Bug Jam tickets

Bug Jam is fast approaching and if you haven't ordered your tickets yet, now's the time.

Advance tickets, including Club Camping pass and booking/toilet fees, are £55

saving upto £25 on gate prices.

Contact Tim the Ticket Pimp via tickets@loenuf.com

Meanwhile, the Bug Jam preparations are in full swing as gReece helps Greg test fly his new tent

 

Thanks to Josh for risking life & limb to bring us this comedy gold.

Pollock presents Royal County Auto Supply

Pollock's new venture, Royal County Auto Supply (a trading name of PolCo) is offering a range of products for the discerning VW owner. Currently offered are Springalex steering wheels, ProTech aluminium shock absorbers, BeamTech front beams and Wurth products.

Springalex Steering Wheels

Available in 13", 14", 15" and 17" diameters and with drilled or slotted spokes from £99. Bosses to suit are available from £30.

ProTech Shock Absorbers

UK made CNC machined aluminium bodied adjustable shock absorbers available in stock or custom sizes with single or double 13 point adjustment and a 2 year guarantee. Currently a set of 4 shocks for a lowered balljoint Beetle is £325 inc delivery.

RCAS/ProTech are sponsoring the 59 car entered by the College of North West London in the 2012 Beetle Challenge race series.

BEAM!==!TECH

UK made replacement front beams available for Link Pin Beetles (Ball Joint beams are in development). Available in CDS steel (powder coated) or Stainless steel (polished), they're TIG welded, fitted with genuine Sway-A-Way adjustment and Urethane bushes.

Available RHD or LHD and stock or custom narrowed width, prices from £345.

For more details check the Royal County Auto Supply website  or their Facebook page
or call 07900 266253

Coming Up...

This Sunday is the Stonor Park VW Show, held by the ABVWC. All the usual attractions: Concours for aircooled and watercooled vehicles, trader village, boot traders, the annual John Daniels Hecklathon.

Gates open at 9.30am, tickets are £9 (children under 16 are free), boot trader plots are £10.

SatNav: RG9 6HF

The following weekend is the NSRA Billing Fun Run at Billing Aquadrome near Northampton. Normally held the same weekend as Stonor Park this year gives us a rare opportunity to do both shows.

Billing has a massive Show & Shine for pre-72 Hot Rods, Street Rods, and Customs and a B289-style display of show cars from the ‘70s and ‘80s in a special Taste Police free zone. Special guest in this section is Revenge, built by Nick Butler in the mid-70s and visiting from its current home in Spain. Special guests from the USA are artists Kenny Youngblood and Simon Evans.

Tickets are £6 adults, £3 children 5-15, under 5s go free.

SatNav: NN3 9DA

Bug Jam 26

Summer is upon us, for the time being, and it seems like a good time to mention Bug Jam 26 at Santa Pod on 20th - 22nd July, especially as we'll be celebrating Lo 'E' Nuf''s 20th Anniversary year there.

On the track there's drag racing from Outlaw Flat Four, Super Modified, Street Eliminator, Outlaw Anglia and Super ET. Also on track will be VWDRC and, on Friday and Saturday, there's RWYB.

There's 2 days of Show & Shine. Saturday is for Rat Look and Military and on Sunday it's the turn of the shiny stuff.

Evening entertainment has, on Friday, The Wholls, Beatlemania and The Complete Stone Roses on the main stage with Haçienda in the Dance Zone, Carwash with Wham!Duran in the Retro Zone and Motown in Fuelers Bar. Saturday sees The Blind Hearts, The Current and Simon & Oscar from Ocean Colour unplugged on the main stage with Propaganda indie night in the Retro Zone, Super Hero themed night in the Dance Zone and Foam Party in Fuelers Bar.

Also during the weekend is the Comedy Tent, Jet Cars and Rocket Bike, Monster Trucks, Off Road course blah blah blah - as if we leave the campsite anyway!

Gate ticket prices are £80 for non-VW and £65 for VW

Lo 'E' Nuf Advance tickets are £55 and include Club Camping Pass and Toilet fee

Tickets are only available from Ticketmaster Tim via

tickets@loenuf.com

R.I.P. Carroll Shelby

January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012

Big Bang rained out

From Santa Pod:

BIG BANG HAS BEEN CALLED OFF DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER

Unfortunately no Sunday day ticket holders will be admitted and weekend ticket holders are being asked to leave site as soon as possible.

Keep hold of your tickets for an announcement on their web site in the week.

Fresh announcement from www.big-bang.co.uk:

BIG BANG HAS BEEN CALLED OFF DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER

 

Unfortunately no Sunday day ticket holders will be admitted and weekend ticket holders are being asked to leave site as soon as possible.

Due to some of the worst extreme weather we have ever experienced here at Santa Pod, we have taken the decision to apply an Extreme Weather Concession to weekend and Sunday tickets to be used ONLY towards the Big Bang Camper and Bus Show 2013.

Sunday tickets will retain 100% of their face value.

Weekend tickets will retain 35% of their face value.

The weekend value is proportionate to the level of activity which we managed to carry out. These must be redeemed on advance tickets ONLY which will be available until the Friday a week before gates open.

