OV9

mik wrote: Sat Feb 07, 2026 7:54 pm

Great photo.

GWS Hutch

This thread really feeds my dog broodiness.

It's been quite the week at Chez Choo.

Last friday a squeal came from the bathroom indicating that the hot water was no longer being supplied to the shower. Investigation revealed that the central heating was still working but the boiler wasn't doing the hot water thing. The boiler is 20 years old ...

jamcg wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 4:59 pm https://www.threads.com/@laif227_/post/ ... Ki7&slof=1

What struck me about that was the amount of french and italian dross in the list.

Question for the BMW owners who have idrive based service history. If you service it and reset the regular service reminder but not the dealer only idrive service history will the car throw a hissy fit and keep saying that it’s overdue for a service?


my '05 5 is iDrive and when I've reset ...

Question for the BMW owners who have idrive based service history. If you service it and reset the regular service reminder but not the dealer only idrive service history will the car throw a hissy fit and keep saying that it’s overdue for a service?


my '05 5 is iDrive and when I've reset the ...

it was good fun to make and cool to have a bit of an adventure.

The thumbnail reminds me of what you were like 20 years ago. :D cracking vid, though. Is that one of your longest videos?

The thing with Gloucester services is that it prices out the chavs who'll keep driving down to Michaelwood ...

Delphi wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 1:41 pm Well it looks like I'm no longer being made redundant. Had a call on Friday from my Head Of Technology saying a senior engineer role had come up in the MySky app team and was I interested. I've asked for a pay rise and said yes.

Good Darts!

You're a dick.

John wrote: Sun Jan 04, 2026 11:28 am Who remembers the first time they tried left foot braking?

When I first got the Jag, I did left foot braking when I forgot i didn't have a clutch.

It’s interesting that I didn’t post one of these last year. I suspect I wasn’t in the right headspace.
2025 has been a bit tough. Redundancy in May was a bit of a kick in the plums, especially as I did the budget for 2025/2026 and made sure I was in it. It’s the first time someone has cried in one ...

T'other

I think it really depends on how the pedals are positioned. The 330i SPAWTAH was perfect for the classic most of the ball and the heel for a blip. The 166 SUPER was clearly not designed for that as I had to blip with the side of my foot.

I kinda miss H+T and only get to do it in the sim rig now.

Denial denied. A quick google reveals that Javelin have a formula trackday on 19th March.

Your arbitration has made a mockery of the sanctity of the ov9 poll system and I'm disappointed in you.


Ill hang my racing gloves in shame...


No, you just need to downgrade to racing mittens until ...

mik wrote: Sun Dec 28, 2025 9:27 pm

Was the original buyer colour blind or just blind?

mik wrote: Sun Dec 28, 2025 12:58 am I fucking love 6R4’s

I have a dirty, dirty plan for after a lottery win. I shall have a 6R4 and engine swap it for a Jaguar V12.

I hope Satan brings you everything you deserve.

Mito Man wrote: Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:49 pm Say you find a testing day in December, single seaters allowed. How long do you think you'd last in a GP2 type car on Pirelli slicks? I'm thinking you'd get as far as deactivating the pit limiter and one up shift

Slicks? In December? I'd be running on p6000s!

scotta wrote: Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:31 am
Denied - Open wheeled cars not allowed on track days!

Denial denied. A quick google reveals that Javelin have a formula trackday on 19th March.

Your arbitration has made a mockery of the sanctity of the ov9 poll system and I'm disappointed in you.

I'm very sad about this. I'd been listening to Auberge at the weekend and hunting for a copy of Dancing Down The Stony Road as I can't find it on Spotify. He probably spent the entirety of the 21st century on borrowed time.

This video is a great illustration of who he was
https://youtu.be/zz ...

If you're going track car, do it properly.
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