Fastlane 2011, Corbridge, Sunday 15th May

[PhantomPH]

I assumed the 288 GTO was a replica. Am I right? Or did someone bring over £400k worth of Fez to sit in the rain and mud?

[bob-in-toon]

insanojackson said:

If I learned one thing today its that i dont have any fondness for ferrari's, not sure why but looked at quite a few different types today and something about their propportions doesnt agree with my eyes.

Sure you werent looking at the 355 replica by mistake

[insanojackson]

bob-in-toon said:

Sure you werent looking at the 355 replica by mistake

well i didnt notice a replica so i might have been, but generally i dont like them.

Maybe its because i will never be able to own one so my brain tells me i dont like them!

[Skyedriver]

insanojackson said:

the bikes all passed me as a was leaving about 1.15pm. I think some scooters were going to turn up later on too. Two toots scooter club were having a ride up.


If I learned one thing today its that i dont have any fondness for ferrari's, not sure why but looked at quite a few different types today and something about their propportions doesnt agree with my eyes.

HHmmmmmm as a younger bloke I loved Ferrari but somehow age just makes me ignore them, maybe its their overt flashyness, their complicated technical stuff I don't know but I spent more time looking at the Mark 1 Cortina.

[killsta]

Skyedriver said:

HHmmmmmm as a younger bloke I loved Ferrari but somehow age just makes me ignore them, maybe its their overt flashyness, their complicated technical stuff I don't know but I spent more time looking at the Mark 1 Cortina.

I spent most my time staring at the Alfa 8C

Edited by killsta on Sunday 15th May 20:58

[bordercontrol]

Here's a few photos from me.

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And the 2 best cars of the day..

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The rest can be found here... Flickr

Still plenty more to upload.

Ian

[NEFOC]

PhantomPH said:

I assumed the 288 GTO was a replica. Am I right? Or did someone bring over £400k worth of Fez to sit in the rain and mud?

Yep, it's a 308 with a GTO body. I've had it for 9 years. Funny but I've never said it's anything but a 308 with a GTO body, yet it's actually pictured in the Gumball Top Trumps pack as a 288 and has been published in a Ferrari Book as a 288.

The dimensions are right but the obvious omission is the lack of a visible gearbox at the rear. Oh yes and the engine cover opens from the back (as per a 308) not the front, oh yes and it's about 130 BHP down

I also brought my Countach (initially parked behind the GTO, which was actually the only original Countach at the show. The two replicas looked pretty convincing, even when I parked mine next to them.

[NEFOC]

bob-in-toon said:

Sure you werent looking at the 355 replica by mistake

Bob, there was a yellow one with a kind of 355 shape to it, but it wasn't close at all. Someone may have a pic, which I think you will enjoy it.

[FreeLitres]

NEFOC said:

I also brought my Countach (initially parked behind the GTO, which was actually the only original Countach at the show. The two replicas looked pretty convincing, even when I parked mine next to them.

They all looked pretty good to me! Which colour was the real one?

[BIST0]

Was gutted to miss it. Car was clean, wife was happy - nothing could spoil the plan.

Except... the arrival of my first child!

Looks like it was a great day. I WILL make the next one.

Cheers,

Chris

Ps Tris' Countach is the red 'BLAST' plated one. Identified from the replicas by the lambo V12 in it

[After_Shock]

BIST0 said:

Was gutted to miss it. Car was clean, wife was happy - nothing could spoil the plan.

Except... the arrival of my first child!

Looks like it was a great day. I WILL make the next one.

Cheers,

Chris

Ps Tris' Countach is the red 'BLAST' plated one. Identified from the replicas by the lambo V12 in it

Big congrats! Hope everyones o.k and you have a very sleepness night tonight lol

[After_Shock]

killsta said:

I spent most my time staring at the Alfa 8C

Edited by killsta on Sunday 15th May 20:58

I really wanted to see that and to be honest it didnt strike me as I expected, looked at it twice then didnt interest me after that, bit let down really.

[After_Shock]

NEFOC said:

I also brought my Countach (initially parked behind the GTO, which was actually the only original Countach at the show. The two replicas looked pretty convincing, even when I parked mine next to them.

Was wondering why you got in and moved it!

[Simoted]

So I take it the red and white ones parked together were replicas?. They looked fantastic to me!, gutted I missed the real one. Some great cars there today.

[NEFOC]

After_Shock said:

Was wondering why you got in and moved it!

Yeh, was talking to the lad with the red one and he said I should line up when the space opened up.

BIST0 said:

Ps Tris' Countach is the red 'BLAST' plated one. Identified from the replicas by the lambo V12 in it

It did sound odd when they pulled off. Both had V8's (Tvr in Red, chev in White) and they burbled away like a griff.

Question for you now is 'will you get any sleep tonight with the new arrival???
T

Edited by NEFOC on Sunday 15th May 23:01

[insanojackson]

Looking through my pics, is this the ferrari that wasnt a real ferrari??

from askmid - Vehicle Make/Model: ROY KELLY FERRARI F355



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Edited by insanojackson on Sunday 15th May 23:17

[insanojackson]

the white lambo L3MBO

from askmid - Vehicle Make/Model: MIRAGE LAMBORGHINI REPLICA



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[insanojackson]

It appears lambo H1TOD is also not what it seems.

The details on the MID are:

Vehicle Make/Model: MIRAGE REPLICA


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B14SST is actually a real one!!



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[FreeLitres]

That Countach is awesome!

The windows around the driver look like something off a stealth bomber!

I'm glad I dont have to pay for replacing those rear tyres though!

[bob-in-toon]

NEFOC said:

Bob, there was a yellow one with a kind of 355 shape to it, but it wasn't close at all. Someone may have a pic, which I think you will enjoy it.

Yeh I spotted the yellow replica

Was gonna say hi but couldn't find you anywhere, only time I saw you was as you were leaving the show! Got chatting to a few people I haven't seen in years!

ps that lambo sounded quality when you took off, sounded pure evil