HOMEGROWN – June 2015

 
 

Words & Photos by Henry Phull

 

Living on the South coast has its advantages if you’re interested in the seaside and all that, but for car events it’s another story… I rarely have the opportunity to frequent decent car meets without having to travel long distances, which means a super late drive home. However, recently a lot of people have been urging me to make the trip to Homegrown, a german-only meet held every last Friday of the month at Beaconsfield Services on the M40. Coincidently, Beaconsfield is actually my home town, but I now live 1hr45mins away – damn! Anyway, my friend Nick was planning to make the drive up so luckily I managed to jump in with him. We arrived in Beaconsfield at about 8pm to discover one side of the services completely taken over by German cars, including lots of recognisable faces. An evening with friends, food, and some of the South’s best cars, a good Friday night was on the cards. Here’s some of my highlights…

 

 

Dev Sappal’s BMW E39 530i on Air Lift bags and 19″ RH’s

 

Bhups Gill’s BMW E30 with M52 lump and Style5 alloys

 

VW Mk2 Golf Type 19 on BBS RS

 

Raj Channa’s bagged Mercedes W124 E220 Coupe on OZ Aero AMG’s

 

Immi Hussain’s BMW E46 on hydraulic suspension and OZ Futura’s

 

James Froome’s Rocket Bunny kitted BMW E36 on Air Lift suspension and Rotiform MHG’s

 

Josh Mussell’s static Nissan 350Z on WORK Meister’s

 

 

George Assi’s BMW E24 635CSI Motorsport Edition on Air Lift suspension and BBS RS’s

 

 

Mathew Pratt’s Audi B5 S4 Avant “Miss Piggy” on Air Lift suspension and Rotiform DUS’s

 

Jas Bains’ static BMW E38 on OZ Futura’s

 

 

Kos Loizou’s BMW E24 635CSI on ACT splits

 

Faz Ahmed’s BMW E30 convertible on Air Lift suspension and 16″ BBS RS’s

 

Haps Gill’s bagged Mk5 Golf R32 on CCW LM5T’s

 

Prakash Thanky’s bagged M52-swapped BMW E21 on Carline CM2 splits

 

Abbs’ Mercedes SL320 on MAE split rims, 10.5j fronts/12j rears

 

Richard Ansari’s BMW E46 M3 on OZ Mito Type 1’s

 

BMW E46 M3 on Air Lift suspension

 

 

Jamie Hitchcock’s static BMW Z4 on WORK Meister’s

(Click here to see our recent feature on Jamie’s Z4)

 

 

Sach Dhol’s BMW E46 ‘vert on M Parallel’s

 

Randell Mario Forte’s VW Golf Cabriolet on hydraulics and Cromodora CW10’s

 

 

Billy Hilton’s bagged Audi B6 S4 Avant on 19″ Rotiform NUE DDT’s

 

 

Steve Fraser’s VW Mk6 Golf GTI on Air Lift suspension

 

 

Well, I’m glad I finally had the chance to head up to Homegrown… I thought it was pretty busy, even though I was told that it was actually quieter than usual, so it looks like I’ll definitely have to try and get back up there next month and catch up with everyone. It’s no doubt the biggest German meet down south for quality cars, so if you’ve never been and live relatively near, make sure you check it out, every last Friday of the month.