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Spudly
05-04-10, 05:59 PM
Ill keep my chit chat in here to a minimum, ended up going today even though this morning was torrential downpours and i didnt think it would be on at all, glad i did and landed there about 1pm, met up with Southie, and met Danny S-p aswell.

Only got a few pics but im sure others will have some to put up too, got some videos but im going to youtube those as some poeple have problems viewing photbucket hosted videos, myself included!

Finally got to see Phil Lofthouses lovely XE SR after only having seen it in pictures on here and the feature a good few years back in total vaux...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04275.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04274.jpg

Spoke to him later on in the day aswell, had to ask for a spy at the engine, to which he replied "yeah but its covered in sh!te" looks bloody clean imo..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04288.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04289.jpg

Lomas's absolute weapon of a nova....

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04276.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04277.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04278.jpg

Saw Specky there aswell although it seemed he was having massive traction issues though...:eek:


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04280.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04279.jpg

And a nice looking red GTE in the carpark as i was leaving, crap picture i know but i was halfway walking past it as i took this lol

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/York%20Dragway%20pics/DSC04290.jpg

Danny s-p
05-04-10, 06:12 PM
GTE porn lol. my pic have all gone think I may have a video on me phone of the blue one. all upload it to you tube if I do

milko96
05-04-10, 06:52 PM
That yellow Nova has been going to York aslong as me... must be 10 yrs or more! Used to be a blue one with all the time aswell, both cracking cars...

NovaLad
05-04-10, 06:54 PM
Yellow 1 deserves some serious meat pounding!

Lee
05-04-10, 06:55 PM
Although Speckys car is utterly awesome, that pic shows the reason why I would never get into dragging seriously, cos the cars just look bloody silly lol

Looks like a muddy day!

Joe Richardson
05-04-10, 06:58 PM
nice pics spud,all novas looked quick as fook today !!!!

I also had a look at that GTE on the way out,looked very very tidy:cool:

Joe Richardson
05-04-10, 06:59 PM
Looks like a muddy day!

very !!!!

Spudly
05-04-10, 07:12 PM
That yellow Nova has been going to York aslong as me... must be 10 yrs or more! Used to be a blue one with all the time aswell, both cracking cars...



That wouldve been blue_pegs blue loon, back then it was a 48 fed XE iirc:thumb:

Nick J
05-04-10, 07:22 PM
That wouldve been blue_pegs blue loon, back then it was a 48 fed XE iirc:thumb:

It may have also been Guys old car which looked almost identical to phils but breeze blue. ;)

Nick.

Lee
05-04-10, 07:22 PM
That wouldve been blue_pegs blue loon, back then it was a 48 fed XE iirc:thumb:

Yeah it was, I remember those days well :)

Southie
05-04-10, 07:31 PM
Well home guys, was a good day and luckly the weather held out.
No pictures from me sadly but Spuds posted
the most entertaining :(

Good to meet you Danny :) oh and Mr Spud again ;)

The white colt was a quick bit of kit which had a lancer conversion.

We will have to sort a decent summer meet this year maybe even a camping/barbeque should be in order.

milko96
05-04-10, 07:44 PM
It may have also been Guys old car which looked almost identical to phils but breeze blue. ;)

Nick.

Thats the one...

Southie
05-04-10, 07:48 PM
Oh Spud you didn't take a picture of mine :cry: Nor did I though lol

Spudly
05-04-10, 08:02 PM
Heres my vids after youtoob taking its time lol


Lomas..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVp-nNy-opU

Phil Lofthouse...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u12NVpyEb5o&feature=channel

Specky and a fabia VRS...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5MfhTUjsYc&feature=channel

Specky and a YB powered chevette....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXX5POrwYXc&feature=channel

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 08:09 PM
glad you all had a good day

rang phil after he ran a 13.8 did he manage any better?

and spud that gear box was hand polished infront of the fire while he was banned lol

Southie
05-04-10, 08:16 PM
Rich that gearbox was that ultra shiny that I saw Spuds reflection and it scared the cr@p out of me lol

Nick J
05-04-10, 08:23 PM
Thats the one...

I thought it may have been as I know/knew both cars well... I say it that way as the blue one was rolled a few years back and never made it back on the road. Milko your username rings a bell from passionford..... You didnt used to have a mallard green esc cos and run at york did you?

Nice pics/vids by the way Spud! sorry I couldnt make it today I was working on the nova from 7.30 am this morning.

Spudly
05-04-10, 08:32 PM
Rich that gearbox was that ultra shiny that I saw Spuds reflection and it scared the cr@p out of me lol


You cheeky mofo, for a short ass youre brave lol


Rich youre kidding he polished it all by hand, wow thats damned impressive, his engine bay is very very pretty:thumb:



Not sure on his times but he did say he was getting faster as the day went on though, so he might have gotten better than that though lol

milko96
05-04-10, 08:38 PM
I thought it may have been as I know/knew both cars well... I say it that way as the blue one was rolled a few years back and never made it back on the road. Milko your username rings a bell from passionford..... You didnt used to have a mallard green esc cos and run at york did you?

Nice pics/vids by the way Spud! sorry I couldnt make it today I was working on the nova from 7.30 am this morning.

I did indeed buddy.... small world!

I've run all the cars I've ever owned at York... Hillbilly Raceway... ya cant beat it!

Southie
05-04-10, 08:41 PM
Short nah just veritically challenged lol

I spoke to Phil at 9.30am and he said he'd only turned up really just because he could be bothered doing the decorating lol

He was getting quicker through the day but was gutted that the civic beat him on the run you showed, even the guy showing his time to him said "were you busy reading the daily sport" lol

Nick J
05-04-10, 08:44 PM
I did indeed buddy.... small world!

