Flemke - Is this your McLaren? (Vol 5)

[GustavGT]

Hey flemke,

just found a few clips in quite a decent quality on my old computer of your driving the F1 on Nordschleife, can I post them online?

Thanks.

flemke said:

Spot on.
It amazes me that the DVLA are still willing to give out registered keeper's details to what must be thousands of third parties. The obvious thing to do would be for the DVLA instead to keep the address confidential and charge the enquiring third party a fee to contact the registered keeper on behalf of the third party. Then again, these are the same DVLA people who discontinued physical tax discs on the basis, as I recall, that doing so would save them £10m/yr, and the overall response was that their income from road tax dropped by something like £100m/yr.

[BunkMoreland]

GustavGT said:

Hey flemke,

just found a few clips in quite a decent quality on my old computer of your driving the F1 on Nordschleife, can I post them online?

Thanks.

flemke said:

Spot on.
It amazes me that the DVLA are still willing to give out registered keeper's details to what must be thousands of third parties. The obvious thing to do would be for the DVLA instead to keep the address confidential and charge the enquiring third party a fee to contact the registered keeper on behalf of the third party. Then again, these are the same DVLA people who discontinued physical tax discs on the basis, as I recall, that doing so would save them £10m/yr, and the overall response was that their income from road tax dropped by something like £100m/yr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Deq1ISUpHyY

This one has been up for 15 years apparently.

[GustavGT]

Hey flemke,

just found a few clips in quite a decent quality on my old computer of your driving the F1 on Nordschleife, can I post them online?

Thanks.

flemke said:

Spot on.
It amazes me that the DVLA are still willing to give out registered keeper's details to what must be thousands of third parties. The obvious thing to do would be for the DVLA instead to keep the address confidential and charge the enquiring third party a fee to contact the registered keeper on behalf of the third party. Then again, these are the same DVLA people who discontinued physical tax discs on the basis, as I recall, that doing so would save them £10m/yr, and the overall response was that their income from road tax dropped by something like £100m/yr.

[flemke]

GustavGT said:

Hey flemke,

just found a few clips in quite a decent quality on my old computer of your driving the F1 on Nordschleife, can I post them online?

Thanks.

I don't mind, As I recall, the recording is not very interesting. A friend and I were going around just for the fun of it at a slow pace and I was not aware until later that he was filming it.

[ArgonautX]

Kidston just released a video on Schuppan 962cr, another one of the 90s rare hypercars. What peaked my interest is, in one shot they have the rear clamshell open and, guess what.... the thing is lined with gold inside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G2RRI7noBY (the shot is at about 1:18)

[PAUL.S.]

Adrian Newey out and about in his GTR

[epom]

PAUL.S. said:

Adrian Newey out and about in his GTR

Oh yes.

[WCZ]

very cool pic

[BunkMoreland]

PAUL.S. said:

Adrian Newey out and about in his GTR

That was last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faOEY0NblIE

Newey is a personal friend of Joe Macari (He of the Ferrari dealer in Southfields, London) Which is where AN was visiting. Harrison Newey (His son) also works for JM but I'm not quite sure of his role there.

He did however drive the Road legal CLK LM, that Macari's have for sale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajg5IAK28Eo

Link to sale
https://www.joemacari.com/stock/mercedes-benz-clk-...

[dinkel]

ArgonautX said:

Kidston just released a video on Schuppan 962cr, another one of the 90s rare hypercars. What peaked my interest is, in one shot they have the rear clamshell open and, guess what.... the thing is lined with gold inside

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G2RRI7noBY (the shot is at about 1:18)

I can ask Simon if you like.

[dinkel]

From his mate Collo:

"...[this level of finish was] not common, definitely not, I guess our Schuppan is the only one with this level of finish."

About the F1 (also 1994) being on par with the gold finish:

"Close but probably still not as good..."

Cheers.

[flemke]

dinkel said:

From his mate Collo:

"...[this level of finish was] not common, definitely not, I guess our Schuppan is the only one with this level of finish."

About the F1 (also 1994) being on par with the gold finish:

"Close but probably still not as good..."

Cheers.

The gold adhesive foil is a common material in motor racing. Although it looks exotic, it is not extraordinarily expensive and is normally used for a purely functional purpose.

[F1GTRUeno]

I'm guessing raced 956/962's had it too?

[QuartzDad]

Interesting article in the Telegraph includes details of MSO and servicing a F1.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/the-most...

In related news I've found this website useful

https://www.removepaywall.com/

[lauda]

QuartzDad said:

Interesting article in the Telegraph includes details of MSO and servicing a F1.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/the-most...

In related news I've found this website useful

https://www.removepaywall.com/

I think that's flemke's car in the picture at the top of that Telegraph article.

[DanL]

QuartzDad said:

Interesting article in the Telegraph includes details of MSO and servicing a F1.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/the-most...

In related news I've found this website useful

https://www.removepaywall.com/

Dark blue, high mirrors, some white detailing - Flemke, is this your McLaren in the article?

[F1natic]

Noticed the original wheels are fitted again, Flemke has your development of the brake/wheel/suspension been reverted to factory spec?

[Caddyshack]

F1natic said:

Noticed the original wheels are fitted again, Flemke has your development of the brake/wheel/suspension been reverted to factory spec?

I would guess those are old pictures?

[dinkel]

flemke said:

The gold adhesive foil is a common material in motor racing. Although it looks exotic, it is not extraordinarily expensive and is normally used for a purely functional purpose.

Agreed, but 30 years ago...?

[Megaflow]

Caddyshack said:

F1natic said:

Noticed the original wheels are fitted again, Flemke has your development of the brake/wheel/suspension been reverted to factory spec?

I would guess those are old pictures?

I don't think so, because it is in the 'new' colour. (for new read several years old now)