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Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 1:33 pm
by RobYob
integrale_evo wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:39 pm I’m surprised their ocds allowed them to refit crusty suspension bits with nice shiny new bushes.

I realise it’s supposed to be a quick budget build, but still, while it’s off....
Maybe someone with a whip was keeping them to an actual schedule. :lol:

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:04 pm
by mik
I am guessing everyone is following them now, and posting this here is a bit superfluous :?:


Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:03 am
by mr_jon
Not sure it was worth £6k and many, many hours of labour but each to their own. Any of you had a squizz at the results? Doing well so far.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:06 am
by Rich B
mr_jon wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:03 am Not sure it was worth £6k and many, many hours of labour but each to their own. Any of you had a squizz at the results? Doing well so far.
Can you do circuit racing for much less?

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:07 am
by Beany
mr_jon wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:03 am Not sure it was worth £6k and many, many hours of labour but each to their own. Any of you had a squizz at the results? Doing well so far.
IIRC the original premise was to compare it, (pricewise at least), to a decent multi-display force feedback virtual racing setup. And then do actual, not virtual racing.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:23 am
by scotta
Rich B wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:06 am
mr_jon wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:03 am Not sure it was worth £6k and many, many hours of labour but each to their own. Any of you had a squizz at the results? Doing well so far.
Can you do circuit racing for much less?
You could buy a mini cooper cup car for roughly the same.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:20 pm
by jamcg
scotta wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:23 am
Rich B wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:06 am
mr_jon wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:03 am Not sure it was worth £6k and many, many hours of labour but each to their own. Any of you had a squizz at the results? Doing well so far.
Can you do circuit racing for much less?
You could buy a mini cooper cup car for roughly the same.
Don’t let those guys anywhere near another mini 😂

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:23 pm
by Rich B
scotta wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:23 am
Rich B wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:06 am
mr_jon wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:03 am Not sure it was worth £6k and many, many hours of labour but each to their own. Any of you had a squizz at the results? Doing well so far.
Can you do circuit racing for much less?
You could buy a mini cooper cup car for roughly the same.
exactly.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:08 pm
by Jobbo
Buying a used one of these is surely the cheapest thing to do.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:49 pm
by scotta
Rich B wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:23 pm
scotta wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:23 am
Rich B wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:06 am Can you do circuit racing for much less?
You could buy a mini cooper cup car for roughly the same.
exactly.
Minis roll less as well when they inevitability meet the gravel trap.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:01 pm
by integrale_evo
Jobbo wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:08 pm Buying a used one of these is surely the cheapest thing to do.
And you think they’d be happy with a car someone else had put together? :lol:

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:11 am
by unzippy
integrale_evo wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:01 pm
Jobbo wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:08 pm Buying a used one of these is surely the cheapest thing to do.
And you think they’d be happy with a car someone else had put together? :lol:
Could make decent telly that - slagging off someone else's work and then fixing it :lol:

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:23 am
by V8Granite
Jobbo wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:08 pm Buying a used one of these is surely the cheapest thing to do.
It wouldn’t be much of a show though would it.

“Here’s the car we bought”

The end.

Dave!

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:20 pm
by Simon
Part 5:



That looks cracking fun. Really awesome.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:48 pm
by jamcg
Can see why he was getting pissed off getting passed by the faster class of cars then them getting in the way

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:50 pm
by Rich B
That hat though...

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:06 am
by mik
Rich B wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:50 pm That hat though...
Unfortunately that was my strongest memory of this vid. :?

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:00 am
by RobYob
Good fun, seeing that Red AW11 launch like a mofo at the start really makes me want another one.

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:45 pm
by Simon

Re: Project Binky

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:57 am
by jamcg
Some cheeky interpretation going on there, wonder if they’ll need to remove anything