Good evening to all my fellow V6-ers
Well the time has come after possibly 14 years to get back on a circuit. Me and my very good friend GPH (Graeme - LY owner) have had many a laps of Bedford Autodrome, Silverstone, Brands, Thruxton, Knock Hill, Castle Combe, Donington and many more. In fact the last time was Donington, I went there on a Renault Sport event in my then car a Clio 172, a very tall chap chucked me a key and said "go drive it and tell me you don't want one"... that tall chap was the very same Graeme, ex Renault UK Pr man. The key was for a pre-pro LHD french registered PH2 V6 clio. Now it wasn't there for general use so i was very privileged. He knew what I was about to experience so knew an order was as good as signed.
3 laps was enough for the then Mrs H who was sick in the pit lane, she obviously didn't like either the car or my driving. Me & Graeme then took the PH1 & Ph2 out back to back and found the difference in the handling characteristics between the two, I can whole heartedly say the Ph1 swaps ends easier than the 2!
Anyway I have booked and payed for an EVO track evening in June for me, the Vee and the current Mrs H. The main reason for none track activity is, some of you will know, I broke my neck 12 years ago (a day after taking delivery of my Vee). Its left me paralysed from the chest with some limitation in hand function. So I now can't drive as I used to so have until now left it as a memory of what I used to be able to do- without being billy big bollox, i was reasonably handy on four wheels before (I actually had a signed letter from Vicki Butler-Henderson quoting me as a instructor standard track driver for my court compensation case).
The car is still on its factory original fit rubber, so if they get scrubbed its no big deal as they could do with replacing anyway.
I'll let you all know how it feels to be back on track
Ian
Well the time has come after possibly 14 years to get back on a circuit. Me and my very good friend GPH (Graeme - LY owner) have had many a laps of Bedford Autodrome, Silverstone, Brands, Thruxton, Knock Hill, Castle Combe, Donington and many more. In fact the last time was Donington, I went there on a Renault Sport event in my then car a Clio 172, a very tall chap chucked me a key and said "go drive it and tell me you don't want one"... that tall chap was the very same Graeme, ex Renault UK Pr man. The key was for a pre-pro LHD french registered PH2 V6 clio. Now it wasn't there for general use so i was very privileged. He knew what I was about to experience so knew an order was as good as signed.
3 laps was enough for the then Mrs H who was sick in the pit lane, she obviously didn't like either the car or my driving. Me & Graeme then took the PH1 & Ph2 out back to back and found the difference in the handling characteristics between the two, I can whole heartedly say the Ph1 swaps ends easier than the 2!
Anyway I have booked and payed for an EVO track evening in June for me, the Vee and the current Mrs H. The main reason for none track activity is, some of you will know, I broke my neck 12 years ago (a day after taking delivery of my Vee). Its left me paralysed from the chest with some limitation in hand function. So I now can't drive as I used to so have until now left it as a memory of what I used to be able to do- without being billy big bollox, i was reasonably handy on four wheels before (I actually had a signed letter from Vicki Butler-Henderson quoting me as a instructor standard track driver for my court compensation case).
The car is still on its factory original fit rubber, so if they get scrubbed its no big deal as they could do with replacing anyway.
I'll let you all know how it feels to be back on track
Ian
) if anyone else fancies it :race:
Front's still have loads of years left in them. [mention=3746,#000000]ian hosk[/mention]
