Anyone else see SPD at Stoneleigh..? I was suprised to see them there actually...

ARA were also there with their new DBR2 body...it looked pretty good from what i saw of it. Anyone else got any opinions on it?

David

[Edited on 2/5/05 by flak monkey]

oh dear

What's up with ARA?

I can understand the concerns with SPD!!!

Pat...

Nothing wrong with ARA at all... just thought i would mention it in the same post....

David

Who exactly are SPD? What have they done to make everyone dislike them?

Pete

[Edited on 2/5/05 by scoobyis2cool]

Allegedly you should see here:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=7874&page=2

and:
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=9270

and:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=11243

and:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=13363

and:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=15454

Maybe they have improved....

David

[Edited on 2/5/05 by flak monkey]

but aside from that, all good!!!

SPD...... DID YOU MEAN SPORTSPOWERDRIVE

Yeah....did anyone else see them at stoneleigh? Or was I imagining they were there? They arent listed in the show guide... (then again neither are ARA so i guess not everyone is listed)


[Edited on 2/5/05 by flak monkey]

what car did you imagine they were showing !!

Looked like the chassis for an RS200 replica, and a 7 with a bulbous arse (GRP wasnt very good).

I thought Mr Spd sold his cars on to another kitcar builder .........maybe it was them you imagined

Possibly...though I am sure it said SPD on the stand...maybe someone else did buy the company...if they did they shouldve changed the name!

Should be something in the show report on totalkitcar.com sometime tomorrow

[Edited on 2/5/05 by woodster]

I think it was infact these guys....

http://www.sportsandleisurecars.co.uk

Who according to totalkitcar.com bought out some of the rsjigtec stuff last year:
http://www.totalkitcar.com/tkc_article_862.php (see about 1/3rd the way down).

All is ok if they have updated the cars i guess.

The snake looks like the 7 with a fat ar5e that i seem to remember seeing (think it was light blue).

David

[Edited on 2/5/05 by flak monkey]

I've spoken to the bloke on that stand at a couple of shows. Basically southern whatever they call themselves had money in rsjigtec and when they went tits up they inherited the former spd/rs jigtec snake.

they have incidentally sorted out all the dodgy from suspension mounts.

I asked them about the spd 200 (rs200 replica) they had on th stand, suggesting they might rename it and develop the chassis but they said they didn't own the rights to it and were selling it on behalf of someone else.. the plot thickens

Ned.

I saw them. They were definitely there. One Seven type replica with rippled fibreglass, some pictures of other cars including RS200, and a scruffy bloke slouching on a chair watching everyone walk straight past.

Definitely was SPD.

Thought the Aston body was excellent.

It says on totalkitcars show report someone called ...... Cradley Motor Works Ltd ..... but it does call the chassis on display .... SPD200 maybe a catchie name change to CMW200

[Edited on 3/5/05 by woodster]