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///Mike

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862 posts

230 months

Monday 1st March 2010
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Good afternoon people.

I have been spending more and more time on Pistonheads of late and wanted to say hello properly to those of you in my area. I pass a chap in Thatcham with a Red VX220 with a big PH sticker on the bonnet on the way to work most mornings and this has prompted me to get a little more involved with those of you that are local and say hello.

I have spent many years on BMW forums and have made great friends, had some awesome holidays, some crazy nights out and even done a bit of business here and there, not to mention many memorable sessions out on the tarmac. I know this place is the same so I look forward to sharing a hoon with some of you in the near future.

My current steed is an Alpine White 135i and I have a part share in an M3 Evo track car for trips to the Ring and trackdays in the UK. I like nothing better than to wake up on a sunny Sunday morning to go out for a spoon around the quiet roads if I haven't been out the night before and I am sure there are a few more like me locally.

Mike

wavey

John D.

20,285 posts

232 months

Monday 1st March 2010
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Welcome Mike. I think you'll fit right in round here smile

bmw2002

8,596 posts

247 months

Monday 1st March 2010
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Welcome, good choice of car too, keep your eye out for future early morning hoons smile

Lakelord

1,756 posts

227 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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wavey

alaslans

56 posts

193 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Hi Mike & others,

I'm a new member in Sunbury, yet to do any events or meets, so I'm in for any morning/night/anytime hoons. I currently drive a velvet blue e46 330 clubsport, which is overdue a leg stretching...

VerySideways

10,267 posts

295 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Mr Parker - fancy seeing you here wavey

twiglove

1,178 posts

217 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Hi Mike,

I am in the Thatcham area too, And I see the VX220 regularly on Floral way??

Pop on down to the Pelican tomorrow night in Froxfield, We have a monthly meet there that was originally the Lotus 7 Club but it has now progressed to a all car meet, with everything from American metal to Bristols with everything in between like Atom's Caterhams, M3 etc.

It starts from about 730pm and 'should' be a decent turn out due to the weather.

Hope to see you there (and anyone else who is reading here)

///Mike

Original Poster:

862 posts

230 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Thanks for the warm welcome chaps

Pete, have you found a garage yet?

Twiglove, I may well bob over tomorrow night if you promise not to squash my little 1er with that monster truck of yours. I bet that came in handy during the snow!!

VerySideways

10,267 posts

295 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Mike, just about to sell two of my bikes and create an alternative arrangement for the third one - in the meantime i am using the E36 almost daily smile
Thanks though, look forward to seeing you on a hoon soon!

Nidjit

276 posts

201 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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wavey

Looks like you're one of the old school already!

///Mike

Original Poster:

862 posts

230 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Sorry for the n00b question but will the local hoons be advertised in the Event/Meetings/Travel forum or in here?

Wouldn't want to miss them. I am getting the urge for some hooning now the spring is coming and grip is slowly being restored. Plus, its a good reason to scrub the tread of these RFT's and get some proper rubber sorted.

y2blade

56,265 posts

238 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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welcome coffee

any pictures of the 135i? cool

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 2nd March 15:32

Frimley111R

18,415 posts

257 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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y2blade said:
welcome coffee

any pictures of the 135i? cool

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 2nd March 15:32
Just stand on a bridge over the M3, there's tons of them! laugh

John D.

20,285 posts

232 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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///Mike said:
Sorry for the n00b question but will the local hoons be advertised in the Event/Meetings/Travel forum or in here?

Wouldn't want to miss them. I am getting the urge for some hooning now the spring is coming and grip is slowly being restored. Plus, its a good reason to scrub the tread of these RFT's and get some proper rubber sorted.
Watch out for threads in here wink

Cas_P

1,497 posts

206 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Hi, welcome smile

wackojacko

8,581 posts

213 months

Tuesday 2nd March 2010
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Welcome !!

///Mike

Original Poster:

862 posts

230 months

Thursday 4th March 2010
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Had a great night with Twiglove and a few others last night, really looking forward to meeting the rest of you.

Always nice to find a untapped resource of like minded people sporting serious metal on your doorstep smile

Blues

8,546 posts

242 months

Thursday 4th March 2010
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wavey
Avoid the one they call Vixpy1 - aka Chuckles whistle

///Mike

Original Poster:

862 posts

230 months

Friday 5th March 2010
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y2blade said:
welcome coffee

any pictures of the 135i? cool

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 2nd March 15:32
Apologies for the less than artistic photography, you get the idea though smile




y2blade

56,265 posts

238 months

Saturday 6th March 2010
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///Mike said:
y2blade said:
welcome coffee

any pictures of the 135i? cool

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 2nd March 15:32
Apologies for the less than artistic photography, you get the idea though smile
Looking good

I like that, very nice
I look forward to meeting you on a run smile