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The
Ripspeed Donny show 2006 took place over the weekend of the 15th and 16th of
April. This year it moved from Doncaster down to Donnington Park, which meant it
was a lot further for us to travel from Cumbria. That didn't stop CWC from
putting together a great stand for the show though. There were 11 cars on the
stand over the weekend, 5 of which were on also on the CWC stand at Donny
last year. The stand attracted attention from
several magazines, so expect to see a few pics of the cars in Fast and Modified
and Fast Ford.
The
biggest convoy down to the event set off on Friday, stopping at various service
stations to pick up cars on the way. We overtook plenty of modded vehicles on
the motorway, including a convoy from Fast and Modified. We also bumped into a
few familiar cars from Strathy at Charnock Richard services.
Because
the Donny Show had moved down south this year, the traditional Friday and
Saturday night cruises that it was famous for didn't happen. On the other hand,
with the show being held on a Raceway there was the chance to get your car out
for one of the many 15 minute sessions on the track. Over the weekend the track
also held D1 drift events,
Time Attack trials for professionally
tuned cars and a press event for the 2006
Gumball 3000.
The
show was much bigger this year, with more
show cars, cruise stands, babes, and trade stands than before. The size of the
event meant that you needed at least two days to see it all. Pictures of the CWC
stand and Cumbrian cars are shown below, pictures from the rest of the event can
be found in the forum.
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