OcUK Rolling Road Day 12 @ PowerStation (Tewksbury) - July 23rd 2011

Gibbo · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:37

HI there

Not been home long, so shall look at getting charts up soon in this thread and a dedicated thread.

Just want to say thank you for everybody turning up, we had no dropouts and 25 runners in total, which is a record, not bad for a day where I took no deposits.

At one point it seemed like there was close to 50 cars, so awsome turnout.

Once again thanks to everyone, great to meet you all and for Bicepo, Naithwraith, Kosta, RG-Tom and Scuba for helping out and doing great job, plus the videos.

InvaderGIR · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:48

Moving pics to the pics thread.

MacRS4 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:54

Seriously? An M Sport badge?

I've always wondered about this. Two options from what I can see:

A: People know about cars, and know the above is false
B: People know nothing about cars, and don't know what the badge is

I do not understand.

There's a 3 series near me with 3 exhausts - e36 shape, 2 exhausts on the left, one on the right. Pictures to follow if I remember

It's a damm nice car in its own right, why do stuff like that?

You also see a number of VW Golfs and the like with Audi RS badge on, don't understand that either.

Fuzz · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:57

Gibbo said:
HI there

Not been home long, so shall look at getting charts up soon in this thread and a dedicated thread.

Just want to say thank you for everybody turning up, we had no dropouts and 25 runners in total, which is a record, not bad for a day where I took no deposits.
At one point it seemed like there was close to 50 cars, so awsome turnout.

Once again thanks to everyone, great to meet you all and for Bicepo, Naithwraith, Kosta, RG-Tom and Scuba for helping out and doing great job, plus the videos.

Your Carbon brakes owes me a new spleen, I think it got ripped out half way across Crikley hill.

MacRS4 · 23 Jul 2011 at 22:58

Mind you, I should shut up - I had a 1.9TDi badge on my RS4 - was the red i though.

DRZ · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:20

Just got in - not a bad drive home! 160 miles, 27.1mpg average with an average speed of 70.0mph

Great to see the old faces, great to meet some new ones too

[TW]Fox · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:25

MacRS4 said:
Seriously? An M Sport badge?

I've always wondered about this. Two options from what I can see:

A: People know about cars, and know the above is false

As tacky and out of place as it looks, it isn't an M3 badge and that is a 325Ti Sport - fitted with a further 8 M badges from the factory, so you can see the thought process the owner went through when he decided it needed a 9th

InvaderGIR · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:28

[TW]Fox;19652897 said:
As tacky and out of place as it looks, it isn't an M3 badge and that is a 325Ti Sport - fitted with a further 8 M badges from the factory, so you can see the thought process the owner went through when he decided it needed a 9th

The picture doesn't show it very well, but it was badly placed (ie at an angle) and in a random place too. I could have understood if they put it on the same line as the 325ti badge but on the left.

[TW]Fox · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:31

Saw one on an E90 today in Nuneaton. 320d SE with fake MV2 wheels... and an M badge in a really odd position, including a ///POWER badge on the front wing.

On a 57 plate car..

MacRS4 · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:35

Brilliant. Like I say, I don't understand it myself. It makes a perfectly cool car....something to point and ridicule.

MacRS4 · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:41

In other news, I have E39 horn now. Not sure it's usurped the 356 horn I was having the other day though.

Sigh, I should probably get a job fulfills my horn.

[TW]Fox · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:42

Thats because there is no BMW more handsome than an E39 :cool:

NathWraith · 23 Jul 2011 at 23:50

Stormbringer1 said:
Many thanks for letting me join in with you all today

It was a great day, well organised and good to meet you all

Your car was a beast man!

NickXX · 24 Jul 2011 at 00:00

That M badge failed hard. I don't get why people still feel the need to stick them on the back. A 325Ti Sport is fairly respectable in its own right!

MacRS4 · 24 Jul 2011 at 00:03

[TW]Fox;19653009 said:
Thats because there is no BMW more handsome than an E39

You could be on to something. Simple shape, in a small package.

MacRS4 · 24 Jul 2011 at 00:04

325Ti Sport is fairly respectable in its own right!

Summed up my point well - you don't look at the decent car, you laugh at the misplace badge.

NickXX · 24 Jul 2011 at 00:09

MacRS4 said:
Summed up my point well - you don't look at the decent car, you laugh at the misplace badge.

Yeah, it's pretty obvious it's a Sport with its larger wheels and chunky bumpers.

I'd imagine the same people would be the type to drive a Ferrari in a Ferrari jacket if they could get their hands on one

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PMKeates · 24 Jul 2011 at 01:09

Finally home! I think I was a bit tired towards the end as I accidentally missed my turning and went over the Dartford crossing... woops!

Was a good day with great hooning weather. Thanks to everyone for the passenger rides! I'm officially requesting an Exige ride for next time

Stormbringer1 · 24 Jul 2011 at 09:33

NathWraith said:
Your car was a beast man!

Thanks

... sorry for being a bit noisey, blame Scoobydoo69 he was 'encouraging' me to use the anti-lag

-Neil- · 24 Jul 2011 at 10:23

PMKeates said:
I'm officially requesting an Exige ride for next time

At the next meet for sure, don't forget to ask as I'll probably forget by then

Neil.