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Although from what I have heard I also can't help feel severely let down by the lack of club presence there.
Perhaps a sign of the times nowadays sadly?"the MR2 Mk1 Club - part of IMOC" which I do not have a problem with - but really would of liked to see some representation from the Mk1 Club, as in my heart thats what I feel I am more a member of.waynestoyotamr2 wrote:Although from what I have heard I also can't help feel severely let down by the lack of club presence there.
Agreed.
Really sad to see there wasnt really anything present from the Mk1 club.
It felt like we were
Still had a bl00dy great time though!
(I don't know who did those)
& sorry i didnt spend more time talking to you, i will remedy that next year mate 
, now thats what i call dedication, flying over from Ireland then hiring a car purely to attend JAE & to think most people who didnt come moaned about the distance , in fact Gordon & Allison travelled 800 miles return journey from Scotland to attend, MIke & Jo Sheavills again travelled from Durham as always 
.& garrick stated before hand that they were unable to make it due to other commitments & granted Stuart Kynoch has broken his ankle, although im sure i saw Vix & Phil there with Vix in a wheelchair with ....... yep a broken ankle , this must go down as one of the most poorly attended mk1 club national rally's & i really hope its not the shape of things to come, if it wasnt for the IMOC & MR2OC clubs letting us onto the village we would have looked pretty silly & not the best advert to come & join the MK1 club ](./images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
.& write something for the club mag, especially if its your first time at a mk1 club event, it doesnt have to be an essay & if you took some pics add those as well im sure Karl & lou would be well pleased.... .. lets at least keep one part of the mk1 club alive !!! rant over 
Jinxy& could he organise the trophy's, unfortuately Alan was going away on holiday the next day so i sorted them with help with litterally days to spare, in all honesty, i dont think anyone from the SE area commiteee realised we were supposed to host the national rally, im not sure who even has the flags & gazeebo, the show was poorly attended mk1 wise & only the usual SE members turned up, besides i think one gazeebo from the mk1 club would have looked even worse to be honest, maybe something needs to be brought up at the AGM regarding further club events... or lack of, cheers, Jinxy<2 hours sleep and also playing (poorly) in the 5 a side football with the Sky Insurance team - we were awful 
Apologies if I missed anyone/didn't hang around much. Space seemed to be a big issue though. Our trader stand was tiny, all the clubs looked cramped and there seems to be a lot of clubs who paid for space they didn't get. Good to meet everyone as I've only recently got my mk1 and subsequently found out about JAE. Your 1.5 did look very tasty Jinxy.
. we booked a 20 car stand, and tbh there wasn't room for 20 cars ..Zirax wrote:Well I had a laugh.
On the good news you'll have another mk1 club member here when I've filled in all the forms
, Steve had the grey 1.5 ,my mica blue t-bar with the Blingy blue engine was parked next to it & Pete Kyte's mica blue t-bar with the blingy blue engine was parked next to me, come along to as many shows as possible im sure we'll make you more than welcome , Jinxy..sorry guys, tried to get there, but only got home from honeymoon 9pm on the friday, and the new wife had arranged to get the relatives over to look at wedding pics and vids. Thought it best not to rock the boat so early on in a marriage!! and remove the sponge and towel from behind my seat.... 
MK1 Awards
Award presented by Lee's parentsTony jinxy froude wrote:Zirax wrote:Well I had a laugh.
