ShEp
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
tbh, i think it looks like chip had the most fun. id rather have fun in a car like that nova than take it all too seriously.
But there are people there with serious cars which cost them £££'s. Imagine being taken out by someone having fun in a Nova? Just need to show a bit of consideration really.
works the other way , Ive generally seen much more expensive cars beeing driven far far worse on alot of uk tracks
for example the pug and s3 which knowone has mentioned yet did worse things
[Edited on 29-12-2008 by jr]
If you'd spent £100k on an Escort Cosworth for arguments sake,
It's your own fault if you take it to an open track day and get it stacked by some fud in a nova,
People who spend serious money on track cars know how the track days go.
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willay
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i dunno jr, the evidence is quite compelling
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Ste L
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hence page 3 and possibly 4 
i can see more than 4 pages
[Edited on 29-12-2008 by Ste L]
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Originally posted by ShEp
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Originally posted by jr
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Originally posted by RCS
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
tbh, i think it looks like chip had the most fun. id rather have fun in a car like that nova than take it all too seriously.
But there are people there with serious cars which cost them £££'s. Imagine being taken out by someone having fun in a Nova? Just need to show a bit of consideration really.
works the other way , Ive generally seen much more expensive cars beeing driven far far worse on alot of uk tracks
for example the pug and s3 which knowone has mentioned yet did worse things
[Edited on 29-12-2008 by jr]
If you'd spent £100k on an Escort Cosworth for arguments sake,
It's your own fault if you take it to an open track day and get it stacked by some fud in a nova,
People who spend serious money on track cars know how the track days go.
which is the risk of trackdays
i have no idea what people like martin hadland do (the only escort which you could argue might be near 100k if you had it built ) but i have no idea if he has track insurance
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chip
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yeah i dont doubt that for a minute. but what are the pictures showing us? twice a car span but didnt crash? yet there are other pics of other cars that are smashed up, rolled etc from same track day. i havent seen anyone mention anything about their driving as such?
Indeed people really are commenting without actually engaging their brain at all.
would LOVE for someone to point out to me where I risked damaging anyone elses car!
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Ojc
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I'm pleased about this thread, I even have chocolate coins to accompany me through it.
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nic are you trying to say there is some sort of secret nazi hate campaign targeting chip regarding his driving skills?
i know nothing of chips driving skills. im not going to comment on them after seeing a couple of pics either.
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willay
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Indeed people really are commenting without actually engaging their brain at all.
would LOVE for someone to point out to me where I risked damaging anyone elses car!
serious question this time, not really a danger to other peoples cars but wasnt it a tad dangerous/scary getting out to start your car up from the rear window??!
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
yeah i dont doubt that for a minute. but what are the pictures showing us? twice a car span but didnt crash? yet there are other pics of other cars that are smashed up, rolled etc from same track day. i havent seen anyone mention anything about their driving as such?
Indeed people really are commenting without actually engaging their brain at all.
would LOVE for someone to point out to me where I risked damaging anyone elses car!
What if your new Mk4 suspension failed and fell out all over the place and people crashed into it?
Apologies, I should have said "anymore than anyone else on track was doing so just by being there in a car which by definition can go wrong"
I thought I had made my post idiot proof, but obviously I had failed at that, LOL
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Personal attack.
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chip
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Indeed people really are commenting without actually engaging their brain at all.
would LOVE for someone to point out to me where I risked damaging anyone elses car!
serious question this time, not really a danger to other peoples cars but wasnt it a tad dangerous/scary getting out to start your car up from the rear window??!
If some idiot drove into me I guess, but there didnt seem to be any idiots there.
I certainly wouldnt do the same on a combe action day, lol
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ShEp
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Originally posted by chip
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
yeah i dont doubt that for a minute. but what are the pictures showing us? twice a car span but didnt crash? yet there are other pics of other cars that are smashed up, rolled etc from same track day. i havent seen anyone mention anything about their driving as such?
Indeed people really are commenting without actually engaging their brain at all.
would LOVE for someone to point out to me where I risked damaging anyone elses car!
Evo seems very 'Nose down'
Evasive braking?
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Ojc
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Na, Chip has control of the situation there you can see it from the skid marks and the turf flying everywhere.
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If some idiot drove into me I guess, but there didnt seem to be any idiots there.
I certainly wouldnt do the same on a combe action day, lol
I see! What happened to result in you starting it up with a screwdriver?
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Na, Chip has control of the situation there you can see it from the skid marks and the turf flying everywhere.
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Ste L
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If some idiot drove into me I guess, but there didnt seem to be any idiots there.
I certainly wouldnt do the same on a combe action day, lol
I see! What happened to result in you starting it up with a screwdriver?
stalled it?
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chip
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Yes both my good friends in the red and black evo's were braking.
They are great drivers, in very capable cars, and were a safe distance behind me to evade, so how am I risking them in some way?
Si in the black evo did laugh a lot he said to me when I was round his place last night, so maybe I risked him crashing through laughing on the hair pin after?
LOL
These people are friends of mine, and had no problem, so god knows why some kiddies on a corsa forum do, lol
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Rob B
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Stop being girls 
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willay
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ste - obviously but whats fucked on it to result it needing a screwdriver to start it
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ShEp
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I'm not a kiddy thank you
You answered my question, there was no need for the tripe after it chip
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chip
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Na, Chip has control of the situation there you can see it from the skid marks and the turf flying everywhere.
I do indeed have perfect control of the situation in terms of there being no innocent bystanders to hit in the first place.
Who do you think Im risking hurting in that pic then mate?
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Ste L
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oi, less of the kiddie, gone past that now 
im not moaning about anything, track days are to have fun, and thats what you did...
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chip
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ste - obviously but whats fucked on it to result it needing a screwdriver to start it
Sticky solenoid on the starter.
About the only secondhand part on my 15K or so engine build, that'll teach me to cut corners building engines, lol
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Ste L
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ste - obviously but whats fucked on it to result it needing a screwdriver to start it
starter solinoid...
was already playing up iirc 
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