Andy P

I'm there Andy P

*AHEM* portsmouth :P Andy P

Take your fingers to the gym and stop moaning :P If your original setup has been perfect for 2 years, why not get the same again? Andy P

I'm up for sunday....IF I can find my bike under a large pile of dust :P Andy P (if not I'm well up for fareham)

Halfords 871, only for another week mind - Got myself a "proper" job. Charlotte works there aswell now, on the till. Andy P

Charlotte speaking: I'm going to Brighton on the 10th Nov to see it. are you the same?

I'M GOING!!!!! I just have to see the used again as they are my fav band. *excited* It's CHARLOTTE by the way! Don't really think andy would be into that kind of thing lol

I might be game for the ride on tuesday, depends weather im doing the early or late shift at work. Not really ridden portsmouth in a long while, silly really as its only 10 mins drive away... Andy P

Yeah I'm fully comp!! :D OPPSIE..... forgot i was on andys PC, It's Charlotte P by the way. argh i always forget to log in as me. xxx

Firstly, bugger me that was some good riding there.... Secondly, when did you guys come to portsmouth?? Anyhow, top notch vid - very stylish and smooth and very watchable. Thumbsup :) Andy P

Newer pics added. Link is on the second post. Andy P

Firstly, I do NOT doubt that your boss has a highly tuned elise, or that he managed 100mph over a roundabout - It is very possible given the characteristics of the car and tires (presumably yoko 48's as you say they are road legal track tires). However, the fact that you state it will do 65 in first and 100 in second leaves me somewhat dubious. The standard gearbox in the elise has a first gear ratio of 3.167 which equates to 5.64mph / 1000rpm with standard sized wheels (I assume he has near standard rolling circumference given that the elise is designed for handling) I also assume that the car is limited to approximately 9000rpm maximum (std 7000rpm). It is easily possible (but not cheap) to modify an engine to rev in excess of 10krpm but as you have already told me that the car is supercharged will be unlikely (higher rpms are usually associated to turbo cars). The engine would have to rev to approximately 11.5k rpm to achieve 65mph in first gear. But you say the car is HIGHLY modified??? May also have had a new gearbox fitted.... Well, the usual route would be to upgrade to a 6 speed gearbox much like the Exgie but that would shorten the gear ratios further, thus reducing the mph/rpm. True, it would be possible to get a really long first gear, a friend of mine has a mini which has done 60 in first with a straight cut gearbox, although this has only 4 gears and no rev limiter... Also for a car that is so light, i assume a safe max speed of around 150 (std 131mph for the 190bhp model). If he's doing 100 mph in 2nd, he has just 50 mph over the remainder 3 (or 4 for 6 speed) gears. A somewhat odd ratio combination wouldn't you agree? A very long first gear would also hinder the acceleration in a car that has little torque making the sub 4sec to 60 unlikely. Anyhow, back to the topic... I have to admit, I do regularly speed - but only where I feel it is safe to do so. For example, motorway cruising during non busy periods I may drive in excess of 90mph where i know that it is safe because there are no junctions where people could pull out. There is also a stretch of road local to me which has a 30 limit. It is very wide with bus lanes on either side and a central reservation, in effect a dual carridgeway where the inside lanes are rarely used. Because the road is so wide, at 30 it feels as though i could open the door and jog faster. I feel that it is perfectly safe to do 40 mph here (it used to be a 40 limit when it was a single carridgeway :D ) On the other hand, most sideroads have a 30 limit with cars parked either side of the road and family houses lining the street. 15-20mph feels fast here, and i wouldn't even consider going faster. What i am trying to say is that I travel at a speed which i feel is safe - to myself, passengers and other road users / pedestrians around me. Ultimately, if i were to get caught speeding or cause an accident, i would take full responsibility. Apologies for the essay, and for the likely-hood of it not making sense. Andy P

Haha, yeah. I posted and then thought "bollocks"... Although nowadays she can probably do more than me (Y) Andy P

Hi Mike, I've almost certainly seen your car (and yourself) as I'm a good friends with Jamie Fisher (lived nextdoor to him for the best part of 6 years) and I've been to a few shows and trackdays (traxx and coombe) with him back when he had his cav. Not really seen much of him lately - pops into work now and then, the almightly Halfords in waterlooville :angry: How's his astra doing? Andy P Edit: Just had a look at a few of the pics and noticed you were at goodwood. Trackday? I was there a few weeks back for a mini track day - muchos fun.

Fair comment. I know they weren't the best pictures but they were the only pics I had of hooks. As for too many pics.....I could have posted a lot, lot more :angry: . Andy P

EDIT: newer pics can be found HERE Andy P

A few pics taken by a friend of mine the other evening. a few of them came out quite nice so i thought i'd share them with you... :angry: