Well, that’s another Billing over with. And what a cracker! Despite worries about weather and Newark, after a relatively quiet start on the Friday, Saturday dawned to sunshine and crowds. Traders reported a quietish start that soon spiralled and by about 10.30 there were the usual happy campers trudging about with huge lumps of metal – usual, that is, for a show that’s working. Billing 09 most certainly was! And I take it all back about the loos – they were excellent. Very well done Andy and the Live Loo Crew – the addition of Portaloos was a good idea – took the strain off the larger ones.
As for me, I was nervous as hell at being in the arena – Simon, Chris, Dave and Matt shared my nerves on the Saturday as well, as we all trooped in and talked for 45 minutes about their overland trucks. Then a scheduled session for overland talks turned in reality into a series of small seminars, with Chris talking Iceland and hydrogen injection systems, me talking deserts and Dave talking Morocco. Sunday saw a similar arena event for me (equally nervous, trying to follow David Bowyer who makes it all look easy), with Mantec, OEC, MyWay, Adventure 4×4 and Nene Overland providing vehicles and products to showcase in the arena – despite a sudden torrential downpour!
Finally things drew to an end – seemingly we’d only just arrived and then had to start stripping down tents and packing cars. We finally got away at half six for the run back north – and now the start of planning for LRO Show Peterborough – even bigger!
Thanks so much to all who helped with overland presentations that weekend…. very much appreciated!
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