Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Doh!!! More pics here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. [/ QUOTE ] That's gonna hurt in the morning........... Looks like understeer,Pincher? BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossG Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 These people are absolute wallopers IMO. There has been a huge thread on Pistonheads about this, along the lines of how much of a bad name, these knobs give realy enthusiats who like to drive their high perfromance cars on the road with other like minded enthusiats. Talk about a sure fire way to make the greens (and associated wakos) turn their gund from SUVs to us... Such a watse of lovely cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Their cars though aren't they? I have to say if I had their money I'd probably want to do something similar. Besides, if you're gonna be in a bad crash - what better car that a Rolls Royce Phantom!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. [/ QUOTE ] That's gonna hurt in the morning........... Looks like understeer,Pincher? BUB [/ QUOTE ] The oversteer wasn't much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Torque rating unknown at present..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 I'm not their biggest fans either Ross. In my eyes they are nothing more then guys with too much money and time on thier hands. And that they just seem to give the likes of brake and Transport 2000 more ammo to keep throwing at the goverment to say that fast cars are killers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 God the owners got a long way to go yet, before he beats the image of the Gold RR in the original Gumball Rally. Now that was a car that was abused!! Pah, a slight blemish and it makes fecking headlines!! Amateurs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] The oversteer wasn't much better [/ QUOTE ] Clicked the link after....... BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 I saw a feature on 'Men & Motors' a long while back on the Gumball as they spent time with participants. Many (not all) have more money than sense but it must be incredible fun all the same. All fairly light hearted good fun IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Think of it this way... Take any one of our cars. Publish a picture of it in an accident. Your average person will say....lunatic was probably going far too fast. Perception, much of it. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I'm not their biggest fans either Ross. In my eyes they are nothing more then guys with too much money and time on thier hands. And that they just seem to give the likes of brake and Transport 2000 more ammo to keep throwing at the goverment to say that fast cars are killers. [/ QUOTE ] I wasn't aware that anyone had died as a direct result of tomfoolery in a Gumball event? (BTW - that wasn't a flippant comment ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Their cars though aren't they? I have to say if I had their money I'd probably want to do something similar. Besides, if you're gonna be in a bad crash - what better car that a Rolls Royce Phantom!!!!!!!! [/ QUOTE ] MrMe's right but I must admit they do seem to be a complete bunch of feckwits BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Fast cars are oly killers when some stupid twat pulls out in front of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Fast cars are oly killers when some stupid twat pulls out in front of you! [/ QUOTE ] I often think the same about fast bikes, Mose. BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I have to say if I had their money I'd probably want to do something similar. [/ QUOTE ] I would to. But I'd take part in the Mille Miglia, seem like a better bunch of folk who take part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Fast cars are oly killers when some stupid twat pulls out in front of you! [/ QUOTE ] I often think the same about fast bikes, Mose. BUB [/ QUOTE ] Agreed, Nearly had a very close call on a bioe once and havent ever been on one since. But the only time(s) I have come close to having a collision is when some Open University lookalike twat, pulls out in front of you, almost as if they had a deathwish!! WHY?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Slightly O/T but who in the Gumball is Nods? As far as I can work out, he crashed a (his?) Lambo somewhere in Thailand and got detained by the police until he opened his wallet, whereupon he was released. He then took a private jet to Bangkok but the the delay with the police meant he might have missed a chartered flight so he booked a private Jumbo Jet to fly to Salt Lake City Whoever he is, he must have a serious bundle of cash somewhere. I wonder if he's ever been to Tonbridge??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Yeah, it's not like they can't hear us coming............. BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Whoever he is, he must have a serious bundle of cash somewhere. [/ QUOTE ] BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 ???? Not with you Bub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 [ QUOTE ] ???? Not with you Bub? [/ QUOTE ] Sorry Pincher. I'd say that was the understatement of the evening!! BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pincher Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Ah, gotcha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadstoys Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 It that Phantom front end fibreglass ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5to1 Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 The guys at High Wycombe were just telling me about this yesterday. Apparently they also lost a Murci Spyder, which is on its way back for repair. And the phantom was taking on something Italian, and doing rather well. Until a corner came up and one of the wheels didn't fancy taking that much load at XXX Speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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