DUSTY DONNINGTON
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tuxman

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

267 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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Great show guys, good to meet up but holy crap the can-am is a fcensoredking mess going to take a shed load off effort to get it clean .simon

CanAm Dave

939 posts

253 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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I hope they change things for next year, cos I don't fancy parking there. The factory says they will try and get us better parking next year. It was good to meet everyone and chat! Must get my car back on the road!

Regards Dave

steve_d

13,802 posts

287 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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Can see Richard rolling back into the factory tomorrow with the demonstrator and saying.
'There you go lads clean that before tea-break'

Steve

micky g

1,576 posts

264 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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Hi guys.

Whose car is the red '720' GTR and do they post on here?

That is one helluva car!

Went over today to Donington but didn't arrive untill gone three and missed most of the cars. I'm curious about the reliability, build costs and maintenance costs / locations. Am sorely tempted for next year but have no time, (or skill), with the old spanners.

Perhaps someone could kindly point me in the right direction.

luckyp

6,243 posts

254 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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Donnington services shots......with clean cars!!

Ooh, the one of us standing next to the cars worked well....not. 'Ooooh 'ello campers!!'

Very nice to put a few more faces to names....and names to PH IDs..you know what I mean.

Lates






......and 6 very camp things, camper than a bunch of very camp, nordic campers asking a fellow camper for a ride!!! Oooh gentlemen start your engines!!

ditto

614 posts

269 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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Great day good to see everyone,
car is so dirty, but im glad Simon bought a big bottle of polish
cheers mate i'll bring it round tomorrow beer

tuxman

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

267 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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laughlaughsorry can't help ....i see a bottle of polish and.......well.......i'm taking tablets to help but all that dust pushed me over the edge bangheadbanghead......i will try harder too resist !!!! . simon

ditto

614 posts

269 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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tuxman said:
laughlaughsorry can't help ....i see a bottle of polish and.......well.......i'm taking tablets to help but all that dust pushed me over the edge bangheadbanghead......i will try harder too resist !!!! . simon


oi they aint tablets, they was Dawn's chips ya gready sod eek

steve_d

13,802 posts

287 months

Sunday 17th September 2006
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micky g said:
Hi guys.

Whose car is the red '720' GTR and do they post on here?

That is one helluva car!

Went over today to Donington but didn't arrive untill gone three and missed most of the cars. I'm curious about the reliability, build costs and maintenance costs / locations. Am sorely tempted for next year but have no time, (or skill), with the old spanners.

Perhaps someone could kindly point me in the right direction.


The 720 is the factory demonstrator.
Sorry you missed us. Many of us had 3 hour journeys to complete.
If you want to buy rather than build try the Pistonheads classifieds. I believe one of the delightful yellow ones in the above pictures is currently for sale.

Steve

GTWayne

4,595 posts

246 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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Car park may have been dusty as hell but at least gave you guys with red and yellow cars an idea of how much better they would look if they were BLACKhehe

luckyp

6,243 posts

254 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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GTWayne said:
Car park may have been dusty as hell but at least gave you guys with red and yellow cars an idea of how much better they would look if they were BLACKhehe


Hi Wayne,

Thanks for the girdle. I will see if Gail at AS deems it essential for a prolonged 7000rpm run.

Thankfully, most of the dust blew off on the way back. I'll only do that event next year if they sort out the tracks, or stick us ont the front.

Mike, Keith, Gary, Greg, great little convoy we had going on there. Keith, think you have some sort of throttle problem though. Your car tends to suddenly speed up for no apparent reason all the time?????

Edited by luckyp on Monday 18th September 07:19

highflyer

1,901 posts

255 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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Just gotta say what a great day, nice to meet everybody, well nearly, suggest next time possibly PH name tags so we know who you are, and who to avoid. Nah only kidding, great bunch, Twas my first real run out in the Can Am and boy didnt want to stop driving her, just perfect,and what a day for it. The car has reached my every expectation and more, and must say a big THANK YOU to Clive, Andy, Wayne, and Mark for putting up with my phone calls and mythering, but hey, got there in the end.

gtr-gaz

5,281 posts

275 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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luckyp said:

Thankfully, most of the dust blew off on the way back. I'll only do that event next year if they sort out the tracks, or stick us ont the front.

Just what I was thinking on the way home!

Great to meet you all again. Just as well we left early. I suspect the dust would have been a lot worse once all the cars started to leave.


luckyp said:

Mike, Keith, Gary, Greg, great little convoy we had going on there. Keith, think you have some sort of throttle problem though. Your car tends to suddenly speed up for no apparent reason all the time?????


That convoy we had on the way up reminded me of the team cycling event. You know, the one where the lead is constantly changing

Edited by gtr-gaz on Monday 18th September 07:35

GTRMikie

874 posts

277 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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GTWayne said:
Car park may have been dusty as hell but at least gave you guys with red and yellow cars an idea of how much better they would look if they were BLACKhehe


Wayne, surely you mean "how much dustier they would look?"

GTWayne

4,595 posts

246 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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No Mike, that is not what I meant hehe

GTRMikie

874 posts

277 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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ditto said:
Great day good to see everyone,
car is so dirty beer


Keith, have you cleaned the inside of your car yet? There's bound to be a half eaten sandwich in there somewhere! It must be impossible to eat your breakfast at 80mph on the M1 without dropping some of it in your lap!

ditto

614 posts

269 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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luckyp said:


Mike, Keith, Gary, Greg, great little convoy we had going on there. Keith, think you have some sort of throttle problem though. Your car tends to suddenly speed up for no apparent reason all the time?????

Edited by luckyp on Monday 18th September 07:19


Nothing wrong with my throttle as you well know, I just thought you was after my sandwiches, so I had to get away hehe

ditto

614 posts

269 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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GTRMikie said:
ditto said:
Great day good to see everyone,
car is so dirty beer


Keith, have you cleaned the inside of your car yet? There's bound to be a half eaten sandwich in there somewhere! It must be impossible to eat your breakfast at 80mph on the M1 without dropping some of it in your lap!


Mike,

I would never eat sandwiches while driving, its against the law nono
And as for breaking the speed limit, never, I had my cruise control set at 70 hehe
My car is nice and clean and back under its cover

Keith driving

eliot

11,995 posts

283 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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I enjoyed myself going round the off-road course for free. Was tempted to drive up the embankment in front of the dakar marquee, as apparently two others had tried and failed (not in Dakars) - but the spectacle of making a tit of myself in front of several hundred people persuaded me not too..
Not a bad show overall, but not a patch on stoneleigh.

i noticed know-one had their boots (bonnets?) open for us all to have a gawp inside (sunday pm)


Edited by eliot on Monday 18th September 19:34

steve_d

13,802 posts

287 months

Monday 18th September 2006
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eliot said:
.....i noticed know-one had their boots (bonnets?) open for us all to have a gawp inside (sunday pm).......


At least one was open nearly all morning but you only had to ask.

If you'd asked me, and said who you were, I'd have had you install me a Megasqirt before you went home.

Steve