So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

[daft009]

Cargo ship carrying 1,100 Porsches catches fire off Portugal

As many as 3,965 vehicles were reportedly on board of the ship which was travelling to the US, including more than 1,000 Porches.

www.abc.net.au

There goes My Lambo

 

[Cossie]

So, I sold the motorsport Escort Cosworth body shell, never thought I would do that as it is probably the last unused brand new one in existence. Sapphire arrived today missing the extra parts, seems ok at first look, will know more next week.

The car in NZ is in good hands, no rush to get it here, in fact my friend can do some events in it if he wants to, can’t see their borders opening to the unclean for a while yet, so unlikely to get over there.

I have my rally friend in Germany on the lookout for a Trabant rally car, yep they do exist, even saw the factory team running in Finland in 1976.
Pinched from here. Suggestion: East German Trabant 601 Rallye

 

[kookaburra75]

So, I sold the motorsport Escort Cosworth body shell, never thought I would do that as it is probably the last unused brand new one in existence. Sapphire arrived today missing the extra parts, seems ok at first look, will know more next week.

The car in NZ is in good hands, no rush to get it here, in fact my friend can do some events in it if he wants to, can’t see their borders opening to the unclean for a while yet, so unlikely to get over there.

I have my rally friend in Germany on the lookout for a Trabant rally car, yep they do exist, even saw the factory team running in Finland in 1976.
Pinched from here. Suggestion: East German Trabant 601 Rallye


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There's always this option - combining a classic car with speed

Austin 7 Racing by Tony Johns…

Tony Johns well rugged up for the chills of Winton in 1965, Austin 7 Spl… When I completed University my student earnings were all blown on a Venom Mk2 Formula Vee in March 1979, i entered th…

primotipo.com

 

[Cossie]

RallySafe.

Well this product was conceived after a serious accident at a Targa Tasmania event over 10 years ago. It’s now used in the World Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship, as well as rallies in the States, Canada, NZ and South Africa, plus others.

It is a brilliant piece of equipment, designed and developed in Ulverstone.
It measures g forces, speed and many other things, so it is very useful to help understand how accidents like this happen.

After the dreadful events of last year, there has been another fatality.

Condolences to family and friends.

Tony Seymour named as driver who died in latest Targa Tasmania crash

The Brisbane driver who died on Wednesday in the Targa Tasmania car rally is identified as Tony Seymour, as race officials maintain there is still a future for the event despite a second year with a fatal crash.

www.abc.net.au

quote:

Mr Smith said organisers would need to examine the car's RallySafe tracking and safety device, which records and transmits a range of data, to help work out what happened.

"My understanding is the RallySafe device is still in the car. It's currently being impounded by the police and we'll work with them over the coming days to sort through all of those, that data and try and get an understanding of what's happened," he said.

Mr Perry added that organisers could not have cars racing until they understood "all that data". unquote.

A bit more:

Should Targa be scrapped? Debate rages again after fatal crash

Another death in the Targa Tasmania event has rallied those who say the race should be scrapped — and whether those calls are justified or not is a question organisers will be forced to wrestle with, writes Chris Rowbottom.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Sabot]

RallySafe.

Well this product was conceived after a serious accident at a Targa Tasmania event over 10 years ago. It’s now used in the World Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship, as well as rallies in the States, Canada, NZ and South Africa, plus others.

It is a brilliant piece of equipment, designed and developed in Ulverstone.
It measures g forces, speed and many other things, so it is very useful to help understand how accidents like this happen.

After the dreadful events of last year, there has been another fatality.

Condolences to family and friends.

Tony Seymour named as driver who died in latest Targa Tasmania crash

The Brisbane driver who died on Wednesday in the Targa Tasmania car rally is identified as Tony Seymour, as race officials maintain there is still a future for the event despite a second year with a fatal crash.

www.abc.net.au

quote:

Mr Smith said organisers would need to exa

was a much more soulful vehicle. It had much better seats (Audi’s suck, even their ‘better’ ones), and even the ride was smoother. And the sound…well, you have to own an R32 to understand. From the research that I’ve d

RallySafe.

