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by bertieduff » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:09 am
The notorious Ayrshire Lotus curse claimed another victim tonight, with a purple elise spotted buried in an embankment during the GU navigational rally.
No injuries were reported but sources close to the driver commented " twat"

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by Dominic » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:25 am
Well done in winning your award; 'the golden spanner'.
Bit of gaffer tape & the car will be fine

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by bertieduff » Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:36 am
Just a few cracks and scrapes I reckon- will get a look in the daylight...fortunately it was pretty soft so just did a bit of ploughing
Excellent night otherwise- must take quite a bit of organising
Would recommend it to anyone.....
(Shush about the spanner. They'll all want one

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by ExigeKen » Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:10 am
Bertie hope your car is all right

Where you practising Walshy type manoeuvres
Cant wait to see the golden spanner though any photos

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by VXJON » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:21 am
Hope its ok

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by r055 » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:15 am
sorry to hear it Bertie!
ive decided... im not going to ayrshire again... ever!

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by tenkfeet » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:19 am
I know that twat feeling .
As long as you are ok .
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by craigieb » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:58 am
as long as you're ok matey
look forward to a demo of the golden spanner technique

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by ExigeKen » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:16 pm
craigieb wrote:as long as you're ok matey
look forward to a demo of the golden spanner technique

Or maybe a video

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by dezzy » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:12 pm
Glad you're okay Bert. Hope you get the car sorted.
Ayrshire really is cursed!!
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by bertieduff » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:36 pm
cheers....having had a better look it's only a scratch by ayrshire standards- cracked indicator, cracked/scuffed clam and broken grille- nothing some stickers won't sort
Spanner technique is easy: come over a slight crest into a 90 degree bend, observe coating of mud on the road, exit stage right
Oh well, at least I'm now an 'award winnning rally driver'.
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by craigieb » Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:46 pm
ExigeKen wrote:craigieb wrote:as long as you're ok matey
look forward to a demo of the golden spanner technique

Or maybe a video


sorry, i think i'm still sufferring the effects of friday night - too much beer and mother-in-law chat
"normal" service will be resumed shortly

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by woody » Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:17 pm
Sorry to hear that Bertie
Anyway some of us manage to drive around here for years on end with not a scratch - though the new neighbour has splattered the elise with fence paint if that counts

T cut it is then
You must have ran past or very near my house, time control 9 was at the start of the B road that leads to my place.
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by ExigeKen » Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:23 pm
Oy Ayrshire roads are amazing just had yet another late Sunday night blast - lovely bendy roads with no tractors as they have gone to bed pure Lotus heaven

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by alanm » Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:47 am
bertieduff wrote:The notorious Ayrshire Lotus curse claimed another victim tonight, with a purple elise spotted buried in an embankment during the GU navigational rally.
No injuries were reported but sources close to the driver commented " twat"

Sorry about the damage Bertie, hope you had a great night and thanks for coming along and taking one of our freshers out as your navigator! He said he had a great time!
Hope it didnt put you off doing another one
