Where are the dubs by the pub pics?

Couldnt make it, need a fix!

Well there wasa real good turnout with some real nice looking cars but not a great deal at the swap meet but did manage to pick up another pedal car for only $10.

Great turn out of cars 🙂
Didn't have a camera so no pics to share from moi !!! 🙁

I just got back, but my camera died so no pics.

I won Best Baja though 😀

Not as many buggies this year, I guess the rain scared them away...

:crycamera broken no pics from me !!😎

who got best manx/buggy ?

Apparently Tim with the Blue Baja won car of the day?!?!
I know it hasnt been built long, but it was built to thrash, so if it did win, then the crediblity of a public judged car show isnt real flash. There were plenty of cars that were much better, so why did this car win?

I know Tim, and am not knocking his car, but seriously it wasnt the best car there.


Did it really win?

Offroad pics here:

http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album363

I thought this was great 🙂

Good to see the guys from vintage vee-dub up from syd too !!! They brought a good selection of goodies !!

If you are DESPERATE for a couple of pics, someone posted two or three nice splitbus pics on kombi club

I did get a pic of the horrific Kombi rollover that happened at the Pub.....:P

love the rat job on the rotisserie...

kkk

left the camera in the car! lol - the only shots i got were of alan (das)'s oval on the cruise home.... this is artistic as i get - although i did get a couple more shots through the rear view mirror that ive posted in his members ride's thread......

nick

It is quite amazing that a lot of people do not vote for car of the day. the votes for this car that won was under five points it may be that people should take the time to find the best car, but can not be bothered to go around the cars again to find that special car that should win the votes are not tamped with you just need a few friends to vote for you and it is amazing how the votes add up. if people have a problem with this then maybe they should vote properley. if people don't believe me then I have the voting forms here that they can have a look at.👎 This message comes from Eileen and not Andrew so if people want to have a go at this then it is me you have a go at.

By the way after my little spack HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THE DAY TODAY EVEN THOUGH IT DID RAIN ON AND OFF. thanks guys EILEEN.

it was hard to get decent pics thanks to the shitty weather but mainly becos the cars were so crammed in together and ppl walking in the way
i like many others was stuck there for a while cos i was parked in
however this aside was still a good day and a good turn out of cars

this action shot i got sums up the weather well- everyone bolting for the veranda LOL

Eileen, I'm not having a personal go at you or anyone, more of go at the system.....it worked well for a while, but its not really fair for those that put a lot of time and effort into making their cars special. Dubs by the Pub is a great event, but the people with the real show cars will probably not be bothered bringing out their cars when something like that happens.
Graham

I agree Graham. It's well organised and a credit to those that do. But why not have it a the Entertainment centre where every body congregates before the cruise. I think it has outgrown the pub. Not to mention the crap fight getting into the joint which is not the organisers fault but more the shear number of cars.

Maybe the voting form confused people. All the normal categories had boxes to put numbers in, but car of the day didn't. So maybe most people thought they weren't supposed to put a nomination in there (ie they thought a judge would judge it?).

Dunno, just guessing???

It is always strange when the car of the day doesn't win it's own class. There are some really sweet early kombis around these days, it's quite a competitive class and I think the car of the day would've come from that category...

Perhaps the Car of the Day can still have a public vote, but then the top 10 cars from this are judged by a panel for the final Car of the Day......

Sorry Graham I also agree with you about the cars that people put a lot of effort into getting them in top condistion and I hope they will still bring them out to show off. But when you have people choice it makes it harder to get people to fill in the forms, and no we do not have the people to judge the cars like action day. Its harder just to get members helping on the day.
The pub is the main attraction and the show that brings people in it has been going on now for eleven years. I know what a hassel it is in getting the cars in but at the moment the Bad liitle Bug-gers are not looking at changing venue. I just don't feel that the entertainment centre would have the same feel that we have at this point in time at the pub. And its a big thank you as vw drivers that have the patients to put up with us as we try and fit you in. Maybe in time we will have to change if we get any bigger but we just have to wait and see. EILEEN.

The cruise up to the Pub has been going since the early 90's, it used to be called the "Luv ya Bug" cruise, hence the date falling around Valentines Day.

