OV9

Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:49 pm Yesterday’s Autosolo was a bit wet.

how did you do? (if that matters at all)

Barry wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:39 pm I'll have to try me a set of these PS4s, sounds like I'm missing out

You should, they're fucking awesome. Have them on the 86 and much prefer them to the RE003s I had before.

JonMad wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:21 pm how did you do? (if that matters at all)

Not great, but it was a good day !

I got two wrong tests on the first course, you take the best two times from three runs so you can only really afford to drop one. That put me well down right from the start. But as the day went on the ground dried out, it was a fast course that suited my car and I was able to get more power down (the only advantage I have!) so I ended up second in class (out of eight) and fourteenth overall (out of 45). If I'd not been such a div on the first course I should have got first in class and maybe 5th / 6th overall.

As ever, it's about the driver, not the car. FTD was an unmodified Puma driven by a chap with several decades of racing experience.

You should come down to an event some time, or join FDMC and get involved.

Foz wrote: Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:33 pm No was looking but never actually bought anything.

Cars in for breaks and wheels but its becoming apparent it needs top mounts, etc etc etc

I forgot to add, I've been quite pleased with the X74 springs. The car's noticeably lower and handles better, yet the ride quality seems unchanged and I've had no problems with ground clearance. I'm slightly worried the coilovers will ruin it !

Boat update - I now own all of our boat rather than just half of it

My mate has got New Boat Lust and since we bought ours 10 years ago (gulp) he's become psychotically into fishing, so all the boats we've looked at have been from a fishing point of view in mind, culminating with a boat on Friday that left me completely cold, but had him happy in his pants, as was his fishing mate.

Many scenarios ensued - selling our boat and me going halves on the new one, keeping both of them, selling our boat and those two buying the new one, and so on - then today I realised I still want a boat and more specifically I want it to be the one we already have.

A 2 min chat on WhatsApp later, a lowest-acceptable-selling-price agreed and I've bought out his half. So here's to the boat I already own and have just paid 5k to continue owning

How could I not have this? It's so handsome!

Barry wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:39 pm I'll have to try me a set of these PS4s, sounds like I'm missing out

Being pedantic but PS4Ss. The normal PS4s are not as good.

GG. wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:51 am

Barry wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:39 pm I'll have to try me a set of these PS4s, sounds like I'm missing out

Being pedantic but PS4Ss. The normal PS4s are not as good.

This is key - quite a difference between the two by all accounts.

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:51 am

That awning is a thing of wind tunnel sculpted beauty

ETA: hang on - the boat is only worth 10k?

More like 15k or so really but this is mates-rates. Boats aren't expensive here.

And trust me - when that awning is providing shade from the instant-death sun, you will look upon it like your favourite child.

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:52 am

GG. wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:51 am

Barry wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:39 pm I'll have to try me a set of these PS4s, sounds like I'm missing out

Being pedantic but PS4Ss. The normal PS4s are not as good.

This is key - quite a difference between the two by all accounts.

You're still smarting from fitting those crap PS3s on your M5 aren't you

I meant it!! PS4Ss sound way "more" than the PS4. And yes - I still even remember the exact corner when I tipped it in for the first time on the PS3s and hated them instantly.

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:51 am <snip>

Crikey, looking at your LC really puts the size of those outboards into perspective.

How many horsepowers is that again?

2 x 225s.

Nice bit of kit

Speedy.

Sundayjumper wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:31 am

JonMad wrote: Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:21 pm how did you do? (if that matters at all)

Not great, but it was a good day !

I got two wrong tests on the first course, you take the best two times from three runs so you can only really afford to drop one. That put me well down right from the start. But as the day went on the ground dried out, it was a fast course that suited my car and I was able to get more power down (the only advantage I have!) so I ended up second in class (out of eight) and fourteenth overall (out of 45). If I'd not been such a div on the first course I should have got first in class and maybe 5th / 6th overall.

As ever, it's about the driver, not the car. FTD was an unmodified Puma driven by a chap with several decades of racing experience.

You should come down to an event some time, or join FDMC and get involved.

Cheers for the link, will take a look.

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:54 am And trust me - when that awning is providing shade from the instant-death sun, you will look upon it like your favourite child.

Does it double as a trampoline? That would be awesome for jumping into the sea.

Simon wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:45 pm

JLv3.0 wrote: Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:51 am <snip>

Crikey, looking at your LC really puts the size of those outboards into perspective.

You know what they say, “he who has the most toys....


...is JL. JL has ALL the toys.”

I think SSO might have an opinion on that - but thank you