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CrazyG

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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #30 on: November 08, 2015, 06:13:58 PM »
The event.....
Weather wasn't that bad....exactly as per forecast...and not as
thought by some individuals....(No name's mentioned...).
Ok, so there was a light shower at about 12....but it didn't last.

Overall,  the attendance was down for all groups this year !
ForFour's only managed 8 !  (excluding 2x Gen.2's...but no lil.smartie )  :o
Last year we managed 14...so a dissappointment.
Of those 8, 3 were non-forum ! 2 said they are going to join....
and 1 said he found there were too many questions when registering
and he hadn't got time !  ???
I explained the reasoning behind all the questions (anti spammer)
but to no avail...! Even asked if I could do a 'back door' registration
or do it all for him !  Needless to say I did not respond to either.
Shame really....his black Brabus had some rather interesting kit on it...
and it would've been good for other members to have heard from him
what/where/how/who/when it was done so that they could have picked
up some tips, idea's or even hints.
The engine bay was not short of being showroom condition...it was that
clean...everywhere. It had a custom exhaust system (incl manifold..which
I recognised), K&N induction kit, and red silicone pipework everywhere.
Oh well...

Also had a few Roadie and ForTwo owners come n chat n register their
interest in aquiring a ForFour !  Be nice to have them...and maybe get
better attendance figures at Smart meets if they do....possibly.

Sorry to say that I didn't take any pictures  :-[  as spent time chatting
and keeping my daughter (she came in her ForFour) company.
Hopefully someone else may have taken some piccies....

Oh, and as usual....all the votes for the 'competitions' were won by
everything but a ForFour....as per usual !  Brabs and myself
were not amused....or really surprised.
(They're a clicky bunch the ForTwo n Roadie lot.)

Next Smart meet....(for all Smarts) is at the Ace Café next saturday..
Anyone going ? If so post on the relevant thread....   ;)
« Last Edit: November 09, 2015, 12:12:29 PM by CrazyG »
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #31 on: November 09, 2015, 12:59:10 PM »
Good to go and finally getting to meet CrazyG et al. There weren't many W453s and 454s at the event but the ones that were there looked quite cool (except maybe the white and black 454 that appeared to had been driven through a muddy field...). I especially liked seeing the Starlight Silver 454 being driven by the learner - her first event I imagine.

The weather wasn't fantastic (I distinctly recall my camera getting very wet at one point) but it wasn't as bad as the forecasters said it would be. I'll grab the photos off of there (and the other one) and see if I can upload them later on tonight.

UPDATE: They are now available -> http://wirralsmarts.tk/events.php?event=beaulieu_2015. They are very grey (much more so than I had expected) but hey, shows what was there.

Shame that none of the ForFours were even considered for the award. It was one of the things I mentioned in the "what can we do to improve" section of the form (should be model separated).
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2015, 04:51:10 PM »
Good stuff - was miserable is sin in the south west - not fun

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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2015, 08:53:09 PM »
Thanks for posting the link. Nice to see the smart family.
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2015, 09:35:54 PM »
Nice lot of shot's/photo's...thanks for that.
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2015, 04:23:17 AM »
Just a couple of pics which I took...  :)



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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2015, 11:52:33 AM »
Nice one's Brab......

There were 3 rows of Roadsters, and 4 rows of ForTwo's....
And....if they were parked similarly... just about 2/3rds of a row
of ForFour's (which included 2 Gen2's.)
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2015, 01:54:32 PM »
and a blade - brave :)

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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2015, 09:04:27 PM »
A couple of Crossblades made it in fact....
(Good job the interior is waterproof)
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #39 on: November 16, 2015, 11:52:55 AM »
The interior might be water proof but the electrics arnt
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Re: Beaulieu - Sunday 8th Nov 2015
« Reply #40 on: November 16, 2015, 11:26:25 PM »
I have to disagree there....
I've not heard of one Crossblade that has had rain/water related
electrical issues. Mr Hyam's Ferarri red Crossblade went all the way
to Riccioné in Italy (to the SmartTimes event back in 2012 I think),
over the Alps in torrential rain for nearly all the way (averaging over
80+mph the entire journey !) and the only water ingress issue that
he had was into his waterproofs !
There was not one incidence of water into any of the car's electrics.
(I bet that fact makes a lot of Roadster owners exceedingly envious).
« Last Edit: November 16, 2015, 11:29:32 PM by CrazyG »
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