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rcracer 22-01-2010 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ben (Post 334369)

I nearly spun the corsa earlier, thought i could beat this lass to the roundabout in actual fact i couldnt, i came into the roundabout pretty much completely sideways at about 40.. then sideways the other way on the way out! Anybody watching would of thought i did it on purpose! :woot:
I must remove the shit £35 tyres :(

Might be better to remove the shit driver :thumbsup:

mark christopher 22-01-2010 04:43 PM

[QUOTE=ben;334618]
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Originally Posted by mark christopher (Post 334418)
Ben unless you know somin i dont, focus steers from the front!!QUOTE]


Note to self: Read posts properly :blush: What a pleb :woot:

well technically it did steer from the rear..... into the kerb :woot:

wacattack 22-01-2010 09:00 PM

Ben, you worry me with the stories you have about driving on the road. Just be careful mate

cjm_2008 22-01-2010 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wacattack (Post 334700)
Ben, you worry me with the stories you have about driving on the road. Just be careful mate

+1.

I never thought i'd ever see myself type this - but WTF?

the public highway isn't a playground. a car is a lethal weapon. it's pretty easy to kill or maim yourself, your passengers, and any poor sod who happened to be around at the time. and even if no one gets hurt, you'll end up with a sizeable bill, a potential dangerous driving charge, points, crazy insurance premiums and no job if your work depended on you being able to get around.

sorry to bring this thread down to earth.

if you really want to explore the limits of a vehicle, do a trackday - it's a controlled environment.

I ride 20k a year and see people driving like bellends - and it really gets my goat :yawn:

ashleyb4 22-01-2010 09:11 PM

It gets on my tits as buys get in car driving like nutter thinking there on NFS and crash which drives up insurance for anyone else.

A

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Originally Posted by cjm_2008 (Post 334705)
+1.

I never thought i'd ever see myself type this - but WTF?

the public highway isn't a playground. a car is a lethal weapon. it's pretty easy to kill or maim yourself, your passengers, and any poor sod who happened to be around at the time. and even if no one gets hurt, you'll end up with a sizeable bill, a potential dangerous driving charge, points, crazy insurance premiums and no job if your work depended on you being able to get around.

sorry to bring this thread down to earth.

if you really want to explore the limits of a vehicle, do a trackday - it's a controlled environment.

I ride 20k a year and see people driving like bellends - and it really gets my goat :yawn:


General Accident 22-01-2010 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ben (Post 334369)
thought i could beat this lass to the roundabout in actual fact i couldnt

Wow Ben, I bet she was well impressed at your ace stunt display, did she give you her number :lol:. Seriously though, major brain fade going on there fella - just think what would have happened if you'd lost it, crashed into her and then had your parents facing off to her parents in A&E (especially if one or both of you had bought the farm), with only a copper acting as referee. It's not big and it's not clever, but sadly it's one of the things a lot of people don't "get" until they are older and - hopefully - a bit wiser.

Calm down, save the racing (and crashing) for the track.

Getting back on topic I wonder if the bang when the car hit the kerb was the exhaust backbox smacking the underfloor?

matdodd 22-01-2010 10:39 PM

Mike they do 4 wheel alignment over the road from where you work if you think it needs it.

ben 22-01-2010 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by General Accident (Post 334727)
Wow Ben, I bet she was well impressed at your ace stunt display, did she give you her number :lol:. Seriously though, major brain fade going on there fella - just think what would have happened if you'd lost it, crashed into her and then had your parents facing off to her parents in A&E (especially if one or both of you had bought the farm), with only a copper acting as referee. It's not big and it's not clever, but sadly it's one of the things a lot of people don't "get" until they are older and - hopefully - a bit wiser.

Calm down, save the racing (and crashing) for the track.

Getting back on topic I wonder if the bang when the car hit the kerb was the exhaust backbox smacking the underfloor?

haha it was one of my mates in the car in front! She didnt see it, i was well gutted :cry:

IceMike 22-01-2010 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by matdodd (Post 334734)
Mike they do 4 wheel alignment over the road from where you work if you think it needs it.


Thanks mate, but i got it booked into a guy on tuesday, its gunan get a full service and checked out, and wheels balanced and aligned and breaks and everything. full overhaul just like my s44 needs lol

matdodd 22-01-2010 10:48 PM

Ill do the S44 service for you if you want mate? and Ill charge u less than the Focas will cost you:p

ashleyb4 22-01-2010 10:49 PM

Still not big and clever dude. Ive lost two good friends in car accidents .One of my old best mates (knew him since i was about 3) was killed early december in a car accident. He was a passenger in a car they where doing 70 in a 30 lost control and hit a tree. Driver survived (JUST) Its just stupidity.

A

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Originally Posted by ben (Post 334735)
haha it was one of my mates in the car in front! She didnt see it, i was well gutted :cry:


wacattack 22-01-2010 10:50 PM

Ben, all I can say is naive and shit driving. You should never end up in that predicament when driving on the road

ben 22-01-2010 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ashleyb4 (Post 334708)
It gets on my tits as buys get in car driving like nutter thinking there on NFS and crash which drives up insurance for anyone else.

A

Some people drive like there on NFS and some people crash! Touch wood im yet to crash and have no points or warnings!

ashleyb4 22-01-2010 11:09 PM

Yea but these things happen when you least expect them only takes a split second. Just because you dont have any points etc doesnt mean your not going to crash. Just take it easy dude and have fun driving.

A

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Originally Posted by ben (Post 334749)
Some people drive like there on NFS and some people crash! Touch wood im yet to crash and have no points or warnings!


IceMike 22-01-2010 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by matdodd (Post 334739)
Ill do the S44 service for you if you want mate? and Ill charge u less than the Focas will cost you:p


u shouldnt offer that lol , u know i will take u up on that lol

bert digler 22-01-2010 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by IceMike (Post 334312)
Just got home from a nites racing, and being tired i was drivin wot i would call like a granny and keeping the revs low. Got almost home and there is a small round about and as i went round it the back end of my focus let go and span 180 around into a kirb. There was a bang but im not sure if it was just from the tire hitting the kirb or wot, i cant tell cos its dark. the kirb was one of them angled ones, and i cant feel any dent marks on the alloy, but wot else should i look out for or try and listen for to see if ive done any damage. i know i should book it into a garage to get checked but i dont have any time this week.

how the hell did you spin it did you clip the island before spinning and was you doing 80 ffs you gypsey;):thumbsup:

wacattack 22-01-2010 11:14 PM

Ben, losing control is near as damn it as crashing. Think it's time you grew up mate, racing some "chick" to a round about, you are the man, really showing who's boss. If someone drove like you did, lost control of their car and hit into me, I'd beat them into the ground. If you want to drive fast do a track day, otherwise chill out. I suppose you are just showing your age, and by the sounds of it you don't even have the driving ability to drive at speed, you can't even judge the braking distance in a corsa!

matdodd 22-01-2010 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bert digler (Post 334754)
ffs you gypsey;):thumbsup:


You legend:D

IceMike 22-01-2010 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bert digler (Post 334754)
how the hell did you spin it did you clip the island before spinning and was you doing 80 ffs you gypsey;):thumbsup:

NO DAD!!!! it was rainin and i was only doin about 15 if that, was a 90deg turn wasnt like a big open round about

ashleyb4 22-01-2010 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bert digler (Post 334754)
how the hell did you spin it did you clip the island before spinning and was you doing 80 ffs you gypsey;):thumbsup:

Come on you have seen the way mike drives a rc car.

A


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