BCF Annual meet

[EuropeanNC30R...]

BDB is all well and good, been there a couple times. Thing is unless Michael Fish personally guarantees 4 days of sunshine most BCF'ers start moaning about weather and "I haven't got any money/can't afford" about a week before it happens.

I reckon campsite in Mid-Wales. I know a good one that costs fiver a night, is right on the sea front and allows open fires.

[Flip]

Sleeping late, drinking early?

Count me in.

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[Bendy]

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Even less fun when you've got to huddle up in someone else's tent or read a book on your in yours, or so I would have thought.

I'm sure people are aware you don't /have/ to go and see the other attractions at bigger bike things.


I can see why you might want a BCF-only meet generally, but can also see more people being put off by it, if it's wet.

[Bendy]

The weather is an uncontrollable factor and could easily make it miserable at any event, large or small. Lots of people huddling inside a huge tent is just as shit as a few huddling in a small one, imo.

If you're not going to see the 'attractions' at a bigger bike meet, what's the motivation for going? So you can be on a big campsite instead of a small one?

Why would it be wet anyway? I doubt anyone's stupid enough to try and arrange this for February, it'll be in the spring/summer so rain's more unlikely than likely, if it happens - deal with it.

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[Bendy]

Hardly anyone's gone to the Bulldog in recent years anyway. What makes you think they'd be arsed to go this time?

I suggest we walk away from this thread now, since I bet neither of us'll end up going anyway.

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[EuropeanNC30R...]

First BDB I went to I never saw rain, was boiling hot all weekend. The second BDB apparently had a heavy shower on the Thursday and some rain on Friday morning, though I never saw this as I arrived Friday night after work. Very sunny the rest of the weekend

Dave G, scared of the rain.

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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Ok you got me there, but it was a minor shower.

Let's face it, if it's an outdoor event in the UK there's a chance of rain at some point.

Spending £5 to sit in a wet field and get pissed is better than spending £45 to do the same for a lot of people...

Also, the idea of the annual BCF meet at BDB has pretty much been proved 'dead' judging by the last two year's efforts.

[yambabe]

There are other bike rallies going on all year apart from BDB you know! Most weekend there is somewhere you can go to sit in a field & get pissed (or not, personal choice & all that) with numbers of like-minded people ranging from a hundred or so to several thousand. Average price for most of the rallies I go to is about £15 which usually gives you 2 nights camping plus daytime entertainment and bands/discos at night.

Mind you, a field in Wales sounds good to me! Especially the one Maurice is on about having seen the photos.

If people are going to the big rallies anyway it's always possible to meet up. I think what you're describing here sounds a bit more "personal" though.

I'd be up for it as long as it was a weekend I'm not already doing something.
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[yambabe]

If you want to see drag racing, and have a go at RWYB, how about going down to the 'Pod for next year's Speedfreaks Ball and having a meet there? It's usually the first weekend in May or thereabouts.

That's a show that's growing each year and getting better, but it hasn't quite reached the epic proportions of the Bulldog yet.

My only gripe this year (apart from the wind chucking someone's gazebo/bbq at my car! ) was that there were no portaloos on the campsite. Oh, and I had to watch Saxon again!
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[yambabe]

RWYB at Speedfreaks last year was £10 per day for unlimited runs, and the queue wasn't huge. I think a lot of people were put off last year cos it was so windy though!

The RWYB kind of fits around the other stuff, there is usually some competition drag bike racing and some exhibition racing as well as bloody Fireforce (again - getting sick of them now! ) and other thrust-powered maniacs, and stunt shows.

They haven't updated the website for next year yet (www.speedfreaksball.co.uk) so no dates or details available but keep an eye out for when they do. It can be a damn good weekend!
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