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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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02/07/2012 23:34
02/07/2012 23:34
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Well done to those few hardy souls who popped along to a sodden Castle Combe today, to Senny Dave, Flea, Jon13 and Robfow. Unfortunately, the rain proved the nemesis of the Senator, that is one fair weather track car! Hope everyone enjoyed the passenger rides in my 20vt, despite having my Yokohama A048 tyres (not reknown for wet weather ability), I kept it on the black stuff, almost lost it going up Avon Rise at around 100mph, but hung on and all captured on glorious video! The old girl was one of the quickest things out on track, and didn't miss a beat. Although today's excursions have come at the cost of a suspected rear wheel bearing failure. Small fry. Videos to follow on youtube - currently uploading... Anyway see you all their, I'll be the one in the tatty red coupe! Lol I saw no tatty red coupe - are you the new Marco?!
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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03/07/2012 10:25
03/07/2012 10:25
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Vids as promised (uploaded first time overnight on the tube, shocker!) Session with Senny Dave as passenger. Lots of (other) cars spinning as we cruised on past most! Hairy moment up Avon rise at 26'40! Vid 1 And a session with Flea as passenger, less in the moments instances but that's obviously due to my mastering of the conditions by then. Interesting comparison with a golf 1.8 turbo conversion near the end, with him getting far better traction out of the corners, but with me reeling him in on the straights and under breaking. Testament to the carbotechs performance in these conditions. Although this does little to promote the Yokohama AO48's wet performance, scrabbling a plenty trying to put the power down out of corners. Vid 2 Wet conditions made for a testing, but still hugely entertaining day for me. Very different from the dry stellar top speed days. The coupe again performing very well
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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03/07/2012 18:48
03/07/2012 18:48
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Good vids, Dan ... Am annoyed not to have made it Bloody work
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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03/07/2012 18:52
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Looked a crap day mate - well in for making the best of it - your hairy moment was just that!! Ross
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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03/07/2012 22:24
03/07/2012 22:24
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Hovedan
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Thanks Dave, enjoy sunny Bahrain safe in the knowledge that you haven't missed much track time. The vids were taken in the afternoon sessions, when the track "dried out" a little. In the morning, the only way you'd have gone quick in the Westie would have been after turning it upside down and putting an outboard on the back! Cheers Ross, these days are what you make of them. Still a very challenging day in these conditions, which definitely improve your driving skills. As for the hairy moment, well my Sphincter ani externus has yet to relax
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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03/07/2012 22:29
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h2ypr
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Cheers Ross, these days are what you make of them. Still a very challenging day in these conditions, which definitely improve your driving skills. As for the hairy moment, well my Sphincter ani externus has yet to relax I know the exact feeling when you think you've done something your going to regret for a while. Just a good relief knowing you didn't!!! Ross
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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06/07/2012 19:29
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Haha Senny Dave at the MR2 driver: "Breaking there...f***ing idiot".
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Re: Castle Combe 2nd july OPL
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09/07/2012 23:52
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Haha Senny Dave at the MR2 driver: "Breaking there...f***ing idiot". Did I really say that I haven't seen the vid yet I must have been chatting loads of crap then even if he was an idiot
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