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Plymouth Banjul Rally

Post by Ronnie » 21 Nov 2005 07:59 pm

Always wanted to do this - looks like it's full for this year, but we could get a team sorted out for Dec 2006?!

Has to be a 360 with trick dust snorkel, jacked up suspension with big steel wheels and sand ladders bolted to the roof.

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Post by foggyjames » 21 Nov 2005 10:20 pm

Rupert suggested it for Turbobricks...it is kinda tempting :)

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Post by SteveP » 21 Nov 2005 10:24 pm

Sod off they aint auctioning my 360 off :lol:
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Post by V6 Man » 21 Nov 2005 10:24 pm

Indeed, I wouldn't mind having a go at it.

Either that or entering a team for Scrapheap Challenge.
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Post by SteveP » 21 Nov 2005 10:31 pm

Hmm... the latter option is an opportunity to meet Lisa Rogers ;)
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Post by 340GLT » 21 Nov 2005 10:36 pm

The scrapheap challenge idea is a gud un
'The 300maniacs' lol
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Post by foggyjames » 21 Nov 2005 10:45 pm

I'll go for scrapheap if they'll get VBH in especially as well as Lisa :D

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Post by 340GLT » 21 Nov 2005 10:52 pm

foggyjames wrote:I'll go for scrapheap if they'll get VBH in especially as well as Lisa :D
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Post by petefarrell360 » 21 Nov 2005 11:40 pm

Well, is it me or is Scrapheap Challenge getting worse, the tasks are ok, but the contestants are next to useless of what I've seen lately! I think we could submit a pretty good team, there are plenty of clever, hands on, skilled people who frequent this forum. Plus,
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who'd not want to see her! And Cathy Rogers, who originally presented it (no relation to Lisa apparently) should make a comeback for us!
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Post by SteveP » 21 Nov 2005 11:42 pm

Anyone getting Deja Vu with this topic?
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Post by petefarrell360 » 21 Nov 2005 11:48 pm

Oh and by the way Lisa distracted me there, the Plymouth Banjul Rally sounds like a laugh, but a lot of work, time, expense! I know someone bought a 360 off of Ebay to do a charity trip abroad in a car bought for under £100 or something, but that wasn't quite so extreme, and I seem to think they sold the car on Ebay when they got back, from what I might add was a trouble free run!
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Post by SteveP » 21 Nov 2005 11:56 pm

Yeah the owner of that 360 resides somewhere on here, black car with some unusual decals, can't remember the name though! It was a £500 budget, and the car was about £450BIN... nice car though!
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Post by petefarrell360 » 22 Nov 2005 12:05 am

Ah that's right, budget was a tad more than the £100 and £15 tinkering money on this one! I wasn't 100% sure if it was the black car or not, that'd be D4V2K1 then! Nice looking car.
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Post by Chris_C » 22 Nov 2005 02:04 am

I'd be keen for either idea suggested ;) Now... how many are allowed in a team ;)

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Post by Ronnie » 22 Nov 2005 11:15 am

One team is one vehicle with as many people as you want inside. That would be a maximum of 4 travelling in our case I'd suppose. Of course, doesn't stop many more folks helping get the car ready.

Don't worry too much about recommendations on money spent - rules are made to be broken. And we could substitute lots of graft for lots of cash anyway. I reckon we want a carbed 360, is that a GLS? I'm sure we can get one extremely cheaply. Modifications can be done cheaply too if enough man power is involved.
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