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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    just brought a bike yesterday , looking forward to getting out at the weekends with emma making the best of the long summer days i hope
    Reckon you will look good on a Tandem in the dales mate


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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve.r View Post
    Yes, I know what you were getting at but sometimes we get numbed into thinking it is an easy job. I also shout at the tv that my mother could do better

    Nice bikes btw, I sold my CBR1000RR5 Fireblade yesterday a genuine factory Repsol rep too The bike I had before that was a 'Busa, awesome machine before that a Gixer thou' R1 and another Blade. I love bikes.

    MotoGP is on BBC2 right now also
    I never thought I'd get shot of mine.


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    Quote Originally Posted by gWaPito View Post
    I never thought I'd get shot of mine.
    Me also, but running a car also does get pricey. At least i can now get a ca in phils now with what i got for the bike
    If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up


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    Has anyone ever been on one of those racing car drives at Brands Hatch, Silverstone, etc? I think they are about £150 for a few laps. Doesn't sound bad to me
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    Trackdays are fun.

    Oh, and here I am drag racing (badly) my old TVR 400SE.
    You're not supposed to have wheelspin for the first 200 yards.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    Has anyone ever been on one of those racing car drives at Brands Hatch, Silverstone, etc? I think they are about £150 for a few laps. Doesn't sound bad to me
    I did, it was at Castle Combe. I treated myself for my 40th birthday

    Saloon cars first then, formula ford.

    Much more choice of car now.

    I think I paid around 100 pounds, the whole deal lasted 3 hours. I thought it was good value then, 10 yrs ago


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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    Has anyone ever been on one of those racing car drives at Brands Hatch, Silverstone, etc? I think they are about £150 for a few laps. Doesn't sound bad to me
    We all have Keith.....every time we get in a Taxi at NAIA


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    Quote Originally Posted by alanmf1 View Post
    We all have Keith.....every time we get in a Taxi at NAIA



    I usually get a couple of freebie track days a year (one ofthe perks of my job )

    The last one was in July last year at Silverstone, a full day of driving the following:

    Ferrari 360
    A Singleseater Formula Ford
    Porsche 997 Turbo
    Audi R8 - V10
    Audi TT RS
    Lotus Exige
    Renault Clio Cup
    Ford Fiesta ST rally car


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    Quote Originally Posted by alanmf1 View Post
    We all have Keith.....every time we get in a Taxi at NAIA


    Any Taxi ride in the Philippines reminds me of the 80's computer game Outrun! Trying to get to the finishing point as quick as possible!! One Taxi ride back to province on a dirt track road I cracked my head on the ceiling and window 4 times because the driver thought he was Sebastien Loeb!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by steve monty View Post


    Any Taxi ride in the Philippines reminds me of the 80's computer game Outrun! Trying to get to the finishing point as quick as possible!! One Taxi ride back to province on a dirt track road I cracked my head on the ceiling and window 4 times because the driver thought he was Sebastien Loeb!!!
    The trikes are just as bad too.

    On my last trip to Palawan I was properly terrified by the minivan driver on the way back from the underground river to Puerto Princesa. It was a 90 minute drive on a montainous road, with lots of blind bends both uphill and downhill and very few overtaking points and plenty of opportunity to plumet down the side of the mountain.

    The driver must have had a date that evening as he was very keen to get back to the city. He approached every blind bend like he was a racng driver trying to take a wide entry so that he could clip the apex of the bend whilst keeping the revs at around 4000 so that he could power out as soon as he'd cleared the apex. Every corner resulted in lots of tyre squealing and I'm sure some of the corners were taken on 2 wheels I think that trip is the only time I have ever been scared in the Philippines


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    when we was at tagatay we had a trip down the mountainside to the lake, that was great but coming back at night i just shut my eyes and wedged my foot into the sidecar and hung on for dear life, but still was fun


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    when we was at tagatay we had a trip down the mountainside to the lake, that was great but coming back at night i just shut my eyes and wedged my foot into the sidecar and hung on for dear life, but still was fun
    I make that about half a dozen of us....import a container of trikes, start our own rival series! Mr Ecclestone beware.................


