Faker Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 When's the next outing?Aye she's grand.... pride's a bit bruised, along with other bits due to a 6 point harness.... Cars had a big shunt... have to see if it's fixable, or start again... junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Aye she's grand.... pride's a bit bruised, along with other bits due to a 6 point harness.... Cars had a big shunt... have to see if it's fixable, or start again...Do you race yourself? Sent from my SM-A510F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 I've never raced stock cars or hot rods. Done a bit of rallying, hills and sprints in my time. Could be swayed into building a classic hot rod though.. They_all_do_that_sir and M'coli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 least shes ok still better than a billycorsa Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tie front of car to a big tree, then reverse as fast as you can until you run out of rope. Fixed. Dick Longbridge and Faker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tie front of car to a big tree, then reverse as fast as you can until you run out of rope. Fixed. I did that with a Manta I drove in a multi-story car park (it pulled out in front of me), pulled the whole slam panel off! Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 Tie front of car to a big tree, then reverse as fast as you can until you run out of rope. Fixed. Ah.... big hit unfortunately. Engines well back. Shafts pulled.. turret it shifted about five inches... nearside chassis leg no longer exists.. can't actually select a gear manually... done a good job on it! I've a mate who owns a recovery firm. He's got a lorry with an hiab. So... I'll trail it to him, stick the corsa on the lorry bed. Strap the bastard down, and see if he can tug it out a bit If I can get the turret back to where it's supposed to be, I'll stick a leg, front panel, and everything else it needs. Dick Longbridge and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Rubbin' is racin' Glad she is ok. My nephew has been punted into the wall a few times too,his little Micra had to be jigged a couple of times,needed a chassis leg at one point too. It just makes the little fecker even more determined Get it fixed and get her back out Faker, STUNO and DSdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 From another angle... M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 From another angle...The people in the bottom few rows soon cleared their seats when they saw her heading towards them.... DeeJay and Faker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloth in a bowl Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 From another angle... I thought that was the half time entertainment at Birmingham City, crowd is the right size. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I bet Mrs Faker is already plotting her revenge Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 I bet Mrs Faker is already plotting her revengeYou know her then?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 I'm having a terrible case of deja vu you know! I hope this one lasts longer than the last one!! (I might even convince Mrs faker to let me have a go in this one)! UltraWomble, Dick Longbridge, Heidel_Kakao and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Glad to hear your wife is ok (and ready for more). Shame there are no action shots as she flipped the car - would have raised her hero status even further! New Corsa looks clean as a pin; watching with interest. Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Will these do?! From initial tap to hitting the wall. I dropped the phone at this stage! M'coli, eddyramrod, dieselassist and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 A little unfortunate.Probably not happen again......for a while.Well done on getting a new one, its all part of the fun. Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 I'm not surprised you dropped your phone at that point! Was the fella who hit her being a knob, or was it just a friendly tap? Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 I'm not surprised you dropped your phone at that point! Was the fella who hit her being a knob, or was it just a friendly tap? That was the final. Mrs faker had a good day up to that point. Wee car's nippy, and she'd two good runs at the front prior to this heat. The guy in the fiesta had spent all three heats behind her. He'd chased her for a few laps in the final and couldn't get past. That's when I decided to start filming as it was getting interesting. The contact was more than a tap, it was a push, up the quarter which got her quite sideways towards the pitch. He then lifted for her to straighten up I'd say, which brought about the tank slapper. I've no doubt he wanted to have a punt at getting by, but he didn't mean to put her in the wall. He did come up to us in the pits after. Mrs faker will have her revenge! They_all_do_that_sir, eddyramrod, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Fair play to her for getting back on the wagon! What sort of costs are involved in going racing? Sent from my SM-A510F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Blue one probably cost me nearly a grand all in... car, cage, seat and harness, fuel cell and a bit of engineering, 6x control tyres (2x spare), fiddly bits like cut offs etc. Original purchase price of £175! They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Blue one probably cost me nearly a grand all in... car, cage, seat and harness, fuel cell and a bit of engineering, 6x control tyres (2x spare), fiddly bits like cut offs etc. Original purchase price of £175!No such thing as cheap motorsport then! Sent from my SM-A510F using Tapatalk Faker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 A grand IS cheap motor sport. Faker, They_all_do_that_sir, chaseracer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I bet you can't wait to get those grim alloys off the new one! But it's lowered, so might feel a bit more planted on the track. Are you allowed to re-use everything like the cage, seat-belts etc, in the fresh shell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faker Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 I'd springs in the blue one too... the cage has had a bit of a thump above the screen opening. Still to see what can be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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