On the good news you'll have another mk1 club member here when I've filled in all the forms
Good to see you too mate
- and just what I needed...! For me, JAE this year was more of a social thing. I was a bit lethargic this weekend (I've had a lot on recently, so just wanted to chill out) and so for the most part just stuck around and chatted to people. This was shown by the fact I've only taken a couple of dozen photos this year - as opposed to nearly 300 last year! (I'm glad to see that Michael's got some great shots!)(since JAE 2007). Plus I finally got to meet Alex (SuperRedMR2) after missing him last year... (Vashy) rear brakes - which I actually enjoyed. Then again when I was heading home - in appalling weather - when I stopped off at some services to find an MX-5 that had been at JAE that had broken down... Spent an hour in the rain trying to help him get it started again and having a chat to him.- though I did look at many of the cars thinking "nice... if only..." (Obviously to replace my Peugeot, not the '2!). Then another walk around after the fireworks on Saturday evening, only to end up having a chat to the Irish Japanese Owners club who had already been enjoying their beers for a good many hours! - a very nice bonus for the new site. I do think that the new site is better than the one at Peterborough - even though it's twice the distance away... The atmostphere around the show this year was far far better than last year - in my opinion. Yes, the cars are an integral part to the club as they are our common interest... But this show demonstrated that it's the people that matter, not the cars. So - Neville, don't worry about the state of your car... 
Karl_T wrote:We also awarded Max Starr the Literary Trophy for the fantastic articles he has submitted to the magazine over the past year.
Well done Max.
- I'm still kinda in shock. I was expecting it to be awarded to Karl or Lou who have between them really turned the mag around over the last year... It is a beautiful trophy. Many thanks to the club! So... do I conveniently forget to bring it back next year? - after the incident after being handed the trophy - it has now made it home safe and sound... no more 'near misses'... It would be great to see this sorted for next year. I really do think that any presence would've been better than no presence really. I would've done something, but didn't know that I was going to JAE until Thursday; by the time I contacted Jo it was really too late. Perhaps all the area organisers who are going should try to liase with whomever organises the IMOC side of it...?Tony jinxy froude wrote:Zirax wrote:Well I had a laugh.
On the good news you'll have another mk1 club member here when I've filled in all the forms
Good to see you too mate
..
- and Marty:
.. being Jinxy:
(Yes, that is a Mk1 seat!).. not doing anything...:
(Oukie) with his stunning white line on his head thanks to the JAE Bandanna? 
, Jinxy,Steve K and myself were all present from the south east reps we felt as soon as the event location was announced we had a total lack of support from the club! We had a good turnout of mk1's from the club but nothing like we have had in previous years! As usual IMOC welcomed us with open arms we did not deserve to fly our flag at this event! ?????? 
Mwwwhahahahahahahhaaaaarrrrrrrrr , And neville did you not see my car lol they aint gotta be mint lol as long as it gets you there 
,We were well smashed on friday You and me were the last Imoc'ers up and then I went drinking with some guys from the oc and I was really really ill the next day I think I had about 3 hours kip that night hence why I was falling assleep in my chair at the hog roast and alex(superedmr2)Im really sorry i did not know that you were in a 2 man tent with 3 men (ahem )And I was in a 5 man tent on my own, ah well at least you wern't cold ..(spares), Mk1b Mica blue T-bar Mar90, Mk1b Mica blue T-bar,full climate control,Jan90, 5 mk1's Steve at MR2 Only had a space for a Mk1 on his stand as one of the Challenge cars had been broken and asked if we could take our track car. Otherwise I'd have chucked the flag in the track car. We need to get something sorted next year with an events person again, not a dig at Jo at all, she's done a great job but did say at last year's AGM that she would not be able to put in that amount of work again this year. I know for a fact she hasn't got a chance to sit down this year with all her commitments. I'd like to see Mk1 Club branding at next years JAE.
oukie wrote:
Lauren
Chris
I cannot believe that you carried on, I was still walking but was barely coherent. Jeez did i pay for that Saturday morning and then there was all teh fun of the its a knockout competition and I had stupidly volunteered whilst inebriated the previous night.. Still twas all top fun wasn't it? Nice to meet you at last too. 
- Circuit Pack 
(im blameing it on the fact that I forgot my pillows)LOL .(spares), Mk1b Mica blue T-bar Mar90, Mk1b Mica blue T-bar,full climate control,Jan90, 5 mk1's