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SpudLink

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191 months

Monday 13th July 2015
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LotusOmega375D said:
JohnStitch said:
Lovely Lotus Carlton going eastbound on A45 past Queen Eleanor junction yesterday
VBOA Billing. It was the Autobahnstormers Club Lotus Carlton 25th Anniversary celebration.

I missed it this year, because I've recently sold mine. It was the King of the A45!
I followed you on the way to Sywell a couple of years ago. That was a magnificent car.

LotusOmega375D

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152 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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SpudLink said:
LotusOmega375D said:
JohnStitch said:
Lovely Lotus Carlton going eastbound on A45 past Queen Eleanor junction yesterday
VBOA Billing. It was the Autobahnstormers Club Lotus Carlton 25th Anniversary celebration.

I missed it this year, because I've recently sold mine. It was the King of the A45!
I followed you on the way to Sywell a couple of years ago. That was a magnificent car.
Was that the Dove House run with the GTR as below, or just a regular weekend?



SpudLink

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191 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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LotusOmega375D said:
Was that the Dove House run with the GTR as below, or just a regular weekend?

It was a Dove House run, but the GTR stayed in the showroom that day.

SpudLink

5,671 posts

191 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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Decided to walk to work in Moulton Park this morning (doctor's orders to get more exercise). Surprised to see a black Huracan parked on the driveway of an otherwise unremarkable house. First one I've seen.

LotusOmega375D

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152 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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SpudLink said:
It was a Dove House run, but the GTR stayed in the showroom that day.
Must have been when I followed this GT40 then. 4-up we still kept it honest!



SpudLink

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191 months

Tuesday 14th July 2015
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LotusOmega375D said:
Must have been when I followed this GT40 then. 4-up we still kept it honest!

Yeah, that was it. In fact, I'm in that photo. I'll leave you to guess which one is me.

cherie171

367 posts

116 months

Thursday 16th July 2015
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Sterls said:
Bmw i8 yesterday around lunchtime heading towards market harborough from Corby.
milfordkong said:
Frequently see a BMW i8 heading East on the A605 between Thrapston and Oundle...
White with a private plate? Can't imagine there's many around Corby, but there's one I've seen a few times on the way home on the A6116.

gpb1

572 posts

143 months

Sunday 26th July 2015
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At the Hilton near J15 last night


SpudLink

5,671 posts

191 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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I'm standing on the forecourt of Europcar in Nirtgampton, and have just seen a convoy of about six Escort Cosworths. I also spotted one one the way here.

gpb1

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143 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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SpudLink said:
I'm standing on the forecourt of Europcar in Nirtgampton, and have just seen a convoy of about six Escort Cosworths. I also spotted one one the way here.
Presumably spiritof'76 and his friends on their way to have breakfast at Buddies before heading to Cosworth for a factory tour.

SpudLink

5,671 posts

191 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Apologies for my misspelling of 'Northampton' in my previous post.

To make up for it, here's a rather nice Integrale just spotted in a car park on Acre Lane.



Quinten

1,140 posts

240 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Right hand TT vs left hand Integrale... Double fun getting into those cars biggrin

gpb1

572 posts

143 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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That Integrale is dreadfully parked

SpudLink

5,671 posts

191 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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Quinten said:
Right hand TT vs left hand Integrale... Double fun getting into those cars biggrin
As it happens, I did take a photo from this angle ...



Quinten

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240 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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You have to wonder what goes through people's minds when they park up... I assume the German arrived early and put his towel down on two sun beds at the pool. Why would the TT owner reverse park and then get out of the passenger seat? If he wanted to teach the German a lesson, he should have just put it in forwards... Anyway, we digress wink

SpudLink

5,671 posts

191 months

Sunday 2nd August 2015
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Rather lovely Ferrari 458 spider with 'roof down', parked outside the shops in White Hills Crescent.

mrloudly

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234 months

Monday 10th August 2015
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Saw my first Zenos driving through Thornby yesterday, looked really smart!

SpudLink

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191 months

Monday 10th August 2015
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mrloudly said:
Saw my first Zenos driving through Thornby yesterday, looked really smart!
Was it Black/Orange and being driven by a bloke in a white/red crash helmet? If so.... it might have been me. cool

mrloudly

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234 months

Monday 10th August 2015
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SpudLink said:
mrloudly said:
Saw my first Zenos driving through Thornby yesterday, looked really smart!
Was it Black/Orange and being driven by a bloke in a white/red crash helmet? If so.... it might have been me. cool
About 11.00 in Thornby. I didn't notice the driver was shocked to see my first Zenos! Looks better in the flesh than some of the photo's I've seen.
Are you pleased with it?

SpudLink

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Monday 10th August 2015
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mrloudly said:
About 11.00 in Thornby. I didn't notice the driver was shocked to see my first Zenos! Looks better in the flesh than some of the photo's I've seen.
Are you pleased with it?
Yes, very much so. It's not perfect, but no car is.
On the road it's very easy to go very quickly. The car feels like it's been engineered for 300bhp or more. That could be the excess of grip from the Avon ZZR tyres. I need to get it on track to really make my mind up.
Driving without a windscreen is a novel experience. The wind deflector is less effective than I'd hoped, but wearing a crash helmet adds to the road-racer feeling.
The unassisted steering is fine, but unservod brakes take a little getting used to.
I will probably do a write up in the Reader's Cars forum in the near future.

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