106 Maxi

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TimDarracott

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1,137 posts

228 months

Tuesday 19th December 2006
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After years of work a friend of mine has just got his 106 maxi on the road. I've hosted some videos for him which can be found here:

http://bictube.meinhost.net

Ohh, you need sound to make the most of them

pdd144c

208 posts

230 months

Tuesday 19th December 2006
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Tell him to stop being a girl and race it!

steve_d

13,794 posts

265 months

Tuesday 19th December 2006
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Nice car and nice sound but what idiot goes down a drag strip without a crash helmet?

Steve

pdd144c

208 posts

230 months

Tuesday 19th December 2006
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steve_d said:
Nice car and nice sound but what idiot goes down a drag strip without a crash helmet?


Most people... Do you use one on the motorway?

busta

4,504 posts

240 months

Tuesday 19th December 2006
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You could argue that driving a 106 anywhere without a helmet is suicidal. They aren't exactly the sturdiest things to crash in. Don't see a problem on a drag strip if its not one of the track rules though. Gunning a hot hatch for 1/4 mile up a 1 mile track is hardly a recipe for disaster.

sjg

7,527 posts

272 months

Wednesday 20th December 2006
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I left PGAC a few months ago so hadn't seen that he'd finished it. Glad he has - at last!

For Santa Pod you only need a helmet if you're crossing the line at more than 100mph, which he seems to be just shy of.

r5gttgaz

7,897 posts

227 months

Wednesday 20th December 2006
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Chris Harwood? Is that his name? He purchased my old 106GTi from me a while back I then saw it next on the front of PGTi magazine.

TimDarracott

Original Poster:

1,137 posts

228 months

Thursday 21st December 2006
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Yes it's chris's car.

Did you own the silver one prior to him?

steve_d

13,794 posts

265 months

Thursday 21st December 2006
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pdd144c said:
steve_d said:
Nice car and nice sound but what idiot goes down a drag strip without a crash helmet?


Most people... Do you use one on the motorway?


Agreed, I don't use one on the motorway but then I'm not pushing my car to the very extreme of its performance where a failure of mechanics, adhesion or driver limitations will have the most dramatic effect.

Steve

r5gttgaz

7,897 posts

227 months

Thursday 21st December 2006
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TimDarracott said:
Yes it's chris's car.

Did you own the silver one prior to him?


No it was a diablo red one, he had the silver one also.

TimDarracott

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1,137 posts

228 months

Thursday 21st December 2006
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If thats the group thrash, my 206 is also on the front cover!

r5gttgaz

7,897 posts

227 months

Thursday 21st December 2006
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TimDarracott said:
If thats the group thrash, my 206 is also on the front cover!


Thats the one, I was on PGAC for a while, my old 106 got a stuck valve on the group thrash .

Was you one of the crusaders agaist turbos, bright orange 206 with Longman engine?

georgel

29 posts

214 months

Wednesday 17th January 2007
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R5Gttgaz

7,897 posts

227 months

Wednesday 17th January 2007
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georgel said:
It will be even better when he gets that longer final drive sorted out.


IMHO I think its a waste of time,in 2002 (I think) when I sold mine to him he had already spent about 40k on it.Each to their own.

georgel

29 posts

214 months

Sunday 21st January 2007
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Hes had most things at cost, so I can't see him loosing much on it if he splits it.

Granted I would rather have a 911 GT3 RS too.