Fidgits

I had my first ever Kebab in Istanbul...

just out of interest Leg, you wernt based in Colt were you?

what about BAE systems?

manual 134mph

auto 127mph

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thats actual, not displayed.

Most speedos read about 10% over, so, if you were on a private road long enough (such as brunters) you could probably get it to 145 on the speedo...

But of course, top speed doesnt matter, nor does 0-60, take an IS for a test drive and you'll discover its assests...

happy birthday

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girls thinking 'what a bunch of weirdo's these lexus people are, why in the world did i agree to come along'...

At the bottom of every LOC page (very bottom) is the email address dann_blde@hotmail.com - is this meant to be there?

:winky:

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SF: I could make a great banner with that curry!

:winky:

I'd be willing to bet this is your first rear wheel drive car...

So your driving the IS as you have driven all your front wheel drive cars... which would explain 50% of the problem.

You see, the different drivetrains require completley different driving styles, where a FWD car you use the engine to 'pull you out' of the corner, RWD requires balance and finesse - dont worry, you'll get the hang of it...

I have to say, having the monster go past me a couple of times at *ahem* full tilt... tis very impressive...

and yes, Ahmet was squeaking* about the trip you took him on, phrases such as 'sat in the boot' were used...

*references man or mouse statement - as the blood drained from his face just remembering the experience....

if you have the dunlops - they are summer sports tyres - and as such, struggle with standing water and snow/ice.

What happens is the tyres aquaplane - which means they lose contact with the road - the traction doesnt kick in, mainly because it doesnt 'sense' wheelspin.

Just take it easy - drive smoothly and you'll notice a big difference, in the wet just be progressive with the steering and accelerator and you'll be fine.

was good to meet you, and your lovely wife too Jason...

was certainley an interesing tour of Cheltenham you took us on :P

my pictures are here

Apologies for mixing them all up (TOC/LOC) but its late and I couldnt be bothered to make 2 different pages...

Right - here are my movies of the driftworks SX200...

Movie 1

Movie 2

Movie 3

Movie 4

well - twas a long day - left home at 7am... and have just got home, at 12:45am

a feat considering i live 4 miles from the circuit!

The day started by meeting at the pre-defined meet point, then a nice convoy onto the circuit - and thats when it started to go wrong. The first entrance, we were told to go to the next one - which we did, and were told to go back to the first...

Just a little confusion, which is why I ended up on the TOC stand.

The weather was mixed, it did rain, but we had sunny spells, which was nice.

The track action was not as frantic as previous years, but a driftworks SX200 kept us entertained (I have movies of it!)

Really, it should have been called scoobyfest, but oh well, there were some nice cars, and i got some good pics.. which, i will post tomorrow - if im feeling nice..

Good to meet new peeps, and catch up with the old ones. If i didnt see you, I apologise...

After that, we decided we would go for an indian - in Cheltenham.. which was a blast!

Thanks to all who helped arrange this, and turned up, and generally made it a great day..

Oh, and Mat...

YES.

Looking through the posts, I have seen a number of times mentioned and various meeting locations;

MCDonalds looks like the venue.

08:00 meet time? (I can make this there abouts)

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yes McDonalds - but at 7:30am...

Does anyone know of anywhere I can wash my car when I get down there ?

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yes.

A couple of options, depending on your preference.

The nearest jetwash is down from the McDonalds - on the BP garage..

1 - he claims its a 'cat back' which it isnt - its only the backbox.

2 - I have never heard of a HKS super quiet

also - apparantly the CL on the pass means you have to enter via the competitors entrance...

can anyone confirm?

best place to start is the exhaust. A decent back box, or cat-back system will free up your engine significantly - okay, it wont make the figures much higher, but you will notice a big difference.

I would reccomend a HKS system, but these are hard to come by, I know Pro-Lex do a good one also, but I have no experience with it.

What comes next, is more down to your budget. If your looking to keep costs down, then an induction kit and piggyback ECU would mate nicely to a modified exhaust, and give you a reasonable increase.

However, if you can afford it, you want to go the supercharger route. Expect about 225bhp from the TTE system.

Dont however, forget brakes and handling - you can go for lowering springs which as well as reducing ride height, will stiffen the ride, or go for some coilovers, which, while less comfortable, will give much higher stability through the bends.

As for the brakes, if your just adding a S/C, you can just get better disks and pads, although there are options for upgrading the whole system if your serious.

If a policeman can get off for doing 160mph because 'he is a highly trained proffesional' testing his car...

How come Jenson Button (who, being a F1 driver, can be considered to be one of the best drivers in the world) was banned from driving for doing 130mph?

And if I get a ticket for doing 80mph on the M4 - half the speed of this policeman, surely this is a double standard..

mine isnt 3" wider.... :(

I can tell you what I didnt...

and that was in Tel Aviv - a local delicacy, which turned out to be a combination of a bulls Liver, Tongue, Tonsils and testicles..

Mitochondria

This is the cell inside every lanimal that converts food into energy, thus giving life ;)

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which would be nothing without........

DNA?

DNA (and the evolutionary process) tells Mitochondria to be Mitochondria?

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true - but DNA is simply the instructions...

Mitochondria is what gives the spark of life ;)

Mitochondria

This is the cell inside every lanimal that converts food into energy, thus giving life ;)