Just back from Thursdays FOS, we have never been before, as we normally go to the Revival. No major rain on Thursday, weather was a bit cold in the morning and baking hot in the afternoon. Light crowds around in the morning but fairly full by 1400 hrs and heaving around the pits
I enjoyed the event, but still think the Revival is more interesting and fun. This year at the FOS they are celebrating 75 years of motorsport, with Porche being celebrated..A big display of all manufacturers electric cars and supercars, but to me I thought the majority looked a bit plain and boring. Watching the hillclimb batchs go up the track the majority of petrol driven cars were full on and something else, all noise, vibration and wow factor. The electric cars just silently wizzed by.. still going fast, but ( to me ) soul less...
Not a huge amount of trading stands, but the ones that were there were interesting.. Had a nice long chat with the two guys at the Pembleton stand..I thought their T24 4 wheeler was great but the wife was saying no..I tried though.. Also had a good look on the Norton stand at their three production model bikes.. much much better engineering showing through.. again sorely tempted by the 961 commando..
No Morgans on display.. now to me I would have thought the FOS would have been a big marketing opportunity.. Just by undertaking a run up the hill climb.. or a small display of vehicles as per Pembleton.. there was a good mix of ages at the FOS, something I would have thought that Morgan would go for..
Anyway, it was a good day, but the Revival is better fun and this year the Cobra and Carroll Shelby are to be celebrated..now that will be noisy...
