Old skool newbie saying hi again

[ian.sutton]

Hi guys,

I used to be a member of the PNG way back in 2000 and joint ran the Region 4 (Kent and Surrey) with Dec Burke.

I'm back again, as the little Vauxhall is still running through my veins. lol

I'm currently looking for a clean example, dunno what I'm gonna do with it just yet though :confused:

Once Ive got my posts up, ill stick up some pictures of my previous Novas. (some of the older members may remember them) lol

Nice to be back. :thumb:

[Adam]

Welcome :)

[nov4801]

welcome back mate

[NovaJackie]

welcome back

[krobinson]

Welcome back mate, your name rings all the bells but I cant for the life of me remember your car, but i'm sure i've pic's of it somewhere!

Keith

[John]

Ditto. Welcome back Ian! Get posting so we can see those pics!

[GRANT !!!]

hello!

[vaughanmc]

Welcome to the PNG mate :)

Get some pics up as soon as you can :)

[stuartyj21]

welcome back ian, the nova runs deep in us all:D

[Mike]

Howdo :D welcome to PNG matey :D

[CP]

hi mate - some of us old lags are still kicking about:)

[RJM25R]

Old skool thread could do with some new pics........ welcome!

[elgan]

name rings nova bells..

picture time

[Steve]

Welcome back mate, some pics would be cool.

[Dec16v]

Hello fella!! Glad you found the site ok... :)

I may well have some pics of your old Nova laying about, I'll have to dig them out and scan them in!

Oh and I'll keep my eye out for a motor for ya ;)

Dec

[Rick Draper]

Was you old nova blue?

[ian.sutton]

Cheers for the welcomes guys.

I'm going nova mad at the moment, Dec, it's all your fault!!

Ive got loads of old school pics, will post them up when I can.

The two main cars I had were a white 2l 16v with speedlines

and a evo 6 blue Nova with gold 7 spokes 2l 16v

I intend to post the pics up. :thumb:

[CP]

This should be good - a bit of nostalgia:D

[SRimon]

Yep i remember the name too from somewhere....

Welcome Back, old school pictures are always welcomed.

[craig green]

Likewise I remember the name. I think I remember the white 2.0L with Speedlines..... or was it any other random Nova???? LOL

Welcome!

[tom_beverley]

Welcome back!

[bai1ey]

welcome back like the sound of the blue one.

[Breeny]

Hi Ian - I remember you, you came to our Santa Pod shoot out that was featured in TV irc?

[ian.sutton]

Breeny,


You are correct lol

I think I came 7th? on the day in the 2litre class. That was a fun day, got some pictures too. ;)

[cornish]

I rememeber the name too, i think i was at the Santa Pod shoot Breeny, ian i remember your blue Nova; had a sign in the rear window saying 'running in' as you did a burnout on the start line at the Pod!

[ian.sutton]

ha ha ha. lol

Thats the one cornish. :D

What a good memory you have.

[Dec16v]

Hope this jogs your memory :D

This is Ian's first Nova, one of the first 2.0l 16v's I had ever seen, and one of a few prepared by ASW.

Unfortuantely it met a sticky end involving a 230BHP Escort RS Turbo and a rather tight bend in Epsom Downs :cry:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/Declan1979/Nova%20Sports/26-02-2008144728.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/Declan1979/Nova%20Sports/26-02-2008144928.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/Declan1979/Nova%20Sports/26-02-2008145045.jpg

This was Ian's second Nova, reshelled using parts from the first one, IIRC it was Mitsubishi baby blue. Here he is racing my old Nova, we had about 3 races and he pipped me every time :( 14.2 to my 14.6 if I remember.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/Declan1979/Nova%20Sports/26-02-2008145932.jpg


Here's a few faces to names, this was taken at the PNG Belguim Treffen around 2002 :confused:

I've got a crap memory, but I'm the one just left of the middle in the green puffer jacket, Mark Addiscott is the big lump in the middle and Ian is the geezer in the baseball hat just to the right of him, Paul Foley is the pissed up bloke laying on the floor... Anyone know the others... maybe you're in it :thumb:

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/Declan1979/26-02-2008150215.jpg

Dec

[Austin_Nova16]

Ahhh. I remember now!
Welcome back!

