John B&Q Suspended ?

**Craig** · 11 Jul 2001, 19:55 (Ref:115806)

Who did that press release, John ? Classy!!

Daz · 11 Jul 2001, 20:04 (Ref:115816)

Whats going on, I heard something similar to that myself today and am a bit confused why?

**Craig** · 11 Jul 2001, 20:06 (Ref:115817)

John apparently 'suspended' himself for one race as a punishment after making contact with his team-mate, Nick Beaumont, at Donington at the past race...

pb btcc · 11 Jul 2001, 20:09 (Ref:115819)

I wonder what would have happened if it was the other way round

hunttheshunt · 11 Jul 2001, 20:47 (Ref:115839)

John Batchelor · 12 Jul 2001, 17:32 (Ref:116208)

There is an element of truth in this you know! Every race this year, I have said to Nick..."OK we don't want panel damage! and most of all we don't want panel damage from our team mate!" Frankly I was so suprised to have kept up with him for lap 1 at Donington that I couldn't believe that I actually hit him going into the chicane! The pit/car radio was very funny Nick said " I can't believe it John has just ******* run into me!" my radio was silent for half a lap and then this plaintif little voice says " say sorry to Nick I hit him going into the chicane" as if he didn't know.
So, when the opportunity to run Joanna in the car came along, it seemed reasonable to suspend myself for hitting Nick!

JMeissner · 12 Jul 2001, 19:31 (Ref:116265)

This was the best I have ever heard!

SL · 12 Jul 2001, 23:08 (Ref:116360)

Glad you don't blame it on the dodgy crowd that support the team giving you to many beers or dodgy sausages

Simon

John Batchelor · 13 Jul 2001, 15:55 (Ref:116641)

Too many beers are not a problem! Too many sausages are not a problem....unless Lorna Cooked them!! (I still haven't forgiven her for asking me if I like Jelly babies then turning up at Silverstone with a bag of Jellyatrics!!)

WoodyTJ · 13 Jul 2001, 21:08 (Ref:116742)

Oi you leave Lorna alone ... if she didn't cook the food, no one else would! You wait until she get's home from her holiday!

Radisichrox · 13 Jul 2001, 21:40 (Ref:116760)

Hey just wondering how do you make a laughing little face in a message? thanks

Radisichrox · 13 Jul 2001, 21:43 (Ref:116763)

Also, Mr. B&Q, what kind of a shifter do you have in your car? It would seem to me that it would be a sequential, but where is it mounted, on the floor, or next to the steering wheel? On Toca 2 (the computer game) all or most of the shifters are on the wheels, like the vauxhalls from 1994- on. Thanks, I apreciate it.

kristof14 · 13 Jul 2001, 21:49 (Ref:116767)

i'm not sure exactly about john's car but i think the production cars have a normal "H" box stick shift gear box, whereas the tourers have a sequential stickshift.

the supertourers used to have the column mounted paddle shift like in the game.

Radisichrox · 14 Jul 2001, 11:26 (Ref:116957)

Wow, thats pretty cool, just like the old cars!

John Batchelor · 14 Jul 2001, 17:48 (Ref:117080)

kristof14 is right it's a standard stick shift.

RIKB · 14 Jul 2001, 18:25 (Ref:117089)

John, you really are mad aren't you.

kristof14 · 14 Jul 2001, 19:37 (Ref:117114)

did anyone else think that the comment about sausages being well done when johns car appeared smokin on the tv a bit scary??? has charlie cox been spying on the campsite????

Radisichrox · 15 Jul 2001, 03:09 (Ref:117211)

Quote:

Originally posted by John B & Q
kristof14 is right it's a standard stick shift.

Cool, thanks.

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