Whatever happened to the 'old guard'?
02 January 2009, 01:03 PM
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02 January 2009, 05:24 PM
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I'm sure they'll be back up soon, fotopic seems to have gone down today 
As for Trout and Andy Tang, they're still around, Trout appears from time time over on 22b, Andy over on Surrey Scoobies I think, and Facebook of course...
As for Trout and Andy Tang, they're still around, Trout appears from time time over on 22b, Andy over on Surrey Scoobies I think, and Facebook of course...
02 January 2009, 08:02 PM
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Owain!! How the devil are you old bean? 
Long time no hear matey 
That Nurburgring trip was bloody awesome 
Tim, good to see you here too, I'll never forget sitting on the doorstep of the Hotel Nurburg in the snow freezing to death, pissed as farts, talking until 7am
Long time no hear matey That Nurburgring trip was bloody awesome Tim, good to see you here too, I'll never forget sitting on the doorstep of the Hotel Nurburg in the snow freezing to death, pissed as farts, talking until 7am
02 January 2009, 08:52 PM
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LOL Hiya Sal 
Yeah that was quite an evening, especially when Paul and I decided it was time to go sledging in bin bags down the road, and you stayed out to watch
The next trip was equally as amusing, especially watching Arsecue fall over the wall after declaring we'd been had
Happy days
Yeah that was quite an evening, especially when Paul and I decided it was time to go sledging in bin bags down the road, and you stayed out to watch
The next trip was equally as amusing, especially watching Arsecue fall over the wall after declaring we'd been had
Happy days
02 January 2009, 09:39 PM
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LOL Hiya Sal
Yeah that was quite an evening, especially when Paul and I decided it was time to go sledging in bin bags down the road, and you stayed out to watch
The next trip was equally as amusing, especially watching Arsecue fall over the wall after declaring we'd been had
Happy days
Yeah that was quite an evening, especially when Paul and I decided it was time to go sledging in bin bags down the road, and you stayed out to watch
The next trip was equally as amusing, especially watching Arsecue fall over the wall after declaring we'd been had
Happy days
02 January 2009, 11:04 PM
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02 January 2009, 11:21 PM
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IIRC. Stef, Harj, R Squire, Mellowyellow, blue, Matt TypeR, rick awskew, mike Rainbird, John felly, john buldock and Josh Levy to name afew . The last time I met most of these together was Feb at Oulton Park trackday 2001. but my memory is Famously bad 
We stopped overnight at a very nice Hotel they even employed overnight Securityman to look after our cars My scoob
Tony
We stopped overnight at a very nice Hotel they even employed overnight Securityman to look after our cars
My scoobTony
Matt TypeR worked there iirc. That security guy must have frozen his nuts off as it was perishing cold, so cold that they didn't open the track for ages & then people decided to drive too fast - had 3 people spin off in front of me that day at Deer Leap That track day was the first time I met Rum who we worked out later actually turned out to be vaguely related 
Gossy has been working at my company for a few years now & he still has his scoob but its in bits. Bumped into Rainbird @ Snetterton during TA last round still got the same escort cossie he's had for a while - saw the car & thought "ooh that used to be Mike's" and it still was!
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05 January 2009, 10:57 PM
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John F is still around 
he sold his lovely STI type RA on here just before christmas
Now taking you back, some of the pioneers of tuning their scoobs, Craig H and Steve McCulloch? with their V5 STI's, in the days where getting 350bhp was expensive! but they showed the way to many on here with fmic's, uprated tmic's, full engine rebuilds etc.
Tony
he sold his lovely STI type RA on here just before christmas Now taking you back, some of the pioneers of tuning their scoobs, Craig H and Steve McCulloch? with their V5 STI's, in the days where getting 350bhp was expensive! but they showed the way to many on here with fmic's, uprated tmic's, full engine rebuilds etc.