:thumb:

[Dec16v]

Here's another one of Ian, holding the bonnet of John Sheilds Nova Sport after it flipped up coming out of Calais docks :(

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l252/Declan1979/Nova%20Sports/26-02-2008152654.jpg

[ian.sutton]

Nice one for posting the pics Dec. :thumb:

Brings back some memories!!

I havn't got those pictures of my white Nova, maybe you can Email over what you have or when you get a chance to scan them in. ;)

Those races a santapod were soooo close, I remember us both looking at eachother at the finish line not knowing who won. Then racing down to the group to find out the times lol !!!!

The end of my white one was a story to be told, i'll save that for another post! he couldn't shake me though. I also thought I'd killed you and me in the process. :cry:

[smcgsi16v]

Bloody hell blast from the past, met you many a time Ian, I used to be in region 17. I can remember seeing some photo's of where you crashed the white one.

That photo of you holding the bonnet, was at Belguim, the year Dec had a little too much to drink and ended up lumping some random. I think.

[krobinson]

the year Dec had a little too much to drink and ended up lumping some random. I think.

Tut Tut Dec.

:thumb:

[novacabrio]

The bonnet was 2001 I think? The year I didnt make it, went every other year, 2000 (in red GSI), 2002 (With Paul Bishop in met red luxe +), 2003 (C reg spider), and the last one in 2004 (F reg spider) all years were awesome weekends. Hopefully I will get over the the contenent this year to a treffen.

Wheres Foley these days? Locked up for streaking?

[novacabrio]

Wasn't it also Dec who switched off the generator?

[ian.sutton]

Yeah, the Beluim trip was one to remember. lol

If I remember correctly, Dec slipped on the wet grass and lent against the emergancy stop button. :roll: Then as one of the security guards helped him to his feet, he slipped again and they touched heads. :)

All just a big misunderstanding :D

As for the streaking :eek: Funny as hell. Along with the fires we wasnt supposed to have, the noise we made that everyone complained about. . .

I'll stop now. aahhhhhh the good old days. :D

[Dec16v]

If I remember correctly, Dec slipped on the wet grass and lent against the emergancy stop button. :roll: Then as one of the security guards helped him to his feet, he slipped again and they touched heads. :)

All just a big misunderstanding :D

As for the streaking :eek: Funny as hell. Along with the fires we wasnt supposed to have, the noise we made that everyone complained about. . .

I'll stop now. aahhhhhh the good old days. :D


LOL... it was something along those lines (I was young and reckless back then, as well as being off my nut!!) lol Luckily our coming together was cushioned by his thick European Mustache :p

The Paul Foley streaks were legendary... on the first Belgium trip he ran around campsite in nothing but a Union Jack, and it was a yearly tradition during prize giving at Billing. Mind you we did egg him on a fair bit and plied him with an endless supply of Stella!! :tard:

[smcgsi16v]

They were good years, especially with Paul around.

What was even funnier the following year was when Mark Addiscott and Paul were sharing a tent, they were sharing a blow up bed and after too many drinks Mark wet himself in the middle of the night and didn't realise.
Come morning they soon realised they had both been sleeping in Marks wee and the bed was still swimming in it.

[craig green]

What was even funnier the following year was when Mark Addiscott and Paul were sharing a tent, they were sharing a blow up bed and after too many drinks Mark wet himself in the middle of the night and didn't realise.
Come morning they soon realised they had both been sleeping in Marks wee and the bed was still swimming in it.

18+ is that way /\/\/\/\ lol

I remember reading about the streaking in PNG News.