MadaboutKitcars

Forecast for Sunday is now looking better..........although the weather round here today was awful.
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/dayforecast.asp?zipcode=CV8%202LZ&day=4

So its meet at 12 noon in the Marlin owners club area?

Sounds good to me.

12 sounds good! Weather is look slightly better on the forecast:



Looks like it may be wise to head home early to mid afternoon to avoid a soaking!

Sunday is looking rubbish, Monday better:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_radar.html

Unless this changes much tomorrow I think I may be going Monday.

Patrick,
just watched the BBC news. Looks like there is a good chance of you getting a good soaking on either day.

Maybe not such a good idea to take the car out without a hood fitted.

We will all have to wait to later in the year to see your pride and joy.

Peter

I'm going on Monday now looks like it might be OK ish looking at Sky.

Monday looks like the better of 2 bad days this morning...

I live about 30 miles away and it's awful grey outside!!!

Shame if the weather does stop you coming patrick - I was going to park mine next to yours and see if we could start a trend for unpainted sportsters!!!

Spent the last week painting over rust spots, polishing bits, making the start of a boot lid and fitting the sportster side plates.

You know, all those little things that I'd been putting off until the shows started!!

Andy

It's grey here but no rain, the forecast looked rubbish this morning.

Had a potential builder stop by today so taken him and his son out for a drive around. Hopefully see some of you tomorrow.

Shall we say 13:00 at the owners club stand? Even if its rubbish tomorrow I'll still come up in the tin top

yep - I'll be there regardless - just hope the weathers good enough for my baby to play!

I'll be there at about 12 noon as Robin, who visted today, may come back for day 2. Don't wory if your not there until one, i'll circle back again at 1pm.
Peter

ok, not quite sure when we'll get there, might be in time for 12

hmmm - raining here!

I was there a 12 Noon, but didn't see any of you... Not many sportsters there either.

There didn't seem to be many exhibitors there this year - certainly less than '07.

Great afternoons weather after all - great to meet people there.

Andy and Liz

Was good too see, we didn't arrive until after 12 - ended up setting off in the rain but that started clear up as we got near Oxford. Luckily it was quite nice the rest of the day

Some photo's Richard took:

http://www.msportster.co.uk/detail.asp?cat=12&offset=276

How was the run back - temperature wise? I guess the ambient was warmer than on the way up.

Robin

PS I hope you managed to get back without any more birds target practising ;-)

We managed to get back with the car staying under 90 degrees but we didn't have as far to go.

Drove to work this morning and it hovered just under 90 - took some advice from someone at stoneleigh and wedged a couple of bits of paper under the rear bonnet edge - just to create a slight exit air gap - on the way home and it didn't pass 85.

so for the next run I've packed out the bonnet sides with spacers to get the same effect there - lets see what happens......

I tried the put some padding under the back of the bonnet to lift it slightly as the fan had turned on while driving the first bit. The further south we went the temp dropped a bit so it was OK from then on. It never when over 90.

Bonnet stayed clean

There were two kids on a bridge who thought it would be funny to try and spit into an open top car. I put my foot down and missed it. Shame you can't stop on the motorway and shout at the little buggers.