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Think I may have got this ebay thing wrong. Listed a set of wheels and tyres for a rare late 80s roller skate and when the buyer came to collect them I finished up buying the car off him instead.......
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6 Apr 2012, 15:59 (Ref:3054520) | #1277 | |
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6 Apr 2012, 16:42 (Ref:3054531) | #1278 | |
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Go on then Mike, spill the beans, what have you gone & bought now
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Had a very pleasant lunch with Mr C yesterday as a result of which he is now looking for something a little older that the 205 Will I get to see the new acquisition next weekend? |
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I'll have you know I've been with some real stunners, this one had a tazer
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A real stunner, looks like she's eaten too many Easter eggs and distorted her tattoo's !
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Nah, It's all that pork I kept stuffing into her.
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Look what I just found - 1975 Production Car Race at Ipswich - no helmets and it even looks like Gordon's there in his Anglia
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Love it but sad to see, what looks like from the colour scheme, an RS Escort. I suppose they weren't worth much money in 1975?
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7 Apr 2012, 13:11 (Ref:3054831) | #1286 | ||
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Health n safety I don't think even I in my "yoof" would have been that silly !
I remember the single car timed laps around the various circuits back in those days and remember one guy at Arlington stuffed it big time and had the car taken out up the road a bit to try and claim on his insurance I also remember a few rental cars used for this !!!!! |
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7 Apr 2012, 13:36 (Ref:3054837) | #1287 | ||
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I bought an M reg Mexico in '75, same colour. Private purchase, reasonable mileage but a couple dings in wings from bumps in car parks (so I was told, seemed about right). Iirc I paid just over a grand for it. So an RS2000 would have been about 300 or 400 more. In fact a mate of mine bought one I found for him in Gloucestershire for about £1400 in '76 if memory serves. N plate I think. So not exactly scrap money. Completely bonkers stuff but the driving standards mostly looked pretty good considering. |
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OK not motorsport unless you include being strapped into a tiny little open cocpit airplane with a flat four engine buzzing away above your head and flying over Hazyview and part of the Kruger National Park sport, it certainly was as exciting as any motorsport I have ever participated in!!!
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dk9bBH_0mM Part 2 The landing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HKCFVPyW0E |
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Wonder how many of those 160 horses have escaped over the years
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Brilliant bit of film that from Ipswich I had a great laugh. It reminded me when I used to do Hotrods at a little track in Herts, Bovingdon, they did a similiar thing but not as a race as such, Anyhow my mate (RiP Les Button) had an almost brand new Trans Am he had imported from the states and challenged the track owner who had a bullet style Mustang. Les was two years back to back banger champion and was a serious talent if he had ever decided to take to the track seriously sadly he did'nt so they decided to do the race like the indoor persuit cycle races starting at opposite sides of the track. Anyhow up for a laugh Les invited me to sit in the passengers seat and off we went. After abiut 10 laps Les was right up behind the Mustang when the Mustang driven by the track owner pulled over. He then declared himself the winner as Les had ballast in the car namely me!!
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Did the Swedish twice - first time in an RX7 - but we only did the first day because we went off into a snow bank and got stuck on a log under the snow - took ages to jack the car up, push it off the jack, jack it up again, push it off...etc....so we went OTL at the end of the day - but we got to go spectating on the ice lake stages next day (we'd had a days practice playing on a similar stage in Mazda road cars) and altogether it was a fun experience. When we did it in the Pug, the snow was patchier, and in some places we were having to look for the snow and ice to preserve the studded tyres, but again the whole rally was a great experience. It was also quite humbling driving along on the road sections when we were recce-ing, thinking we were being rally drivers, to find the Swedish yummy mummys flying past in the Volvo estates with the kids in the back, artfully tailsliding round the corners and disappearing into the distance Thanks for the offer of the 924S, BTW, but I think after the 944 Turbo it might be a little.....lacking, shall we say - and I'm supposed to be selling cars, not getting more! |
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Just back from the Nurburgring and not a great deal to report I am afraid.Cars and drivers behaved ,Terrance came by to say hello inbetween Nordschliefe duties, Its incredable looking out from the paddock on Friday at the number of people camping over by the old track just spectating cars going around the circuit.They were not!! there Saturday as the day started with snow, fog, rain ,sleet, boy was that cold even had the heater on in the cab that night.
Spent a fair bit of time with Ole Vejlund who is now 70!!!and still pedaling FF2000 very quick.He was on pole Saturday morning when the weather was bad.Some great stories of him racing against James Hunt, Ronnie Peterson, Niki Lauda and many more.Then later in the evening at dinner we got talking to the most amazing man "Rainer Kuschall" who has been a Quadriplegic since he was 16.A 21 time olympic wheel chair champion we had a good banter on our marathon times, he was racing a Crossle I went to see him Saturday too try and understand how he could drive the car but sadley the drive shaft had just broken in qualifying and he was on his way out of the track. Caught up with10/10ther Robert R and his gorgeous Brabham 1 litre F3 hope you had a good race Robert. Mallory this Wednesday with the Monaco F3 cars then Silverstone Friday sorting out the new Sports 2000 Yoko radials.Hmmmmmmm how much camber |
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Was a bit cool Iain,really hoped for one of the famous "Delta Teas" but had to use my 'credits' and buy them instead. Good to have met up though,watching Ole from above Schummies,he was obviously very quick,what a nice chap to talk to. Your not at Spa this weekend are you?
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2nd Gen Camaro all checked out, polished and ready to go for me and Cliff to do our best in the FIA class at the Historic V8's at Snetterton this weekend. Car will sadly be let down by running the old Dunlop tyres but hey ho we have got to use up our stocks at least its closer to Group 1 this way!
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