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The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« on: 26 August 2018, 12:14:43 »
It should be called Irish racing green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XY0FfQB_DM
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #1 on: 26 August 2018, 12:59:25 »
Thanks for that, dear Doctor - very interesting.

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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #2 on: 26 August 2018, 23:45:55 »
Yes interesting, thanks.
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #3 on: 27 August 2018, 08:12:38 »
I think the circuit involved may have been the Ards TT circuit ? If it was I lived 200 yards from it from the age of 12 to 19.

It was more or less a triangle of public roads from Newtownards to Comber to Dundonald (where I lived) and back to Ards.
I spent much of my yoof riding and falling off motorbikes around the circuit.
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2018, 09:16:44 »
Quote from: Migv6 on 27 August 2018, 08:12:38
I think the circuit involved may have been the Ards TT circuit ? If it was I lived 200 yards from it from the age of 12 to 19.

It was more or less a triangle of public roads from Newtownards to Comber to Dundonald (where I lived) and back to Ards.
I spent much of my yoof riding and falling off motorbikes around the circuit.

Had an unofficial blat around that in a group of kit cars a few years back now. Actually, quite a few. It was 2003, I think. My mate and dyed-in-the-wool petrol head, Johnty, who organised it, lived in Ards but passed away a couple of years back now.  :'(

His final wishes were that nobody was to be held up behind the hearse during his final journey and the driver of said vehicle, who turned out to have done a bit of rallying in his past, duly obliged. :y
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2018, 09:28:59 »
A lovely story Kevin that could only happen in Ireland.  :y
I always loved the twisty section from Comber to Dundonald, although I saw an old classmate die there after he and his Suzuki went right under an oncoming bus. :(
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2018, 11:29:12 »
The video evidence is still on YouTube, in fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4C4VmKgP_o
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2018, 11:52:28 »
I will watch it with sentimental interest later when I get to work.  :y
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2018, 12:32:12 »
I've always fancied a Lotus Super 7. It's like a four-wheeled motorcycle you can't fall off.......and no need for helmets. :y
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2018, 19:34:55 »
Our local doctor has a Caterham 7. He put it in a ditch a few years ago and took it to the local garage to be repaired.
When it was finished he went to collect it and mentioned to the garage owner owner that he was concerned the handling might not be as sharp as it had been.
The garage owner took him for a test drive along the local twisty B road to see if the handling was up to scratch. When they got back, the doctor sat in the passenger seat, unable to move or speak for several minutes, with no colour in his face.
The local garage owner is a former FF1600 british champion, drove for Lotus in  F3 and has shown me his old race results where he regularly beat people like Jody Sheckter and Alan Jones.  ;D
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #10 on: 28 August 2018, 19:48:46 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 28 August 2018, 11:29:12
The video evidence is still on YouTube, in fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4C4VmKgP_o

Now that's what I call a funeral Kevin. :y That hearse driver wasn't hanging around.  :o ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 28 August 2018, 20:39:03 »
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #12 on: 29 August 2018, 09:10:52 »
Quote from: Migv6 on 28 August 2018, 19:48:46
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 28 August 2018, 11:29:12
The video evidence is still on YouTube, in fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4C4VmKgP_o

Now that's what I call a funeral Kevin. :y That hearse driver wasn't hanging around.  :o ;D

Watch it every time Kevin posts it (well, I've certainly seen it before somewhere) - brings a tear to the eye every time.

Not sure what I'll do for mine.. procession of office wheeley chairs, maybe? ;D
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #13 on: 29 August 2018, 16:38:38 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 29 August 2018, 09:10:52
Quote from: Migv6 on 28 August 2018, 19:48:46
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 28 August 2018, 11:29:12
The video evidence is still on YouTube, in fact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4C4VmKgP_o

Now that's what I call a funeral Kevin. :y That hearse driver wasn't hanging around.  :o ;D

Watch it every time Kevin posts it (well, I've certainly seen it before somewhere) - brings a tear to the eye every time.

Not sure what I'll do for mine.. procession of office wheeley chairs, maybe? ;D
Maybe you'll have finished the Cobra by then.  ;)
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Re: The history of British racing green. Albitz will be pleased.
« Reply #14 on: 29 August 2018, 16:58:46 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 29 August 2018, 16:38:38
Maybe you'll have finished the Cobra by then.  ;)

Maybe ;D The wiring is progressing.. what a faff that is - mostly bending over backward in the transmission tunnel staring at the bulkhead 3" from my face, installing cable tie bases ;D

But will we still be allowed to drive infernal combustion engine cars by then, I wonder?
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