nuttinnew wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:37 am
Leh Keen
Brilliant stuff ta
CH vid excellent too
Some lovely stuff in there.
That blue 935(?) is ridiculously slow on the low-speed bends and ridiculously quick on the straights - must be intensely annoying.
The pass at 1min05 is just about perfect.
The M1 coming past at 11min20-odd sounds great.
Leh Keen is a great driver, particularly in a 911. I read that he had some ‘off the track’ issues which prevented his career to progress further.
This one is great even filmed with a potato.
‘Rain Dance’ at N24
Interview with Randy Pobst about the rain dance
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 9:40 am
by Jobbo
Has everyone found Harry's Farm yet? After the tractor and combine vids on Harry's Garage last year were popular he's started a new channel this month, which I only spotted by chance. It's about farming rather than just the machinery but it's great.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:04 am
by mik
400 acres.
Sounds pretty big....
(Have just googled and apparently the average farm size in the UK is around 140 acres. So yeah - it’s pretty big).
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:25 pm
by Jobbo
We live about 25 miles from Harry's farm, in the middle of farmland, and the land round us is clearly farmed very similarly to Harry's (mostly arable - they've even changed from rape to linseed since we moved here two years ago) with some cows and sheep. The soil is quite different because we're below the Cotswold escarpment so it's clay, definitely not as good for drainage. Apparently they have 1500 acres. Our locals also seems to like up to date machinery, so another similarity. It'll be interesting to follow a season of Harry's Farm and compare.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:33 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:52 pm
by Mito Man
Biggest farmer in the UK is James Dyson with more land than the queen
No it’s not just a way to avoid IHT *cough*
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:55 pm
by Jobbo
Dyson, the UK's biggest farmer who is moving (or has moved) to live in a flat in Singapore.
He should have stuck to the Ballbarrow.
ETA: Dyson was quoted in 2014 as owning more land in England than the Queen (in her personal name). So your stat is a bit incorrect.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:58 pm
by ZedLeg
Jobbo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:55 pm
He should have stuck to the Ballbarrow.
I watched the Harry's Farm video about the sheep and cattle. It was pretty interesting.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 1:00 pm
by Jobbo
That is indeed what Dyson invented in the 70s.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:59 pm
by Mito Man
Jobbo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:55 pm
Dyson, the UK's biggest farmer who is moving (or has moved) to live in a flat in Singapore.
He should have stuck to the Ballbarrow.
ETA: Dyson was quoted in 2014 as owning more land in England than the Queen (in her personal name). So your stat is a bit incorrect.
Yes the Crown Estate dwarfs all but you know what I mean.
And yes, like a typical Brexiteer he was very vocal about the benefits of leaving and then left the country soon after the vote...
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:36 am
by Jobbo
You’re missing the Scotland part of the UK; there are plenty of estates bigger than 25,000 acres up there.
Very interesting and enjoyable video. I quite like a VW California.
I like these and often consider a camper, but my word decent ones are costly. Could have several good hotel breaks a year for less money.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:35 am
by Mito Man
I know someone who buys them new and changes every 4-5 years. It’s about 15k in depreciation each time but divide that by 20 holidays and the figures suddenly look good.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:32 pm
by Coaster1
Barry wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:11 am
I like these and often consider a camper, but my word decent ones are costly. Could have several good hotel breaks a year for less money.
Whilst Mito is correct, I think I will be keeping my GT3 and buy a tent.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:19 pm
by speedingfine
James Cameron (@Tankslider) Tweeted:
Haven’t posted this anywhere before, but back in 2017 I met a nice man who had the keys to a private road to the top of the world.
Fortunately, I was in an @astonmartin Vantage GT8 on ECOTY, and @stuartg917 also thought it was a good idea. @AndyatAston @Bincenzo01 @AdamTowler https://t.co/XsmBAU5WWw
Nice noise
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:32 pm
by mik
Some nice bits on this wee clip.
The owner of *that field* must be very glad he left the gate off (or he's learned over the years to leave it off)