Dino4

Got to agree with this, Bigger venue more cars and more people!
Even charge a small entry fee, with the proceeds going to the charity.
However i think the final say on this should be down to the family.
If they want this to happen, then they only need to say so.
We have to respect there wishes.
I am sure everyone on here would agree, we would all happily do this again, to make this an yearly event

toneh

iTrader: (1)

Hi sorry about the parking , we lost a massive amount of space in the top parking area , which we were not aware of until arriving at the venue yesterday morning
So it was a mad rush to try and juggle space and make alternative parking arrangements
We would have loved to have everyone park in there chosen area but under the circumstances it just wasn't possible
I'm sure you can appreciate the situation we were in



Tony

chiefnerd

I wasn't overly bothered mate but I could see the look on some driver's faces.

If the donation links are still active I'll see if I can get a whip round from the dsc3club

toneh

iTrader: (1)

YYeah tell me about it , I had a few off hand comments on the day (two cars in perticular )
The thing some people don't realise is some of the guys marshalling on the day are also club members with nice cars and have been helping with everything behind the scenes since the beginning ( not just marshalling )

Tony

David Gwynfryn Jones

At the end of the day, you were there. To me, parking up anywhere near that estate was 'getting in', it was a big show spread out a little! We didn't care one bit despite the 3 1/2 hour journey and getting there at 11:30 that we were in another car park. Surely it can be seen that feeling disappointed about it really does look so damn trivial when you think of the pain, agony and heartbreak Connor's family are going through. If there were people there who were, then maybe they didn't quite get the day.

Also, if people didn't take the time to wander around all of the car parks then they really did miss out. I felt every car parked up in the various allocated car parks were part of the show. I certainly found that the overflow car parks added to the sense of the scale of the event, with such high quality machinery hidden away at the far end of the estate. To me that helped emphasise the incredible nature of the day.

To anyone who helped organise the event or run it on the day, you did an absolutely unbelievable job. You couldn't fit everyone in, to me thats a successful day! You just will never satisfy everyone. But you certainly did Connor and his family and that is all that matters. Privilege to be there.

LSherratt

iTrader: (1)

Judging by the event, even if you were parked away from the centre main area, it shows how large the event actually was, and that if you were parked away from the centre, you are still part of the event and Im sure that your motor was appreciated by someone who did take the time to walk around the entire event and not just the centre area.

EDIT: Exactly my thoughts David although you worded it better than I have

thescruff

Why mention it then..

To organise an event of this magnitude in 10 days is bloody amazing, and I for one would have been even more amazed if there wasn't a few hic-cups.

Congratulations to everyone and don't forget Fred Lawton for the venue.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Well put fella, everybody was NOT going to fit in its that simple but more could of been fitted if we had the room that we thought, even my car was hidden from view and I haven't seen 1 photo of it, but that dosent bother me 1 bit.
There was a small number that just because they had a number they had rights to get in, but people that was parked in the surrounding areas also had a number, the number was there for purely a scare tactic to stop the uninvited guests turning up from fb and not on list members as we knew it may of happened and the parking could of been much worse.
Everybody was parked up very quickley and efficiently and no tail backs or queues so I'm happy with that.
Everybody was told from the start to be patient and understanding on the nature of the event and venue choice by the family and 99% did so thank you to all that did.
I would offer for the people that was not happy to try doing organising on set venue with the same circumstances.
Regards corky

dgls.mccb

well done to everyone involved in organising this for connor, great day, great weather, great cars, well worth the 500+ mile round trip, link is to my photos from the day

http://s1122.photobucket.com/albums/...02012/?start=0

PolizeiYT

Morning all,

From us from Team Polizei, we made it even with x1 navigation **** up, a split fuel line and x2 failure of throttle link.
Personnally speaking, on return last night to the Sussex coast, 580 miles, £110 in fuel and some used tools later it was a great day.

Connors reaction to what was happening was magical, was beaming (that alone made it all worth the sweat and tears on the journey up), his parents were overwhelmed, was a great gathering (shame some started leaving so soon tho). Connor's family did some great pieces on camera for Alex, you could really feel the apprieciation felt.....very genuine.

The numbers seen were great, the marshals did a fantastic job, what facilities available were (cleanest toilets at a public event I've ever seen!) WELL DONE ALL.

All in all, I've just woken up, still knackered but I won't hesitate to do this again next year!

