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Postby RussellT » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:34 pm

Aintree sprint swapped cars with an Elise driver. lasted one corner. Second corner, turned in, very slight rear slide, held with a trace of opposite lock, car felt poised on a good line, saw the exit and went for the throttle. Teleported into a horizontal tumble drier. Just missed the straw bales and regained the track to limp home [:I]

Doris and I are not having such a great year, this year trying hard having fun but not competitive. Still I was in the lead after the first timed run as Dave in the Elise missed a gearchange. I managed a second in class by the end.

At the awards ceremony I suggested a vlountary collection for the marshalls who had been out in the rain all day. Not sure what happened to that initiative but Dave and I started the ball rolling with a few quid in a pot.
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Postby edthedrummer » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:09 pm

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At the awards ceremony I suggested a vlountary collection for the marshalls who had been out in the rain all day. Not sure what happened to that initiative but Dave and I started the ball rolling with a few quid in a pot.

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Good on you mate, glad to see something like that, the marshalls do a fantastic job. Respect.

And are you saying you rolled an elise?
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Postby Chook » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:41 pm

I think he's saying he had a spin-a roll would be a vertical-i.e. normal-tumble drier. Either that, or he made a miraculous recovery to be organisiing a whip-round in the bar afterwards.
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Postby edthedrummer » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:12 pm

god i am so slow today, sorry.
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Postby RussellT » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:15 am

Thankfully didnt roll it just spun on its axis. Apparently its on video as well (in car) will post a link if its any good.

If I had rolled it I wouldnt have been giving my money away just pasing my bank account, to David
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Postby RussellT » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:38 pm

as promised the on board video. What you cant see is the stack of bales I just miss on my right..left ....right :)

It was all looking so good as well.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xD0tsdKcjVM
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