2012 B7 RS4 National Gathering 15th July

[dominic1]

very sorry to say i cant bring the dastun to the meet ,we have booked to go to marbella for a week, hope it all goes well for every one that goes, and for any one with a B7 RS4 that is undecided ........... you really need to go to this, it is a well planned out meet with lots of nice people and cars. make the effort you will enjoy, i hope to see a few of you at the ring or spa in oct, have a good summer

regards

Dominic

[PhilT]

I plan to be there in the Datsun, albeit in the inferior car park

[22B]

I plan to be there in the Datsun, albeit in the inferior car park

You can have a place on the front lawn Phil, it seems we are struggling to get the new generation of RS4 owners interested in supporting their forums annual get together. However, I'm looking forward to meeting all the great people I met last year and seeing their fantastic cars again.

[Pie]

Hi all,
Just a quick update on the National Meet.

Marc of MJR Valet and Detailing in Leeds has very kindly offered to come along and give 1 lucky RS246 attendee a free detail on the day!
The live detailing will also form the basis for a tutorial / Q&A session for those who want to learn more about the finer aspects of bodywork care for their P&J.
More details about Marc can be found in Klausters thread here http://forum.rs246.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=97481

(PhilT - apologies if I'm perhaps overstepping the mark wrt advertising, site sponsors etc)

I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to go about picking said lucky owner but I'll come up with some sort of competition to ensure everyone gets a fair and equal chance of volunteering their vehicle.
Watch this thread and I'll fire up more details in the coming days.

[PhilT]

I plan to be there in the Datsun, albeit in the inferior car park

You can have a place on the front lawn Phil, it seems we are struggling to get the new generation of RS4 owners interested in supporting their forums annual get together. However, I'm looking forward to meeting all the great people I met last year and seeing their fantastic cars again.

Better put myself down for some food then

[Pie]

Sorry its taken this long but an update on this wee competition:

For those who have already firmly committed and signed up their name to attending the National Meet (i.e. the names above); here's your chance to treat your car to a free detail on the day; courtesy of MJR Valet and Detailing.
The live detailing will also form the basis for a tutorial / Q&A session for those who want to learn more about the finer aspects of bodywork care for their P&J.

All you have to do is guess the answer to the following question:

How many tunes have I got in my iTunes library?

(Apologies for the crapness but I’m hopeless at being creative and this is the closest variation I can get to a 'Guess how many sweets in the jar' type competition! Total pot luck for all so everyone has as much chance as each other.)

Hint: it’s a number between 11,000 and 13,000 and closest answer wins.

To keep this thread on track and avoid filling it with unnecessary posts, please PM me your guess and I’ll collate and post them all after the competition closes.
Final date for entry, lets say 0900hrs GMT Monday 9th July, winner will be announced later that day.
One entry per person.

The only conditions are, Marc has asked that:

The car nominated for the free detailing on the day be fairly dirty so please don’t clean and polish it on the Saturday night before you come along.
The owner is available to turn up fairly early on the Sunday to allow the process to kick off ASAP as it’s fairly time consuming to get through (He will have one of his business partners there too to assist)

Here’s a bit of a run down of the various stages involved in the single day detail:
Citrus Degreaser applied to lower half of car and rinsed.
Wheels cleaned using Acid free Wheel Cleaners and various brushes.
Tyres and arches cleaned using an All Purpose Cleaner (APC).
Snow foamed and left to dwell to aid removal of road traffic film.
Washed using Ph Neutral Shampoo's and the Two Bucket Method (TBM) and Lambswool washmitts.
Chemical Decontamination stage including Tar Remover and Iron-X.
Rinsed.
Clay Bar Decontamination to remove any left behind decontaminates from Chemical Stage.
Dried using ultra plush Microfibre Drying Towels.
Paintwork Inspection using Swirl finding lighting.
Delicate trim taped up ready for polishing stage.
Single Stage Machine polishing using Various grades of Compounds, Polishes & Glazes.
Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) wipe down to remove any polishing oils from paintwork.
Last Stage Protection (LSP) applied.
Window Rain Repellent applied to all exterior glass surfaces.
Wheel Protection applied.
Interior vaccuummed including the boot if empty.
Upholstery/Leather deep cleaned and protected including Carpets, Mats, Door Trims & Roof Lining.
Interior Plastics Cleaned and Protected.
Engine Bay Detail.
Finishing Touches and Final Inspection.

Depending on how early they are able to start this detail, they will look to get as much as possible completed within the time available (usually looking at around 12 hours on a car the size of a RS4), so it may be that only the exterior is completed but will have to see how things go on the day especially with weather and any time constraints.

Obviously we are very weather dependant as the detail is being carried out onsite – should the heavens open before or during – then its unlikely the work will be completed.

Any questions just post them here and I'll do my best to answer.

Cheers

Pie

[Timster]

Top effort for arranging this Pie.

(someone's going to be in for a real treat... and I hope it's me )

[Revolution]

could be a long shot but has anyone posted this meet onto "other" RS sites to see if we can get the numbers up...

or maybe invite R8 owners from this site as we all love to drool over other RS models

[HYFR]

only B7 RS 4's allowed ... i thought we went over this !

[Revolution]

only B7 RS 4's allowed ... i thought we went over this !

okay, okay, okay....LOL...god loves a tryer..!

how 'bout someone invite "other" forum B7 owners to come along..

[sonny]

What other B7 RS 4 forums?

[Revolution]

just thinking of:
audizine, srs etc etc
or
www.malton-b7rs4-owners.club.com

[22B]

only B7 RS 4's allowed ... i thought we went over this !

Well if I'd thought for a second that there would be such a poor support from the B7 RS4 owners this year I would happily have opened it up. Amongst other things, I was worried that we would not have room at the venue if opened to all. 40+ cars last year,- 15 this year, WTF is wrong with folk this year? Its your forum's annual get together, a chance to meet all the folk you have been communicating with all year on the forum Why not make a wee bit of effort and support us with this?
Perhaps it may be an idea to open it all RS246 members and the first 40 to 'sign up' will get on the front lawn?

[Revolution]

only B7 RS 4's allowed ... i thought we went over this !

Perhaps it may be an idea to open it all RS246 members and the first 40 to 'sign up' will get on the front lawn?

+1

[PJC]

Real shame Iain as last year was fantastic.