Flemke - Is this your McLaren? (Vol 5)

[cc8s]

Flemke, do you have any thoughts on the current/recent offerings from Pagani and Koenigsegg? Do they tempt you, laying aside them being over-powered for the road? For example, do you appreciate the design or engineering?

[Caddyshack]

cc8s said:

Flemke, do you have any thoughts on the current/recent offerings from Pagani and Koenigsegg? Do they tempt you, laying aside them being over-powered for the road? For example, do you appreciate the design or engineering?

I am sure Flemke once said to me that the Zonda interior was a bit like a tarts handbag (or something to that effect) I assume the newer ones are similar?

[vincegail]

Designed like a French Brothel was also uttered, if I'm not mistaken.

[anonymous-user]

Your saying that like it’s a bad thing?

[Fermit]

flemke said:

New Red Bull project - as I was saying above, wtf is the point? Brand promotion of a fizzy drink - okay, but not for me.

You say that, but if they 'give you wings' that'll be a pretty spectacular advancement for the automobile.

[dobly]

Hi Flemke,

I don’t remember where you got to with the refresh of your NSX Type R. I read a couple of days ago that the NSX Refresh Plan has now ceased as can been seen in the attached photos - the parts shelves are bare

|https://thumbsnap.com/V8GPKbqF[/url]



Photos from Route KS blog - this is the final car to go through the Honda NSX Refresh Program

Edited by dobly on Wednesday 28th December 02:24

[anonymous-user]

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

[LarJammer]

Just been reading the Top Gear article about which countries all the F1's reside in. It mentions that 6 chassis have been destroyed, I always thought it was only one (plus a crash test car)?
Does anyone know the details of these destroyed cars?

[jm8403]

Archie2050 said:

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

I wouldn't listen to anything from that man, for reasons I won't repeat on here.

[anonymous-user]

jm8403 said:

Archie2050 said:

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

I wouldn't listen to anything from that man, for reasons I won't repeat on here.

That seems harsh, I’ve always found Flemke very fair

[Caddyshack]

Archie2050 said:

jm8403 said:

Archie2050 said:

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

I wouldn't listen to anything from that man, for reasons I won't repeat on here.

That seems harsh, I’ve always found Flemke very fair

They meant Dr Palmer.

[F1GTRUeno]

Probably quite early in the process of things for you to answer flemke but any plans on getting the car (or any of the others in your colletction) out and about this year coming?

[flemke]

dobly said:

Hi Flemke,

I don’t remember where you got to with the refresh of your NSX Type R. I read a couple of days ago that the NSX Refresh Plan has now ceased as can been seen in the attached photos - the parts shelves are bare

|https://thumbsnap.com/V8GPKbqF[/url]



Photos from Route KS blog - this is the final car to go through the Honda NSX Refresh Program

Edited by dobly on Wednesday 28th December 02:24

That was a complete and total waste of my time. I made contact both in e-mail and over the phone with the director or the program, whose English was adequate (better than my Japanese!). They kept telling me that I had to fill out a complicated form in order for them to assess how much work had to be done, but they never sent me the form. They told me that only Japanese Honda dealers could submit a customer's car for the program (Honda UK could not do so). I lined up a Japanese dealer who was kind enough to offer to assist, but the folks on the program itself were of essentially zero use (in the administrative sense; I'm sure that the quality of their mechanical work was excellent). I tried for more than a year but finally gave up as it was going nowhere.

[flemke]

Archie2050 said:

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

I think he is talking about the normal NSX not the Type R, which was never offered in the UK or Europe.
In general I would agree. I have said here many times that the NSX is a fantastic car and I love mine.
The F1 is not comparable. Whether it was meant to be or not, I could not say, but it is not. It makes no more sense to compare the NSX and F1 than it does to compare chalk and, I don't know, say for example cheese.

[flemke]

F1GTRUeno said:

Probably quite early in the process of things for you to answer flemke but any plans on getting the car (or any of the others in your colletction) out and about this year coming?

Not at this point, no. I have a few odd servicing jobs that I want done, I hope in the spring but being realistic they will probably have to wait until the summer.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

flemke said:

Archie2050 said:

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

I think he is talking about the normal NSX not the Type R, which was never offered in the UK or Europe.
In general I would agree. I have said here many times that the NSX is a fantastic car and I love mine.
The F1 is not comparable. Whether it was meant to be or not, I could not say, but it is not. It makes no more sense to compare the NSX and F1 than it does to compare chalk and, I don't know, say for example cheese.

Well, both contain calcium

[flemke]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

flemke said:

Archie2050 said:

Flemke,

Jonathan Palmer had some forthright views on the F1 vs the NSX type R. You have both, do you agree or is he over egging it a bit?

Cheers.


Listen from 1:20!for a couple of minutes

https://overcast.fm/+Y5ixY_nfY

I think he is talking about the normal NSX not the Type R, which was never offered in the UK or Europe.
In general I would agree. I have said here many times that the NSX is a fantastic car and I love mine.
The F1 is not comparable. Whether it was meant to be or not, I could not say, but it is not. It makes no more sense to compare the NSX and F1 than it does to compare chalk and, I don't know, say for example cheese.

Well, both contain calcium

True and, come to think of it, both the NSX and the F1 have four wheels - so there you go. They have more in common than I thought!

[Hewbrains]

Hi Flemke,

How far did you get with the brakes on the F1?

Last I remember you were still trying to get some kind of carbon ceramic brake disc to work correctly. Is this still the case?

Thanks

[F1natic]

Flemke - Is this your McLaren braking heavily in poor conditions?

[Petrus1983]

F1natic said:

Flemke - Is this your McLaren braking heavily in poor conditions?

I’ve seen this photo before and hadn’t noticed those front discs glowing before!! I believe it is Flemkes but perhaps not with him driving. Your project continues to impress F1natic