Jon_vr6 1 Posted August 13, 2016 Well done on the great turnout looks like a great stand 😎 Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 14, 2016 How many Corrado's were there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted August 14, 2016 43 I think it was. Not the 80+ but may be a good turnaround with more today, and maybe somewhere close to that over the course of the weekend Jim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TanVr6 0 Posted August 14, 2016 Can't get the bloody wheel nut off. So I'm coming again with a mixture of wheels. Can someone help get me on the stand please? I'm 10 minutes away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16VG60 1 Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) We set out at 5.30am on Friday and arrived at Harewood House show ground at 11.30am. The journey up from West Sussex was surprisingly good and sure the M1 had its restricted speed sections, but all went without issue. Phil was on hand on our arrival to help with arrangements and again all went well with storing my Corrado overnight. On the day of the show we were delighted to see 40+ Corrados on the display and a real cross section of models. It was great to have a chat with many of you and apologies to those we didn't get to meet. Troys partner Dominique had baked 50 cup cakes, all with vanilla flavour purple topping (JMR Ltd company colour) to give away to all we met and these were eagerly devoured. We had a continual stream of folks keen to learn all about our Corrado 2.0 16V Turbo 4WD car, and on its first outing after three and a half years of development, I think it's fair to say it caused quite a stir. Our day was rounded off to perfection when we were told we had won the "best Corrado in the show" award and were required to drive over to the front of the house, along with other award winners, for a group photo. All in all a superb day out, a brilliant first showing response for our freshly re-developed Corrado and a great opportunity to meet and greet a great bunch of folks, old friends and new. Our thanks to the organisers of VW Festival for a job well done. http://www.johnmitchellracing.co.uk Edited August 14, 2016 by 16VG60 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted August 14, 2016 Congratulations John - great to see such a heavily modified car getting the recognition it deserves. There's certainly a place for the stunning original cars, but have to hand it to yourself for taking a Corrado to such an incredible extreme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16VG60 1 Posted August 14, 2016 Thank you Jim, appreciated. Modified cars typically don't receive recognition and indeed this was a total first for me. I have no issue with this situation, as we all work hard to keep our cars in the best condition. The modifications to my Corrado were not completed to hunt down trophies moreover to push out the engineering walls and steal seconds from the clock. However, we were totally shocked and delighted to have won such a prize. Encouragement indeed for those of us that seek to enhance this fantastic coupe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TanVr6 0 Posted August 14, 2016 Awesome show with stunning Corrados! Well done John! Gutted that I couldn't make it to the display on the Sunday due to the blasted wheel but that wouldn't come off! Great to meet some more Corrado owners. Enjoy the trip home guys! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sankysvr6 0 Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Well done on the trophy win, wish you were there today would have loved to see it. Maybe next time. A few pics from the phone from today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited August 14, 2016 by sankysvr6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VAG-hag 0 Posted August 14, 2016 Some great shots there sanky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STU175 0 Posted August 14, 2016 devastated i couldnt make this:( next year.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogma 10 Posted August 14, 2016 Cracking pictures thank you for uploading. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 14, 2016 WHAT A WEEKEND!!! had an awesome time guys and gals and thank you to every one for making it as good as it was! was great to meet some of the guys I have spoken to on here and seeing all those Corrado's in one place was amazing! I will get some pics up soon... (p.s if you cant put a face to my name - I am the annoying little sh!t who was revving in the corner!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilfuzzer 1 Posted August 14, 2016 WHAT A WEEKEND!!! had an awesome time guys and gals and thank you to every one for making it as good as it was! was great to meet some of the guys I have spoken to on here and seeing all those Corrado's in one place was amazing! I will get some pics up soon... (p.s if you cant put a face to my name - I am the annoying little sh!t who was revving in the corner!) Haha well put aaron Sent from my SM-G357FZ using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilfuzzer 1 Posted August 14, 2016 Great picture! Recognise Verity. Looking well Chris. Cheers Steve. Am yes can whole heartily say it was another great weekend with friends new and old. Sorry that I didn't speak to everyone but you never can at these events. Thankfully verity played ball on way home even stick in stationary traffic. So headed off to avoid the blocked route and she had some fu with a mk5 r32 and rolling shots too! Just need to find the owner ofbthe car to get the pics Sent from my SM-G357FZ using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocket Ron 1 Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Tan Good to see you all and the CCGB Members who attended and represented the club even a banner was present and thanks to Jez for handing out membership leaflets what a display and thank you to all who purchased CCGB Merchandise. I took loads of photographs but would welcome more for the 2017 CCGB Calendar. Thanks to all again Ron Edited August 14, 2016 by Rocket Ron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swiftkid 1 Posted August 14, 2016 Fantastic weekend, nice to chat to some of you and put some faces to names. Also nice to see some amazing corrados, definitely got some inspiration! Looking forward to some photo's, unfortunately I actually didn't take any! Oh and if anyone saw a lion on Saturday night, that was me and it was a thousand degrees in that mask! Another chufty not for me but for my sister, she managed to get top 10 people's choice with her merlin purple audi tt soft top on Saturday Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harrier 1 Posted August 14, 2016 Well I clocked up well over 500 miles this weekend and on the long hot congested drive to Harewood I thought to myself I hope this is worth the effort. It was indeed, camping Saturday night was great fun including the 'who has the loudest exhaust/engine competition' 8) Great to catch up with folks, have a few beers and meet some new Corrado friends :) and admire cars not seen before. Great cars, smashing people, and a great event ! Will post up some pictures when I have sorted them out, took rather a lot ! Daren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k6kny 1 Posted August 14, 2016 This was my first time at VW Festival and I'll definately be back. It was great to be part of such a fantastic display of Corrados, and the very high standards have made me realise I need to get my finger out!!! Me and Linsey had a blast meeting those of you that we did, and wee Harley had a great time too lol. I've got a ton of photos from the weekend so I'll spend some time tomorrow uploading them............................be prepared for pic overload!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southerner88 10 Posted August 14, 2016 Heres my photos people, sorry not many, i had very little battery on the saturday! Feel free to copy, save, use or whatever else you want with them... Sent from my LG-H850 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red McGregor 10 Posted August 14, 2016 after a 5 hour drive McGregor finally got us back home to Scotland having made his first foray to a Corrado event. the only auto we could see it was lovely to meet many other owners and to take in all things VW and of course avery high quality line up of Corrados. looking forward to more forays in the future Red Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JEZR 10 Posted August 15, 2016 What a top weekend! 566.6 miles. A real worry when you see your windshield trim fly up at near 100 on the M1. Had to pull over and shove it back. Great to put names to faces and see some really great cars. There are a stack of photos that will go off to Ron for the CCGB calendar. I think it's going to difficult to reject some. Any objections to 48 months next year? Thanks for the company and inspiration. I reckon Norfolk for next years National?! Not been there for years! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EJ Taylor 22 Posted August 15, 2016 Gutted i couldnt make it, looked amazing!!!!! Well done lads!!! Great display! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR-Sixy 0 Posted August 15, 2016 Fabulous pics. Looked amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mic_VR 3 Posted August 15, 2016 Awesome weekend! Always good to see everyone and meet new people. For me the camping is half the fun, so it was good to have such a nice bunch to hang out for the whole weekend. Have to say a big personal thanks to Chris (fuzzy) and Wendy for looking after me when I pretty much turned up with a tent, a bed and nothing else. And everyone else (Chris, Matt, Ben etc) who was extremely generous in throwing an extra burger/Rasher on the BBQ for me. Very much appreciated :notworthy: Some great pics there, I'll have a hunt through mine later to see what I got and I'll put a selection up on here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
