Kopek Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 They were all very well preserved. Beautifully presented and quite something to behold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 5 minutes ago, Kopek said: They were all very well preserved. Beautifully presented and quite something to behold! The cars or the owners? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 Mostly the Cars ! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 3 hours ago, Omobono said: Walked along Douglas promenade this afternoon enjoying the Indian Summer , what a fabulous collection of British Classic cars in total 350 of them I believe , I am sure all of them will be enjoying the best restaurants fine dining, and top quality wines , their big day is tomorrow when they enjoy a lap of the TT course on a rolling temporary closed road run under police supervision , they will be gathering in the TT grandstand pit lane from 10 AM to enjoy a photo session before and after departure , pity someone from the Motor Sports division of government has not bothered to clean up all the crap old broken sandbags, leaves, old tables and paper in the pit lane , left over from the MGP 3 weeks ago , when we are getting people of this kind of quality coming to the Isle of man for a specialist motoring event plus the motoring press and media , you would think someone in authority would make sure the place they are responsible for is at least clean and tidy and looks professional , And yet the hate that prevails when others bring the really high spenders here.... Seriously though, this is great. Scenic and Classic are quality operators and they are now running several tours a year to the island. They were over around the time I was with the Porsches too. Every visitor is staying in a hotel, spending in the restaurants and burning locally purchased hydrocarbons. One of the local event companies is doing well from it too. And as said elsewhere, it might just light a spark that makes someone move there. There's more to do with this sector too. The Manx Classic is always special and a few more of those would be good. The Mountain Road is also a huge offering but there is still reluctance to use it to its full potential. Ultimately, whether it's cars or Kayaks, people spending money is a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 16 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: And yet the hate that prevails when others bring the really high spenders here.... Seriously though, this is great. Scenic and Classic are quality operators and they are now running several tours a year to the island. They were over around the time I was with the Porsches too. Every visitor is staying in a hotel, spending in the restaurants and burning locally purchased hydrocarbons. One of the local event companies is doing well from it too. And as said elsewhere, it might just light a spark that makes someone move there. There's more to do with this sector too. The Manx Classic is always special and a few more of those would be good. The Mountain Road is also a huge offering but there is still reluctance to use it to its full potential. Ultimately, whether it's cars or Kayaks, people spending money is a good thing To be fair, the hate I have seen for the super car lot (of that is what you are referring to) is because some of them drive like absolute fools and I have personally nearly been taken out by them twice. These guys are completely different. Laid back and drove on the public roads very sedately, if anything they were holding people up. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 "Burning locally purchased hydrocarbons". The issue (for some) will be that this event, regardless of its success, relies on the old Island stapel of engines and fossil fuel consumption; whilst it's serving the economy as so many similar have done for decades, it's in conflict with our new, biospherical and green credentials that we are trying so hard to promote, in some cases at considerable cost. Somewhere, somebody will be grinding their teeth about this.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luker Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 5 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: "Burning locally purchased hydrocarbons". The issue (for some) will be that this event, regardless of its success, relies on the old Island stapel of engines and fossil fuel consumption; whilst it's serving the economy as so many similar have done for decades, it's in conflict with our new, biospherical and green credentials that we are trying so hard to promote, in some cases at considerable cost. Somewhere, somebody will be grinding their teeth about this.... That said. The prom was busier today than it’s appeared to have been since TT Week. All the bars and cafes along the stretch were rammed. Even if it was connected to biosphere incompatible tourism. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 10 minutes ago, Luker said: That said. The prom was busier today than it’s appeared to have been since TT Week. All the bars and cafes along the stretch were rammed. Even if it was connected to biosphere incompatible tourism. Precisely - and it gives rise to the question that if we dispose/banish this mainstay of our tourist industry that appears to be so keen to hang on; what can our biosphere proponents offer to replace it within the foreseeable future? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luker Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 2 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Precisely - and it gives rise to the question that if we dispose/banish this mainstay of our tourist industry that appears to be so keen to hang on; what can our biosphere proponents offer to replace it within the foreseeable future? Have you seen the new Visit IOM YouTube video? Our new visitor demographic is wankers. People who want to make their mail order Chinese bride climb a mountain as some sort of achievement. And twats who want to swim in a cold harbour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiVibes Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 23 minutes ago, Luker said: Have you seen the new Visit IOM YouTube video? Our new visitor demographic is wankers. People who want to make their mail order Chinese bride climb a mountain as some sort of achievement. And twats who want to swim in a cold harbour. Mental and racist. What was your previous login Hairy Poppins or erecthomo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 07:15 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:15 AM 8 hours ago, Non-Believer said: "Burning locally purchased hydrocarbons". The issue (for some) will be that this event, regardless of its success, relies on the old Island stapel of engines and fossil fuel consumption; whilst it's serving the economy as so many similar have done for decades, it's in conflict with our new, biospherical and green credentials that we are trying so hard to promote, in some cases at considerable cost. Somewhere, somebody will be grinding their teeth about this.... Why is part of our history and culture, which also benefits the economy in conflict with our biosphere status? 8 hours ago, Luker said: That said. The prom was busier today than it’s appeared to have been since TT Week. All the bars and cafes along the stretch were rammed. Even if it was connected to biosphere incompatible tourism. What’s “biosphere incompatible tourism”? 8 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Precisely - and it gives rise to the question that if we dispose/banish this mainstay of our tourist industry that appears to be so keen to hang on; what can our biosphere proponents offer to replace it within the foreseeable future? Why would we dispose of it and need to replace it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted Sunday at 07:29 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:29 AM 9 hours ago, Derek Flint said: Ultimately, whether it's cars or Kayaks, people spending money is a good thing Although if it weren't for the motorbikes they'd have nowhere to spend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinpot Posted Sunday at 07:34 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:34 AM 8 hours ago, Luker said: Have you seen the new Visit IOM YouTube video? Our new visitor demographic is wankers. People who want to make their mail order Chinese bride climb a mountain as some sort of achievement. And twats who want to swim in a cold harbour. Here is a link for anyone who hasn’t seen it. https://youtu.be/Ard_wkwepEM You would need to be a special kind of special to find anything to be offended by or moan about. Seems a pretty good effort to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted Sunday at 07:56 AM Share Posted Sunday at 07:56 AM 32 minutes ago, Tinpot said: Why would we dispose of it and need to replace it? In case you hadn't noticed there are moves afoot to ban production of internal combustion engines and phase out fossil fuels, all proposed to happen within a relatively short time frame. Indeed, there is a whole, "fossil fuels are bad" culture developed and promoted. Eventually this will certainly impact the motorsport/motor enthusiasts aspects of our tourist industry, which as this weekend would appear to show, can be and still is a mainstay of that tourist industry. If and when it becomes "non grata" then we will hopefully need and have something of equal scale to replace it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted Sunday at 08:03 AM Share Posted Sunday at 08:03 AM 9 hours ago, Non-Believer said: "Burning locally purchased hydrocarbons". The issue (for some) will be that this event, regardless of its success, relies on the old Island stapel of engines and fossil fuel consumption; whilst it's serving the economy as so many similar have done for decades, it's in conflict with our new, biospherical and green credentials that we are trying so hard to promote, in some cases at considerable cost. Somewhere, somebody will be grinding their teeth about this.... This is true. I've long been puzzled by the carbon/biosphere/motorsport/car/bike contention. Its a great unspoken dilemma. 25 minutes ago, Tinpot said: Here is a link for anyone who hasn’t seen it. https://youtu.be/Ard_wkwepEM You would need to be a special kind of special to find anything to be offended by or moan about. Seems a pretty good effort to me. I'm not sure it hits the mark. Do you remember the ones Irish Tourism did with The Cranberries and Chicane soundtracks? They were on the money. The ones the island produce just don't seem to get you, well - 'revved up' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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