These values apply whether your tickets were used or not and there will be no refunds.

Please note that this is not a rain off policy as there is no policy in place for this event but merely a gesture of goodwill to our event supporters.

It's not very often the weather gets the better of us here at Santa Pod but unfortunately by Sunday the weather was too extreme for us to operate safely.

On a plus point for those staying in Club Camping, there is a new toilet block with a Pamper Room in the ladies for hairdryers etc sited next to the scrutineering barn.

Remember...

...no glass onsite at Santa Pod.

 Howard made sure he had breakfast sorted

3,2,1 and you're back in the room

After a month of no PC, dying routers and intermittent internet Blog HQ is back online.

So, Coming Up:

This Sunday is the GTi SpringFest at Santa Pod and caters for all VAG cars. Featuring 1/4 mile RWYB, Show n Shine, AutoTest, Traders, etc etc.

Tickets are £15 on the gate, under 13s go free.

The following weekend is Big Bang, again at Santa Pod. RWYB, Show n Shine, Drag Racing, iffy evening entertainment, Comedy tent, Circus, Jet Car, Monster Truck, yada yada yada.

On a sensible note, The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be making a fly past at Big Bang with a WWII Dakota at 12.20pm on Friday.

Tickets (what do you mean you didn't order an Early Bird ticket?) are £40 for the weekend, under 16s go free.

RWYB is £15 on Friday and £20 on Saturday for unlimited runs.

Onwards to May and the new Apex Festival at Lydden Hill race circuit in Kent during the weekend of 18th - 20th.

Featuring racing from the Beetle Challenge and Formula Vee chaps as well as RWYB circuit sessions and a Dyno Shoot Out on the rolling road along with a Show n Shine, downhill Soapbox Kart Challenge and evening entertainment.


Tickets are £27.50 in advance or £35 on the gate, under 16s go free.

Lastly, Donna at Santa Pod has sent us this advice for Bug Jam:

There will be a limited number of tickets to the event available on a first come, first served basis. If we sell out before the event, then no tickets will be available on the day.

No 7.5 ton lorries and transit-style vans (except for camper vans and VWs) will be allowed into Bug Jam and camping plot sizes will be limited.

People will not be able to reserve space for friends so if you want to camp together you will need to arrive together or if you are a group with ten or more vehicles, then you'll need to pre-book a club spot to guarantee your area.

NO EXIT & RE-ENTRY: This year once you have arrived at Bug Jam you will not be allowed to leave the Santa Pod Raceway site and re-enter at any time during the weekend. Anyone who leaves site will have to pay full admission again to re-enter. This is at the request of local authorities. There will be camping supplies available on site including crates of beer at reasonable prices. Please bring everything else you will need for the weekend with you including enough petrol/diesel.

To be fair, it doesn't really apply to us as we've all those bases covered but please pass on the info to any occasional visitors who are thinking of coming to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. 

Coming Up: VolksWorld Show

The VolksWorld Show at Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey is on March 24th-25th. Possibly Europe's best line up of show cars but it also has the year's biggest crush. Special guests this year are the VW 38 Prototype, rescued from Lithuania and restored, along with the KDF-wagen Type 60 K10 Rekordwagen, the car that led to the formation of Porsche AG. Plus, your chance to win a liability Mexican Beetle.

Day Tickets are £15 (children 5-15 & OAPs £4.25)

Discount Advance tickets are available from the VolksWorld Shop

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New Show For 2012

The Apex Festival is a new VW show in May, with circuit racing at Lydden Hill replacing the drag strip of the usual Santa Pod events.

Featuring Formula Vee (celebrating their 45th anniversary) and Beetle Challenge championship races.

Drive your car on the Lydden Hill circuit for £30 per 20 minute session.

Driving licence must be shown. Helmets must be worn. Arms & legs must be covered. Lights must be taped up.

Power runs on a mobile rolling road. Suitable for two wheel drive cars only. There will be numerous categories for pre ’74 cars, Aircooled, Alt-Engine, Naturally Aspirated, Forced Induction etc. The top performer in each class will be awarded First Prize. Prizes will be presented after all shootout classes are completed on Sunday.

The weekend will see a Show n’ Shine display for both Aircooled and VAG cars.

All the Show n’ Shine entrants will be invited to participate in circuit parades too!

Spaces available for club displays right in front of the race circuit, so you can kick back with a brew watching all the on track antics at the same time as you display your club cars - so you don’t miss any of the action all weekend. Clubs will also be invited to participate in circuit parades, so you’ll get the chance to drive around the track and have some fantastic photo opportunities!

     Sunday morning will feature the downhill soap kart challenge - so if you fancy a little inter-club rivalry then get in touch so we can add you to the programme! Prizes will be awarded on the racers podium for: Best Presented Kart, Fastest Kart, Furthest Travelled Kart.

Saturday night is party night - with music and DJ’s till late. It’s going to be a Big, Big, Big Party!

The Formula Vee racers will be celebrating their 45th Anniversary so anticipate a fun, friendly and fantastic atmosphere!

See www.apexfestival.co.uk for details

Weekend Ticket: £35 (£27.50 advance)

Day Ticket: £15 (£12 advance)

Children under 16 go free

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