400 miles GT2 today
400 miles GT2 today
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supermono

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7,464 posts

278 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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Made it to Ghent through sun, rain, snow. I know I keep going on about GT2s but today it's been utterly sublime in all conditions including 175mph before runnig up to traffic but much 130-160mph work where it's super responsive.

Enjoying the sweeping cornering at three figures, the stability, the grunt.

Factory tour really enjoyable though sad to have it confirmed that the dry sump engine production line is now demolished and doing something else...

SM

keep it lit

3,388 posts

197 months

Monday 29th October 2012
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supermono said:
Factory tour really enjoyable though sad to have it confirmed that the dry sump engine production line is now demolished and doing something else...

SM
long live the king Andy !!

supermono

Original Poster:

7,464 posts

278 months

Tuesday 30th October 2012
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What's the word to describe the feeling of misery when you reach the shores of the UK again with it's rubbish road surfaces and shambolic driving standards and of course the pre-historic speed limits for the times the above two don't exist?

Whatever it is I can feel it now, and I'm sure my trusty steed does too.

SM

Slippydiff

16,418 posts

253 months

Tuesday 30th October 2012
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supermono said:
What's the word to describe the feeling of misery when you reach the shores of the UK again with it's rubbish road surfaces and shambolic driving standards and of course the pre-historic speed limits for the times the above two don't exist?

Whatever it is I can feel it now, and I'm sure my trusty steed does too.

SM
It's called home.

If you don't like it Andy (and judging by some of your posts, it's clear you don't) there's nothing whatsoever to stop you emigrating. I suspect you'll find the grass isn't as green as it looks in Johnny foreigner land though.
For all it's faults, this sceptered isle still has some superb deserted driving roads. You may need to head North of the M25 to find them though . . . .

supermono

Original Poster:

7,464 posts

278 months

Wednesday 31st October 2012
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You're quite right and there are only certain bits of the UK that pee me off, road policing and dumbassed application of our loony speed limits plus eejits causing unnecessary delay on the roads.

However I have lived abroad in the past, two years in the USA for example, and was itching to get back to our green and pleasant land.

I even pointed out to the lad as we went through one barren looking german/belgian/french village after another how uninviting these places looked compared to villages of the UK.

Some of the stunning areas surrounding Nurberg rather diluted that assertion but it still stands as a whole.

Anyhow back to work today, life's pretty good, considering. I have many hours of washing and polishing to look forward to on the weekend. The beast looks a bit like when he starship enterprise comes in for a refit smile

SM

rog007

5,831 posts

254 months

Wednesday 31st October 2012
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supermono said:
The beast looks a bit like when he starship enterprise comes in for a refit smile

SM
hehe

SFO

5,190 posts

213 months

Wednesday 31st October 2012
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we need pics of starship E smile

supermono

Original Poster:

7,464 posts

278 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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Maybe a before and after when it sees the light of day Saturday smile

SM

LeighB

3,858 posts

255 months

Thursday 1st November 2012
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rog007 said:
supermono said:
The beast looks a bit like when he starship enterprise comes in for a refit smile

SM
hehe
That made me lol!