As we were on holiday in N Devon we went to the Lister Tyndale Rally
on last Sunday. This was our first visit to the new site at Berkeley
Castle and we were disappointed. We last went 2 years ago when it was
still at Dursley and the decline in the quantity and quality of the
exhibits was most noticeable.  We didn't even take any photos!

There were no engines that took my attention, certainly none that I
hadn't seen before. The tractor and car displays were quite good but
in general it wasn't up to the standard of previous rallies.

Fred

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:49:50 -0700 (PDT), g6zru 
wrote:

>As we were on holiday in N Devon we went to the Lister Tyndale Rally
>on last Sunday. This was our first visit to the new site at Berkeley
>Castle and we were disappointed. We last went 2 years ago when it was
>still at Dursley and the decline in the quantity and quality of the
>exhibits was most noticeable.  We didn't even take any photos!
>
>There were no engines that took my attention, certainly none that I
>hadn't seen before. The tractor and car displays were quite good but
>in general it wasn't up to the standard of previous rallies.
>
>Fred

That's a shame, as we went five or six years ago, and it was a much better show
then.

One of the problems is that there are many other shows in the country, and being
on the same weekend as Astle Park couldn't have helped either.

The other problem is that of fuel costs, for travelling or exhibiting, must be
having an impact now. I suspect that the smaller, local shows may benefit, which
isn't a bad thing.

Peter
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