Attending this year was initially difficult when faced with throwing the warm bedclothes off as the rain beats down on the roof of the house and against the windows. The one thing in the back of my mind is that this show delivers on the quality of the cars and in atmosphere. Could the wind and the rain stop me from dragging out the R32 from its slumber in the garage…. Nope.

A lot of the shows within the season are quite big and you can arrange to meet up with a friend but get carried away with the gleam and sparkle of newly prepared German automotive heaven and get separated from those you are attending with.