What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Fumbler]

Grandmother Fumbler is now back home and safe after having a hip replacement, relieved of her sleep deprevation thanks to immense agony. I recon she is now mostly titanium and nickel. Got to watch the lower spine now, it wasn't in that better shape than her hip.

[barmatt]

First time I've spotted a @dollywobbler sticker in the wild. Then I spotted the sticker above and realised it must be one of @trigger's mob.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Motoring news:  TVR reveals it's new sports car and Halfords try to extend their range of random shit that motorists never knew they needed.

[PhilA]

Unearthed a copy of my parents' wedding film- all blurry 8mm cine, but there's the old dear next to the Sprite, way back in '76 up in the Lake District.

Luckily both are still around. Looking forward to seeing them next month.

 

Phil

[Crackers]

Today, I drove this.

Around Brands Hatch.

As you do.

 

Biggest grin in the whole grinning thread.

[wuvvum]

How did you wangle that then?!

[Crackers]

5 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

How did you wangle that then?!

Magic.

Today was the final round of the 2019 season of the BTRA Truck Racing. They only use the indy circuit, so Brands Hatch booked this lot to come down and do driving tasters on the GP section. £25 quid for 8 minutes driving, money well spent in my book! Probably something I'll never get to do again!

Apparently the truck was originally owned by Burt Reynolds, for transporting his Nascar team "Mach 1 Racing". Got imported to the UK a few years ago and basically lives live as a showtruck now. The importer didn't know its history until it had already got here, they didn't buy it because of the Hollywood connection. Just lucky!

It's a 1986 Kenworth W900B with a 14 litre CAT lump chugging out 500bhp, and a gearbox with more ratios than you can shake a (gear)stick at. Boyhood dream = fulfilled!

[wuvvum]

Not jealous.  Nope.  Not at all.

 

[Crackers]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Not jealous.  Nope.  Not at all.

 

You're welcome. 

[eddyramrod]

On 11/4/2019 at 2:24 AM, wuvvum said:

Not jealous.  Nope.  Not at all.

 

Nor me!  Much.

 

Meanwhile, on the way to rehearsal last night there was talk of a possibly-available-cheap Jag XJ40.  I'll let you all know if it comes to anything.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 hours ago, Crackers said:

....It's a 1986 Kenworth W900B with a 14 litre CAT lump chugging out 500bhp, and a gearbox with more ratios than you can shake a (gear)stick at. Boyhood dream = fulfilled!

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Breaker, breaker, Snowman; you got your ears on?

Would prefer Detroit power for maximum noise, but jealous all the same.

[Crackers]

2 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Breaker, breaker, Snowman; you got your ears on?

Would prefer Detroit power for maximum noise, but jealous all the same.

Unpopular opinion: Detroits make an annoying racket. Much prefer a hummin Cummins or a big Cat, because rumble.

[Crackers]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

 

10-4 !

[paulplom]

I've agreed a buy. Collecting end of the week.

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[hairnet]

21 hours ago, PhilA said:

Unearthed a copy of my parents' wedding film- all blurry 8mm cine, but there's the old dear next to the Sprite, way back in '76 up in the Lake District.

Luckily both are still around. Looking forward to seeing them next month.

 

Phil

so thats what the crazy pic in folsom was about

[hairnet]

plotting for feb to visit the old man (and @Conan )

(rental cars NAHHHHHH - thai dont accept debit cards yet)

looking at stuff on kaidee and even conan says thats too shit even for autoshite  

(knackered 70s toyotas etc) although did see a fiat 131 they want 2500 for.......

was looking at pug 405s

looking at bikes now (

just gotta find stuff thats nice thats not the other end of the country (easy here nitemare there)

 

[95 quid Peugeot]

How ironic.  

They've been unintentionally meat free for the last 40 years

[SiC]

22 hours ago, PhilA said:

Luckily both are still around. Looking forward to seeing them next month

If we ever actually get our house move sorted and the chain doesn't fall apart again, it would be good to meet up! I'd say the pub, but I don't really drink ... so maybe the garage. 

[scdan4]

[DoctorRetro]

Got through to second interview for a better paid position, at the company I already work for.... Fingers crossed. 

[wuvvum]

10 hours ago, Crackers said:

Unpopular opinion: Detroits make an annoying racket. Much prefer a hummin Cummins or a big Cat, because rumble.

Wash your mouth out with soap young man!

Auditory pornography right there.

[ChrisWilliams]

1 hour ago, scdan4 said:

I'm having that

[Cavcraft]

22 hours ago, Crackers said:

Today, I drove this.

Around Brands Hatch.

As you do.

 

Biggest grin in the whole grinning thread.

 

You've just won this whole thread, for ever.

[Crackers]

8 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

You've just won this whole thread, for ever.

*takes bow* Why thank you. 

[twosmoke300]

I was at brands last thurs ?

[Snipes]

On 11/4/2019 at 12:21 AM, Crackers said:

Magic.

Today was the final round of the 2019 season of the BTRA Truck Racing. They only use the indy circuit, so Brands Hatch booked this lot to come down and do driving tasters on the GP section. £25 quid for 8 minutes driving, money well spent in my book! Probably something I'll never get to do again!

Apparently the truck was originally owned by Burt Reynolds, for transporting his Nascar team "Mach 1 Racing". Got imported to the UK a few years ago and basically lives live as a showtruck now. The importer didn't know its history until it had already got here, they didn't buy it because of the Hollywood connection. Just lucky!

It's a 1986 Kenworth W900B with a 14 litre CAT lump chugging out 500bhp, and a gearbox with more ratios than you can shake a (gear)stick at. Boyhood dream = fulfilled!

A workmates was there and if I hadn't bee  looking at a 3 hour drive Monday morning I would have been too.  

[Wilko220]

Just finished re-watching the first series of Bugs, a TV series for which they could have invented the phrase "it's so bad it's good" and an absolutely epic eBay purchase for 99p...

So much 80s and 90s chod to enjoy: 

https://www.imcdb.org/movie_111904-Bugs.html

.

 

[MikeR]

Nearly had a spasm watching this     ... reckon it would of worked if he was not a tight arse and bought a launcher tube  ...

[xtriple]

Just asked a mate what he thought of the new rear spoiler, he had just walked passed the back of the car... He went and had a proper look and declared ; 'No wonder I didn't notice,  looks like it's always been there!' So I declare that to be a 'good' thing. Not bad for £88 delivered from Taiwan and correctly painted in the right colour. The genuine AMG version is £300 odd plus anothe ton for painting it.