Ecosse - Peugeot Specialists

The scene was set for another spectacular open day celebrating 10 years of Ecosse history and nobody was to be disappointed…

Despite the time of year and the ever present worry of bad weather a better weekend couldn't have been chosen. It wasn't bikini time (as the models will contest) but at least it wasn't sub-zero or wet!

Both the PGAC and PSOC were well represented by their members who showed up in numbers to show off their cars but also take advantage of the rolling road bargain run sessions. To see how their motors are actually performing. This proved a crowd puller for much of the day as any petrol head is drawn to the noise of a tweaked engine at full RPM.

Many club members also took advantage of a free spraying lesson. Ecosse's own master craftsman Scott patiently gave one to one lessons throughout the day. It was a rare and enjoyable opportunity to actually have a go using only the best equipment under professional guidance. The best panel sprayer on the day was judged to be Tall Paul who received a gleaming trophy and deluxe pack of valet products courtesy of Meguiars. We're sure Paul will be polishing his paintwork with the knowledge he has a talent uncovered!

Good to see some familiar faces…

It was great to see some of the cover cars not only current or even future but from the past there on the day. The legendary 306 sedan was there all the way from Ireland and looking as good as ever, as well as the 309 turbo, Ecosse 306 estate, one of the first wide arched 306 V6's and more. In fact no less than 4 of the 5 Ecosse Super GTI Top 20 winners were present, looking as good as ever! It's always nice to see that these cars have gone on to be well maintained and used despite no longer being in the limelight. Still amazing head turners that prove to be timeless with good design and quality finish.

Throughout the course of the day many amazing prizes were claimed by lucky winners of the prize draw:

These were just to name a few, but the prizes didn't end there. Two cars were judged independently by professional photographers who were covering the event for Super GTI Mag - France, Slick Mag - Ireland and Performance French Car magazine UK. It was their task to find two cars that would to be worthy of "Top Turned Out Pug " and "Best Super Street". Inti's Supercharged 206 took top show car honours while Steve D's newly acquired "Street Sleeper" 306 T16 took best modified street car, quite an affirmation of a good purchase!

I've started so I'll finish…

One of the main attractions and sources of much entertainment was the quiz! The following 4 person teams went head-to-head with the remaining 2 teams making the final:

The questions were a mixture of Peugeot history, motorsport, current model trivia, Ecosse history and more. Lovingly compiled by hardcore Peugeot anoraks. (you know who you are!) They cannot reveal themselves due to the sheer shame of knowing way too much Peugeot trivia. Although there was questions a plenty read by the Christopher Tatum (AKA Spud) from Cornwall who took the role of the quizmaster for the day. A Cornish translator was not required but the mic was is need of a little more volume and through the excitement some questions were lost through frantic answering by the teams and the eagerness to hit the buzzers and freeze the opposing team out.

The Peugeot dealer was the first out, but they did themselves proud to put themselves forward, so pat on the back you folks. Next out was Ecosse Customers, Gareth, Steve, Julian and Richard. They put a sterling fight up that sadly went pear shaped, and lost out to the PGAC.

The final delivered the two biggest pug clubs in the uk fighting for the Ultimate Ecosse Pug Nut Trophy. This mighty big prize came with four bottles of champagne, Thornton Chocs and VIP tickets for four to the French Car Show 2008. More importantly what was thrown in for free was the chance to win for their club's honour. A very noble cause indeed! So without causing too much of a build up the Peugeot Sport Club won and the Peugeot GTI Autosport club were graceful in their defeat. Luckily no riots insued nor public unrest so it was fair to say the fun factor was kept intact.

Why not have a go at our online version of the quiz?

All in all a very enjoyable day was had by all, good weather, amazing cars, entertainment and a superb atmosphere, what more could you want.?
Hopefully we will get a chance to hold another event in the future, but we might have one a little more often than every five years!

This isn't an Oscar Acceptance Speech

A special thanks to everyone who made the effort to travel from everywhere and to share this informal day, supporting Peugeot clubs, faithful customers new and old, friends and staff who gave their Sunday up to make a great day.
A big thank you to Colin McCaffery, who constantly amused everyone with his presenting skills on the P.A system. His personal appearance fee has shot up since his famous debut so we'll have to start saving up for next time. Cheers mate.