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So which was better Billing or Newark?

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Kasper King:
Disappointed! I had a long shopping list of things to buy but, a lot of the traders had either cancelled, not turned up or had come with a very limited amount of stock, so I ended up with just a shackle, and this is the wrong one. Discounting my camping fee I spent less than £30 all weekend! I spoke to a lot of people and I found out I was not the only one disappointed by this low turnout.

Certainly there was a lot less people there than in previous years so that made getting to see the events in the main ring a lot better, it also made checking out the various trade stands a lot easier as there was not the normal crush.
Camping at Grange Farm was less crowded than normal, the facilities were spot on, as per normal, with no waiting for the showers or loos. The louts and drunks seemed to have given it a miss this year as well, so quiet nights for all.
If the date for Newark is changed to the following weekend I will give then both a shot and see whats what.

POTASH:
i went billing from wendesday till today, the security was good this year you had to show wrist band every time you went out to the shop and they were always walking round the camping fields

clbarclay:
I went to billing on sunday and it was OK, but not good value. I did spectate the off road track there for a little while and IMHO it look rather boring, but other people seem happy to pay to drive round it.

I could have spent a fair bit of money on a few things I wanted, but apart from a Bowmotor being about £60 cheaper than normal (which I decided could wait a year before I needed one), there wasn't much I would call a bargin. There rarely is at these shows in my experiance, as there is relativerly a captive audiance of people at a show that have gone with the intention of buying something so they will.

Apart from the Croatia challange trucks on Outback Imports stand, there wasn't much of general interest for me at the show. Was it just me or was there not the number of club standads at the show compared to last year?

Going with friends and get some small spares that wern't worth posting justified going, but £14 did seem expensive and next time I will definatly take a rucksake with food in, becuse the like the lack of bargins the average punters dosn't have much buying power.

bastynitch:

a group of us went to Billing (always go every year) for the day on saturday--fabulous 4x4 vehicles on display as always!
brilliant weather enhancing the sun tan  lol-
great stands all round-  spent the night partying to bon jovi, ub40- met many freindly faces' :dance: :clap:
my friend gordy spent his time posing around in his newly polished vitara- parking it by all the muddy 4x4s  lol (what i would give to put a bucket of mud over that car!!!  )PMSL
 :D the only off roading it does is up a kerb lol
billing is great - loads of fun will deffo go back next year  :dance: ;)

bilge rat:
went to billing on sat , really enjoyed it . went round the o/road course fun as ever security was good . everyone freindly . thumbs up from me..alan

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