Monday 11th October 2010

PH Comp Winner Collects Prize 370Z

Gritty Northerner gets PH out of bed before the sparrow starts...

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Winner Andy, looking more awake than us

7.15am. To many of you this is a normal time to be at work, but to PH it's the middle of the night and a time for sleep. Regardless of this fact, I got up while it was dark (as did RacingPete) to head to PH Towers in time to meet 370Z competition winner Andy Nelson.

Andy stayed locally last night, and wanted to collect his prize nice and early so he could head back 'up North' to attend an important meeting this afternoon. PH greeted him with a coffee to help us all wake up a little.

Andy is the lucky PHer who won the prize draw to look after 'our' long-term test 370Z for it's final week before it heads back to Nissan UK. He is also lucky enough to live in the Yorkshire Dales, meaning the 370Z will be enjoyed on some challenging country roads before being retired this time next week. Not only will the Z be used for pleasure, it will also be used for business as Andy's company 520d is given the week off.

Pete hands over the keys to Andy

For fun, Andy drives a TVR S2, so he is looking forward to seeing what the Nissan V6 is all about. His father was involved with racing TVRs too, so the British sportscar bond is strong, and we wonder if this Japanese V6 can impress as much as Blackpools finest? Andy certainly seemed more than pleased to be taking the car from us this morning, which is more than can be said for RacingPete who did his best to hang onto the keys with the help of a few unmanly tears to ramp up the guilt factor.

Grittily unimpressed, Andy grabbed the keys and headed off to the M25 for the run back up to Yorkshire. We imagine that he is currently stuck in traffic somewhere on the M1, wondering how on earth we put up with living in the congested South East when his daily commute entails driving across deserted Dales roads.

Enjoy Andy, and keep us posted!

[MagicalTrevor]

Congratulations Andy, although there seems to be mistake as I was meant to win...

;-)

[308mate]

Do all Yorkshiremen have a uniform?

not bitter or anything

Edited by 308mate on Monday 11th October 10:25

[PetrolAholic]

Congratulations

Now if you stop off at Peterborough services for fuel I will meet you there to hijack Thanks in advance.

[Mermaid]

Good stuff.

So when will the M6 Coupe be offered?

[Stuart]

Mermaid said:

Good stuff.

So when will the M6 Coupe be offered?

Soon. We're just waiting for this.

[robsco]

Stuart said:

Mermaid said:

Good stuff.

So when will the M6 Coupe be offered?

Soon. We're just waiting for this.

[TomE]

Well there's a blast from the past!

Nelly! How are you keeping?

"Important meeting" in the old bar/oak is it?! Congratulations, and enjoy the week!

[Wheelrepairit]

My god do you have small skips in london town

Ive got wheelbarrows bigger than that.

PS--Congrat to winer, great car.

[Chris-R]

Wheelrepairit said:

My god do you have small skips in london town

Ive got wheelbarrows bigger than that.

PS--Congrat to winer, great car.

It's a normal sized skip - that's a new MINI next to it..

[ANS2vrs370]

Made it and still got some fuel left.....

All I can say is

TomE sorry mate not in the Old Bar, PM me for a catch up so I can put a face to the name.

Yes we all have a uniform, infact it is only one set of clothes we share them around for anyone venturing south of Watford Gap

[Denorth]

Congratulations! Looking forward for updates

[TomE]

ANS2vrs370 said:

TomE sorry mate not in the Old Bar, PM me for a catch up so I can put a face to the name.

Twinkle

Glad you're enjoying it! Doesn't sound like you have made full use if you've till got fuel left!

[joz8968]

fky lucker!

^^^ By 'spoonerising' it, it doesn't actually get around the swearing thing lol.

Edited by joz8968 on Monday 11th October 16:02

[Kaelic]

Chris-R said:

Wheelrepairit said:

My god do you have small skips in london town

Ive got wheelbarrows bigger than that.

PS--Congrat to winer, great car.

It's a normal sized skip - that's a new MINI next to it..

I thought it was the mini he was refering to

[SR06]

OMG! that is absolutely stunning in white. The Aggreko GHP2 is an awesome power plant!

[MickyLB]

I'm probably being utterly thick, but wasn't the competition supposed to be based on entrants garage descriptions? I headed to the winner's garage expecting to find an interesting read and detailed pictures to kill the last few minutes at work and found . . not a lot?

Edited by MickyLB on Monday 11th October 18:16

[MickyLB]

Being utterly thick, different competition, guess you guys are just to generous

[mybrainhurts]

truncheon scribe said:

to look after 'our' long-term test 370Z for it's final week

My office, now....

[Garlick]

mybrainhurts said:

truncheon scribe said:

to look after 'our' long-term test 370Z for it's final week

My office, now....

Bugger, I'm sorry. It was subbed too

[hesnotthemessiah]

Congratulations! Maybe see you at Maltons with it on Sunday?