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Old Jul 30, 2014 | 10:25 PM
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well, wait no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/t...-drive-3937216

ok, so you've got to wait a bit until next month but who's counting
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 05:58 AM
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Cool. Where abouts is the test track.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:32 AM
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Dunsfold in Surrey
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:37 AM
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Already done it at an event in a Litchfield Nissan GT-R
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 11:18 AM
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Any good Strada.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 11:30 AM
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Passionford thrash/track shootout?
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 12:09 PM
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The Shead Man had FTD driving Kev Atkins Time Attack winning Evo sometime back. Kev was not a happy bunny .
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 01:25 PM
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Any good Strada.
It's a very basic airfield track, but it's designed to give cars a good workout to show what they can do power and handling wise, so yeah it's nice to drive.

Conditions were appalling when I drove it though, thick fog, which happens quite a lot there. Was good when it started to lift, but conditions still weren't great.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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Passionford thrash/track shootout?
that was just laid on at yorkraceway and will be there again next year too if Sion wants to arrange it again for 2015
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 01:56 PM
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The Shead Man had FTD driving Kev Atkins Time Attack winning Evo sometime back. Kev was not a happy bunny .
Whys that rod? Was he still wearing a cardigan and only using one hand lol
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 03:45 PM
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Lol at Dojj.
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Whys that rod? Was he still wearing a cardigan and only using one hand lol
Yes hes that good.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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I remember reading about the Rod, in the short lived mag Jtuner, they had a shootout there with the MLR if I remember correctly? Pretty sure Simon Norris was there with the bogie but it blew its diff or something.
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Ł175
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Think I'll stick to ford fair track time
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 04:42 PM
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Thats sounds cool but cant as live in fooking france
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by gjh
I remember reading about the Rod, in the short lived mag Jtuner, they had a shootout there with the MLR if I remember correctly? Pretty sure Simon Norris was there with the bogie but it blew its diff or something.
Sounds about right.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by gjh
I remember reading about the Rod, in the short lived mag Jtuner, they had a shootout there with the MLR if I remember correctly? Pretty sure Simon Norris was there with the bogie but it blew its diff or something.
I won the event outright and beat the owner in his own car by 1.8seconds and he came second.

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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 06:34 PM
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Nice going! Bet the owner was well pleased to be beaten in his own car.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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I bet Steve Davis could beat me at snooker using my cue so it's the same difference really
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Ł175
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Think I'll stick to ford fair track time

2 laps what a joke. its a boring layout other than the fact its used on top gear. you get training on forza 5 first. iv drove it a thousand times on xbox in my own house why would i drive up there to do what i can in my own house.

for 175 id want half a day in it with a full on pit crew at my beck and call changing tyres and bleeding brakes and feeding me grapes and telling me im awesome.

na il do a track day i think instead.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:24 AM
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Utter ripoff prices to drive what is actually a really uninteresting track just cause its been on the tellybox.

No thanks!
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by dojj
I bet Steve Davis could beat me at snooker using my cue so it's the same difference really
But Kev had won TA in that car just shows how hard Mark can pedal a car.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
I bet Steve Davis could beat me at snooker using my cue so it's the same difference really
Yeah but this is more like you bearing steve davis with his own cue, Kev had just won time attack in that car so was exactly bad at driving it, lol
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Utter ripoff prices to drive what is actually a really uninteresting track....
...in a shit car that will have been thrashed to death.
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DanW@FastFord
...in a shit car that will have been thrashed to death.

Are you not aloud to use your own car? (never read the details)
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Yeah but this is more like you bearing steve davis with his own cue, Kev had just won time attack in that car so was exactly bad at driving it, lol
And I had never driven his car before
It is quite a hard track to learn and I believe I had another 3seconds in it as I set my best lap on lap 4 having never driven that track and that car.
I would love to drive it again in one of my latest spec cars.

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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:40 PM
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so have you neever thoguth about using a motor you normaly drive to entre time attack yourself and then potentially win mark?
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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
so have you neever thoguth about using a motor you normaly drive to entre time attack yourself and then potentially win mark?
I am just missing the 100k to compete and poss win but I would love to drive someone's car and see how I compare against the other drivers

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Old Aug 1, 2014 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by The Underdog
2 laps what a joke. its a boring layout other than the fact its used on top gear. you get training on forza 5 first. iv drove it a thousand times on xbox in my own house why would i drive up there to do what i can in my own house.

for 175 id want half a day in it with a full on pit crew at my beck and call changing tyres and bleeding brakes and feeding me grapes and telling me im awesome.

na il do a track day i think instead.

So, pricing aside, because you've done the track a few times on a console makes you the Stig does it? Pack it in
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Old Aug 3, 2014 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by The Underdog
2 laps what a joke. its a boring layout other than the fact its used on top gear. you get training on forza 5 first. iv drove it a thousand times on xbox in my own house why would i drive up there to do what i can in my own house.

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Boring : Mark was the only driver to be 100% on the throttle on one of the corners they checked there data logs even Kev could not do it however many times he tried it. Thats called ability you cant learn it on an x-box its born in you. Im sure you would beat Mark on your x-box though .
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 09:21 AM
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I am just missing the 100k to compete and poss win but I would love to drive someone's car and see how I compare against the other drivers

Mark
i'm sure someone will sponsor you although it may have been the reason cars get sticker bombed and have shopping lists on their doors
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