Regards,
Whitey
(Team Polizei Support vehicle)

evo_chris

Does anyone know who it was taking pics of the cars as they entered? Would be nice to get the pic of my car if its available

Maz

iTrader: (34)

Well said David and LSherrat. I don't think people realise just how hard the organisers worked and how difficult the event was logistically. To grumble about parking isn't really keeping in the spirit of the event.

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

Sam Ellis was mate

Foxdie

That would have been samuelellis on the front desk with me with his DSLR, also my GoPro was filming everyone coming in however there's about 40GB~ of footage to sift through

iTom

Thank you! That was my favourite picture too - so endearing...

madman-Adam

I found it hard to believe that people had travelled so far for this event. Thanks to everyone for being so patient while we struggled with an almost impossible job of getting people parked up. If this is made an annual event. Then I'm sure numbers will only increase as would the size of venue.

Rogue86

I don't envy you there!

Marietto

iTrader: (13)

Just wanted to say massive respect goes out to all who played a part in organising this mammoth event at this short notice. To the very few tit-whingers who were "put out" because of a minor issue - wind your neck in and put on the "big picture glasses" - It wasn't really about your car, it was just about being there as a person and a human being because you cared about that little 11 year old hero.

Just as a small example of the commitment and dedication to this cause shown by the organisers an American fellow Subaru owner & enthusiast put out a plea on SNet for a lift down from Newcastle upon Tyne. Jamo helped him get his message out there but when he lost contact with the our American brother he was going to drive up to Newcastle to pick him up and bring him down to Huddersfield himself - nuff said. Luckily though I saw the message and was able to get in touch with Elliott (the American) and brought him down and back with us. He was amazed at the show of community from the car enthusiasts who attended. Now his facebook profile is full of links about the day. Here are my photos from the day. Feel free to use them.

http://s1149.photobucket.com/albums/...tember%202012/

There is also a 6 day sale of Connor's day T-shirts by our American cousins with all proceeds going to Connor's nominated charity. I've ordered mine, get yours quick !

http://blipshift.com/products/connor...2bd09185087394

Recovery Ray

Thank you all for a great day, personaly we enjoyed walking round and finding the hidden gems parked up and around every corner.

some of the banter we heard was also quite funny such as ---------------

thats cleaner than ours lasses knicker draw (engine bay).

i cleaned the wheels in the kitchen sink.

and the nuts were so rusty they snapped of in me hand !!.

many thanks again to all who made it a special day for Conner.our very best wishes and thoughts go to Zippy and his wonderful famailly.

RECOVERY RAY..

samuelellis

Me - all the photos i took are here - http://samuelellis.co.uk/gallery3/in...nors-meet-2012

If you find your car drop me a PM with your e-mail address and the filename, says it under the photo so i can send you the full high res image (never put the full high res images online as my hosting complains)

grumpypants

Will try get numbers from d.j. But all prizes were clamed

Kevin

David Gwynfryn Jones

Just wondering if anyone ventured out to the other car parks and took photos?
Some seriously nice bits of kit were out there!

grumpypants

On talking to Scott we are going to make this a annual event

Kevin. Scott's dad

iTom

It was first come first serve. When people were absent, they got recalled...

Me. > http://www.tomcash.co.uk/connors-day-2012/

David Gwynfryn Jones

Absolutely the best legacy of yesterday is to do more, great news.
It goes without saying but it would be great to know once the dust has settled how much was raised and to go on and beat it next time

All the best to your family, no one will forget Connors Day 2012

grumpypants

We have a independent lady counting the donations so by tonight l will be on here to tell you all

Kevin scotts dad

Rogue86

Without wanting to put a downer on this, someone took the opportunity yesterday to kindly steal the badges from the back of my RX7 while it was parked out of the way. I know this as the car only came out of a locked garage for the meet, and went straight back in. They've also broken a few of the others while trying to get them off.

I'm also realistic enough to realise I probably won't ever find out who did this, so just wanted to thank you for the scratches on the back of my car. Brilliant.

toneh

iTrader: (1)

Don't tell busta he will have a breakdown lol

Btw Kevin many thanks for all your help there's no way we could have done it without you

Tony

docman

count me in for 2013.
I know the route now

Place your orders for smelly French cheese

madman-Adam

i'm sure there are 2-3 thousand people who attended who will queue behind you to kick some ***.