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Old 25-04-2010, 06:25 PM
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Default my first time attack race :0)

had my first time attack race on saturday at oulton park,

i am happy to say all went well with no problems

i'm not the best at writing out storys so will let will pedley or twins (when they see this) give a full story.

but i made the super final and finished 4th in my class behind a turbo lotus exige and two 800bhp toyota supras,

i had never driven the circuit before and managed to get ten laps in on friday afternoon to get a little feeler, on the saturday in total i shaved seven seconds off of my lap time by the afternoon,

that was with a leaking rear coil over, budget gaz front coil overs and a cracked front brake disc and a full tank of juice due to fuel surge issues so i am looking to get a bit more out of the car when i fit my new suspension and sort the other issues.

i would like to say a massive thank you to will pedley for he's help and advice on the saturday, he set the car up suspension wise and done a great job with the shoddy car he was working with

also a massive thanks to joe GSM for everything and getting some final moment jobs done the day before i left

and also all of my friends who helped me out,

a couple of pics, will be plenty of pics in the photo gallery soon







and a sponsor who i believe in


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Old 25-04-2010, 06:28 PM
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well done Ronnie, that good going.
Old 25-04-2010, 06:29 PM
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Glad it all went well Ron, keep it up m8.

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Old 25-04-2010, 06:31 PM
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well done chap, the car looks stunning.
Old 25-04-2010, 06:33 PM
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Well Done, car looks great btw
Old 25-04-2010, 06:39 PM
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Excellent news you must be chuffed mate!
Old 25-04-2010, 06:41 PM
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well done mate keep it up
Old 25-04-2010, 06:43 PM
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love it ronnie, the "help for heroes" is god send well done
Old 25-04-2010, 06:44 PM
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I heard about this.

Good work fella!!
Old 25-04-2010, 06:47 PM
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Well done Ronnie. Are there some vids avalible?
Old 25-04-2010, 06:49 PM
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cheers everyone,

rs roy i have vids from each session and will put them up as soon as i figure out how too lol

twins will be putting lots of vids and pics up soon
Old 25-04-2010, 06:50 PM
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Good work shandyboy
Old 25-04-2010, 06:50 PM
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As said above well done mate,are you doing knockhill stage next month

cheeRS stu
Old 25-04-2010, 06:56 PM
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Well done, i forgot this was on - lovely day for it!
Old 25-04-2010, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Big G
Good work shandyboy
thanks mate


Originally Posted by STUCOS
As said above well done mate,are you doing knockhill stage next month

cheeRS stu
i wasn't planning to mate but now that i have done what i done at oulton park and scoring points i am going to now


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Well done, i forgot this was on - lovely day for it!
cheers mate, was lovely
Old 25-04-2010, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by STUCOS
As said above well done mate,are you doing knockhill stage next month

cheeRS stu
Planning too, looking into getting some sponsorship money to go towards fuel costs
Old 25-04-2010, 07:17 PM
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well done ron glad you had real problems and all went well
Old 25-04-2010, 07:17 PM
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great news Ron well done mate
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Will get a big thread in pictures later
Old 25-04-2010, 07:18 PM
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nice one. car looks spot on! hope u sort the issues soon
Old 25-04-2010, 07:19 PM
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Well done Ronnie here's to the next race.

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Old 25-04-2010, 07:21 PM
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Well done mate

Wish i was around to come to knockhill
Old 25-04-2010, 07:32 PM
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well done pal, car looks great, bin them cheap crap road shockers and you will see a massive improvement.
Old 25-04-2010, 07:37 PM
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Fantastic Ronnie. Well done mate
Old 25-04-2010, 07:39 PM
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good pictures son and the boys at headley will have something to cheer on
Old 25-04-2010, 07:44 PM
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HUGE WELL DONE MATE!

Sorry couldnt be there, but the updates through the day were GREAT!
Bring on the next! and the next...


SHOTGUN some F1 tickets in Dubai when you get signed up...
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Well done Ronnie
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Well done ron you and the pax performed very well, work
Old 25-04-2010, 08:00 PM
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Well done fella
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Originally Posted by Twins
Planning too, looking into getting some sponsorship money to go towards fuel costs
After a quick chat with Ron last night we worked out it would be at least Ł500 to fuel both the van to tow the car and the car for testing/racing.

I'll get things rolling and offer to put Ł100 up towards it. Ron NEEDS to compete at Knockhill to try and bring his championship points score up as it will have a huge effect at the end of the year on the standings!

So Ron, we're 20% there already
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Well done will great gesture
Old 25-04-2010, 08:16 PM
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was a great weekend mate, im looking forward to knockhill apart from the drive there that is lol
Old 25-04-2010, 08:18 PM
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fat motor this,had a sniff round it at pod,looks the dogs bollox.
Old 25-04-2010, 08:26 PM
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wow, well done. Car sounded fab. Heres a couple i took on my phone;




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Originally Posted by Will Pedley
After a quick chat with Ron last night we worked out it would be at least Ł500 to fuel both the van to tow the car and the car for testing/racing.

I'll get things rolling and offer to put Ł100 up towards it. Ron NEEDS to compete at Knockhill to try and bring his championship points score up as it will have a huge effect at the end of the year on the standings!

So Ron, we're 20% there already

let me see what i can do ronnie !!!!


anything for the cause !!!!!

also if you guys need a pit stop on the way up, let me know ill throw some grub on for ya , break the trip in half !!!



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Old 25-04-2010, 08:59 PM
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Well done buddy , Il see if i can go up with you on the next one, and il sort you out a few cans of derv too



Old 25-04-2010, 09:04 PM
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well done m8y
Old 25-04-2010, 09:06 PM
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Well done mate,

Have you got any closer pic's of the carbon panels, i'm interested in how they fit etc.

Thanks.
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looked like it was going well on track-couldnt stay for the final as i had a customer coming over.

good day,good turn out,burnt my fuckin head again!!
the truck racing crash was a hell of a shunt!
Old 25-04-2010, 09:08 PM
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nice work dude


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