nooooo i loved that nova golf looks good but no where near like the nova!! bye bye!!!!
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nooooo i loved that nova golf looks good but no where near like the nova!! bye bye!!!!
Shame to see it go Oli but its nice to see you arn't giving up on cars for good!
Heading to the ISTS at Silverstone on Saturday for the first pre-season shakedown, we're booked in with both cars for 3 sessions during the day. I'll be doing two sessions in the white golf, then a session in the black golf just for fun :d
Colin finished putting together the black golf yesterday and took the trip down to Southampton to run the engine in. While he was here I grabbed a couple of pics of it on the driveway.
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pure filth :d
Nice machinery.
New camera Oli?
It's a 40D that I've had since just after christmas, those were taken with a 28-135is and I'm currently on the hunt for something shorter and faster!Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Dan
Sweeeeeeet!
Did i see you we going to be at silverstone on saturday?? I'm up on the Universals turbos stand all weekend if you want to pop over for a chat
Yep and I'll try and remember to come and say hello :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
Looks a weapon. Did NASA prepare all the piping in the boot?
Exactly my thoughts!Quote:
Originally Posted by ConnorLake
+1 :)
looks good matey shame the nova had to go though!!
17-55 f/2.8 IS USM? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
That's favourite at the moment! Would like to find a secondhand one though, as buying new means you take a huge hit on resale, whereas S/H they hold their value well. The Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 is also a contender, but I get the feeling I'd always be wishing I'd bought the Canon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Dan
''My'' Golf has problems :cry: It has been clocking up some miles on the roads recently to loosen up the freshly built motor. The other day it was garaged with a suspected gearbox oil leak by the guy clocking up the miles. On closer inspection it is oil coming out of the header tank and running onto the box :( I'm going up to the Midlands tomorrow and I'll see if it's fixable before Saturday's track sessions, if not the 328 is coming out to play :thumb:
Who's clocking the miles up, anyone i know mate?Quote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Hope it all comes together well though dude, what track day you doing?
Scott
Scott Oli is going to silverstone along with a few others lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Scott - It was Neil and his better half Sarah doing the running in.
Car's all stickered up and ready to go. Heading off to Brands Hatch at about 8.30am tomorrow. Practice tomorrow PM, then a day off on Saturday to mince and take pics of the GT cars in action, then Sunday it's game time. 10am qualifying, 1.30pm race.
Sooooooo excited, just hope I don't stall on the grid lol
I should have photos and hopefully some in-car footage for y'all next week :thumb:
Nice one Oli, I'll look forward to seeing the action. GOOD LUCK :d
dont the fuel system need to be firewalled from the driver????Quote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
that is the tits i want one.
Good luck mate
It does indeed :thumb: The car isn't finished yet (it's actually in the process of being changed to a 1.8 20v turbo) so a firewall will be installed.Quote:
Originally Posted by discoinferno
Qualified 12th - 1st in class
Finished 9th - 1st in class
Well happy!
Unfortunately the video camera packed up prior to the start of practice!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
I'm gutted about the camera, good result though well done!
epic results for first outing?? even if it wasnt then congrats
Yep, my first ever race, first time round Brands GP and only the second time driving the golf!
Quality result then! You must be well chuffed :d
Great result Oli !
how do they let you race if it is not finished yet ? i no for me tocompete in time attack it needs tobe firewalled or i will not be allowed to competeQuote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
He's not racing it yet :wtf:Quote:
Originally Posted by discoinferno
Great Results Oli, BIG well done :thumb:
How did you enjoy competition over trackdays, bet its a massive buzz?
It makes trackdays seem tame! Even a proper test session is better than a trackday, as you're much less restricted e.g. overtaking etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by nova ian
Well done, excellent results for a first race!
well done mate glad your doing well!!Quote:
Originally Posted by dhdev (Oli)
Castle Combe results -
Qualified 1st in class (out of 4), 10th overall (IIRC) with a 1.22.647 lap
Finished 2nd in class, 7th overall.
I actually had a to fight for position this time and I think some of my inexperience shone through with me cooking my tyres trying to stay ahead, in my defence the car that beat me had many illegal mods (welded cage, Brembo four pot brakes, poly carbs). But in reality it was my own fault and should've been avoidable. He took me at quarry, I got him back at Camp, he then took me at quarry again (he has 2.0l grunt) then I overcooked it through the esses trying to get a run down to camp and he took the flag :( I have vids of Quali and the Race which I'll post up tomorrow :thumb:
Sounds awesome mate, glad your enjoying your self in ca r on track still, bet it feels better to actually be doing it for a reason instead of just "for fun" like in the Nova.
Scott
It's a world apart from trackdays Scott, so much more adrenaline!
I have a had to split the race into two videos as it exceeded the upload limit. So here is video 1 of 2, video 2 is still uploading.
http://vholdr.com/node/93721
Enjoy! :)
The second half of the race is now uploaded...
http://vholdr.com/node/93738
crazy m8!