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21 Feb 2021, 18:25 (Ref:4036219)
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21 Feb 2021, 18:28 (Ref:4036220)
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21 Feb 2021, 23:24 (Ref:4036247)
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In an attempt to slightly cheer up a few people of a "certain age", given the less than happy updates here in the past couple of days (well, apart from Iain's new Phone Box - soon to be full time home?
 ) I thought some might enjoy this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGko6uK-Fik New Escorts, MkI or MkII. Pretty much any spec you might like. |
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22 Feb 2021, 08:47 (Ref:4036265)
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22 Feb 2021, 08:50 (Ref:4036267)
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This is just the best thing you'll see today.
https://youtu.be/ziyzsN8-6C4 Sent from my AC2003 using Tapatalk |
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22 Feb 2021, 09:15 (Ref:4036269)
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Brilliant, brought a smile to my face on this damp morning.
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Comments made are personal and don't reflect any club or Motorsport UK policy. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein |
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22 Feb 2021, 09:26 (Ref:4036270)
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Well we all need that pick me up at times, especially if it's going to be a long day
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22 Feb 2021, 13:16 (Ref:4036300)
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Nice link, Max, thanks! For your eyes only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNNQjwMC8jE
Other title possibly better than Titanic, "When Guy Verrier, Citroën Compétition, thought a BX could match Audi or Lancia performances"… I do recall James Bond driving a 2 CV but not a… BX! At 9' you'll see how a 4TC becomes a 4WS by inadvertance… |
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22 Feb 2021, 13:35 (Ref:4036307)
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The best way to enjoy a Citroën: "sink" about it…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QOB1uBboSQ |
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22 Feb 2021, 16:50 (Ref:4036325)
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Just received last week's.
Some up and coming racer featured on the Historics page espousing Formula Atlantic cars. Well done! |
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22 Feb 2021, 17:15 (Ref:4036326)
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That’s great news. Always good to see historic F. Atlantic driven in anger on circuit.
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22 Feb 2021, 19:11 (Ref:4036335)
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23 Feb 2021, 00:21 (Ref:4036359)
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23 Feb 2021, 05:49 (Ref:4036366)
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(Anywhere on the planet)  Good one Iain, and great to see.... looking forward to hearing more 
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23 Feb 2021, 06:13 (Ref:4036368)
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I too enjoyed the reading of the article. I got the english version. Just out of my curiosity, who made the translation?
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23 Feb 2021, 09:44 (Ref:4036385)
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Formula Atlantic
And it is not only young guys like Iain who likes Formula Atlantic. I recently bought one as well, although the chances are slim that I will bring it over to the UK in these post-Brexit Days. Will be content with racing it here in Sweden (once I figure out where the water in the oil is coming from...)
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23 Feb 2021, 11:30 (Ref:4036408)
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23 Feb 2021, 15:45 (Ref:4036450)
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 Bonjour, Madame Claire Smith. L'histoire des coques neuves pour Escort Mk2 a dû commencer il y a dix ans, en Irlande je crois. Now its for real but as you'll notice the prices have been "slightly" increasing. More expensive than a body shell from BMH. Would you like to have a look to the catalogue? Yes? Theeeere you are: https://www.motorsport-tools.com/for...ody-shell.html Mon plaisir, Madame.
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23 Feb 2021, 17:53 (Ref:4036472)
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The Renault 5's from the mid '70s were similar in "stance" and attitude. Probably about the same power I would guess, for the celebrity race versions. |
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23 Feb 2021, 18:07 (Ref:4036474)
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23 Feb 2021, 18:08 (Ref:4036475)
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Grant, please, the egg thingy is about 2CV, not Dyane. Many froggy cars had an umbrella shaft going through the dash instead of a normal gear knob. They are so slow that you never know what the weather will be on arrival…
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23 Feb 2021, 18:11 (Ref:4036477)
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They probably didn’t have enough room for eggs. But yeah the 2cvs and the R5s did have quite an amount of lean angle when cornering. Certainly made for a fun spectacle when racing!
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23 Feb 2021, 18:16 (Ref:4036478)
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I've got some wonderful photos somewhere of a nose-to-tail line of Renault 5's lurching through Russell at Snetterton, all at slightly different angles, in the very early days of R5 racing.
The trick in those days was to get close enough to the car in front to pop the rear hatch open, thus giving your competitor a very effective air brake! |
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23 Feb 2021, 18:41 (Ref:4036486)
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I remember in the late 70's shopping for a sensible car to replace my ex-Police Consul GT (with uprated 3.1 V6 courtesy of Specialised Engines of Grays)....which was a bit thirsty. Amongst the cars I test drove was a R5 (GTL IIRC). I also had a look at the new Fiat which was so new it was still badged "Ritmo", although to become the Strada, of course. Awfully glad I chose an Alfasud
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23 Feb 2021, 20:16 (Ref:4036500)
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For a short time I had the use of a Renault 6 as a "company" car so I became quite used to the joys of the umbrella shaft gear change concept and quite adept at the art of a "speed refit" when the linkage fell apart. That was a frequent event for all of its drivers but if one was tempted to hustle the thing along a bit it could be a bit more of a regular requirement - often several times a week. Sometimes more than once a day. Other than that it was actually almost quite an interesting method for travelling from one point to another. |
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