Samsbits Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Dave Tongue/Simon Kenway in there light blue mk1 2000 deserve 'much respect' for their completion of the 10cr against many mechanical set backs along route. Although only just recovering from the inhaling vast quantities of their emissions most of the way round. When the best advice to them would have been to take it easy on the Fluelapass they did not.....Well done guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Thanks very much " Samsbits " for a great photo.Many apologies for your intake of our emissions. As for the Fluelapass, I take it you are refering to the Saturday night section, just before St.Moritz ? This as I have said on another thread was when the car was at it's best throughout the whole event. Excuse my ignorence but which car where you in and where were you in the order of play ? Nigel was first, then the TR6 then us. Hope you had as much fun up there as we did. I don't know who was more surprised at the end of that section. Us for actually having the power to keep up and even catch up with the first two, let alone completely leaving more powerful machinery , way behind us.Or Andy Roberts at the end , who could not belive that we had kepted up !!Anyway, thanks again for your kind words and fantastic picture, all the best.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRoger Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Quote: Excuse my ignorence but which car where you in and where were you in the order of play ? Blue Revvy Saloon mk2TR6Exxon valdez aka 2000mk1Dutch TR7 (me codriving)Worksalike mk1 V8That's how I remember it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Oh right, you were in the TR7 ( Sprint engined ? Minilites ?). Thanks again for your help in Switzerland.Seeing as I was tunnel visioned toward keeping up/catching up with the front two, what was you view off it ? What was going on behind you ? Did you have trouble keeping up ?? !!!Can we now, please, between us ( !!) dispell of this " Exxon valdez " tag please. Before anyone else catches on !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRoger Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Will not mention "EV" anymore....We pretty much kept up with you guys on the Fluelepass. Also did the white mk1 V8 which had the same speed. Not sure what happened behind them as I was focussed on what was going on in front. (far more interesting anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Damn right. Interesting in front, behind you ? Who gives a ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Dave,Sam was in Andy Mac's white 2000 mk1 V8 engined Worksalike with brother Paul. Great car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Indeed it is a great car.Looks the part and sounds good too.............But can't keep up with an almost bog standard 2000 !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriumphMan Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Having had time to let it all sink in, I can safely say that the drive up the Fluelapass was the highlight of the event for me. There were loads of other good bits too! In case you hadn't noticed, I really enjoyed driving Nigel's car - thanks again, Nigel, for the opportunity to do so, and for enjoying someone else thashing your car while you were sitting beside him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsbits Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Yes Andy R I remember hearing the distinctive 7000rpm high pitch engine scream from 3 cars back! Nigel must have been doing his nut or was fast asleep. As for Dave if only he had kept to the right hand side of the road TR7 Roger and 'Worksalike' would have got past even with poor visibility! No one behind us apart from stray AMG trying to keepup!Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Cickey...Were you really that close ? I had no idea, I thought you guys were miles back. But as I have already said, I was concentrating rather more on what was happening in front of me to notice. Still, a damn good drive al the same.............My heart beats faster just thinking about it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRoger Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Have been playing around with Google Earth, it's quite interesting. This is Fluelapass in 3D. Almost as good as the real thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRoger Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 And going up Splugenpass......... Can't see the cattle on the road though ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dean Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 [quote by=val1300 link=Blah.pl?b=10CR,m=1126737692,s=7 date=1126982093]Indeed it is a great car.Looks the part and sounds good too.............But can't keep up with an almost bog standard 2000 !!!!![/quote]perhaps a different driver would boost performance...........i'm freeDean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dean Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 [quote by=GTRoger link=Blah.pl?b=10CR,m=1126737692,s=11 date=1127240708]This is Fluelapass in 3D. Almost as good as the real thing[/quote]Get real Roger. interesting but .......get real.Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 It's amazing what cameras can do nowadays isn't it ? Close ups of cabbages and everything !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Dean, how about you buying and thrashing your own car round next time ??? It's more fun in your own car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 No one can doubt Andy Macs ability behind the wheel, he is Billy Whizz. As for Sam and Paul, they would obviously not drive Andy's car as fast as Andy would as it is not their car- its a respect thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Tim, no wonder your Sprint is gutless with the subframe hanging out !! Try it with the subframe in place, junk that autobox, fit an overdrive and watch it fly.Probably be quicker than both your other cars !!....Not that that would be hard !!...Te he he he hehe hehe hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsbits Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 Here is absolute proof of Andy Mac's driving abilities....80's style rock guru in hybred mk1 2000 overtaking 'fannying abouut' on route to camp leffe. Andy please let me co-pilot in 2007.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I didn't know Robert Plant did the 10CR !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 More like Iggy Pop!As for Mr Tongue's comments- are you coming up to Donnington- bring your lid and have a passenger ride around the track in the GT6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dean Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 [quote by=val1300 link=Blah.pl?b=10CR,m=1126737692,s=16 date=1129454554]Dean, how about you buying and thrashing your own car round next time ??? It's more fun in your own car.[/quote]working on it ....................still!Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Well mate, you've got just under a year for the RBR aand just under two years for the 10CR. How long do you need ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dean Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 well it wasn't ready for the 10CR2003............but 2007 is still far off.Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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