Tell us something really 23 about your life (vol trivial)
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iva cosworth said:
DickyC said:
Whose turn is it for the TT Cat Suit today?
Is it mine ?Haven't worn it for ages........
In ADCBATOR.
The amount we had to pay that reporter to keep all that quiet. Jeez.
DickyC said:
Grandpad58 said:
Moaning.
Were some posts removed last night? I distinctly remember asking pad to explain how, after driving 200 miles for an interview and then being given the runaraound, how he didn't drive his car though their front door.Grandpad58 said:
DickyC said:
Grandpad58 said:
Moaning.
Were some posts removed last night? I distinctly remember asking pad to explain how, after driving 200 miles for an interview and then being given the runaraound, how he didn't drive his car though their front door.Morning all.
An expensive but enjoyable weekend on the way.
Somewhere around 500 miles of hooning in the TVR, based near Newcastle but heading all around Northumberland along with beer an some bizarre drink called rusty nail on an evening.
Should be good, I will just have to be sensible with the drinking, I cant imagine many things worse than driving the tvr with a hangover.
An expensive but enjoyable weekend on the way.
Somewhere around 500 miles of hooning in the TVR, based near Newcastle but heading all around Northumberland along with beer an some bizarre drink called rusty nail on an evening.
Should be good, I will just have to be sensible with the drinking, I cant imagine many things worse than driving the tvr with a hangover.
EvoDelta said:
Go ahead Dicky, I do like a good Milton Keynes Roundabout tale.
Thanks, evo. 
When I had the XJS I was working in Rugby and I took it one evening to show a mate who lived south east of Newport Pagnell. On the way back I found myself crossing the M1 instead of joining it. Oh, well, never mind, up through Milton Keynes and join the M1 further north. It was a V12 and it was very quick in a straight line but it found bends - particularly tight bends like roundabouts - rather bothersome and I had just signed up for the never ending succession of roundabouts on the A5 through MK. It was very late at night, the roads were deserted and I went for the slow in, slow round, slightly faster out and as fast as you can along the straight bits method. No sooner had I started than a GTI Golf went past me on a roundabout and was gone. Foot to the floor I caught him by the next one. Heavy braking into the roundabout, lumber round and emerge to see a speck of Golf in the distance. Foot to the floor, catch him, heavy braking, he gets away, I catch him up. It was hilarious. How many roundabouts is it altogther along there? Five? I can't remember. Anyway, I saw a sign for the M1 at the next one, the Golf turned left, I turned right, backed right off and coasted up the hill towards some roadworks. As I approached the roadworks I touched the brake. My foot went straight to the floor. Nothing. I had cooked the brake fluid.
Had I attempted one more heavy braking roundabout this story would have been completely different.
For anyone unfamiliar with The Roundabouts of
I have been more circumspect with my hooning since then.
Interesting story DickyC. The temptation is to go quite fast along the straight bit. Even my big old barge can kick up its heels fast enough to make a decent number before the roundabouts. It's the stopping that's interesting. The drops to the paths below are indeed quite substantial.
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