PistonHeads at Pukekohe?

PistonHeads at Pukekohe?

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renn68

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281 posts

217 months

Thursday 27th July 2006
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Weather forecast is great and its an open test day on saturday - theres no drift sessions cos they've got a track inspection coming up. Great chance to get a bit of sneaky practice in before the 13th.



Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Friday 28th July 2006
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DAMN... I'm spending saturday working on it

Oh well.. have fun those who are going I might pop out for a look.

renn68

Original Poster:

281 posts

217 months

Friday 28th July 2006
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If you do come out, come and say gidday - one could be considered remiss if they didn't bring their helmet

renn68

Original Poster:

281 posts

217 months

Saturday 29th July 2006
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Well, you missed a cracker - 86 recorded laps and 90 odd litres of 98 well and truely processed. There were nly 2 sessions due to the low numbers - 1 for cars (about a dozen) and one for bikes so not much traffic and heaps of tracktime.

Some interesting machines out circulating - Elise 135, Corvette C5, Bentley Continemtal road cars, Porsche 996 Turbo, a 964 Cup car, Dodsons Skyline and a Maserati Trofeo Targa car - nice.

You were told

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Sunday 30th July 2006
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renn68 said:
Well, you missed a cracker - 86 recorded laps and 90 odd litres of 98 well and truely processed. There were nly 2 sessions due to the low numbers - 1 for cars (about a dozen) and one for bikes so not much traffic and heaps of tracktime.

Some interesting machines out circulating - Elise 135, Corvette C5, Bentley Continemtal road cars, Porsche 996 Turbo, a 964 Cup car, Dodsons Skyline and a Maserati Trofeo Targa car - nice.

You were told


I spent a frustrating day trying (in vain) to set up the Elise rear end.... I've got all sorts of funny squiggly graph lines now that look NOTHING like they should.

The 135 Elise musta been YiMing... glad to see he's back in action

iwilson

246 posts

284 months

Sunday 30th July 2006
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I spotted a Silver S1 Elise leaving Puke today - didn't get to the track myself. Anyone on here?

Following on from the Pistonheads gathering thread, I'm planning one once I get my car back in the next couple of weeks. Will involve a backroads run down to Raglan and back to my place for a BBQ and maybe a PH movie on my big screen. Will start a new thread once dates get sorted.

As it was in Holland.

kylie

4,391 posts

258 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Theres no other way to watch tele. Mind you close-ups of Helen Clarkes teeth is not so pretty

robdickinson

31,343 posts

255 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Eeew Attack of the giant Helen clarks!!!

kylie

4,391 posts

258 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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After she puts make-up on




Sorry way off topic !

Richard Gee

201 posts

214 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Is Raglan anywhere near Queenstown??

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Richard Gee said:
Is Raglan anywhere near Queenstown??


Only a thousand Kms or so

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Maybe I should have gone to Pukekohe on Saturday . . . would have been better than getting rear-ended in the Westie




Now I need to find replacement tail lights no idea what they are . . .

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Kiwi XTR2 said:
Maybe I should have gone to Pukekohe on Saturday . . . would have been better than getting rear-ended in the Westie




Now I need to find replacement tail lights no idea what they are . . .


YOU WERE REAR ENDED IN THE WESTIE?!?!?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!?!?! How in the hell does someone not see a fcuking XTR2?~?~?~?

GravelBen

15,696 posts

231 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Esprit said:
Kiwi XTR2 said:
Maybe I should have gone to Pukekohe on Saturday . . . would have been better than getting rear-ended in the Westie




Now I need to find replacement tail lights no idea what they are . . .


YOU WERE REAR ENDED IN THE WESTIE?!?!?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!?!?! How in the hell does someone not see a fcuking XTR2?~?~?~?


Just what I was wondering...

...But you put it so much more eloquently than i could have!


seriously, did they have their eyes shut or something? or was it so low they couldn't see it in front of the remuera tractor?

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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If they were in a Remuera tractor they wouldn't have een known they'd hit anything until they were at the cockpit going forward.

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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You may recall in a recent thread I said:
. . . I'd have a stroke if someone drove off in my Westie . . . even if I'd given them permission.

Well . . . someone else was driving Never again !!!

Actually it wasn't his fault.

Esprit said:
YOU WERE REAR ENDED IN THE WESTIE?!?!?!?!?! WTF?!?!?!?!?! How in the hell does someone not see a fcuking XTR2?~?~?~?

GravelBen said:
Seriously, did they have their eyes shut or something? or was it so low they couldn't see it in front of the remuera tractor?


Could have happened to anyone (Probably even more likely if I was driving). Gave it a 'bit' of a rev and moved forward at an intersection. Wagon behind assumed that was a take-off and moved further forward while looking to the right.

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Ouch, nasty


Hopefully nothing too much broken

kylie

4,391 posts

258 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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OH BUMMER! hope you get it back together real soon.. Any structural damamge to the fibreglass? I have a little bit resin you can use if need be. I dont have any mat left though sorry.

Kiwi XTR2

2,693 posts

233 months

Monday 31st July 2006
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Thanks guys.

It's just lights, reflectors, paint, rear diffuser (ply ) and a bit if wing.

Had great fun on Saturday night picking up a pizza for the Test-match. The 'launch' out of the carpark was essential to guarantee the pizza was still hot when I got home.

Esprit

6,370 posts

284 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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Graham.... you're a TRUE PHer through and through, I salute you