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    Quote Originally Posted by alanmf1 View Post
    I make that about half a dozen of us....import a container of trikes, start our own rival series! Mr Ecclestone beware.................

    Sounds like a good idea Alan
    I don't think many westerners would be crazy enough to drive like a Pinoy, we'll have to hire Filipino drivers too


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    That would be quality!!!

    I wonder if the rules allow modifying the bike to a CBR and a handicapping system like in race horsing with the use of passengers for the better drivers!!

    Sorry thinking too much


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    just add a canopy and additional passengers!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNcZS_jTz6I


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    This looks more like us!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGULcLUr0I4


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    The starting grid
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    Quote Originally Posted by Englishman2010 View Post
    The starting grid
    Le Mans style Ian ....


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    I see Bernie Ecclestone has been reading my posts

    Ecclestone wants artificial rain during races: http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/02726

    Which is basically admitting that F1 races are boring.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    I see Bernie Ecclestone has been reading my posts

    Ecclestone wants artificial rain during races: http://www.thef1times.com/news/display/02726

    Which is basically admitting that F1 races are boring.
    It would be more fun if they had a Swedish or Finnish Grand Prix in mid winter


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    anyone seen the movie "Deathrace", to liven up all motor sport including GP500 how about a few oil slicks and smoke or after every 10 laps any driver coming in last gets
    i have learnt to do what my wife says!


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    Quote Originally Posted by bornatbirth View Post
    anyone seen the movie "Deathrace", to liven up all motor sport including GP500 how about a few oil slicks and smoke or after every 10 laps any driver coming in last gets
    Now there's a great idea

    We can give Filipino trikes to long term residents of Her Majesty's Prisons and give Dedworth a sub machine gun to take pot shots as them as they go around the track


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    Machine guns on the front of each car
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    Quote Originally Posted by bornatbirth View Post
    anyone seen the movie "Deathrace", to liven up all motor sport including GP500 how about a few oil slicks and smoke or after every 10 laps any driver coming in last gets
    Watched it yesterday with my son.

    I think I was paying more attention to the female passenger than the action .


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    Watched it yesterday with my son.

    I think I was paying more attention to the female passenger than the action .
    can't say i noticed her

    how about a manila gp and lets see how good the drivers really are, when they have to dodge a street full of jeepney's
    i have learnt to do what my wife says!


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    Quote Originally Posted by alanmf1 View Post
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    The wing has been tested a lot by all the teams but not under "race conditions".
    I believe that its on the agenda for testing in free practice on Friday.
    First practice today and McLaren come out of nowhere and post great times! Great to see Button and Hamilton up there. I do like Button he always comes across as a top bloke like Barrichello and Webber. I wonder how it went with the new wing technology? I was hoping that it was going to be on the red button but it is reviewing the 2010 season.


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    Changing the exhaust systems and front wings helped the McLaren duo
    Looking forward to this weekend, I'll be up early on Sat and Sun to watch quali and the race
    Let's hope it's a Macca 1-2 and hopefully Di Resta can last the distance


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    Qualy over and a Redbull pole ..... nothing new or unexpected!
    Great turnaround from Mclaren from their slow testing pace for Hamilton to be P2 and Button P4!

    Middle order a little shaken up with good efforts from Toro Rosso and Sauber!

    The rear wing caused a "brown trouser" moment for Sutil it seems....

    Tyres are the biggest unknown for the race and should still give us 2 or 3 pitstops, more than enough to spice up the positions....


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    As you say Alan, no surprise with Vettel and RB, Mark must be a bit upset with being so far behind his team mate. Hopefully Vettel's engine will let go and two Brits and Webber will take the podium places.


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    Despite all the rules changes not very exciting

    The simple way is your grid position is the reverse of previous finishing positions... so the previous winner starts last in the next race.... that'd ensure you have overtaking instead of an Indian file race
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