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Thanks, so much, Ade and Steve, for your hospitality, and your generosity, and for inviting your friends along so that we could drool over their cars (I'm sure it will wipe off!).
The one thing that the photos do not convey is the soundtrack from the Ferraris when the loud pedal is fully exercised. Nor the head-jerking acceleration of the Fraser, accompanied by it's somewhat explosive exhaust track. (You could be very unkind to cyclists if you timed the bang while passing them! It's a good thing that we're a responsible bunch of people.)
Great roads. Great company. Great weather. Great run!
David White
1989 AW11 SC manual t'top [sold]
2012 Toyota 1.6 NA mid-engine with a UK bodykit [Lotus Elise]
Oops, goofed while working on video. Mind you if this was my AW it'd sure get around corners fast...
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#8^) Charlie the certified Westie Retired - President 2012 - 2018 Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018 Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018 Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017 100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting...When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
Hayden wrote:I think you may have Mark and my SW mixed up there.
Yeah wasn't quite sure which was what... sorry, corrected it.
Dunno what's happened to Ric's pics either...
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie Retired - President 2012 - 2018 Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018 Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018 Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017 100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting...When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
Hayden wrote:I think you may have Mark and my SW mixed up there.
Hmmm... looking at your Facebook page Hayden, you might have my pics mixed up with yours...?
Actually you can use them wherever you like but please be so kind as to link back to this here thread from there. Cheers.
It'd be rather nice if all you Facebook folk could do likewise to help spur things along... If you promote this club on your Facebook pages then as time goes on things can get more and more interesting and fun.
Ric - nice pics mate. Thanks for uploading them.
I discovered I goofed in a huge way taking video with my iPhone. Had no idea where the mic was, and covered it with my finger holding the thing so the sound is naffed utterly. Ah well, I'll see if I can put something together... but it bums me out I failed to capture the sound of a Ferrari while in one. Meh.
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie Retired - President 2012 - 2018 Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018 Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018 Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017 100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting...When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
OK, here's a wee snippet of video from the day. Hope you like it...
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie Retired - President 2012 - 2018 Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018 Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018 Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017 100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting...When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie Retired - President 2012 - 2018 Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018 Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018 Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017 100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting...When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
Glad everyone enjoyed it. Happy to fill empty passenger seats for the run ... I hope Pietter enjoyed himself ... he seemed reasonably happy.
Its Gizmo's last week with us .... she will be picked up on Friday by her new owner. Think Friday afternoon is gonna be a bit of a write-off I'm afraid.
BTW, have you noticed that the AWs all look like Lamborghinis in the stretchy wide video?
Some people are like slinkies - they serve no real purpose in life but they always bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Some people are like slinkies - they serve no real purpose in life but they always bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
Credible wrote:Maybe someone sat on Charlie's phone and flattened it?
Nah it was like that when I got it. Not like the old one at all.
I quite like the way those AW's shaped up. Though it looks like the drivers need a bit of a crash diet... Too many MR2OCNZ BBQ's perhaps? (never!)
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie Retired - President 2012 - 2018 Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018 Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018 Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017 100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting...When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
Ah well, I'll see if I can put something together... but it bums me out I failed to capture the sound of a Ferrari while in one. Meh.