It doesnt have to be Judges like Action Day. Perhaps a group can be organised within the organising comittee of the event itself......they only have a make a decision between the top 10 or top 5 cars that the public has judged to be car of the day.

a few of my photos

the fasty, of course




I love an early cabriolet, I am totally making my mum buy one of these








which one reflected best??? I think the orangey one








this is beautiful






I took this photo at Boris' Picnic Day in 2005, somehow I think I prefer the bottom one...

Well done to all the organisers - no event will be without areas for improvement, but I feel when it comes to the crunch for the people with the "ideas of improvement" to do something and actively help, they seem to go missing.

It is sometimes similar with the forum, people are quick to bag, but not so quick to actually help solve the problem/s. It would be easier for the mods and admin of AVD to just walk away when the $hit hits the fan, but we don't because we enjoy providing the service for the VW community as a whole.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not having a go at you guys for making comments as like the forum, shows need feedback to improve - but just remember the logistical nightmare it must be to organise a show of this magnitude. I think it is important to provide constructive criticism but also remember to give the occasional bit of praise as well.....I'm sure it would be easier for the organisers to just walk away, but they don't.

Alan

I have been involved in the running of this event about 10 years ago, so I know what is involved. I'm merely suggesting that perhaps Public voting has run its course

so good to see u again thor and to meet you amazeer, and to see all the other people i only ever seem to see at shows lol.

good day, shame i had to leave early.

I went to see VWs and I saw loads how can I complain? Got stuff for my sons baja and plenty of ideas as well, all in all a very enjoyable day rain or not!!

what did u buy barry?

nick, i was gunna congratulate you on your purchase.... but nahhh... ruin a perfectly nice type 3 moment..... pfffftttf!!!!

ur just jealous cos evan didnt get any background action.

pmsl!!!! yeah, sour grapes, im transperant i know... one day my poor baby will be all shiney and pretty and people will look at him and want to take photos.... or alternatively he will finally rust so nicely that i'll be in with a serious chance for dog of the day.
its a sad thing when you car is neither nice enough to win anything, nor crap enough get the wooden spoon. sigh.
whats with the paint work on your roof by the way??

all the cool kids have bubbling clear coat....didnt u know that?

the blue bug was pretty low but i doubt it was airbagged, i didnt have a properlook i was more interested in getting into the pub.

i just like saying things things like airbagged.... you know... makes me sound like i have lingo and techinical understanding and shit.... really... i dont even know what that means either.... i thought airbags were what came out of the steering wheels of post 70s cars....heheh....

ahhh.... so dull peeling crud on your paint is the latest in uber cool dub style...ahhh.... dammit.... and i was just getting together enough used teabags to stain the t3 rusty..... curses.... curse these young people and their hankerings.....

our family had a good time & will travel 600 k's again as before for this,we love the long convoy but 110 k's to keep up the first halve of the convoy not again
(wifes splitty engine seal leaking) & to get there & have to park running up the drives not again as well (first time i seen businesses take up so many car spots)
i apologies now for the gripe.
wally

[ Edited on 18-2-2007 by winerot ]

Congrats must go to BLBVW once again for a great day.

Although I considered not commenting on the running and the event as such that would be out of character for me....

I think some people are looking at it all wrong....... yep .. I recon lining up and waiting and cars everywhere and having them packed in to the car park is all part of the event. You think back a few years and people are still talking about the rain, the wait, the traffic etc but no one really remembers who won what class etc. It really is part of what Dubs has become.

As for judging who cares .. every system is flawed if you don't win. Dubs uses "The Public" .. that is like herding cats. Action day uses " Judges" and that is more than suspect most years.. I could go on but I think you get my point. No matter what happens Dubs has always been a gathering of VW enthusiasts and hopefully always will be. Some people want trophies, some people want bargains, some people just want to turn up and have a great day.

Car of the day is the car which the most people vote for ... yeah ??? well in this case that is who won.. The car who the most people voted for. If you can find it written in the rules that it has to be the best and the most shiny then feel free to show me ... BUT it isn't. If Tim’s baja won cause it got the most votes then so be it, by definition it is car of the day. I am sure he put a lot of hours into it.

