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Here are some of the highlights from the Apex Festival. Thanks to Julian Hunt, Dave Warren, Stephen Widdows, Benny Mills, Rubber Duck Does Photography, PJ Gibbons, Nick Whitty and CJ for the incredible photography.
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“A scorcher in every sense of the word... very much a family-friendly show...
certainly a show to add to the must-do list”
VolksWorld magazine
certainly a show to add to the must-do list”
VolksWorld magazine
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Custom classics displayed alongside race, retro and performance machinery - both air-cooled and water-cooled
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A sight the race day safety Marshals are not used to seeing circumnavigating the track!
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Camping all around the perimeter of the track itself - so you don't need to miss any of the action
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Full championship races on the Saturday Race Day - and the opportunity to take your car out on a track day session with the race cars on Show n Go Sunday!
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Club camping directly overlooking the circuit
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One cool caddy nestled between other classic, race, retro and performance motors
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A passengers eye view from within one seriously quick splitty
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Race GTi's out racing hard and fast
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VWDRC boys Rob and Paul dicing through the corners!
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The show displays feature all sorts of air-cooled and water-cooled motors
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FREE circuit parades where you get to drive around the circuit were uber popular
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As a family friendly show practically all the kids activities were free all weekend
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Trackday session are available all weekend from just £20 for 15mins
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Loads of room for the 'big kids' and their children to have loads of fun!
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VAG Racers locking horns along side other race and retro machinery
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Hard cornering wheel up action from the bugs
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Club and exhibit displays on the Saturday Race Day… full show n' shine on Show 'n Go Sunday
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Your chance to get track side for some fun be it a trackday session or the FREE circuit parade laps
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Great spectating points all around the circuit.. your kids can be having fun in the kids zone whilst you can still see all the action!
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Great fun displays of some incredible vehicles all weekend
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Water-cooled, air-cooled, race, retro, performance choose your poison!
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Buckle up for some race pace passenger rides!
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Retro racers battling with modern performance racers
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Cool Flo Vintage bringing their unique vibe to the show
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Club camping right next to the circuit anyone!
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Awesome circuit views from pretty much everywhere at the venue
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Vintage restro or hippo customs you can see them static AND being driven
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You'll see vehicles both on an off the track
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Thrills and spills - after all 'Rubbin is Racin' in the championship races!
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The legendary FB1 Race-Taxi made its UK debut at the 2012 Apex Festival
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The Beetle Challenge bugs racing and swopping paint!
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Your chance to drive your car hard and fast on the circuit in trackday sessions
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Hayburner Bus rubbing shoulders with the Cool Flo Vintage Crew
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Party out back!
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Formula Vee racers.. 100bhp+ from 1300cc Aircooled bug motors!
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Close racing with lots of overtaking action… that's clubman's motorsport!
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The FB1 Race-Taxi engaging hyper-speed rotating the world under its wide rubber!
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Camping right next to the track!
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Loads of great spectator areas to see, hear and smell the racing!
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The Paddocks are open for the public to enjoy all weekend
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Cool Flo Vintage's Race Bus being driven in anger on a track day session
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The Best of Show award for 2012
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Drag racer on the twisty stuff - understeer ooh yeah - bags of fun OOH YEAH!
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Bugs out on a track day session
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Oops Sorry about that - A racing incident over the weekend saw some impromptu body modifications
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The Formula Vee's out racing in exhibition races
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Some seriously quick buses were out on track
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The variety of vehicles on the circuit parades was awesome
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Dixie out in his monster Type4 powered bay
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The Formula Vee's put in some seriously quick lap times
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FREE Circuit Parades all weekend
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Race Leon battling with a Cossie
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The College Car - the sister to the VolksWorld racer - took another win
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Buses and Bugs out on track in the UK - Love it
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The flag we all want to pass first!
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Loads of entertainment on and off the track
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The Beetle Challenge racers in the fire up lane
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Close quarters dog fighting and overtaking all weekend!
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Pick a bug and cheer it on!
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Two abreast round the corner!
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Formula Vee's blasting around the track
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The club campers got birds eye views of all the track action
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Trackday Sessions all weekend from just £20 for 15mins
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The FB1 Race-Taxi bus stuffing it down the inside!
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A few of the passengers who took a race pace ride in the Race-Taxi
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Buckle up it's gonna be fast and furious
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No matter where you are you have a birds eye view of the circuit!
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Don't argue with the Clerk of the Course!
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You can see all manor of race, retro and performance motors all weekend
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Bugs mixing it up with other retro racers
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Our german cousins out on track too!
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Scooby and a WBX powered bug having a epic battle
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Spectators have some awesome vantage points to soak up the atmosphere and track action
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The bugs will be out in force racing
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Trackday fun from just £20 for 15mins
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Classic, Race, Retro, Performance - everyone has the opportunity to get out on the track
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Hard cornering on a trackday session
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Get your car out on track
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Get to drive your car FAST
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Ibiza hunting down the Mk1 Golf
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Lifting a wheel!
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Just as well this isn't the rally cross circuit - LOW
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Was a wicked sight for the spectators.. but the drivers had the most fun
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Beep Beep - Fast bus coming through
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Watercooled and Aircooled out on track having fun
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The FREE circuit parades were uber popular
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Family Camping area had lots of room for fun
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Havair brought some incredible rides
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Yep even the Gypsy went out on the track!
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1950? nope 2012 at the Apex Festival at Lydden Hill Race Circuit, Kent
SUPPORTED BY:
The apex festival is proud to partner with SEMSEC and LYDDEN HILL CIRCUIT to bring you this very special event.
What we got up to last year
We had a blast partnering with our friends last year.. working, playing and partying hard! Here's just some of what we got up to….
Other Great Shows:
if you have a show and want to collaborate get in touch :)
Don't take our word for it!
Here is what some of the magazines and forum posts mentioned about the Apex Festival last year:“A scorcher in every sense of the word... very much a family-friendly show... certainly a show to add to the must-do list”
VolksWorld magazine
“It was an AWESOME show and a breath of fresh air. The track action was great….”
da’ Fandango – excerpt from a post in volkszone VZi
“...all roads lead to the Apex Festival...if you haven't got a ticket already then get a move on, it's going to be a blinder!!! :) :) “
Cool Flo Vintage
“A great concept... a slick and well organised event... a mix of static and track action...
we will be back for more”
UltraVW magazine
“I went today and have the same sentiments.... WHAT A FRICKIN GREAT PLACE FOR A SHOW!!!!…"
stodge – excerpt from a post in volkszone VZi
"Apex was a whole new take on a UK VW show, offering a breath of fresh air to the calendar – we will be back for sure!"
David Ward – VW Heritage
“What a day! It started when I got to my friend Jez Parson's workshop this morning on the way to the Apex Festival. He said 'Why not take my Bus?' I thought he was joking – but he wasn't... ...Then I got a ride in the Race Taxi – same engine with twin turbos and built for the track. The show is a belter... ...GO!”
Ivan McCutcheon – VolksWorld