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Andrew 
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 Posted: 23/October/2016 at 18:57 |
Talking Evo's, your's truly having fun in one! 
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Biggunspaul
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Posted: 23/October/2016 at 19:09 |
 Andrew wrote:
Talking Evo's, your's truly having fun in one!
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Looks like you were having fun in the evo 8  Was that a track experience day in the U.K. ?
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Andrew
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Posted: 23/October/2016 at 19:34 |
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Certainly was, at Stafford, an ex airfield. Was good but I prefer these days when it's wet, far more exciting when it's slidy, slidy... Even if the speed is a bit down. I'm a Roger Clarke fan and as his first autobiography was titled "Sideways to victory" is my love of car driving, give me a Mk2 rear wheel drive Escort in the wet, mud, snow... Heaven.
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Big Col
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Posted: 23/October/2016 at 19:46 |
I've spent many many hours in the "wet, mud, snow" when I used to follow the round Britain RAC rally. Never missed a year in places like the forests of Kielder, Hamsterley, Grizedale, etc. Saw some great cars and drivers in everything from dust to mud and serious snow/ice. Shame the round Britain format ended. 
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Biggunspaul
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Posted: 23/October/2016 at 20:01 |
Andrew wrote:
Certainly was, at Stafford, an ex airfield. Was good but I prefer these days when it's wet, far more exciting when it's slidy, slidy... Even if the speed is a bit down. I'm a Roger Clarke fan and as his first autobiography was titled "Sideways to victory" is my love of car driving, give me a Mk2 rear wheel drive Escort in the wet, mud, snow... Heaven. |
I've been there and rwd is good fun,but i do love the immense grip that evo's have to offer,hence why I'm now on my 4th and the mrs is after one,the speeds my X can carry through a corner is bonkers,to the point you wouldn't think it's possible without crashing. I'm thinking of driving over to the algarve in it some time,but I dread to think the fuel cost 
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Andrew
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Posted: 23/October/2016 at 22:30 |
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Touché both of you. I travelled the country following the RAC, the Welsh, the Scottish... I have so many pics, stories.. As all the drivers were so approachable. Happy days.
Yes, love the grip, I do appreciate that but as an average driver, I must be, to be in control of something sliding says to me it's me, I'm in control, when admiring somethings grip, it's the machine, still great fun but I prefer slip slidy.
I have a pic of me in a 911, all the girly buttons turned to off in driving rain and at just 60/70mph it was so much fun, real driving, love it!
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Posted: 24/October/2016 at 07:03 |
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Just building a new special saloon,2.0 BDG,7 sp Quaife,Atlas axle,being done at SHP Motorsport.
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