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Festival of Porsche - Yorkshire

PeterABrook

PeterABrook

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Hopefully you read your Porsche Post and R7 Newsletter, so you can’t have failed to notice that:
The R7 Festival of Porsche and Concours is back, after a two year absence!
As a member living in our Region, we hope you will come along for a great day out. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available from the PCGB web site Events section www.porscheclubgb.com/events where you will find full details
New Day – SATURDAY 6th August - only 4 weeks to go!
New Location – THE MOTORIST Sherburn in Elmet, with sole use for the Club, parking for up to 1,000 car and easy access, a coffee house, licensed bar and restaurant, and a small curated museum,
New Format - With fabulous, simple food, great coffee, giant Scalextric, Pirelli F1 tyre challenges, photo workshops, singers and technical talks, its set to be a great, family day out for any motoring enthusiast.
If you are up for the challenge, how about entering our CONCOURS?
Entry Forms can be obtained by contacting us at R7@porscheclubgb.com or by downloading the attached pdf file

We look forward to welcoming you and your beautiful Porsche

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I've just read in the R7 August events update that no picnic food can be taken to the Festival of Porsche. Instead, all food and drink must be purchased on site. Seriously?

Having a picnic has always been part of this type of event so I wonder whether those who made this decision have actually thought about how it is going to be implemented, how members attending might react to it and how this could reflect on the Club Nationally and Regionally? For example:

  • How will members (other than R7 members who read the events update) attending be made aware of the decision? In any event, telling people that no picnic food is allowed won't necessarily stop them bringing it.
  • Will cars be inspected as they arrive to ensure they don't contain contraband food? What if they do - will they be turned away or will the food have to be thrown away?
  • Will there be regular monitoring of the parking area to ensure that any members who do manage to smuggle food into the event aren't consuming it? If they are will they be told to stop eating their own food, will it be confiscated or will they be asked to leave the event?
  • Does The Motorist have the capacity to handle the queues to buy food and drink that will inevitably occur and areas to eat and drink?
  • When people realise that they have to buy food and drink from The Motorist, how will the exit queues be managed?
From the first announcement of this event I was personally unconvinced that it would match the success of previous events at Harewood House and Lotherton Hall. The decision about food and drink reinforces that view and could damage event's reputation that has been built up over 25+ years.

 
Ian Gilmour said:
I've just read in the R7 August events update that no picnic food can be taken to the Festival of Porsche. Instead, all food and drink must be purchased on site. Seriously?

Having a picnic has always been part of this type of event so I wonder whether those who made this decision have actually thought about how it is going to be implemented, how members attending might react to it and how this could reflect on the Club Nationally and Regionally? For example:

  • How will members (other than R7 members who read the events update) attending be made aware of the decision? In any event, telling people that no picnic food is allowed won't necessarily stop them bringing it.
  • Will cars be inspected as they arrive to ensure they don't contain contraband food? What if they do - will they be turned away or will the food have to be thrown away?
  • Will there be regular monitoring of the parking area to ensure that any members who do manage to smuggle food into the event aren't consuming it? If they are will they be told to stop eating their own food, will it be confiscated or will they be asked to leave the event?
  • Does The Motorist have the capacity to handle the queues to buy food and drink that will inevitably occur and areas to eat and drink?
  • When people realise that they have to buy food and drink from The Motorist, how will the exit queues be managed?
From the first announcement of this event I was personally unconvinced that it would match the success of previous events at Harewood House and Lotherton Hall. The decision about food and drink reinforces that view and could damage event's reputation that has been built up over 25+ years.
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The restriction was only recently announced, hence the notice.

 
...could damage event's reputation that has been built up over 25+ years.
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Unfortunately I fear this poorly devised event will be nothing on the many previous years at Lotherton Hall, where there was a great natural atmosphere and meeting of Porsche enthusiasts who travelled that bit further to be part of it [:(]
 
I hear what you say, Mike, and I remember that you and I have discussed the organisational arrangements on a few occasions. I do think, however, that perhaps not all attendees realise that it is a nationally rather than a Regionally organised event and there is a risk that R7 could be dragged into the blame game should the event not live up to expectations.
 
