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West Midlands Fiats and Friends 2024
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West Midlands Fiats and Friends 2024
Fiats and Friends 2024
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British Motor Museum
Saturday, August 3, 2024 - 10:00 AM
Until: Saturday, August 3, 2024 - 03:00 PM
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Any chance you can get those with proper lighting, then send to me full size? I was like a roadrunner all day, until I hit an Acme rock, and literally raced around for 12 hours straight without even sitting down. Photos didn't happen.....
Hi All,
First of all I'd like to thank @ben for allowing this as an official event. I sorted out an area for us, and that seemed to work on the day. I unfortunately got rather involved in the couple of days before the show as you can imagine, and on the day ran around like a lunatic for 12 hours straight without ever sitting down. The last 2 days have also involved shoving work aside to try to deal with the aftermath.
I don't need to tell Ben, @dombooth etc what can happen if you try to do an event. I certainly don't need to ask Ben about the finances.
I think in general the show worked, there were a lot of happy folk around as far as I can tell, and everyone wants it done again. What I couldn't do was talk to people much, so I am sorry for that. I did try a few times, but kept getting called to a new crisis. Feedback has been fantastic, and I hope those on the FF stand enjoyed it - genuinely though, I want to know what didn't work if you have comments.
Will there be another? There will be a big inquest on Thursday. It does seem to have worked in every way apart from a huge black hole in the finances - that can't happen again, but it can be avoided if we do it again. When I say huge, yes it really was.
Another one would be good, and hopefully we could properly mobilise the old Fiat Forum for that? Everything (in all Clubs) has faded away in the last 10 years, maybe because certain shows have got jaded and now are fleecing folk for not a lot. We attempted something different and inclusive - did it work for FF? I really want to know if this has legs because I'm going to need ammunition I think - everyone is going to keep looking at the amount we lost (hint it's a lot more than you will think, and we couldn't take that again).
With a year's build up and knowing what happened in year one with a 3 month lead in, does FF want to push to get some of the old numbers back? I'd like nothing more than putting a 50 car stand in pride of place next time for FF - impossible or not?
Seriously, I do also want feedback whatever you think. Attached is a distance shot from Bruce Bradshaw - I doubt he's a member of any Club, but he definitely wants to go again.
First of all I'd like to thank @ben for allowing this as an official event. I sorted out an area for us, and that seemed to work on the day. I unfortunately got rather involved in the couple of days before the show as you can imagine, and on the day ran around like a lunatic for 12 hours straight without ever sitting down. The last 2 days have also involved shoving work aside to try to deal with the aftermath.
I don't need to tell Ben, @dombooth etc what can happen if you try to do an event. I certainly don't need to ask Ben about the finances.
I think in general the show worked, there were a lot of happy folk around as far as I can tell, and everyone wants it done again. What I couldn't do was talk to people much, so I am sorry for that. I did try a few times, but kept getting called to a new crisis. Feedback has been fantastic, and I hope those on the FF stand enjoyed it - genuinely though, I want to know what didn't work if you have comments.
Will there be another? There will be a big inquest on Thursday. It does seem to have worked in every way apart from a huge black hole in the finances - that can't happen again, but it can be avoided if we do it again. When I say huge, yes it really was.
Another one would be good, and hopefully we could properly mobilise the old Fiat Forum for that? Everything (in all Clubs) has faded away in the last 10 years, maybe because certain shows have got jaded and now are fleecing folk for not a lot. We attempted something different and inclusive - did it work for FF? I really want to know if this has legs because I'm going to need ammunition I think - everyone is going to keep looking at the amount we lost (hint it's a lot more than you will think, and we couldn't take that again).
With a year's build up and knowing what happened in year one with a 3 month lead in, does FF want to push to get some of the old numbers back? I'd like nothing more than putting a 50 car stand in pride of place next time for FF - impossible or not?
Seriously, I do also want feedback whatever you think. Attached is a distance shot from Bruce Bradshaw - I doubt he's a member of any Club, but he definitely wants to go again.
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Hi @Palio
You “want to know what didn’t work”? Seriously, I can’t think of anything - the venue was fantastic, meeting members was great, the museum displays were excellent, the spicy beef cafe lunch was delicious (they even swapped out the rice for thick ‘n’ crispy chips at no cost!), and the weather was kind. 10/10!
Sorry to learn there was “a huge black hole in the finances” - minimum number needed for break even not reached?
Oh, and that’s a fab panorama pic!
You “want to know what didn’t work”? Seriously, I can’t think of anything - the venue was fantastic, meeting members was great, the museum displays were excellent, the spicy beef cafe lunch was delicious (they even swapped out the rice for thick ‘n’ crispy chips at no cost!), and the weather was kind. 10/10!
Sorry to learn there was “a huge black hole in the finances” - minimum number needed for break even not reached?
Oh, and that’s a fab panorama pic!
theoneandonly
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I have 3 available in sony raw ARW format @20M per picky could also send in adobe DNG. how do you want them sending @20 M each by PM or email?
just tried PM not permited extention
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Video posted on YouTube of Saturday’s event
Highlight: the white Panda stuffed with pandas - big mommy panda behind the wheel and all her little babies scattered around inside
Highlight: the white Panda stuffed with pandas - big mommy panda behind the wheel and all her little babies scattered around inside
That's the perfect reply, thanks for that! We paid a lot for help, and needed at least twice the amount to get within reasonable losses. We do now know what to do though, so tomorrow's inquest will be interesting. Personally I'm going for another, or we'll lose the momentum and money for ever.
email is [email protected] should deal with one at a time - looks like a 50mb limit - whe I set it up that was aboyut 400 photos....
