Aston Martin One-77 Lecture - 19th Oct in Basildon

[Baron Von Alders]

If anyone is at a loose end next Wednesday:

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IMechE lecture: Aston Martin One-77
Author: Roland Armitage

Web: http://nearyou.imeche.org.uk/uk/east/esadc

The IMechE Automobile Division (Essex Centre) would like to invite you to our next lecture:

Subject: Aston Martin One-77

Description: The most technologically advanced and most expensive Aston Martin ever made. Ian will cover the complete story of the One-77 - how the car came about, the design and development timeline, culminating with the first production car being finished earlier this year.

Speaker/s: Ian Minards – Director, Product Development, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.
Date / Time: Wednesday 19th October 7:30pm
Venue: Holiday Inn - Basildon, Waterfront Walk, Festival Leisure Park, Basildon, SS14 3DG

Details & map: http://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Eastern/Esse...

The talk is open to the public and both members and non-members are welcomed, so please bring along any friends or relatives who may be interested in this topic (no booking required). If you have any further queries please contact Peter Olley on 01268 40 4621.

[Shmee]

This sounds amazing, count me in. Thank you very much for the heads up!

[theno23]

Hm, very tempted.

Is anyone thinking of going from London, who either wants a lift, or could give me a lift?

- Steve

[trackdemon]

That does sound interesting, and given its only 4-5miles from my house... well it'd be rude not to!

[Mr Beaumont]

Hopefully he turns up in one!

[Shmee]

Mr Beaumont said:

Hopefully he turns up in one!

I'm now wondering how many AMs there will be in the car park! I'm sure the majority attending will be engineering enthusiasts but I'm trying to gauge what technical level it will be at or whether I'm not going to understand a thing!

[Baron Von Alders]

Shmee said:

I'm now wondering how many AMs there will be in the car park! I'm sure the majority attending will be engineering enthusiasts but I'm trying to gauge what technical level it will be at or whether I'm not going to understand a thing!

The talks vary from exceedingly technical on things like DPF filters and emissions to general non techy & high level overview ones such as (hopefully)this one.

For example previous talks were Peter Stevens, designer of the McLaren F1 and Lotus Esprit on design influences and another on the current Bentleys.

I avoid the techy ones

[Baron Von Alders]

Well we found out that Aston Martin read Pistonheads as this thread was mentioned by Ian

Great to see and hear so much passion for the brand, I enjoyed the talk and had a brief chat with Ian in the intermission, so thanks to Ian, Aston Martin & IMechE for the evening.

[JohnG1]

Baron Von Alders said:

Well we found out that Aston Martin read Pistonheads as this thread was mentioned by Ian

Dear Aston Martin,

Please sell me a 1-77 engine in a box.

Thanks!

[Mr Beaumont]

Baron Von Alders said:

Well we found out that Aston Martin read Pistonheads as this thread was mentioned by Ian

Great to see and hear so much passion for the brand, I enjoyed the talk and had a brief chat with Ian in the intermission, so thanks to Ian, Aston Martin & IMechE for the evening.

Wish i'd gone now, I just have a bit of an allergy to the M25 at the time it was on!
Was there a One-77 lurking around?

[Baron Von Alders]

Alas no One-77 on display as their demo is out in America with Richard Branson's space explorer thingy.

There was Ian's company Virage to poke around in though

[Shmee]

I sadly couldn't make it, sounds like I missed out though!

[KarlFranz]

Baron Von Alders said:

Well we found out that Aston Martin read Pistonheads as this thread was mentioned by Ian

Dear Aston Martin,

Please make sure that all new models sold from now on have cruise control standard and are, at least, as well equipped as a Jaguar.

Thanks!

[Beefmeister]

I've been to many an IMechE lecture in Essex before (IMechE Chartered Engineer, doncha know), they really are good. There was one a couple of years ago on Aston exhaust tuning, bloody amazing level of detail they go into to tune the exhaust sound for each model.

Gutted I've missed this one.

[JohnG1]

KarlFranz said:

Dear Aston Martin,

Please make sure that all new models sold from now on have cruise control standard and are, at least, as well equipped as a Jaguar.

Thanks!

Please don't!

[krisdelta]

I think cruise is a must - ideal for trundling across the boring French motorways to get to the fun roads.

[Shmee]

krisdelta said:

I think cruise is a must - ideal for trundling across the boring French motorways to get to the fun roads.

Yes agreed, mine doesn't have it and the 15 hour drive to Monaco would definitely benefit by it. Shame they want nearly £1k to get it installed.

[KarlFranz]

JohnG1 said:

Please don't!

Oh, John. Methinks you are in the minority on this argument, my friend.

[JohnG1]

KarlFranz said:

Oh, John. Methinks you are in the minority on this argument, my friend.

Us plucky Brits are used to being in the minority, until our American friends come and agree with us!

[Jockman]

I shall repeat my previous posting elsewhere - I have NEVER used cruise control. I find it useless. If I were given a choice of options to transfer to standard, it probably wouldn't make the list.

If you use it, fair enough, I just think it's the antithesis of engagement with the car, especially in a manual one