SPEEDFEST 2011 SUNDAY 5 JUNE

[Peter76]

How about Acergy at 10.00am (now Subsea 7 West Campus)? We met there once before a while back. Was thinking of taking a round-about route to Alford. Maybe not so good for Tut though. Could always head North and take an anti-clockwise route throught the North East to Alford?

[Gourlay83]

I will be there and will be taking my lotus, but it's not really show material, so will leave it in the car park (used hard spec!)

you havnt seen my 211

Supercars Alan not kit cars

I think you'll find the Frog was factory built by the finest British engineers....

Alan

[tut]

Any decision for a run tomorrow?

tut

[hendeg]

Subsea7 at 10 is fine for me.

I was behind Scotty for a wee bit tonight. He was heading out towards Alford in the 2-11. Now that's keen.

[smee]

I'll catch up with you guys later on there, will need to work for a while in the morning. Mine will be the filthy slowda

[Peter76]

Subsea 7 at 10am then! Can organise a route then.

[Kinger]

Will try and meet you all there, couple of issue's at work so here's hoping all OK.

Cheers

[I-Mac]

See you there

[tut]

Will use the backroads and be there by 1000.

tut

[wul]

How was Alford?

[Gareth]

Well I took the Mrs along. First time she's come along to any car thing I've done and we've been together 10 years.
So we set out on a leisurely drive. Driving at 50mph on a straight road I proceeded to overtake (in the 340R) a blue Astra GSI.
Now I'm in 5th gear with low revs so it's not punchy. As I overtake I get alongside and the knobhead in the astra decides to accelerate to match my speed holding me on the oncoming traffic lane. I drop a gear as does he and we're both still doing the same speed. A van approaches over the hill and I have to brake hard and fall back. He then proceeds to drive at 50mph and braking where he really doesn't need to.

Fuming, I follow him into the car speedfest carpark with the missus trying to calm me down.
Fortunately for him, it was two guys and I know I'm outnumbered so didn't go in all guns blazing but what a fcuk knobhead he was!

Apart from that, £8 is a bit steep for entry but there was a few nice cars on display.
Only stayed an hour.

[Gourlay83]

Well I took the Mrs along. First time she's come along to any car thing I've done and we've been together 10 years.
So we set out on a leisurely drive. Driving at 50mph on a straight road I proceeded to overtake (in the 340R) a blue Astra GSI.
Now I'm in 5th gear with low revs so it's not punchy. As I overtake I get alongside and the knobhead in the astra decides to accelerate to match my speed holding me on the oncoming traffic lane. I drop a gear as does he and we're both still doing the same speed. A van approaches over the hill and I have to brake hard and fall back. He then proceeds to drive at 50mph and braking where he really doesn't need to.

Fuming, I follow him into the car speedfest carpark with the missus trying to calm me down.
Fortunately for him, it was two guys and I know I'm outnumbered so didn't go in all guns blazing but what a fcuk knobhead he was!

Apart from that, £8 is a bit steep for entry but there was a few nice cars on display.
Only stayed an hour.

Funny that, i had a Blue Astra do the same to me on Friday around 1.30. I was heading home from work in the Caterham via the backroads. I was in 5th gear low revs and went to overtake the Astra, as soon as i got along side him he sped up. It was a long straight, so it was easy to drop a gear and get passed but i don't know what the fleck he was playing at. All he did was keep me exposed on the wrong side of the road in a car that's about as safe as a roller skate.

Alan

[scottishselise]

It was most amusing to watch

The chap in the astra was clearly getting in a fluster as he reverse his lovely white alloys into the kerb

Easy to say in hindsight, but is it really worth following him?

Had a similar experience in that I watch a smart barbus do absolute suicide ovetakes, caught up on him by Elgin and really wanted to ask him WTF he was playing at, we were heading away for a few days and didn't want hassle...

Sound of Enzo start up and ride in Scuderia made it well worth £8.

[neilj37]

Got a ride in the lambo and was a shame to see the Morgan and ferrari punt it into bails

[Gareth]

Well I took the Mrs along. First time she's come along to any car thing I've done and we've been together 10 years.
So we set out on a leisurely drive. Driving at 50mph on a straight road I proceeded to overtake (in the 340R) a blue Astra GSI.
Now I'm in 5th gear with low revs so it's not punchy. As I overtake I get alongside and the knobhead in the astra decides to accelerate to match my speed holding me on the oncoming traffic lane. I drop a gear as does he and we're both still doing the same speed. A van approaches over the hill and I have to brake hard and fall back. He then proceeds to drive at 50mph and braking where he really doesn't need to.

Fuming, I follow him into the car speedfest carpark with the missus trying to calm me down.
Fortunately for him, it was two guys and I know I'm outnumbered so didn't go in all guns blazing but what a fcuk knobhead he was!

Apart from that, £8 is a bit steep for entry but there was a few nice cars on display.
Only stayed an hour.

Funny that, i had a Blue Astra do the same to me on Friday around 1.30. I was heading home from work in the Caterham via the backroads. I was in 5th gear low revs and went to overtake the Astra, as soon as i got along side him he sped up. It was a long straight, so it was easy to drop a gear and get passed but i don't know what the fleck he was playing at. All he did was keep me exposed on the wrong side of the road in a car that's about as safe as a roller skate.

Alan

Perhaps the same Astra?
I didn't follow him as such, we went into the carpark and had to turn around as the carpark was blocked. I just made it as difficult as I could for him.
Put pressure on him whilst reversing....

It will be the last time Mrs O goes out with me in the car. She got a bit of a scare with a transit van approaching her.