Sun 7th September Northern BMW Festival

topfuelking · Post by **topfuelking** » Thu 29 May, 2008 20:16

Sun 7th September
Northern BMW Festival
Now in its 9th year Tatton Park plays host to the largest gathering of BMWs and Porsches in the North of England. Attractions include concourse show and shine competition, cars for sale, specialist trade stands and a children's fairground.

10am to 4pm. Adult £2, Children under 16 free
For further information tel 0161 678 2088

Finding Us

Tatton Park is situated in the North West of England and is easily accessible from major roads and railways with good public transport links to the nearby town of Knutsford.

Parking is available inside the Knutsford Entrance of Tatton Park and at the Old Hall with the main parking area near the Mansion and stableyard area. Coaches can enter the estate for free and visitors with disabilities who show a blue badge can enter for half price. Other park entry prices can be found under Admission Prices.

Tatton Park is signposted from Junction 7 of the M56 and Junction 19 of the M6. The entrance to the park is approximately half a mile from Knutsford Railway Station.

Approximate Driving Times to Tatton Park

Birmingham 70 mins
Chester 35 mins
Leeds 75 mins
Liverpool 40 mins
Macclesfield 20 mins
Manchester 30 mins
Nottingham 90 mins
Stafford 45 mins
Sheffield 75 mins
Stockport 25 mins
Wrexham 45 mins

Post by **Robert T** » Thu 29 May, 2008 21:22

More info on Tatton Park's site and the BMWCC site. There are some directions too (map).

Breakfast Meeting
There will be an optional partaking in the tradition northern delicacies of the bacon buttie and sausie sarnie at High Legh Garden Centre (map) at 10.00am (BB's served from 10.30am). Entry to the garden centre will be via the tradesman's entrance round the side (turn down first left after the main entrance, about 100 yards and on your left). After consumption of BB's and hot beverages, we will then descend on Tatton en masse, aiming to arrive there at about 11am. Those not partaking in BB's, please make your own way to Tatton and we'll see you there (the show starts at 10am).

The Show
You will need to pay your park entry fee (£4.50 per car) at the gate at Tatton, and then drive past the main car park by the hall, and follow the road round to the BMW Festival. There should then be another little kiosk where you pay your show entry fee (£2 per person, under 16s free) and collect your show'n'shine entry form. Park up on the area reserved specifically for zeds. Note that BMWCC membership is NOT required to show your car.

Early Evening Meal
I have booked a table at The Roebuck for those who have said they would like to have some food before they depart. I am expecting us to eat somewhere around 4.30 - 5pm - they are quite flexible on this. I ate there a few weeks ago and the food was excellent. Mobberley is only a short drive from Knutsford, so if we leave by either the Knutsford gate it is easy enough to find. It is opposite The Bull's Head, a few hundred yards down a side road just as you are leaving Mobberley. The is a map on the contact page of the website. Access back to the motorways is fairly easy - either back to Knutsford for the South and North West - or through Wilmslow to go East.

People
The following people have shown an interest in attending and showing their cars. BB denotes bacon butties, EEM denotes early evening meal. Those in brackets are possibles.

Robert T - 1 - BB, EEM
Dave L2 - 2 - BB, EEM
Deano1712 - 1 - BB
myredzed - 2 - BB
adamski - 1 - BB
Bally - 1 - BB
aceman - 2 - BB
MikeR - 1
whiteminks - 1 - BB, EEM
Z4M Man - 1 - BB
gookah - 2 - BB
Zed Carer - 2 - BB, EEM
Rocketman - ?

Possibles:
c_w - 1 - ?
timz3 - 1 - BB

Hope I didn't miss anyone. I make that a total of 13 cars plus 2 more possibles.

The nice weather has been ordered - we shall have to see if it turns up on time.

Cheers R.

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Original post:
Have just been talking to MikeR about this one. If enough people are up for it, then we might do bacon butties again and turn up en masse. I'll post up some more details nearer the time.

Are you planning on going Marc?

Cheers R.

Dave L2 · Post by **Dave L2** » Fri 30 May, 2008 08:06

We might be up for this again, but only if you guys can sort out the whether this year

Deano1712 · Post by **Deano1712** » Fri 30 May, 2008 10:16

I will come along to this one again. Last year it was a fun meet, aside from the rain.

Are you coming down from Carlisle Russ?

R J 916 · Post by **R J 916** » Sat 31 May, 2008 20:17

All being well I will definitely be going, despite the weather last year I enjoyed it more than Gaydon.

Ian_C · Post by **Ian_C** » Sun 01 Jun, 2008 08:08

I'm planning on coming along this year. I like the idea of meeting early for bacon butties and turning up together.

topfuelking · Post by **topfuelking** » Sun 01 Jun, 2008 13:55

Robert T wrote:Have just been talking to MikeR about this one. If enough people are up for it, then we might do bacon butties again and turn up en masse. I'll post up some more details nearer the time.