Well this product was conceived after a serious accident at a Targa Tasmania event over 10 years ago. It’s now used in the World Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship, as well as rallies in the States, Canada, NZ and South Africa, plus others.

It is a brilliant piece of equipment, designed and developed in Ulverstone.
It measures g forces, speed and many other things, so it is very useful to help understand how accidents like this happen.

After the dreadful events of last year, there has been another fatality.

Condolences to family and friends.

Tony Seymour named as driver who died in latest Targa Tasmania crash

The Brisbane driver who died on Wednesday in the Targa Tasmania car rally is identified as Tony Seymour, as race officials maintain there is still a future for the event despite a second year with a fatal crash.

www.abc.net.au

quote:

Mr Smith said organisers would need to examine the car's RallySafe tracking and safety device, which records and transmits a range of data, to help work out what happened.

"My understanding is the RallySafe device is still in the car. It's currently being impounded by the police and we'll work with them over the coming days to sort through all of those, that data and try and get an understanding of what's happened," he said.

Mr Perry added that organisers could not have cars racing until they understood "all that data". unquote.

Very sad to hear.

Hopefully this won't be the end of competitive stages, I have been very keen to build a car recently and it would be a shame to have the event reduced to regularity.

I need another R32 GT-R in my life.

 

[Quickstatus]

Friend in Jindabyne is on the warpath because the last LPG pump in town has closed. He now has to go to Cooma to buy LPG.

ABS says only 1.8% of registered vehicles have LPG as fuel type and is declining year on year.

The infrastructure is in the ground, AU is self sufficient in LPG. On fuel security grounds why is LPG not promoted.

Manufacturers are not importing LPG vehicles even though they are made - especially in the 4 cylinder class.

Where is ScoMo

 

[FishFood]

For the last two years this has been my ride

 

[Sabot]

For the last two years this has been my ride

Worst part of public transport is having to share it with the public.

 

[FishFood]

Worst part of public transport is having to share it with the public.

Good noise cancelling headphones solve 80% of that

 

[straitman]

Good noise cancelling headphones solve 80% of that

After using aircraft ANR headsets I am yet to find one in general use that I think is suitable.

 

[Flashback]

For the last two years this has been my ride

Sorry to hear you live in Belmont........

Worst part of public transport is having to share it with the public.

And air travel is any different? It's also public transport, unless you're flying private.

 

[jb747]

Very sad to hear.

Hopefully this won't be the end of competitive stages, I have been very keen to build a car recently and it would be a shame to have the event reduced to regularity.

I need another R32 GT-R in my life.

My R32 was from Germany, not Japan.

 

[Quickstatus]

R32

Yep, there is only one R32. Was yours the Mk4 with the DSG?

 

[jb747]

Yep, there is only one R32. Was yours the Mk4 with the DSG?

It was a Mk 5, with DSG. One of the few cars that I've owned that I'd like to have back in my dream garage.

 

[TheRealTMA]

It was a Mk 5, with DSG. One of the few cars that I've owned that I'd like to have back in my dream garage.View attachment 275508

But it's not RED!

 

[tgh]

But it's not RED!

It has German , not Italian parents.....

 

[TheRealTMA]

But it's not RED!

It has German , not Italian parents.....

 

[jb747]

But it's not RED!

Didn't have black interior either. Red wasn't ever generally available on the R32 in Oz.

Now, if you look at the Mk 8 R, Oz gets white, black, and blue. Overseas gets an entire rainbow of colour.

 

[Buzzard]

Having permission from his daughter Mel, it is with saddened heart that I need to inform that Roger Kambah passed away on the 19th April.
Roger was an active contributor to this thread so I thought I would post here as well as another thread he made a contribution to.

For those that knew Roger and may be interested, I will have log in details so that you can stream and be a part of Roger's funeral.
Send me a PM and I shall pass those details on to you.

Mel has also invited anybody that would like a few words said to send her an email by this Friday morning. PM me for Mel's email address.

Having met Roger on numerous occasions, I really enjoyed his company and phone conversations we had.
I shall certainly miss him.

 

[coriander]

Well, not driving (yet).......
I've been waiting for this email forever (well since my son bought his Tesla 3):

Woohoo!
A few minutes later....



Might be my best Christmas present ever!