Anyway that is my two bobs worth, I think it is great and it is what it is. Lets not try and change things to please a few. If they think they can do better then they should get off their ass and start there own utopia car show ….. it ain’t gunna happen the only change would be that they wouldn’t be the ones winging ……

maybe a thought would be to move the offroaders ( bajas and buggies) up unto the grassed area ( the are offroaders) and compact the trade area a lil bit becouse it was very spread out and took up lots of room. this way there would be more parkign places on the bitumen for the roaders and more space for the offroaders , just a thought but it might help with the over population of cars 🙂

great day though big congrats to all the winners and fellas that put in the hard work organising a day for ua to all go out and have a good day 🙂

hey hey hey my Doc says the ears will stop ringing in a few days but I should avoid squares or run the risk of permanent damage.🤪

Made it back without falling asleep at the wheel.... travelling to work this morning was a different story. I had a few consecutive microsleeps at traffic lights. Luckily I broke out of it before the auto gearbox drove into the back of the car in front.

I had a good time all round. Nothing screams out like 'VW EVENT' when you take 3 steps out the front door of the airport and slide under a kombi (with a white t shirt) and bodge up a shift coupling with nothing but a 10 mm nut, 1/2 roll of leccy tape and a bit of tie wire. That was gold.

I cant complain about the BBQ Charcoaled Creations as I think 90% of that was my doing... thats probably the real reason behind Penguins 'hangover'. :puke Playstation with Max was fine. I needed a wind down and he is pretty darn cool. I was the coolest Dad this morning when my Emily got her present. Who says you can buy love.

Thanks for the hospitality, lots of laughs. I'll repay the favour when you all want to come down to Sindney. We can book a cheap filthy sleazy motel room with a sticky floor for the Nationals.

someone (and we wont mention names) was trying to offload a set of LH golf clubs as RH ones... people will sell anything these days lol

nick

And who was the legend in the baja who went offroad and got bogged in front of 300+ other dubbers???? Priceless moit :thumb

he didn't only get bogged, he apparently crashed into a tree...

but after the show he got taken away for a magazine shoot..

pix's taken from bruce highway, the baja was on the logging roads running parellel

action shots... sorry quite crappy!!!!

makntracks on this forum went down in his convertible Baja and towed the crashed/stuck herby baja from it's resting place...

lil dub wrote:ps. $%&*@ing hell heather!!!!! have you been hacking into my aussieveedubbers account again????????

🥷 mwahahahaha! :P

as for herbie, max burst out in laughter when he saw the offroading antics, there was also a Kombi scurrying thru the bushes before the bridge and then the other two.. his response was "look over there mum 'WILD VEEDUBS' hahahah"
😂
apparently he hit the puddle a wee bit too fast and did a 360.. into the bank 😂

I wont mention any names, but its the same guy who owned the wild green Baja Bus with the murals on the side.....he did the same thing in the Baja Bus a few years ago, but didnt crash.......:P

To the guy's and gal's thankyou very much for a great informal day,it definately has inspired me to take the plunge and buy another...might need to find Matthew and Simon Berry..from volksrestore.. that used to be in windsor(brisbane)..many moons ago..they used to look after old poo brown for me.
thanks again

terry

my Baja has to win somthing before i go and do somthing stupid like let andrew dive next me in the towd agian and ive had vee dubbs for 5 years and the only thing ive won with them is the "go hard or swim home award" from stradie trip. And did see them golf clubs and for the 5 dollars he wanted for them i would have bought them if i was a lefty they even had a bag with them perfect towd sticks and thats the animal kind andrerw

Clubs are still for sale

Tim, although you have started using punctuation in your posts (there is one full stop), I still have great trouble reading and understanding what the hell your saying 🙂

I think the Baja's and buggies should have to park in the drainage ditch to make room in the car park for the street cars. That way if you get stuck, you shouldn't be parking with the offroaders anyway 🙂

Yeah well I know what I'm on about and I know I'm not good at writing, but I'm a trimmer not a English teacher.

Parking in the drain for offroaders; thats one off the best ideas I have ever heard. I think some people get mixed up with the idea of a offroad car...

*translated for Wes

[ Edited on 20-2-07 by MickH ]