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Yes it is bragging time... Totally stole this idea from elsewhere, but it seemed like it would work here. What car related thing have you done that few (or no) others here have done? I know we've got some journos floating around the place who will have some pretty unique experiences, and we've got a few people that like to do some car based adventuring. What you got? I have a couple, although I'm sure most people will know these stories  : Firstly I've been driven up Goodwood House hillclimb (Lord March's drive) at speed by Antony Reid in a BTCC Primera at the Festival Of Speed press day a few years ago. I think he was expecting someone from a local radio station*, but he ended up with me which I'm sure was a disappointment for him, however it made my day. I also got to sit in the almost non-existent passenger seat of Alan Thomas' KPGC10 GTR on the way back down the hill, which I think I'm the only person to ever do. I've just realised I've never put the photos from this online.. I shall rectify that, if I can find them. Secondly as covered the other day in the Mythical Cars thread, flying from the UK to Japan on a Friday and coming back on a Monday in order to go to a car show. Let's hear yours... *I'm pretty sure we already had a bigger audience than most local radio at that time though so he should have been thrilled. |
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2017 10:13:19 GMT by HoTWire
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I once sat in Ayrton Senna's McLaren F1 car in the early 1990s, which IIRC, had a Honda engine, so may well have been a version of the MP4 series.
It was a tight squeeze, and I'm only 5' 8", average build.
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Jul 28, 2017 10:24:52 GMT
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No pictures as they weren't so easy back then but I once got an on the spot fine for lifting the front wheels whilst pulling away from the lights at the Guildford cruise back in the early 90's.. Lol. (Supercharged 100E in Peppermint Green)
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Curtis
Part of things
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Jul 28, 2017 10:28:47 GMT
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A family member is a fairly affluent chap. I have been taken to prom in his GT40 replica, ridden shotgun on a spirited drive in his F355 and more recently, sat in the drivers seat of his newest acquisition, a Ferrari 488.
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Jul 28, 2017 10:46:18 GMT
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Had a tour of the Eagle factory (the guys that restore and modify classic E type jaguars) including the Eagle Speedster. We went down there to 3d laser scan an E type to make into a model- the data ended up as a Scalextric car.
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Jul 28, 2017 10:52:09 GMT
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I got taken for a ride in a McLaren F1. Was early noughties and the owner used to visit the hotel for lunch. At 170mph it felt just like a normal BMW but gained pace and distance like a fighter jet.
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MiataMark
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 29
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Jul 28, 2017 11:18:13 GMT
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I once sat in Ayrton Senna's McLaren F1 car in the early 1990s, which IIRC, had a Honda engine, so may well have been a version of the MP4 series. It was a tight squeeze, and I'm only 5' 8", average build. I got to sit in a Mansell era Williams had Velcro inside the cockpit to 'stick' your arms to the side, might have been a show car but still... Did a factory tour at McLaren their old building unfortunately (Hakkinen/Coulthard era) and a tour of the Williams F1 museum. Been round the Land Rover course at Eastnor a few times (Disco 2, Disco 3 and Defender 2.2). |
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1990 Mazda MX-52012 BMW 118i (170bhp) - white appliance 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2003 Land Rover Discovery II TD52007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTDm
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Jul 28, 2017 11:47:33 GMT
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Did a lot toward building a car that raced the St Mary's Trophy at the Goodwood revival is probably the best one, I'm also one of very few to have fitted a BMW M52 as a retrofit into a Land Rover.
Not got much more interesting than that
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Jul 28, 2017 12:05:29 GMT
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No pictures as they weren't so easy back then but I once got an on the spot fine for lifting the front wheels whilst pulling away from the lights at the Guildford cruise back in the early 90's.. Lol. (Supercharged 100E in Peppermint Green) I think I know your 100E from a long time ago - was it parked in Badshot Lea for a while? |
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Jul 28, 2017 12:25:18 GMT
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No pictures as they weren't so easy back then but I once got an on the spot fine for lifting the front wheels whilst pulling away from the lights at the Guildford cruise back in the early 90's.. Lol. (Supercharged 100E in Peppermint Green) I think I know your 100E from a long time ago - was it parked in Badshot Lea for a while? It was yes - Just after I had it.
