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Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« on: 12 August 2006, 00:04:23 »
Someone is going to be driving up/down/through Stelio Pass







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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #1 on: 12 August 2006, 08:46:28 »
Yes... in a £100 senator (albeit a very good one)...  :-/

Am I worried? Heck yes!

Now how much for new discs and pads....
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #2 on: 12 August 2006, 09:57:19 »
a rear wheel drive car will own and front wheel heavy cars looking at that road!!

Can you mount a camera on the dash or something m8? Be cool to watch
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #3 on: 12 August 2006, 10:34:53 »
We will be recording the event... however i suspect it will not be suitable for a younger audience due to the language used... mainly by Mark who is not the most "tolerant" of drivers!  ;D
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #4 on: 12 August 2006, 10:54:45 »
...just dont look out the windows Dave - at the drop!  :-?
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #5 on: 12 August 2006, 11:35:53 »
If you are not on your own in the car(!), get someone to take pictures and then post them here...

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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #6 on: 12 August 2006, 12:39:03 »
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We will be recording the event... however i suspect it will not be suitable for a younger audience due to the language used... mainly by Mark who is not the most "tolerant" of drivers!  ;D


We could always edit it to beep out the language... although i suspect we might have 2 hours of beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #7 on: 12 August 2006, 13:17:55 »
I am also in the car......might invest in a small external cam and mount it behind the front wheel ala Italian Job style...
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #8 on: 12 August 2006, 13:24:15 »
Now that would be a brilliant idea Mark !! worth seeing that  :)
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #9 on: 12 August 2006, 16:37:37 »
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I am also in the car......might invest in a small external cam and mount it behind the front wheel ala Italian Job style...

Ooooo... the Italian Job hairpin bus drive did not end all that well....  ;D

Looking forward to see the footage though!

« Last Edit: 12 August 2006, 16:38:06 by markjay »
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #10 on: 12 August 2006, 16:53:32 »
Having extensively researched the subject (err...I typed it into google), it seems that the pictures above were taken from the first line of results in google, so for those of you who are too lazy to look it up, here's a selection of interesting links:

http://www.adamanda.org/travel/it/98/
http://www.paloaltobicycles.com/alps_photos/i68.html
http://www.aukadia.net/alps/ste1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stelvio_Pass

'The Stelvio Pass is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps at 2757m... The original road was built in 1820-1825 by the Austrians to connect the former Austrian province of Lombardia with the rest of Austria, covering a climb of 1871m. Since then, the route has changed very little. The 60 hairpin bends, 48 of them on the northern side numbered with stones, are a challenge to motorists. Even Stirling Moss went off the road here during a vintage car event in the 1990s, with an onboard video of his incident (Cor blimey!) being shown on satellite TV.' (from wikipedia)

Looks like fun!  ;D

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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #11 on: 12 August 2006, 20:23:19 »
Parachute for when the brakes start to overheat?

In fact, do they make ceramic discs for a senator?
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #12 on: 12 August 2006, 22:35:12 »
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Parachute for when the brakes start to overheat?

In fact, do they make ceramic discs for a senator?

 ;D

We are taking replacement fluid (and brake bleeding kit) and even a spare set of front brake pads!

I think ours will be ok, but I am not so sure about some of the other cars.... ::)
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #13 on: 12 August 2006, 22:39:02 »
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Having extensively researched the subject (err...I typed it into google), it seems that the pictures above were taken from the first line of results in google

 :-[ does that equate to being owned  :-[ :-[
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Re: Stelio Pass....LUCKY Bu33er
« Reply #14 on: 12 August 2006, 23:42:44 »
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I am also in the car......might invest in a small external cam and mount it behind the front wheel ala Italian Job style...

You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
« Last Edit: 12 August 2006, 23:43:55 by paulmccristall »
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