Are you planning on going Marc?

Cheers R.

yes rob put me down it will be nice to do the same as last year bud

Post by **Robert T** » Sat 02 Aug, 2008 20:46

Right, it looks like I have been volunteered into organising something around this event again this year. I will post up proper details shortly. I just want to get some idea of numbers and what people would like to do during the course of the day.

Last year ran like this - meet 10am at nearby garden centre for bacon butties - arrive show in convoy at about 11am - we had our own zed display area with about 16 cars - 11 of them (I think) from ZR. A few of us then followed on with an early tea at a nearby pub.

This year I am planning a similar 10am start with bacon butties (or sausie sarnies for those that prefer them), then on to the show for about 11am. I must remember to try to get some photos of the zeds coming up the driveway to Tatton, as it looked ace with a dozen zeds in close formation behind me in my mirrors.

For those that would like to eat, we will leave about 4-4.30pm (after the raffle has been drawn - I won three prizes last year

) and head over to a nice local pub. I am thinking of a pub a little further afield than last time so that we can have a little bit more of a group drive first. There are plenty of nice pubs round here, but where we go will depend very much on numbers.

I need to know approx numbers for bacon butties, the show and meal afterwards. For the show in particular we need to know how much space to mark out for zeds. For the meal I will need some idea of how much table space we will need.

For anyone requiring overnight accommodation, let me know and I can give you the details a few nearby hotels.

I look forward to seeing lots of familiar faces, and plenty of new ones.

Please post your interest below.

Thanks R.

Deano1712 · Post by **Deano1712** » Sat 02 Aug, 2008 21:35

Hi Rob,
Put me down for the 10am start. Not sure about the meal yet will know nearer the time.
Cheers,
Mark

topfuelking · Post by **topfuelking** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 01:12

Hi Rob,
Put me down for the 10am start. no meal please mate

Dave L2 · Post by **Dave L2** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 08:27

Rob

Put us down for a bit of everything. We,ll stay somewhere closer this year so we can make breakfast.

Ian_C · Post by **Ian_C** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 14:10

Hi Rob

Can you put me on the list for the 10am start & show only; no meal for me. I'll be bringing a passenger along for the bacon butties

Thanks for organising this again.

Mr Adds · Post by **Mr Adds** » Sun 03 Aug, 2008 16:49

Hi Rob,

Put me down for bacon sarnies please...

Looking forward to it, was really good last year!

Adam

Bally · Post by **Bally** » Mon 04 Aug, 2008 06:43

Hi Rob

Not been to this one & would like to attend & also meet up with other the cars on route.

Please put me down "provisional" for bacon butties (with brown sauce!!) & 10am start n show. I will know for sure either way in next couple of weeks.

Dave

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Wed 06 Aug, 2008 21:06

Hi Rob

Just checked with my better half and we are interested but just noticed that everyone who has responded is in a Z3 - are Z4's allowed? Yes to bacon butties but will can't confirm the meal yet. Haven't been to Tatton Park since my mum used to take me there - far too long ago to remember.

Post by **Robert T** » Wed 06 Aug, 2008 21:16

Zed Carer wrote:Just checked with my better half and we are interested but just noticed that everyone who has responded is in a Z3 - are Z4's allowed? Yes to bacon butties but will can't confirm the meal yet. Haven't been to Tatton Park since my mum used to take me there - far too long ago to remember.

Hi ZC - yes, of course Z4s are allowed. Why on earth wouldn't they be!

There were two from ZR last year, and two more on show that weren't - see here from some pics. And a quick panorama.

Cheers R.

aceman · Post by **aceman** » Wed 06 Aug, 2008 21:31

Count me in for bacon butties

Friend of mine might be tagging along in his Porsche 944 if that's alright.

Bally · Post by **Bally** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 07:12

Rob

Great pics, surely by now you must qualify as being the official northern ZRoadster photographer

Dave

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 11:41

Robert T wrote

Hi ZC - yes, of course Z4s are allowed. Why on earth wouldn't they be!

Hi Rob - sorry couldn't resist the original comment as Z3's don't generally wave back when I am out in the Z4 - I would have liked to come in the Z3 but the bits of cosmetic work are taking much longer than expected as work keeps getting in the way!

Lovely pictures - will have to spend the Saturday before getting the Zed looking shiney.

c_w · Post by **c_w** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 13:11

I will try and make this as it's not far for me. Probably just meet in the show though.

Black M Coupe

calbens · Post by **calbens** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 13:18

Sorry Rob, I would have come but as you know the Ireland Cruise was booked 1st

Looks like you're going to have quite a turn out.

