severn's....Cardiff Bay Mini Cruise, sun 24th july 2005 bookings now CLOSED

[ASTON]

last few..........108 mini's in total not a bad turn out for a wet day

[Pinks]

Thanks for braving the rain everyone although it turned out nice in the end....

Some pics...
see you all soon

Andrea, Andrew & Ashley
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more...

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and some more...

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last one....

[minisoopercooper]

thanks for organising a great day Aston, you dont know what a relief it is for me to go to a day I havent actually had to organise etc

Great to meet some new faces and everyone else as always.

thank god the weather turned out ok.

hope Matt has changed his pants after the near miss on the way over!

heres my pics (maybe a few later in the week if I get the time to do a panoramma

Paul

[ASTON]

some great pic's

[emu_p]

Some great pics which just go to prove it didn't rain all day!
downloaded my video last night only an hours footage to edit!!

[Jaffa Racer]

Great pics everyone shame we couldnt make it Still see you all in a couple of weeks on the Malverns

[John Bridger]

Hi everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed the event despite the weather

I'am from Cardiff Mini club and was one of the organisers of this event

Please could I ask for any feedback, as your opinions on how we can improve this event would be appreciated

Negative or positive

Thanks

John

[ASTON]

Quote: Originally Posted by John Bridger

Hi everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed the event despite the weather

I'am from Cardiff Mini club and was one of the organisers of this event

Please could I ask for any feedback, as your opinions on how we can improve this event would be appreciated

Negative or positive

Thanks

John

club stands would be a good idea (dont park german crap in front of classic mini's)there owners get upset more space between cars.parking was very tight apart from that,i think you got it right

aston

[Pinks]

Quote: Originally Posted by John Bridger

Hi everyone,

Hope you all enjoyed the event despite the weather

I'am from Cardiff Mini club and was one of the organisers of this event

Please could I ask for any feedback, as your opinions on how we can improve this event would be appreciated

Negative or positive

Thanks

John

Hi John

Really enjoyed the day again.

This was Rosie Ryl's and my second year at the Cardiff MINI Cruise. I have to agree with Aston about the tight parking....I recall last year there were even more MINI's however the parking was far more generous. Obviously people like to look inside the cars on the static display and I had my breath held a few times with people and their bags etc squeezing through the cars to have a look inside...more likely for a few to get damaged with scratching etc
We were instructed to literally squeeze right next to one of the classics from the club behind us ( Dragon Mini Club?) and there was no way we ( or they) could open their doors properly. So when the steward walked off I moved my car forward as there was no way I was leaving it where I was told to.

The bouncy Castle's took up far too much MINI parking space...if one had been purely for the MINI drivers then that would have been fine

Overall though John we all really enjoyed the day - shame about the weather....but it turned out nice for the Wharf pub

Would there be any chance of the cruise route being longer? ( Just a suggestion) Maybe up onto the A4232 after Penarth/ Dinas Powys and down to the M4 ( Jct 33) to Jct32 and enter into the City via A470/ North Road etc to join the existing route at the Boulevard De Nante/ Cardiff Castle to go through St Mary Street?

cheers
Pinks

[John Bridger]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies

1) Stewarding of the event is controlled by Cardiff City Council

2) Bouncy castle was there when we arrived , we had to share the basin with another event, despite assurances from as 1 above that we had the whole basin

3) We had planned to keep the clubs separate, proved difficult as 1 above

4) We had less space than previously agreed, as 1 above they changed the goal posts on the day

5) Thanks for your suggestion for a longer route, we will consider it

Thanks once again for Supporting this event

Regards

John :

[ASTON]

Quote: Originally Posted by John Bridger

Hi,

Thanks for the replies

1) Stewarding of the event is controlled by Cardiff City Council

2) Bouncy castle was there when we arrived , we had to share the basin with another event, despite assurances from as 1 above that we had the whole basin

3) We had planned to keep the clubs separate, proved difficult as 1 above

4) We had less space than previously agreed, as 1 above they changed the goal posts on the day

5) Thanks for your suggestion for a longer route, we will consider it

Thanks once again for Supporting this event

Regards

John :

john

can you pm me your email address??? this site will not let me pm you.

aston