Under 17 Car Club

[Syd knee]

BertBert said:

Who is chief instructor these days? Is it still Dave something or other? The policeman.

Bert

There is a new CI this year and as you are clearly missing the club they would be delighted to have you back instructing.

[BertBert]

2 Wycked said:

BertBert said:

Some things

You told my Mum off because I only had one hand on the steering wheel once. Rest assured that hearty lols occurred as a result of this.

I can assure you I did no such thing! I am perfectly sure that I pointed out calmly and rationally the benefits of the two handed steering method

Bert

[BertBert]

Syd knee said:

BertBert said:

Who is chief instructor these days? Is it still Dave something or other? The policeman.

Bert

There is a new CI this year and as you are clearly missing the club they would be delighted to have you back instructing.

Yes I had considered that I might go back and do that at some point. It'll be two years away I'm afraid though- need to dispatch #3 to uni first!

Who's man-on now?

Bert

[rfn]

BertBert said:

Syd knee said:

BertBert said:

Who is chief instructor these days? Is it still Dave something or other? The policeman.

Bert

There is a new CI this year and as you are clearly missing the club they would be delighted to have you back instructing.

Yes I had considered that I might go back and do that at some point. It'll be two years away I'm afraid though- need to dispatch #3 to uni first!

Who's man-on now?

Bert

I recall that your daughter used to have a Black 106 S1 Rallye - assume I've got the right person - I remember driving your Tamora at TRL years ago. CI this year is Andy D-C.

Edited by rfn on Tuesday 9th March 23:22

[2 Wycked]

rfn said:

BertBert said:

Syd knee said:

BertBert said:

Who is chief instructor these days? Is it still Dave something or other? The policeman.

Bert

There is a new CI this year and as you are clearly missing the club they would be delighted to have you back instructing.

Yes I had considered that I might go back and do that at some point. It'll be two years away I'm afraid though- need to dispatch #3 to uni first!

Who's man-on now?

Bert

I recall that your daughter used to have a Black 106 S1 Rallye - assume I've got the right person - I remember driving your Tamora at TRL years ago. CI this year is Andy D-C.

Edited by rfn on Tuesday 9th March 23:22

Yeah, Impreza girl.

Wasn't Andy CI a few years ago? Are they running out of people or something?

[rfn]

2 Wycked said:

Wasn't Andy CI a few years ago? Are they running out of people or something?

He was. Andy was the most suitable candidate for the role at the time.

[waremark]

rfn said:

I recall that your daughter used to have a Black 106 S1 Rallye - assume I've got the right person

And now you have a Z3 for the daughters. Lucky daughters (not so sure about the Rover though). Have some or all of the daughters inherited your enthusiasm, Bert?

[BertBert]

good memories all! The Z3 has gone. It was for my wife really and she didn't enjoy it and I thought it was a horrid blancmange (she is now a mini-one driver). TVR went when it had accumulated enough TVR diseases to get wallet-scary. The Rover is a great car. It has been used a huge amount. HG went early doors, but has been great since I sorted it. It has been dented in most places, but still carries on. Did a trip to the alps a winter ago. Great car. k-series revs wonderfully.

The pug was brilliant to drive, but just too unreliable. I got fed up changing components to try to get it to tick-over and not stall.

P1 was a great car too.

ADC is a good guy, hope the club does well with him looking after the the instruction.

Bert

[ScoobyChris]

Anyone know if there is a waiting list to join the club, or can everyone who applies be accommodated? Just wondered as my little girl is a few years off being the right age, but I don't want to miss the boat if I need to get her name down early

Chris

[MarkwG]

I'm not sure what the position is right now, but I understand the numbers are limitied: I'd click on the link on the website asap, tbh! http://www.under17-carclub.co.uk/index.shtml

[ScoobyChris]

Thanks - I've dropped them an e-mail, although I still have a few years before she's eligible...

Chris

[Kinky]

Chris,

From what I heard there are far more applications than places.

I put K junior down for it about a year ago (or whenever this thread started) - and he's still got 2-3 years to go.

They will accept applications for way into the future - and from I've heard it's worth doing now

[Syd knee]

ScoobyChris said:

Anyone know if there is a waiting list to join the club, or can everyone who applies be accommodated? Just wondered as my little girl is a few years off being the right age, but I don't want to miss the boat if I need to get her name down early

Chris

Yes there is a waiting list and likely to get longer, get her name down ASAP, then come to an open day.

[ScoobyChris]

Thanks, it was actually being invited to one of the days at Castle Combe (as part of North Wilts RoSPA) that made me aware of the club, the enthusaism and the standard of driving.

Jennifer's got back to me with an application form so I've sent that off and Jess will now be joining the waiting list

Chris

[MarkwG]

Hi Folks, time for another update: year 3 for us, the car's holding up well, & my nerves are pretty much settled! I understand there are some spaces left for 2011, so http://www.under17-carclub.co.uk/ here if you're interested, we highly recommend it!

[rfn]

MarkwG said:

Hi Folks, time for another update: year 3 for us, the car's holding up well, & my nerves are pretty much settled! I understand there are some spaces left for 2011, so http://www.under17-carclub.co.uk/ here if you're interested, we highly recommend it!

I have to say, I'd have found learning to drive in an M3 as a young teenager absolutely brilliant!
I hope you and your son are still enjoying yourselves.

[MarkwG]

Thanks, yep, he's getting the hang of it, it's more forgiving than I thought it would be: I figured he'd want to learn about rwd at some stage, so why not now, & strangely, he's not a fan of his mums 156; can't get comfy apparently! There was briefly a second at Combe on Sunday, a purple coupe, although it disappeared after lunch though.

Edited by MarkwG on Thursday 24th February 08:45

[Kinky]

Kinky junior has about a year or 2 to go before he starts

Better start planning what car to get/use; as he sure as hell ain't using the Alfas

A nice little fester XR2 might do it!

[Kinky]

Just checked my old emails (from 3 years ago).

K Junior is on the list for 2013

[MarkwG]

There was a very nice 147 in a burgundy colour doing the rounds last Sunday: I have to confess, the only battle damage I've picked up was my own fault, not Andrews: the fuse for the rear sensors blew & I tagged the rear bumper on an oil drum litter bin - four weeks into a new paint job... serves me right for not checking properly.