To be brutally honest, it was bodged to fook by the son of D C Cobb in Ash Vale. You couldn't make this bit up... He narrowed the axle to allow for 15x15" Centre Lines and then realised he couldn't afford them so bought 10" wide and made some 5" alloy wheel spacers each side!
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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Sinky
Posted a lot
Run Baby Run......Please!
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Jul 28, 2017 12:26:53 GMT
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3 laps of Inglistone circuit (Edinburgh) in the passenger seat of an Audi Avant. Derek Bell MBE was driving. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Bell_(racing_driver)What a driver!!! What a motor. At the time it was the fastest Estate car in the world.  |
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2017 12:30:35 GMT by Sinky
2001 Volvo XC70 wagon
2003 Piaggio X9 Evo
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Jul 28, 2017 12:48:15 GMT
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I think I know your 100E from a long time ago - was it parked in Badshot Lea for a while? It was yes - Just after I had it.
To be brutally honest, it was bodged to fook by the son of D C Cobb in Ash Vale. You couldn't make this bit up... He narrowed the axle to allow for 15x15" Centre Lines and then realised he couldn't afford them so bought 10" wide and made some 5" alloy wheel spacers each side!
Sounds about right lol. Do you know what happened to Grant? Not seen him in years. |
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Jul 28, 2017 12:51:33 GMT
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Sat in the Martini rally Transit at the motorshow when the mk4 transit was launched, think it was around 2000
Also completely by accident shoulder barged Malcolm Wilson at Wales Rally GB in Llandudno a couple of years ago.
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2017 12:52:38 GMT by astranaut
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Jul 28, 2017 12:55:09 GMT
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It was yes - Just after I had it.
To be brutally honest, it was bodged to fook by the son of D C Cobb in Ash Vale. You couldn't make this bit up... He narrowed the axle to allow for 15x15" Centre Lines and then realised he couldn't afford them so bought 10" wide and made some 5" alloy wheel spacers each side!
Sounds about right lol. Do you know what happened to Grant? Not seen him in years.
Same as - I know that he had the car for far longer than necessary and didn't do much to it but that was between him and the owner at the time. I didn't know him that well, more a friend of a friend.
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Club RR Member Number: 94
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Jul 28, 2017 13:36:54 GMT
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Owned three Allegros
Oh sorry I didn't read it properly and didn't see the bragging bit! 😆😆😆
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a |
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brachunky
Scotland
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Jul 28, 2017 14:31:55 GMT
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Twas shotgun in a nice Panamera last week and it was like **** off the proverbial shovel! First time in a 500bhp plus car
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Jul 28, 2017 15:02:22 GMT
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I spent two days doing work experience/shadowing in the design office of the Tyrrell F1 factory when I was 17. I was given a bent steering arm from that year's Mexican GP as a momento.  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Jul 28, 2017 15:05:57 GMT
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Used a plastic ice cream tub to fill a rotten top plate up on a mk1 escort back in the late 80s Does that count?  !!!' |
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Fraud owners club member
1999 Jaguar s type
1993 ford escort
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Jul 28, 2017 15:20:18 GMT
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Me and my eldest lad went round Land Rovers own test track, at Gaydon, with all the 'zones' with 2 Land Rover test drivers, after he wrote to them about their new Academy a few years ago.
Also got to see what I now realise was the F type Jag long before it was launched at the same venue, the guys working on it were not impressed that we were sitting outside the workshop looking at it, and grumpily closed the door!
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Jul 28, 2017 16:12:31 GMT
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In 2003 went to bonneville for speed week and was told by a guy to steer and stop his camaro while he towed it to tech inspection . after the drivers meeting on Saturday lunchtime we drove the long course in our rental car and videod it. Went to el mirage dry lake california for land speed racing in 2014 found out that 6 days later Guy Martin was racing Pikes Peak over 1000 miles away so 7.30 am a week later I'm stood in front of him on the start grid and drove the course the day after. i have walked part way round Bristol motor speedway
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