I have created a separate post for this item so as not to detract from the information about concours entries for the festival
 
Sad to say that I agree with the concerns expressed. I haven’t felt comfortable about the takeover of The Yorkshire Porsche Festival right from day one. We will have to make the most of it but I anticipate a deluge of flack
 
May I say that COG members went to great lengths to find a venue for this event that is capable and willing to host 800 to 1000 cars for us. Many suggestions for a venue were put forward and all were looked into. In the end the only venue that fitted the bill was The Motorist. I was sceptical myself at first but The Motorist team have welcomed us with open arms and have been most cooperative throughout.

Myself and other COG members only found out about the picnic business whilst at a meeting at The Motorist with their staff a few days ago. I agree that this is a change from our normal routine.

May I point out however that the venue is an excellent meeting place and a beautiful building which is purpose built to cater for motor enthusiasts. Such a set up will have cost millions.

This event is in a new location and hence will be a different experience for all of us. It would be nice if we could all be cooperative, enjoy the day and make the event a success.

Perhaps in future the full membership of R7 can pull together and find us a wonderful venue for the event at which we can have a picnic. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Chris Chappell R7 COG


 
There's clearly been a lot of work gone into this. Shame about Lotherton - but great to have a venue that wants us!
We are going to attend as planned and hoping for a really nice day out.
See you there!
 
Hey, If I buy multiple tickets... are the tickets per person or per car?

I.e. if I bought two tickets could I bring two cars?
 
There have been some unfavourable comments about the upcoming Festival of Porsche Yorkshire.

What needs to be realised is that this event, organised and run by PCGB Events team at the Clubhouse together with The Motorist, is not and was never intended to be a replacement for the sadly defunct Lotherton Hall event.


This festival is not going to be an event where you sit around your car having a picnic. That has recently been made clear. However, The Motorist venue is a lot more than just a field and their facilities and what they are providing are to be appreciated. The Events team at PCGB Clubhouse have put a lot of time and effort into this and hopefully it will be a great success in its own right.


We do apologise if some publicity for this event suggested that is was a replacement for Lotherton.

Please let’s be generous in our thinking about others and be grateful that people are willing to try so hard to create this event. Hopefully everyone who goes will have a great time.


Graham and Jane
 
For all those attending The Yorkshire Porsche Festival, please be aware that there is a very high chance that there will be speed cameras in the area on Saturday, the last 4 times that I have recently been to The Motorist they have been active within the area moving location during the day. They are normally around the Cawood area, so if you are traveling from the A1 or from Cawood please be speed aware. Wouldn't want this to spoil a good day.
 
No Porsche owner or drivers should be speeding in the first place & if duly court doing so & then it's there fault & deserves to be fined for the errors of there ways, whilst attending your event.
 
I agree entirely of course, Kevin, but, just out of interest, which planet are you from?[8|]

...if you are traveling from the A1 or from Cawood please be speed aware.
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Let’s face it, it really doesn’t matter what car you drive, inappropriate speeding is daft. Full stop.
 
kevinnunn said:
No Porsche owner or drivers should be speeding in the first place & if duly court doing so & then it's there fault & deserves to be fined for the errors of there ways, whilst attending your event.
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Let’s hope that the grammar police are also on high alert.
 
It’s all those naturally aspirated transaxles he’s had - poor Kevin couldn't speed if he tried to.
 
So... people in the Porsche owners club have never broken the speed limit and only attend events if they can bring their own picnic.
 
TeaPea said:
So... people in the Porsche owners club have never broken the speed limit and only attend events if they can bring their own picnic.
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Yep, that's about right, nice guys, aren't we [:)]
 
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