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arran jones



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kelmarsh LR show 21-23july
Many people going to Kelmarsh lr show this year,
I'm wondering about going, but will my defender(59 reg) cope with a 1hr 45min journey??????

Want to take mine so I can do the off road course vince is building!!!

Very Happy Thumbs Up
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I was thinking about going, but i might go next year as i thought it will give them a chance to iron out anything that didn't go right Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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"will my defender(59 reg) cope with a 1hr 45min journey??????"


Do you not use it much for long trips? 1,45hrs is nothing... Very Happy
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arran jones



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No not really, especially on the road, Off road I go all day, but when it's hot copper stt pro's on it fuel economy is not g8 on the road Very Happy
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Hopefully it will be a good show, and worth the journey!! Thumbs Up
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arran jones



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How did kelmarsh get on today
Anyone on here go
Post some pics if so Thumbs Up
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Arran i have just returned from poland / slovakia ,some off road ,3000 miles and did not miss a beat. I think 1hr 45 min is possiable Thumbs Up
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arran jones



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Yip it would be possible and i would of done
But my defender is in stratstone atm having 2 split intercooler hoses repaired, and a oil leak sorted Banging Head
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I went today and thought it was great! Plenty of 2nd hand jumbles and other stalls. Didn't seem to be too much going on in the arena but maybe I was too distracted rifling through the boxes of 2nd hand parts Laughing

Overall I'd say worth the entry fee and 2h30m drive to get there Thumbs Up Matt.

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I went today too. I agree - the arena was very quiet - there was nothing of interest for me in the arena bar perhaps the Red Devils at midday.

There are a lot of stalls and a lot of second hand jumbles- I could not get through them all. There were a lot of food / drink vendors dotted around too providing plenty of variety.

Just my opinion but I think Kelmarsh needs to invest in their facilities if they want to host large events like this. I went to a US car show a few weeks back which had also moved to Kelmarsh. Its basically just a set of very large fields.

Plus side, Market Harborough is close by and it's a great market town. 2007 Defender 90 XS
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I agree there. Peterborough has a proper building for an entrance where they serve cups of tea etc but more importantly, it has a cash point - my mate was getting short of cash and we couldn't find anywhere on site to get some at Kelmarsh. Matt.

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I made the almost 3 hour journey there for the day and was glad I did Thumbs Up it was a nice show lots of stalls and a few regulars but it did seem to miss the Billing magic for me Big Cry driving from there today i thought to myself i will miss the old billing show which i have been to for the last 20 years Big Cry i will camp there next year if I can make it.
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Don't forget billing show is next weekend on the off road site 👍 Have fun be happy
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Went on Saturday- enjoyed it bought TD5 service kit from Duckworths for £57 and some side and top vents for £75. Enjoyed it and met Brendon who I have often read posts but never met Very Happy
Brendon- if you read this the Mrs and I were interested in your roof bars and tent!!
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Hi Tommo, it was good to meet you and your wife. We meet many people at shows and it is good to meet up with old friends and customers and meet new ones. Some of our visitors were disappointed that there were none of Barbara's cake with us. Some visitors just come for the cakes Razz

A brief view of this first show at Kelmarsh. Yes there were the foreign visitoes, Kell and crew from Denmark, Belgium visitors, a German visitor who did not know about Nakatanenga, Austrians and am sure there were many others.

Arena seemed to be much larger then at other shows. The Red Devils come in directly above our stand on Saturday and the noise and speed they come in at was impressive.

OK I do not have much time to wander around the show myself so can not really comment about other stands and facilities.

Now toilet facilities are always mentioned, now we had a bank of 9 toilets closed to us. These were cleaned on Saturday morning and 10 minutes later I went to one and the standard the previous users had left it in was not acceptable.

Yes the weather was not the best with long periods of heavy rain which did not help the ground conditions however the ground stood up reasonably well.


Not bad show for a first attempt at Kelmarsh so hopefully they can work and make it even better for next year.


Brendan
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