Geraint drove up from Wales the night before in the Tango mobile and stayed at a local Travelodge, I drove across early and had to find a car wash enroute, not easy at 8am on a Sunday, thankfully a nearby service station had a working pressure washer. I'm normally not keen on these, but needs must, and a clean Dave was a must!
Just after 8 I arrived at the venue to find G already there, the gates were open so we made our way down to the hardstanding area we were setting up on. G managed to borrow a Dacia flag from his local dealer.
It was cold but thankfully dry. Now the wait, and hope, for other owners to turn up. Just before 9 the first of our members arrived, a lovely grey Duster belonging to Chris, then the steady stream began. It wasn't long before we had half a dozen cars.
It was really nice meeting everyone, including a lovely couple who had ordered their new car from SMC but were waiting for it to be delivered in March. Lots of chatting about the cars, the modifications and owners experiences.
The weather was kind for us for the first couple of hours, then the rain came. It was a great excuse to move to the parking area near the cafe and grab a tea or coffee.
So there we all were under cover, enjoying hot drinks when in the distance we saw something red approaching. It was rumoured it would make an appearance, but when the Shifterossa arrived it stole the show. What a lovely piece of Dacia history.
All in all a very successful first meeting and a huge thank you to all that travelled so many miles to attend. We discussed another meeting at Runnymede later in the year and are toying with the idea of a summer picnic event.
