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Hello peeps, NickR here.
Those are my photos, thought it would be a nice surprise for someone to stumble across
I had the black 205 GTi, Skip Brown Tuned with LSD, I lived about 10 miles from Matt Cony.
The track day was Anglesey not Elvington.

speedingfine wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:12 pm Added some on the PH thread. This one is for here as it contains a shot of our esteemed forum owner and de facto el presidente MattyB (and some bad fashion choices from Andy)

I have no pics from that gathering...unless it was the same as below different point after a few left and joined? Andy always wore the same get-up "It ain't half hot mum" as someone once said

Ben in his 106 (bumped into him at loads of track days) and GarryH in his Hire/company/work car as his Golf was being fixed/upgraded.

Nick - did you come along once on a meet of Clios in Derbyshire? I organised it with the local Cliosport guys back when it was mostly mk1 16vs and Williams, and I remember Matt Cony being there in his R32. ISTR there were 2-3 of you who ended up doing the route in the opposite direction to the rest of us!

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:36 pm Nick - did you come along once on a meet of Clios in Derbyshire? I organised it with the local Cliosport guys back when it was mostly mk1 16vs and Williams, and I remember Matt Cony being there in his R32. ISTR there were 2-3 of you who ended up doing the route in the opposite direction to the rest of us!

Not me, sorry.
Was it the other Matt who had a Blue 172 (he later bought a vx220) ?

NGRhodes wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:32 pm

Ben in his 106 (bumped into him at loads of track days) and GaryH in his Hire/company/work car as his Golf was being fixed/upgraded.

I was at that Anglesey day with Ben, MattH and Co. There's pics somewhere of Gary launching that Mitsubishi sideways at every chance, the man gave zero Fs

(My Elvington comment was regarding the pic of my Corolla)

NGRhodes wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:45 pm

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:36 pm Nick - did you come along once on a meet of Clios in Derbyshire? I organised it with the local Cliosport guys back when it was mostly mk1 16vs and Williams, and I remember Matt Cony being there in his R32. ISTR there were 2-3 of you who ended up doing the route in the opposite direction to the rest of us!

Not me, sorry.
Was it the other Matt who had a Blue 172 (he later bought a vx220) ?

I only specifically remember Matt Cony and his R32, but can recall that there were others with him, just I can't remember any details!

I didn't organise another meet after that one as there were some fairly hairy overtakes on that as well. I had one myself where I thought it was close, only to look in my rear view mirror and see I wasn't the last to make it through...!

Barry wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:21 pm
(My Elvington comment was regarding the pic of my Corolla)

That pic of your Corolla was the same day at Anglesey, Garys Mitsubishi is behind

Matty wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:18 pm

speedingfine wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:12 pm Added some on the PH thread. This one is for here as it contains a shot of our esteemed forum owner and de facto el presidente MattyB (and some bad fashion choices from Andy)

I have no pics from that gathering...unless it was the same as below different point after a few left and joined? Andy always wore the same get-up "It ain't half hot mum" as someone once said

Is that Mr Ritchie's Williams at the back right of shot?

I wonder whatever happened to him - had a few cracking trackdays/evenings with him. Total loon!

I was more of a lurker at that time. Years later I had several e-chats with Mr Handa as he heavily modified his VXR8. Small community. Put fantastic wheels on it.

He is still a LinkedIn contact.

Barry wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:27 pm

Axel Rose?!

NGRhodes wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:14 pm Hello peeps, NickR here.
Those are my photos, thought it would be a nice surprise for someone to stumble across
I had the black 205 GTi, Skip Brown Tuned with LSD, I lived about 10 miles from Matt Cony.
The track day was Anglesey not Elvington.

Hey Nick! Vivid memories of you driving us through North Wales somewhere in that 205 with the first Placebo album blaring loud! Awesome to 'see' you again! Whatever happened to the car? Probably the best 205 I've ever been in

KiwiDave wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:19 pm

NGRhodes wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:14 pm Hello peeps, NickR here.
Those are my photos, thought it would be a nice surprise for someone to stumble across
I had the black 205 GTi, Skip Brown Tuned with LSD, I lived about 10 miles from Matt Cony.
The track day was Anglesey not Elvington.

Hey Nick! Vivid memories of you driving us through North Wales somewhere in that 205 with the first Placebo album blaring loud! Awesome to 'see' you again! Whatever happened to the car? Probably the best 205 I've ever been in

I kept it a good few years, did loads of track days then I sold it to buy a motorbike (which was a good choice at the time).
Yeah, fond memories of it, handling was so well sorted.

mr_jon wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:55 pm Yeah, smashed a biker up pretty bad IIRC? I just think do it on a race track these days. I remember driving very quickly once and finding a woman on a horse on a blind bend. Luckily nothing happened. It made me a better driver.

I was at the Elvington one, though was too inexperienced to try the track as young 'un.

I did my first track day at a Toyota owners Club day in Lincs with you Jon. Possibly Binbrook?

mik wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:06 pm That’s quite an overtake at the start of vid 3

mr_jon wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:55 pm Yeah, smashed a biker up pretty bad IIRC? I just think do it on a race track these days. I remember driving very quickly once and finding a woman on a horse on a blind bend. Luckily nothing happened. It made me a better driver.

I was at the Elvington one, though was too inexperienced to try the track as young 'un.

Im pretty much the same these days. With the cornering forces that the lotus can pull there is no way i would push it that hard on the road. Also i know that if im on the lock stops round a corner on track there isn't a tractor coming the other way!

Barry wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:21 pm

NGRhodes wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:32 pm

Ben in his 106 (bumped into him at loads of track days) and GaryH in his Hire/company/work car as his Golf was being fixed/upgraded.

I was at that Anglesey day with Ben, MattH and Co. There's pics somewhere of Gary launching that Mitsubishi sideways at every chance, the man gave zero Fs

(My Elvington comment was regarding the pic of my Corolla)

It was his company car and he was leaving the firm the next day or similar. I remember the metal banding was clearly showing on the tyres at the end of the day.

Corolla pic was indeed Anglesey, forgot I'd driven it all the way there with that whining diff

And yes Gav, he destroyed the tyres on that poor Mitsubishi. He let me and Ben take his EP3 round the Ring too, we abused that poor car

scotta wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:15 am

mr_jon wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:55 pm Yeah, smashed a biker up pretty bad IIRC? I just think do it on a race track these days. I remember driving very quickly once and finding a woman on a horse on a blind bend. Luckily nothing happened. It made me a better driver.

I was at the Elvington one, though was too inexperienced to try the track as young 'un.

Im pretty much the same these days. With the cornering forces that the lotus can pull there is no way i would push it that hard on the road. Also i know that if im on the lock stops round a corner on track there isn't a tractor coming the other way!

IMO it's perfectly possible to drive in a way that you can have a spirited drive but be prepared for any eventuality and be able to stop. I've been on plenty of meets and trips without incident. I can imagine there was a bit more youthful exuberance in the early days mind you.

speedingfine wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:44 pm Yeah put me off too. As did the post on PH about the ITR driver's time in the slammer after an accident at a meet.

Was that the incident near Hartside Cafe?