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MadManMike

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No worries (Y) Welcome to ask more if you like.

Yeah, I guess at a national level things might be a bit more... 'forceful', haha. Still, you'll be mixing with the mid pack straight away I should think, and you'll learn a lot very quickly!

Haha, yeah the wave is for the guys who let me through when I was lapping them. Those who held me up didn't get one :P There are meant to be blue flags but the marshals always seem to get mixed up regarding who is where on the track...

Here's another vid from the same track (but a different series), the guy's in a Mk1 Clio. It looks like Need For Speed with the massive differences between the cars, haha - I think there are a couple of different classes on the same grid though...

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I took these pictures today at the Haynes museum.

That's about all I can say on the matter, words escape me when I see cars this beautiful.

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I spoke to one of the cleaners, he opened it up and let me sit in it and have a look around because I was so in love with it.

:'(

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The one behind it was just a minging S3 V12 e-type, a bit meh' really.

However as you wish -

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A nice little sprint tucked away :)
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Sunbeam Rapier H120 :wub:
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It's a huge place!
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There are five halls all like that.
Motorbikes too :)
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Half of the bike I was named after :)
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A good day, I hugely suggest anybody who's into proper cars pays it a visit. :)


I went here - Welcome to HIMM
It was awesome.
Here's some of my highlights of the day -
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This deserves its own little post break...:wub:
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My friend is slowly finishing his Opel, can't wait. It's a single seater with a soon to be supercharged K20 engine in the back. 600+bhp/tonne anyone?

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Annoyingly, I'll almost certainly be given the chance to drive it as with all of his cars so far and annoyingly, like always before I won't be able to reach the pedals. But this time I'm going to find a way around that.

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Must go there sometime, it's only half an hour away from me and I've never been, pretty retarded really. I've been to a fair few events in the grounds, but never shelled out the cash to go inside, but it does look good.

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Should be plenty in there, just snip a corner off and use it like toothpaste :) It's some sort of moly grease I think, pretty sticky stuff to stay in place. Still goes hard over time but it does the job nicely, without it the bushes will squeak and wear fast.

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I was thinking the bag of grease was a little measly? Any idea what it is? I'm got a metric f**k-ton of copper grease and moly-slip, but this looks like something else?

Definitely don't use copper grease, it's not a lubricant, just an anti-seize compound, it shouldn't really be used on moving parts at all. But yeah, as Adam says, there's normally more than enough in the sachet. I need to get some more bush-grease sometime, so I'd be interested to know if it is the same as a more common/cheap type. It's all well and good having the sachets, but it doesn't allow for any dismantling/servicing later down the line.

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Is there a fairly cheap way of getting seats repaired? My drivers side is ripped and getting worse in the usual wear place on seats...

Would rather not buy new seats if there's some kind of re-trim service I could get done cheap-ish at some point.

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Given how often they pop up for sale and how cheap they tend to be its probably easier to just buy another and sell yours, even if it means buying a pair of fronts/full set so long as the price is right. Eyes peeled in the usual FB groups etc.

Alternatively it's the perfect excuse to get some manliest seats in there ;)

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