Post by **Robert T** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 20:44

calbens wrote:Sorry Rob, I would have come but as you know the Ireland Cruise was booked 1st
Looks like you're going to have quite a turn out.

No it wasn't, Bex, this thread was started on 29th May!

I'd love to have done Ireland, but I'm likely to be travelling for work, so I wouldn't have been able to get there, even if it hadn't clashed with this.

We shall have to drag you along to an NW pub meet, or failing that, hold it in your garden.

Everyone else, looking like a good turnout. I will do a bit of a reccy shortly to make sure of food venues. Please note that even though this is a BMWCC event, it is open to all zedders to display their cars, so the more the merrier.

Cheers R.

Bally · Post by **Bally** » Fri 08 Aug, 2008 05:44

Rob

I'm hoping to make it just so you will take a picture of my car

Davw

calbens · Post by **calbens** » Fri 08 Aug, 2008 07:35

Robert T wrote:
calbens wrote:Sorry Rob, I would have come but as you know the Ireland Cruise was booked 1st
Looks like you're going to have quite a turn out.
No it wasn't, Bex, this thread was started on 29th May!

EeeeeKs! Sorry, I must be going blind in my old age

Robert T wrote: I'd love to have done Ireland, but I'm likely to be travelling for work, so I wouldn't have been able to get there, even if it hadn't clashed with this.

Maybe we can do it again next year, I'm sure Conor would be up for the challenge

Robert T wrote: We shall have to drag you along to an NW pub meet, or failing that, hold it in your garden.

What a cracking idea, all those zeds infront of my house. Give me chance to build my decking and then we can have a party

I promise to try my hardest to get to the NM Pub meet. It's just so hard, the temptation of being in a pub and not being able to have a glass of wine is just too much to bare

Only kidding, (sort of) I'll see what I can do

topfuelking · Post by **topfuelking** » Mon 18 Aug, 2008 18:19

sorry rob
can't go to this one got to work

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Tue 19 Aug, 2008 17:58

Hi Robert
Just back from my hols so I thought I'd better check in. It's good to see the thread is producing some response and I'll do the same as last year - i.e. get in contact with the organisers (Geoff) and let him know how much space to leave us (no Porsches this year, so more room available). I'll get along to the park ahead of you guys and make sure that our "towels on the beach". I'll look forward to your spectacular arrival - as last year!
Cheers MikeR

aceman · Post by **aceman** » Tue 19 Aug, 2008 20:25

Hi Mike,

My first time this year and I notice you say no Porsche this year, is this correct because my mate was looking forward to bringing his 944 along. Shame if that's the case, I will have to let him down gently

MikeR · Post by **MikeR** » Tue 19 Aug, 2008 21:46

The Porsche owners let the BMWCC down last year with a smaller than expected turnout so this is why its a BMW only show for 2008.
MikeR

whiteminks · Post by **whiteminks** » Wed 20 Aug, 2008 10:41

Hi Rob,

Put me down for the 10am start and the butties. I would like to make the evening meal too if anyone else is going?

Cheers P

Z4M Man · Post by **Z4M Man** » Wed 20 Aug, 2008 11:37

hi I'd like to enter my Z4Mcoupe in the display and join yo for breakfast?

Please confirm thx Wayne

Z4MCoupe (The GREY coupe at Gaydon 2008)

Post by **Robert T** » Wed 20 Aug, 2008 12:34

Hi guys and gals,

I'll post up a list at the top of this thread later. I'm on my travels at the min, and I have no idea what day it is, let alone where I am or what time it is.

Looks like we have a good number of people interested. I will confirm that we are okay for bacon butties with the GC we used last time and ring round a few pubs/restaurants for somewhere to eat late afternoon for those interested when I get back. I will need some more definite numbers for booking that, but it was a nice end to the day last time, so hopefully we with have a few partakers.

Cheers R.

Bun 2.2 · Post by **Bun 2.2** » Wed 20 Aug, 2008 13:21

Hi Robert

I'd like to display my car with all the other Zed's on the day if that's possible so would you be able to reserve a space for me??? M and I would be interested in meeting up at the pub (or whereever) afterwards with everyone, but probably won't be there early enough for the butties.

Thanks

Tim&BabsZ3 · Post by **Tim&BabsZ3** » Thu 21 Aug, 2008 11:15

I'll be there for bacon sarnies, and show. Providing my Z3's been repaired in time.

Cheers

Tim

srvz3 · Post by **srvz3** » Fri 22 Aug, 2008 15:15

Hi Mr T
Amanda and i will be there for the butties come rain or shine, not sure about the meal after tho at the mo. wouldn't mind showing the Zed as it gives me an excuse to polish it again, like i need one.
BTW i know its been raining a lot recently but are you fully amphibian yet???

