East Midlands (NOT SO ) mini meet
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No, not the way you drive........foggyjames wrote:Reckon I could get a pint in before you lot arrive?
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I was temporarily assuming you'd be driving a 300, and thus you'd have broken it with your harsh trucker drivingV6 Man wrote:No, not the way you drive........foggyjames wrote:Reckon I could get a pint in before you lot arrive?

cheers
James
VOC 300-series Register Keeper
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
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As I remember you were complaining that you couldn't keep up with me on the way to the Ludlow meet and this is despite you having twice the horsepower and me having a slipping clutch!
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i wonder why he thought that.....V6 Man wrote:As I remember you were complaining that you couldn't keep up with me on the way to the Ludlow meet and this is despite you having twice the horsepower and me having a slipping clutch!
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Griz
1996 - 945LPT (B230FK + M90)
12psi Boost, 18" volvo cappella rims, 40mm lowering springs, billy sport shocks, upper and lower strut braces, IPD 25/25mm anti roll bars, solid endlinks, EBC pads
coming - 16v 2.5L turbo - 500bhp
12psi Boost, 18" volvo cappella rims, 40mm lowering springs, billy sport shocks, upper and lower strut braces, IPD 25/25mm anti roll bars, solid endlinks, EBC pads
coming - 16v 2.5L turbo - 500bhp
Hehehe, you're local tyre place must love you!! 

Carl
Rover SD1 Vitesse (and no Volvos
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But previously:
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1984 Volvo 340DL
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Rover SD1 Vitesse (and no Volvos

But previously:
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1988 Volvo 360GLT
1984 Volvo 340DL
www.carlgibbs.com/gallery
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It wasn't so much couldn't keep up as wondering how bloody hard you were driving the poor thing considering that I was driving 'a bit hard', and you were pulling awayV6 Man wrote:As I remember you were complaining that you couldn't keep up with me on the way to the Ludlow meet

Two tyres came free from me...
cheers
James
VOC 300-series Register Keeper
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
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If I disconnect your wastegate arm when you're not looking...yes...
cheers
James

cheers
James
VOC 300-series Register Keeper
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...
They also have an Engine Remanufacturing Exhibition that weekend, but it's trade onlyredline wrote:I think donnington is looking the best bet ,at least its motor related

- Affie - 1987 340 GL 1.7 - scrapped
- Sausage - 1990 340 1.4 - banger raced
- Rory - 1989 340
- broken
- Brian - 1991 940 SE 2.0 Turbo Estate - murdered
- Geraldine - Kia Venga