Tony
05 January 2009, 11:03 PM
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I was there that night too Matt TypeR worked there iirc. That security guy must have frozen his nuts off as it was perishing cold, so cold that they didn't open the track for ages & then people decided to drive too fast - had 3 people spin off in front of me that day at Deer Leap
Matt TypeR worked there iirc. That security guy must have frozen his nuts off as it was perishing cold, so cold that they didn't open the track for ages & then people decided to drive too fast - had 3 people spin off in front of me that day at Deer Leap 
This one with WALLS on was mine but MAF went on second lap 
A few park outside the moat house Oulton
Listers Worcester(my Local dealer) did manage roll their new Bugeye WRX, also Matt Type R in green bobble hat at the rear
some old facies at TRAX2001, Stef and Mac, was A2 AHS you old car?
Was this one of his cosys and Blowdogs GTR
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06 January 2009, 01:56 PM
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Then there was the Unichip vs Link (ECU) battles.
Harj and myself (Unichip boys) vs Mark Aigin, Lee Christie, Rannoch at a couple of RR ShootOuts.
Harj and myself (Unichip boys) vs Mark Aigin, Lee Christie, Rannoch at a couple of RR ShootOuts.
16 January 2009, 01:49 PM
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21 January 2009, 11:10 PM
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Don't worry chaps, I'm not dead!!! More lurking than post *****!
I spend most of my time in Computer Related and or course For Sale!!
I bought my first Impreza in April 1999 and have been on here for 10 years (shy of a couple of months!!)
Good to see the old names, most of who are on 22B!!
I spend most of my time in Computer Related and or course For Sale!!
I bought my first Impreza in April 1999 and have been on here for 10 years (shy of a couple of months!!)
Good to see the old names, most of who are on 22B!!
22 January 2009, 03:50 PM
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Rich 'Skew is currently commuting in a scoob (Type D?) and building a very nice AE86 Corolla Drift/Rally car. Can be found on Driftworks forum now and again and a couple of Corolla ones too.
He's bought a house around the corner from me, but our paths haven't crossed for a few months. We're hopefully going to attend some of the same trackdays this year though.
Tony, keep an eye on Karen's race calendar and come and watch her spank her WRX!
He's bought a house around the corner from me, but our paths haven't crossed for a few months. We're hopefully going to attend some of the same trackdays this year though.
Tony, keep an eye on Karen's race calendar and come and watch her spank her WRX!
FPMSL
23 January 2009, 05:35 PM
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Rich, have you still got the 22b and the RS? Last I remember the 22b was in storage over here...
I can still remember the frequent fuel stops for you and JF on the way out and back again on the Easter trip, then Owain spotting the rear damper bolts lacking nuts...after you'd been out on the Ring
I can still remember the frequent fuel stops for you and JF on the way out and back again on the Easter trip, then Owain spotting the rear damper bolts lacking nuts...after you'd been out on the Ring
23 January 2009, 11:37 PM
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Hi Sal,
The devil hasn't got me yet, so i must be doing something right
Tim
I've still got the 22 but sold the RS several years ago. As it would break traction and spin all four wheels when changing into fifth at ~150 mph I decided it wasn't the best thing for my longevity
Richard
The devil hasn't got me yet, so i must be doing something right
Tim
I've still got the 22 but sold the RS several years ago. As it would break traction and spin all four wheels when changing into fifth at ~150 mph
I decided it wasn't the best thing for my longevity Richard
24 January 2009, 08:58 AM
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The RS was a pretty truculent piece at the best of times, I can also remember puching you around the car park at the Ring rather than you having to fight the box and clutch at low speed or even, god forbid, trying to get it into reverse
So what's the fleet now? Can't believe that the RS was released into the wild and not replaced by something interesting
So what's the fleet now? Can't believe that the RS was released into the wild and not replaced by something interesting
07 March 2009, 03:11 PM
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How many bitburgers did we used to have out there. Still around, on my 4th scoob now. I bumped into Rich Askew not so long ago, manning a motorbike sales centre, still as ginger as ever.
Bumped into ChrisL at Brands Hatch on Monday doing his media thing, i was doing my throwing spanners at a car thing.
Great to see some of the old guard are still breathing.
I think we should have a reunion at Rich Squires place, it's got to be nicer weather than here.
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