Steve Hignett
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 09:16 PM |
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Re-Living Good Times! Photo's from GOME 2008
I will apologise in advance if this seems like a little self-indulgent, self-obsessed kind of post.
But after a very KitCar'y chat on the way home from work, I ended up looking at some old photos...
Please click on the first photo, top left and then click the play button and enjoy the slideshow.
http://p4nts.co.uk/mallory
And if you get bored (I didn't but I had to have a quick peak at these too!!!) - http://p4nts.co.uk/nurburgring I'll let you guess
what the photos are of! 
Please enjoy, but also feel free to hurl abuse 
(ps, the "spun" STM near the end is NOT being piloted by it's owner, but a certain "Hades-Alight" member on here)
Once again, thanks to all involved:
Chris, Joe, Tim, Jon, Jon's son!, James, Al, Phil, Steve, Daddy H! etc...
[Edited on 28/2/09 by Steve Hignett]
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 09:18 PM |
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ps - all photos courtesy of the missus + Jules!
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McLannahan
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 09:31 PM |
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quote:
And if you get bored (I didn't but I had to have a quick peak at these too!!!) - http://p4nts.co.uk/nurburgring I'll let you guess
what the photos are of!
Please enjoy, but also feel free to hurl abuse
God my Golfy looked quality and shiney!!
Oh good days...good trip that!
KC it up Pants and we'll go again!
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handyandy
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 09:31 PM |
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nice photos,
i bet you had a ball?
mallory, one of my favourite tracks, fun in the wet tho??
andy
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 09:34 PM |
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Well a certain Mr Ison, told me that I would be fine in standing water with 888's on the car the damn fool!!! (obviously he was right!)
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Originally posted by handyandy
nice photos,
i bet you had a ball?
mallory, one of my favourite tracks, fun in the wet tho??
andy
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handyandy
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 09:44 PM |
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i,ve never driven a car around mallory, apart from driving the van from the hair pin entrance to the paddock
but i must,ve done hundreds of miles round the circuit on a bike (race ), IMO the circuit was spoilt when they added the edwina,s chicane, there was
nothing like it going into the esses in the wet on a bike, ( not much run off there ) talk about squeezing ones butt!!! 
gerards bend(before new slow down chicane) when you get it right is awsome on a bike, must be 200 mtrs with knee on the deck, ahh those were the days.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 10:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
http://p4nts.co.uk/nurburgring I'll let you guess what the photos are of!
[Edited on 27/2/09 by Steve Hignett]
well I was going to say the nurburgring, but now I'm just confused....
[Edited on 27/2/09 by Dangle_kt]
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welderman
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 10:31 PM |
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twas a good day, excellento pictures there mrs Pants.
Dangle your manifold is ready too
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 10:37 PM |
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one
two
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handyandy
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 11:03 PM |
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those video clips bring back great memories
tho i,ve only ever ridden with using the bus stop chicane, again heart in mouth jobby, smiles, getting thru there with 2 bikes side by side is
interesting!!!
nice oil slick just coming into braking zone for gerards
andy
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 11:12 PM |
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Thats one event I regret not taking part in while I still had my Indy looked like a real good day
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Wadders
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| posted on 27/2/09 at 11:55 PM |
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Great photos Steve, and a good reminder of a cracking day. Roll on summer
Al.
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 12:52 AM |
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Well that just happened to be the 24th of June, which also just happened to be my brothers birthday which Ja, McLannahan and myself spent in Brussels
and had a VERY entertaining evening (during the football world cup matches)!!!
Ugly BarSteward on the left is Mclannahan, Ugly Barsteward on the right is my brother ja, and the severely ugly Cee Uue Next Tuesday in the centre/
wearing the Mexico hat, is your very own, Steve...
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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
http://p4nts.co.uk/nurburgring I'll let you guess what the photos are of!
[Edited on 27/2/09 by Steve Hignett]
well I was going to say the nurburgring, but now I'm just confused....
[Edited on 27/2/09 by Dangle_kt]
[Edited on 28/2/09 by Steve Hignett]
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 01:02 AM |
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And the gay'est RUN of the century goes to:....
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 01:03 AM |
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To be fair, I really shouldn't of Posted that, cos I'm gonna get a Kickin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Gezza
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 07:46 AM |
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Great pics steve, we are looking forward to a good season now, new engine in and ready for testing before we go to nurburg ring in may, hopefully this
engine will last more than one season, hopefully see you at a track soon, you got anything planned?
ps got the old engine casings here for you.
regards gerry
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TimC
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 11:19 AM |
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What a great day!
Will live long in the memory.
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oldtimer
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 02:20 PM |
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Not being anti-BEC here, but, do you guys not worry about the damage done by false neutrals??, the video by Mr Ison had a couple of them and
skyrocketing revs. How do they do with a passenger? just thinking that they are already carrying alot more than their design load, then add a
passenger and race for a few hours - sounds tough on a small motor and clutch.
Thoughts?
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 03:11 PM |
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Jon was having a problem with his car during the later half of the day - I can't remember what it was exactly but it wasn't a BEC
"Breaking because of sustained hard use problem". Plus it was his lad driving (I think) and he wasn't being gentle!
I only hit a couple of false neutrals in all the time I had the car, and to be honest, even when you are "on it" it doesn't really
over rev too much, certainly not enough to cause problems...
Having a passenger isn't too bad. It does have an impact on performance, but once you are at the top of the rev band and staying there, it
isn't as noticeable as you think. If you've been giving it beans all day on your own, then someone jumps in who isn't a small lad,
you do think you've just lost about 50 HP, but as I said, it's not the end of the world.
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Originally posted by oldtimer
Not being anti-BEC here, but, do you guys not worry about the damage done by false neutrals??, the video by Mr Ison had a couple of them and
skyrocketing revs. How do they do with a passenger? just thinking that they are already carrying alot more than their design load, then add a
passenger and race for a few hours - sounds tough on a small motor and clutch.
Thoughts?
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welderman
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| posted on 28/2/09 at 05:05 PM |
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i remember jons problem was with the gear linkage and not engine or box problem
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 06:44 PM |
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We never did get the results from that day, although I reckon both the BEC teams were up in the points.
To be fair, that spin was the only one of the day (IIRC). The only other mishap happened on my first lap, when I stuck Al's ST in the gravel
trap. It was wet though
I remember the day particularly well. I could have quite easily packed up and gone home at lunchtime cos I was soaked through to the skin and
absolutely freezing cold. Glad we stuck it out though, the afternoon session was superb.
Phil
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