I've run all the cars I've ever owned at York... Hillbilly Raceway... ya cant beat it!

Indeed it is.... I asked as I enquired via passionford at the time you were selling but sadly it was just a bit out of my budget at the time and I ended up with an m3 instead. I guess its a little funny we are now both running novas!

Nick.

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 08:48 PM
Rich that gearbox was that ultra shiny that I saw Spuds reflection and it scared the cr@p out of me lol

rofl

sorry southie ive got to spread the love

Southie
05-04-10, 08:53 PM
rofl

sorry southie ive got to spread the love
lol no problem, seriously though that car to say it was built in 1998 still looked fapping brilliant, also knowing he's got a backup shell "just in-case" made me feel a tad sick lol

milko96
05-04-10, 08:58 PM
Indeed it is.... I asked as I enquired via passionford at the time you were selling but sadly it was just a bit out of my budget at the time and I ended up with an m3 instead. I guess its a little funny we are now both running novas!

Nick.

Haha yeah... tbh I prefer the cheap and cheerfull stuff these days.

I kept in touch with the guy who bought my Esc up untill he sold it in 08' he looked after it well.
My friend still owns M600BHP although its being broke for parts at the mo...

Here's a pic for old times sake... :thumb:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/milkfloat/Dscn0014a.jpg

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 08:59 PM
the back upshell was for a reshell cos he thought that the present one was past it think weve managed to convince him otherwise now tho he also has a red gsi xeon tbs thats having a full rebuild at the mo and the spare shell may get a different engine if one turns up for the right price from what he was saying the other friday when he came oner here

so that will just be 3 big block novas all will be mental got him a fearless cage the other month for the spare yellow one

Nick J
05-04-10, 09:03 PM
the back upshell was for a reshell cos he thought that one was past it think weve managed to convince him otherwise now tho he also has a red gsi xeon tbs thats having a full rebuild at the mo and the spare shell may get a different engine if one turns up for the right price from what he was saying the other friday when he came oner here

He was looking at mine on sat Rich....... I think he's getting tempted to finally stick an let in something!

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 09:07 PM
the spare shell, he was liking the tought of having a big block to win all arguments carbs are better got one tbs are better got one turbos are better got one too lol.

he offered to buy my engine back while he was here, says he wishes he hasnt sold it know cos its rapid lol

Nick J
05-04-10, 09:17 PM
the spare shell, he was liking the tought of having a big block to win all arguments carbs are better got one tbs are better got one turbos are better got one too lol.

he offered to buy my engine back while he was here, says he wishes he hasnt sold it know cos its rapid lol

He said just that on saturday. Would be great to see one of his cars with a let to be honest.

Nick.

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 09:26 PM
i think i was just in the right place at the right time knew the engine before phil got it as it was in a mates calibra that rented a room off me and id driven it a few times and remembered how rapid it was which was why i wanted it plus i got peed off with the carbs failing emisions lol

Southie
05-04-10, 09:32 PM
Thing is you know what will happen, Phil will get his first LET and it will be so unreliable for him he'll be gutted :( lol

He also today mentioned a nova he found that was immaculate via the scrappage scheme that he wasn't aloud to buy whole so he cut it in half and bought both halves lol

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 09:35 PM
yup a diamond in lazer blue that had done 16k and was imaculate hes using the front end on his gsi

Southie
05-04-10, 09:37 PM
Well get yellow peg learning the tinterweb and he can explain all lol

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 09:39 PM
keep trying next time i go over ill set him an id up cos he wants to come billing this year

Southie
05-04-10, 09:41 PM
Sounds like a plan, probably the only event I'll make now. :(

blue_peg_16v
05-04-10, 09:51 PM
same here then loon will be taken to pieces

Spudly
05-04-10, 10:58 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/milkfloat/Dscn0014a.jpg


Spencer close if im not mistaken, its a right funny old world, is that where youre from then or your mate as a few people i know, know the guy down there with the cossie:thumb:

Sloth
05-04-10, 11:10 PM
spud was that the one with m1 cos as the reg?
btw, i had far more fun at upullit. £40 a barrow, took roughly £300 in bits. :D

Spudly
05-04-10, 11:11 PM
spud was that the one with m1 cos as the reg?
btw, i had far more fun at upullit. £40 a barrow, took roughly £300 in bits. :D


Pass dont know on that one, and meh youre so behind the times dude, i did upullit on saturday:p

milko96
05-04-10, 11:17 PM
Spencer close if im not mistaken, its a right funny old world, is that where youre from then or your mate as a few people i know, know the guy down there with the cossie:thumb:

I live in Keyingham buddy... thats were that pic was took, was about 6 yrs ago tho...

Sloth
05-04-10, 11:18 PM
psh, major rape today bud, full sr head and cam box and manis :d, frontera ic, volvo ic, pipes, c18xe loom and ecu alloys, and more stuff.
cossie looks the same. prob not tho. i swhall have to get the boost sorted, and get on with a toy for future drag meets :d

blue_peg_16v
08-04-10, 02:24 PM
had a text off phil he manages to get down to 13.3 might have to strip some weight out the loon before i take hime on just to be on the safe side lol

Southie
08-04-10, 02:25 PM
Eat less pies lol

blue_peg_16v
08-04-10, 02:32 PM
erm that was a thought but i need my daily lard intake ill just take the lardy leather and boot build out for the day

Spudly
08-04-10, 03:45 PM
And the showcage too :p

blue_peg_16v
08-04-10, 10:18 PM
well thats a quick job it isnt bolted in lol

hybridturbo
11-04-10, 07:04 PM
Was a good day, both Lomas and that yellow nova put in some good times :thumb:

davidfox280585
23-12-11, 12:19 AM
the red gte is my mates car is a xe