Im Back From England.......what did i miss??

[Aeron]

Well, i got back from my 5 week holiday in England this morning at 6:00am. Had a great time!! Took 1000's of photos. When i've sorted through them i'll put up a thread in the photo section.
I was at Croft for the BTCC and at Silverstone for a historic meet. Saw everything from a Ferrari Enzo to a HQ Holden. Just round every bend is an Aston Martin. I had the pleasure of standing on the racetrack at Silverstone when the Astin Martin Team were practicing their pit stops. They’d change the tyres then the car would set off smoking the tyres, then do a flick spin and come roaring past me at full tilt, do another flick spin, come back down into the pit bay where the team would change the tyres. They did this the car blew something at smoke started coming out the back. Oops! But yeh, I had a blast.

Here are just a couple of photos. I’ll make a photo thread after I sort through them.

[Laminge]

Welcome Back

If those are just a sample of your picture I cannot wait to see the rest.

[Falcon Coupe]

That Aston martin is tough !

[cArSiK]

welcome back mate , just intime for the Dyno Day

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by cArSiK

welcome back mate , just intime for the Dyno Day

I still haven't driven my car :( 5 weeks without driving it and being stuck in a Diesel 407wagon was driving me nuts :

[jim1606]

oh cool, did you like it here? which is better aus or here?

[Polyal]

Cool, more cars pics!

Oh yeah welcome back too....lol

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by jim1606

oh cool, did you like it here? which is better aus or here?

I loved it mate!! I could live in London, i loved it there. But which is better..........I'd have to say England.

[robjh80]

Originally Posted by Aeron

I loved it mate!! I could live in London, i loved it there. But which is better..........I'd have to say England.

"Agreed"........my wife wont hear of it but if I had my way I would be off to live in London tomorrow, absolutely fantastic place,.......she wont leave her family etc etc, understandable of course so here I am stuck in BrisBoring.

[jim1606]

Originally Posted by robjh80

"Agreed"........my wife wont hear of it but if I had my way I would be off to live in London tomorrow, absolutely fantastic place,.......she wont leave her family etc etc, understandable of course so here I am stuck in BrisBoring.

I loved it mate!! I could live in London, i loved it there. But which is better..........I'd have to say England.

Glad to hear _2: London does rule altho the congestion charge bites. Did you come anymore north?

[the black pig]

How'd'you find driving over there, with speed cameras everywhere and everthang? And the little narrow wandering B roads leading to all sorts of interesting places?

[MotherNatureVer2]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

That Aston martin is tough !

Hehehehehe I recon the Bobby is packing something tough there too ....... when did they get into more serious stuff than the old muscat rifles :P

[jim1606]

Lol i think the scariest thing our police men have is a a teapot and some tea cups lol.

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by jim1606

Glad to hear _2: London does rule altho the congestion charge bites. Did you come anymore north?

Yeh, we did the north. We stayed at Chester, York & Whitby. Other places we stayed were Oswestry, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Ilfracombe, Torquay & Milton Keynes just down the road to the Astin Martin factory
I've missed places in that list because I can remember :

Originally Posted by the black pig

How'd'you find driving over there, with speed cameras everywhere and everthang? And the little narrow wandering B roads leading to all sorts of interesting places?

Well, I wasn't allowed to drive the hire car because im under 25 it would cost heaps so mum and dad did all the driving and i did the navigating. There were many times I thought I was going to die : . B and C roads take you to the nicest places but the roads are so narrow with hedges 8feet high on both sides of the road. And god help you if there is something coming the other way :

We’d been driving for about a week and I sad to dad, “There are heaps of speed cameras hey dad?!”. Dad looks at me, “Is there??”. “Oh yes dad, there is”. So, I don’t know when the tickets will start arriving :

[jim1606]

Originally Posted by Aeron

Yeh, we did the north. We stayed at Chester, York & Whitby. Other places we stayed were Oswestry, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Ilfracombe, Torquay & Milton Keynes just down the road to the Astin Martin factory
I've missed places in that list because I can remember :



Well, I wasn't allowed to drive the hire car because im under 25 it would cost heaps so mum and dad did all the driving and i did the navigating. There were many times I thought I was going to die : . B and C roads take you to the nicest places but the roads are so narrow with hedges 8feet high on both sides of the road. And god help you if there is something coming the other way :

We’d been driving for about a week and I sad to dad, “There are heaps of speed cameras hey dad?!”. Dad looks at me, “Is there??”. “Oh yes dad, there is”. So, I don’t know when the tickets will start arriving :

Cool you went to yorkshire, did you go up the A1? if so you most prob passed my village. Plus, gutted bout the speed cameras but cause you are fromabroad you can bypass the fines

[Dimi_Ghia]

I was in London a couple of months ago and I stayed with my Uncle and Auntie. I also love it there but there is no way I would go there in winter!
I think the speed cameras work different over there then here from what I was told. On the large motorways if the electronic speed limit display is operating and has a speed limit flashing then the speed cameras up ahead will be operating but if the speed limit display is off then so are the cameras.
But in saying that there are speed cameras in suburban streets which are on 24-7.

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by jim1606

Cool you went to yorkshire, did you go up the A1? if so you most prob passed my village. Plus, gutted bout the speed cameras but cause you are fromabroad you can bypass the fines

Yeh, we used the A1. The Motorway system in England is fantastic!

[jim1606]

Did you go thru lincolnshire at any point? And yeah i suppose the motorway system is ok. it used to be better when it never blocked up

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by jim1606

Did you go thru lincolnshire at any point? And yeah i suppose the motorway system is ok. it used to be better when it never blocked up

No, we didnt. We were close. We went to Nottingham on our way from somewhere to somewhere

[jim1606]

Originally Posted by Aeron

No, we didnt. We were close. We went to Nottingham on our way from somewhere to somewhere

Wow nottingham, thats the stab/gun city
:hihi: i think the name gives it away lol.

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by jim1606

Wow nottingham, thats the stab/gun city
:hihi: i think the name gives it away lol.

Steal from the rich and give to the poor etc…

Here is a pic of my Williams F1 Wheel nut I bought in London…



Not bad for $50AUD

[jim1606]

Thats pretty cool man, how much would that be in £££££?

[Aeron]

Originally Posted by jim1606

Thats pretty cool man, how much would that be in £££££?

It was £20 from "Alex Reade"

www.alexreade.net

After nearly 29 yrs here, ive gotten quite attached to this little island as well Whats the Aus roads like in comparrison then Aeron...take it a little bit wider than most of ours? lol

[jim1606]

Originally Posted by CossieStu

After nearly 29 yrs here, ive gotten quite attached to this little island as well Whats the Aus roads like in comparrison then Aeron...take it a little bit wider than most of ours? lol

YES another englishman, i thought i was the only one!!, and yeah what are aus roads like are they bigger for those huge gas guzzling sedans and pick-ups?

Ay up Lincoln chap..not far from me!! You a PassionFord user at all??



Sorry for semi thread hyjack ppl

[jim1606]

PassionFord? i dont understand?

www.passionford.com Around 23,000 members...thought every English Ford nut used it, sorry chap

[jim1606]

cheers for that, will go on it an have a look!!!