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Old 31st August 2014, 03:05 PM
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...I went home on the Sunday (as the family came that day) to return on the Monday (wearing my writs band) to be told I could not take the car on the field (as I could not produce my caravan pass). After a short (friendly) discussion I was allowed on...
Interesting, my experience this year was the same as in the past - once the security contractors can see I've got a strap on my wrist they wave me straight through without caring about the remains of the car pass. Clearly requirements can differ, I don't know what the official policy is, but in the interests of avoiding queues the faster they can get stuff on the better IMHO.




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The only thing I did find strange was that nobody was allowed in the beer tent without a wristband????????????
I believe that is only in the evening, and in the past understood it was only when purchasing from the bar in the evening - ie. there was nobody on the entrance checking wrists to go into the beer tent, only to make purchases.

The rally's evening entertainments are intended for the exhibitors, as the public have theoretically gone home by then. The bar usually closes for a couple of hours from around 5 'till I think about 7 (assume it did this year as well) which I guess is to encourage the public not to hang about drinking either.

The Malpas rally usually goes one stage further with security bouncers standing by the entrance in the evenings to ensure only people with exhibitor bands are allowed in...
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I went to the GDSF after Onslow and was very surprised by the very large numbers of people in the queue to enter that had pre paid tickets This made the pay desk very quiet indeed in comparison to Onslow
I personally think this could be the way forward
On line ticket booking via the web site were available for the first time this year
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Old 24th November 2014, 09:59 PM
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I thought I would share a few pictures from Onslow.











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Old 25th November 2014, 05:23 PM
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Am I seeing a weird trick of the camera with this picture along the gear side of the engine near the winding drum?
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Old 25th November 2014, 05:28 PM
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Oil fired blowback, lol
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Old 25th November 2014, 05:33 PM
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Am I seeing a weird trick of the camera with this picture along the gear side of the engine near the winding drum?
No not a trick of a camera, just a case of being in the right place at the right moment. If I remember right, flames came out the top of the chimney as well. It only lasted a couple of seconds I think.
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That's Guy's patented device to improve the efficiantcy of your engine, have a fire BOTH sides of the firebox!
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Ben, These are cracking photo's. Very well done, I know how enthusiastic you are and it shows in the images. Looking forward to 2015.
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Its nice to know that Dad is happy when driving the Ruston...
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I think he was waiting for the girls to hurry up
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