chaseracer Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 HHHHHHNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!! etc. 😳 LightBulbFun and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Crackers said: An video. Nothing too exciting, just the start up, lots of idle noise and some revs while letting the choke off. The smoke visible in the 2nd and 3rd clip is nothing to worry about, just some crap burning off after it's long sleep. Once up to temperature the exhaust is completely clean as usual. Featuring my entry for "campest mince away from camera" in this year's Olivier awards. Utter filth ......love the wheels chaseracer, LightBulbFun and Crackers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 30 minutes ago, Boycie said: Utter filth ......love the wheels This chap doesn't think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Crackers said: This chap doesn't think so! He prob drives something with 4 different wheeltrims on it ... All broken AnnoyingPentium, Crackers and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Wheels seem to be a very marmite thing on cars. People either love the look or they hate the look. I quite like them on the P6. They look period correct. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 The redacted bloke is WRONG, in so many ways. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 How I spent my afternoon. Got to steer it round the field for a few laps. And then took a seat in the living van for the road run back to the owner's yard. Quick water stop. Conveniently also a pub. Home and dry. Mrs6C, timolloyd, Jenson Velcro and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Got your lawn sorted too? AnnoyingPentium and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Crackers on Tour: June 2022 The Cars of Crackers have had a busy month! I thought I would do a little photo summary as I've been out and every day I've been off work. Jubilee weekend started in the depths of Kent at the RHDR: Immediately followed by a change of pace with the Series making its first road trip: A BINI looks enormous next to the Mazda: The P6 was dragged out blinking into the sunlight: Then driven straight back into storage. Sampled some of the slowest vehicles around; And some of the fastest! Saw several million quid's worth of vintage gear tearing around my local circuit: (that's not a high-downforce DB4, it's just the forum being stupid) And finally today I am at the Watercress Line and have just managed to get the car up Bowers Grove Lane for a picture. Not something I'll be trying again as it nearly tore the front bumper off. A busy month but a good one. I think it's the first full-on month I've had since Covid times and it's been fantastic to be back on the road every day. Need to find a minute to give the Mazda a wash soon, it's earned one! Dyslexic Viking, mercedade, LightBulbFun and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Good news for numberplate lickers. J W Pepper, Mrs6C, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 5:17 PM, Crackers said: very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Crackers said: diesel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Dad's been flapping today. Repro flaps don't have painted letters nowadays, and NOS ones are hundreds of quid, so he's been busy with the paint pens! Rather wishing I would put some time into making improvements to the P6 like dad's doing to this. mat_the_cat, brownnova, Six-cylinder and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I did exactly the same! It's not lasting perfectly, but given the price of NOS flaps I can get the yellow pen out once a year or so. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Acquired: ROOF. Required: WASH. Twiggy, mercedade, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Scored the hardtop for a good price on Ebay yesterday. Picked it up after work as it was local. Seems to be the correct colour, but the car is so dirty I can't tell at the moment! Need to adjust the side catches a little and possibly revive the weather seals as there's a bit of unwelcome wind noise above 60mph. Condition is otherwise perfect though, and makes things a lot quieter inside (albeit including the exhaust, sadly ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Hardtops are GR9, I've got a very ratty one on mine. Think it's a genuine one (no HRW - dealer fit?) but not sure. Makes the car a lot more usable, and I've never desired to take mine off. Opening the windows is more than enough. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Looks great with the hardtop on. I like it. 👍 Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 12:40 AM, Crackers said: Rather wishing I would put some time into making improvements to the P6 like dad's doing to this Anytime that old rover is getting in the way just pm me 😄 anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Hardtops are GR9, I've got a very ratty one on mine. Think it's a genuine one (no HRW - dealer fit?) but not sure. Makes the car a lot more usable, and I've never desired to take mine off. Opening the windows is more than enough. Agreed and it'll pay dividends in the winter. I'll probably probably take this one off for the next month or so though, as I love top-down summer evening drives. Too hot for roofless in the daytime, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Matty said: Anytime that old rover is getting in the way just pm me 😄 Offer me what I paid for it and it's yours, no questions asked! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Crackers said: Offer me what I paid for it and it's yours, no questions asked! 😉 Which will be an amount I don't have, no questions asked 😄 AnnoyingPentium, Crackers, Fumbler and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 58 minutes ago, Crackers said: Too hot for roofless in the daytime, mind. Ah, I have cloth seats. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Another good trip away in the Series this weekend, a faultless run up to the FOD and back again. Nice to be able to get out across the main field for the first time, and catch the "characterful" bodywork in the last bit of the sunset! #Patina, yo. Andyrew, LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I really do like this. And driving it briefly has got me pricing up a gearbox rebuild on mine! Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 A nice day today. Went up the road to Goodwood circuit to have a crack at the BMW Performance Track driving day, which, as usual for Goodwood, was brilliant. Started off in an M4 Competition, I've driven one before and they are frighteningly capable but you do feel it's a heavy car. You'd really have to be a proper driver to get the most out of it. Then took a step down in power and weight, and tried a Z4 M40i. I wasn't expecting that much but it was absolutely fantastic, much more precise and place-able than the M4, a bit slower but it felt a lot more confidence inspiring overall and I had a few absolutely cracking laps in it, the instructor even said afterwards that he'd gone quiet because he didn't really need to say anything! I really gelled with that car and would happily drive one (or a Supra) again. Finally went into an M5 Competition for the last session, knowing it would be a heavier and less agile car, but it's not every day you get to use all of a 620bhp car. And yes, it's staggeringly fast. Coming down the Lavant straight I had 151mph out of it before the braking point, and the instructors doing hotlaps would have been going even faster. Afterwards I went for a quick look around Rally Replay, a pretty cool place with lots of genuine rally stuff on sale. Mrs6C, mat_the_cat, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 I've done it again. I can't buy a car locally, it always has to be hundreds of miles away. Begin: Awaiting a Tren. Floatylight, Tickman, chaseracer and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Chodspeed and all that. Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Ohh, an unexpected Friday colleckshun fred. AnnoyingPentium and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Crackers said: Awaiting a Tren. Some 80s wierdness for you while-U-wait. puddlethumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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