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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 20:19
07/02/2011 20:19
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porkypaul
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porkypaul
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Glad your ok Johnny, such a shame it looked a lovely car and it went like stink.
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 20:33
07/02/2011 20:33
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tim42
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tim42
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Sounds like an ass of a day. Great shame for the lads, hope your all ok get back up and running soon! No moonies attended!?! As if Was going to bring mine, but it is FAR too scruffy
Last edited by tim42; 07/02/2011 20:35. Reason: Posting error...error..error
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 20:38
07/02/2011 20:38
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tim42
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tim42
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Hi all,i am the guy(jonny) with the smashed in Sprinty. First of all i would like to thank everybody that attended me and the cars aid.I really appreciate your kind help,in cable tieing the front down so i could get home,clearing the glass of my seat,lending me a coat and Tom and co for looking after me on the drive home.You are all stars.JBT i cannot give you enough respect you are a life saver.... I still have a sore neck and a large bump,but im fine.Having a look with JBT earlier and it seems the slam panel/bonnet locater catch was not in the correct place,hence why this happened...i had just changed into 4th after 3rd gear 7k...when it flew up.Hopefully the roof can be sorted if not i will swap the running gear onto my black one.Sorry to hold people up on the A6.A least it wasnt just me with problems that day.lol Good luck mate - thank heaven you weren't hurt and managed not to stack the car after you lost visibility. Hope it all goes well, and that you have stopped shaking....!
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 21:28
07/02/2011 21:28
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tomlough
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tomlough
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Glad your ok johnny, if you want anything just let me know gonna see Joe soon in Melton he has a lot of parts. Hope you have some luck with the roof. Bet your coupe has never been driven so slow think on the way home we was averaging 60mpg
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 22:23
07/02/2011 22:23
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Moosey
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Moosey
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Hi Jonny
Sorry to see you Sprinty that way, glad your otherwise generally ok. Hope you get the Sprinty back to health, you sure have a Coupe with a story to tell mate.
Wasn't that long ago I was bombing down the A38 and noticed the bonnet moving up and down a bit, pulled over when I could and put it down properly, guess I was lucky.
Sorry I missed the meet all.
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 23:00
07/02/2011 23:00
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johnnybravoturbo
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johnnybravoturbo
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Well,the morning after the night before and here's the damage to johnnys car. luckily hes alot more chirpy today and the lump on his head is shrinking. Unfortunately its kinked the roof just above the rear 1/4 windows. Also the front of the roof is noticeably down and the doors aren't shutting as they should. So hes coming over to tomorrow to swap over the bonnet and the front panels. Looking further into this it appears the car has previously suffered a frontal impact and the slam panel is noticeably out of alignment which is obviously why the bonnet isn't shutting correctly. SO its all going to be replaced to avoid any future issues. Great determination for sticking with the car pal. See you bright and early tomorrow.
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 23:23
07/02/2011 23:23
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B1Landboy
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B1Landboy
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Nice one lads for the support,i bought a decent black 20vt 3 months ago,took it for mot,passed drove 1mile and the engine died....umm nice MOT people drove 18miles in it and killed it...seen the sprinty for sale at a steal and scraped the cash to buy another.Its 65k miles and drives very good,power is good and i kinda love it so i have to take her to have cosmetic surgery because her heart is beating strongly still...JBT is pretty much on the case with it,but if i need anything i will give you a shout.Nice to meet you all and hopefully next time we will have sunshine and a few more miles driving. Big hugs to you all!!
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 23:37
07/02/2011 23:37
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B1Landboy
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B1Landboy
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Your right pal,the car still has 1/2 tank of fuel in it! I will be in touch if i need anything,thank`s a million. Will have to arrange to meet for a pint..will be in my Fiat 1.7td van of course.
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Re: Midlands meet
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07/02/2011 23:40
07/02/2011 23:40
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johnnybravoturbo
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johnnybravoturbo
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Your right pal,the car still has 1/2 tank of fuel in it! I will be in touch if i need anything,thank`s a million. Will have to arrange to meet for a pint..will be in my Fiat 1.7td van of course. Are those wheels on your van off your coupe?
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Re: Midlands meet
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08/02/2011 01:20
08/02/2011 01:20
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Good to see you on here Jonny, but absolutely gutted for you about the car I'm glad you're ok though I was the woman in the Sprinty, also with black wheels, parked to the left of you at Donington. Me and the other Sprinty were right at the back of the pack when your bonnet flew up and when we all pulled over. After watching Porkypaul for several minutes, directing the traffic to the other lanes, I feared for his safety and after seeing some of the idiotic actions of some drivers, when I got out to try and help, I decided it was best to move along and get out of the way, before another accident happened I can understand why police tell people to get as far away as possible Many thanks to Paul for directing the traffic out of the way. He says he does it all the time, but that is one scary job Well done too Johnny, for managing to keep the car under control while it all happened. Hope to see you at another meet soon
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Re: Midlands meet
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08/02/2011 10:04
08/02/2011 10:04
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B1Landboy
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B1Landboy
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They certainly were,swapped inky alloys to sprinty,and sprinty alloys to van.
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Re: Midlands meet
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08/02/2011 11:35
08/02/2011 11:35
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Nello
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Nello
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Apologies all but I moved house the week before so missed this one.....though by the sounds of it seems it was a car killer meet!
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