the gate only: £10.00 After an absence of two years, LONDON VOLKSFEST IS BACK! The venue of North Weald, and mid-July date, have seen some of the most enjoyable one day VW shows anywhere in the UK - and Volksfest will be reborn for 2014 - though continuing with its previous firmly developed style and content, to provide a consistently great day out for all VW enthusiasts. The first Volksfest was one of the most popular of the early ‘new wave’ of VW events, and this show, the direct descendent of the original Volksfest, is always similarly well received. For 2014 the formula will be much the same, with the dragstrip, the superb Show and Shine, which just gets better and better, The Traders, Autojumble, Cars for Sale, Bar and Food Area, Club Displays, in fact everything needed for a hugely enjoyable VW day out. http://www.vwaction.com/volksfest/index.html 10-car club stand, register in the events calendar :) Tempest

Merc got exposed for doing the same in Germany. Cheap labourers from former Eastern bloc countries squashed into tinyu houses (share-basis of course) working for pittance salaries, plus German workers being paid too little and needing to be topped up by German state, all for your next "affordable" Merc! Every German should be entitled to a free Merc after all that indirect state benefit they've been receiving. Shame on you, Zetsche! Tempest

And there was me hoping that the government would finally re-introduce the rolling road tax exemption for cars older than 30 years, oh well ... Tempest

Here is the entry in the events calendar: http://www.corradoclubgb.co.uk/ccgb16/index.php?option=com_jcalpro&Itemid=188&extmode=cal&date=2014-07-01 Tempest

GTI INTERNATIONAL 2014 - 5th and 6th JULY Shakespeare County Raceway Club stand for the Corrado Club has been booked :) Earlybird offer - weekend of Friday 6/12 till Monday 9/12/2013 only Gate Price Day ticket £16 - reduced to £11.50 Weekend £32 - reduced to £22.50 Weekend with one night camping £38 - reduced to £25.00 Weekend with 2 nights camping £44 - reduced to £30.00 Book on-line from Friday 6th December 6pm to Monday 9th December 12 noon or by phone. Go to http://www.gtiinternational.co.uk and click on the Earlybird offer logo Tempest

Just to possibly ask the obvious: Is your G60 a left-hand or right-hand drive car? All left-hand drive cars have the so-calle Mk02 system, where you do not have a brake servo rather than a pump-driven system which pumps up brake fluid to approx. 150 bar and stores it in a pressure accumulator to then assist braking. When bleeding the rear brakes on these systems, you need to turn the ignition key - not start the engine - so that the brake system pump starts, then open one of the rear caliper bleed nipples and press the brake compensator located near the rear axle beam. The brake system pump does all the work, pumping the fluid through the bleed nipple. Do not run the pump for more than 120 seconds, otherwise let it cool down before you activate the pump again. If your G60 is a right-hand drive car follow vw rules advice. Tempest

Clever marketing :lol:

2 more weeks :) Counting down, but in the meantime quick cheat visit to Germany and its Xmas markets :) Tempest

Couldn't believe my eyes when I watched this documentary about aggressive driving styles in Germany (never! Wouldn't happen here in the UK :lol:) and a chap with 18 points on his German license (maximum) because of having been caught for aggressive driving several times, has a very nice Mk1 Rocco and a 16V Rado, where the rear spoiler mech even works :) See both cars (he even closes the bonnet properly!) from approx. 4:40, and then the rear spoiler a bit later :) http://www.spiegel.tv/filme/ndr-45min-wut-am-steuer/ Double-click on the big Spiegel logo. Tempest

Finally: Those highly-paid boffins in Brussels have realised that this whole bio-ethanol malarky is not good for the environment, mainly because they have now finally seen that too many agricultural fields otherwise used for food production have since the introduction of bio-ethanol (and its subsidies by the EU) abused for the production of bio-ethanol. In other parts of the world this has even led to deforesting, which in itself has had a sever impact on the global ecology. The EU is discussing limiting the overall content of bio-fuels in our fuels to 6.5%. Just a reminder: This stuff is not good for our older engines, the ancillary rubber hoses, pipes, tanks (especially where metal and aluminium parts are involved), as researched and found by the Federation of British historic Vehicles, a no-nonsense organisation lobbying on behalf of classic and mainly historic car owners (those with potentially money ;) ) in central government. Here is the full article, admittedly on German Spiegel, but there's simply more useful news abroad than on most British media (with the exception of the Guardian and its coverage of the NSA scandal): http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/umweltschutz-eu-staaten-wollen-biosprit-nutzung-begrenzen-a-936355.html Tempest (Eric)

I would seek legal advice perhaps. Usual thing to do if I were to live in Germany, hand such issues to your lawyers. Problem is most people do not have insurance against such legal issues to cover the cost of their solicitor. Do check your existing insurances, though, for example your own car insurance, and if legal cover is included, why not give them a quick ring. Tempest

Great show as usual! Had an interesting drive to the NEC Thursday morning, my ABS pump having failed (and on non-UK cars this also means the brakes no longer work, very firm pedal pushes are needed to brake, as no assistance exists without the pump), big thanks to Jim for having driven my C back home again, whilst I was bringing a good friend and former G60-Rado owner (thanks to whose G60 I entered Corrado-ownership) from Germany back to Stansted airport, so I did also miss the horn-blowing finale of the show. Thanks to all those that did visit us on the stand, and yes, I can only echo what's been said: Best opportunity to show off your car (even when it's got a knackered ABS :lol:). Had a great 3 days! Looking forward to next year already :) Tempest

My pics of Thursday night:http://www.ericcoolen.webspace.virginmedia.com/pictures/NEC2013/index.html Tempest

Bring entry ticket stubs :) Tempest

Second that: CCGB have an excellent stand: Thanks to Ron and Jim for setting up, whilst I had to after having dropped off my C rush back to work. Spent the evening after work cleaning my C, and having a walk around the still silent halls, silent apart from Ed and Mike from Wheeler Dealers already testing their sound rigs :) Tempest

Bring your ticket stub to the stand :) CCGB is in hall 7, stand 340, within shouting distance of the Wheeler Dealer stand, opposite the ScirccoRegister and Mk1 Golf Owners Club on one side and the Manta Owners Club on the other side. Tempest