car storage?

[shirt]

does anyone know where i'd be able to store a track car & trailer? how much per month would it be roughly?

[Hitch78]

You weren't by chance looking at a blue and white cater-field type car in the Ranches earlier this evening where you?

[shirt]

i might have been

[Hitch78]

Ha! I live about ten doors down and always wondered what was under that chap's tarp.

I drove past, saw him showing someone around it and remembered your reference to a 'blue and white' something or other...

Deal done...or do I have time to knock round and gazump you?!

[shirt]

small world! spotted some very nice motors along your road, including a chap washing a black 993 and a phantom drophead playing wallflower.

please no gazumping, it's taken me this long to decide already!

makes a lot of sense. proper track car + commuter/tow/desert 4x4. i do need to find somewhere i could store a trailer though, pref. where i could work on the car if needed. any ideas?

[rabailey]

Storage not sure, but not uncommon for cars to be left parked on trailers, just get a big lock.

For areas other than your own drive / garage for doing any work.
Sorry mate, question has been discussed a few times on "another forum" there doesn't seem to be anywhere.
Ramp rental like you get in the US (and now in UK) doesn't exist out here.

[shirt]

i'll ring around A2B etc. sent claire an email a few days ago <cough>. failing that, i think i can increase our security guard's salary by 100AED a month for a second spot.

[rabailey]

a2b got out of hand and they had two adjacent wharehouse at there old shop filled with various projects.
However think it was favours and more of a ball ache than profit or even bussiness plan.
Think they are trying to stop that at there new place, but not sure.

[Gaffer]

Sorry Shirt - not been picking up my emails for the past few days as I have a visitor at the moment.

Will give you a call later on tonight or will chat tomorrow if you are still coming to the race.
Claire

[shirt]

no worries. was going to come to the rally tomorrow for a chat but will now likely be chasing this and tow car options.

[shirt]

well don't all faint at once, but i now have a car [albeit a non road legal one].

did the deal over the phone yesterday, taking a deposit around tomorrow and the seller is giving me a week's grace to find a tow car and somewhere to keep it, so will be collecting fri/sat.

a friend has an unused space in JBR car park she says i can have for free, so just need to find a tow car. looking for a desert ready jeep or land rover, ideally under 40k. pipe up if you spot anything suitable,

oh, and a happy new year to you all. hope 2012 is a good one for everybody!

[Hitch78]

Congratulations - what is the car under the tarp by the way?

p.s not quite under 40k but it looks a cracker and he'd probably take 47/48 - plus you'll lose bob-all on it over a couple of years.

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/jee...

Edited by Hitch78 on Monday 2nd January 05:35

[shirt]

one of the ex-autodrome gts clubmans. it's seen 3 trackdays since the seller bought it, and he's fitted new 15" OZ wheels and toyo r888's, quaife lsd, quickrack, water rail, new shocks/springs, lights and bought a set of ITB's he's throwing into the deal. the trailer is also included.

good deal i reckon, v.chuffed. birthday presents are so much better when you buy them yourself!

[dxbtiger]

fk me Phil, never thought you'd do it!

Congrats mate, will keep an ear open for tow vehicles.

[yorky500]

shirt said:

well don't all faint at once, but i now have a car [albeit a non road legal one].

did the deal over the phone yesterday, taking a deposit around tomorrow and the seller is giving me a week's grace to find a tow car and somewhere to keep it, so will be collecting fri/sat.

I got some video footage of it at one of the Track days - followed it around for a lap.

So, you will be at the Track Day on this Friday?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mMYbYdMri0#ws]Club... at DA_9 Sept 2011

hope this is the one?

Edited by yorky500 on Monday 2nd January 07:45

[shirt]

can't see youtube at work but if it's white with blue nose/wings then yes.

not sure about friday. hopefully but depends what's going on with testing the bmw for the 24hr race and if i have anything to tow it with.

also going to need a race suit, helmet etc. who sells these locally?


ps, mike - couldn't find fault with the man maths so it had to be done!

[Hitch78]

A nice dab of oppo at 28 seconds!

[shirt]

i'll have to take a look then! seller told me that before the suspension/lsd were sorted, he spun it 8 times in one session! doubt i'll be pressing anywhere near the limit to begin with though, prob end up getting some tuition too.

[IanUAE]

Race gear is sold locally at either Performance House (Al Quoz), GulfSPort (near autodrome) and AUH (by Ducati).

And yes we will be testing the BMW this Friday morning.

[shirt]

cheers ian.

8am start friday? see you there.