Post by **Robert T** » Sun 24 Aug, 2008 15:32

Hi All,

I have now posted up a list of names at the top of this thread (2nd post). Please could you check that I have you down correctly for BB's and EEM's.

Showing your car is easy at this one - we don't need to send out passes - you just pay and display.

So if anyone else fancies a great day out, then sign up now.

srvz3 - you might want to take a look at this amphibian related thread. If I haven't had time to clean the zed, I may have to go to the show in it.

Cheers R.

gookah · Post by **gookah** » Mon 25 Aug, 2008 22:29

Hi Rob
I'd like to come along too, first show for me, so dont know what too expect!! 10am is ok too, and maybe the meal, but will keep you updated on that bit.

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Thu 28 Aug, 2008 19:15

Hi Rob

After much discussion with my wife (as we also have an invite to a wedding anniversary for the 7th) please can I book 2 for BB's and EEM's - must have done something right recently - if only I knew what it was?

Zed Carer

Bally · Post by **Bally** » Fri 29 Aug, 2008 07:17

Hi Rob

Looking at the possible attendance list this is looking like an event not to be missed. Looking forward to putting faces to funny names, I have a audio workshop booked with myredzed, the red zed should give me clue in finding him

The Zeds in the garage this week for engine diagnostics / repair & hopefully an ongoing problem solved. It should be done by Thursday then back home for a good clean no doubt.

Can you please put me down for the BB and book us all nice warmdry day please

Thanks
Dave

Post by **Robert T** » Fri 29 Aug, 2008 19:18

Well we are looking like we will have quite a convoy to turn up to the show with.

I will do a bit of a recce tomorrow and make sure that the BB venue can accomodate us. For EEMs I have a couple of places in mind, so now that I have a better idea of numbers I can book something - it will either be the same place as last time, or another nice pub I tried recently which was very good.

I will see if I can smuggle some nice weather back through customs next week,

For those showing for the first time, this is one of the easiest shows to come to as you pretty much just turn up.

Cheers R.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Fri 29 Aug, 2008 21:48

I'm a new Z3M Roadster convert (previous Z3 1.9 owner) and don't get much opportunity to drive my car so I would like to attend this meeting and show my car. As I have read it is turn up, pay, show car. Is that correct or do I need to let anyone know in advance? I would like to be able to park my car amongst other Z3m's or Z3's or M's.

Post by **Robert T** » Fri 29 Aug, 2008 22:24

Hi Rocketman,

Yes, you have it correct, it is turn up, part with small amount of cash to get in, and then smiles all round. Would be great to have you along. Are you up for a bacon buttie or a sausie sarnie first?

Cheers R.

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Sat 30 Aug, 2008 09:07

Hi there R,

Won't say yes to the Bacon Butties because of the distance we have to travel, I doubt we would wake up in time! Will try and aim to arrive at the show about the time the BB crew turn up (11:00).

See you there.

Rocketman

Post by **Robert T** » Sat 30 Aug, 2008 13:24

I have now posted up more complete details for the event. I haven't got final confirmation for the bacon buttie venue, but I hope to have this on Monday. If it falls through, I have another couple of local garden centres within a few miles of Tatton to try, or failing that I'll make them myself. I did sample the ones from High Legh this morning and they were still good.

EEM venue is confirmed as The Roebuck in Mobberley. Menu and map are available online. I have booked a table from 4.30 pm for this for those that have shown an interest above.

I have also included some details of the procedure for the show. I will double check these, but that was the format for the last two years.

Cheers R.

aceman · Post by **aceman** » Sat 30 Aug, 2008 14:07

Can you make it 2 BB please Rob as my mate is comeing along too, may come to EEM but depends what my mate wants to do I wll let you know in due course.

Cheers,

LukeyBoy · Post by **LukeyBoy** » Sat 30 Aug, 2008 19:41

Bit far for me :/ and my car wouldnt make it! Without consuming the worlds remaining supply of crude oil anyway!

Rocketman · Post by **Rocketman** » Sat 30 Aug, 2008 21:09

R,

Where are the further details of the event posted?

Rocketman

aceman · Post by **aceman** » Sat 30 Aug, 2008 21:16

2nd post on this thread !

Post by **Robert T** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 14:07

BBs confirmed. Will see if I can smuggle sunshine back through customs.

Cheers R.

Ian_C · Post by **Ian_C** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 18:44

Weather forecast currently varies between light rain and sunny intervals depending upon which weather site you use

Hopefully the sunny intervals one has got it right!

Deano1712 · Post by **Deano1712** » Mon 01 Sep, 2008 18:48

I think we a due a nice sunny day. Fingers crossed.