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David Pook

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2 years

Dear @SkySportsF1 , honestly can we please have a break from Christian Horner from the pit wall. Get another team principal, there’s 9 others to choose from. If they say no then just have a break.

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4 years

Stuff like this should be MOT'd off the road. Dangerous shite.

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2 years

Am I the only one that finds Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 unlistenable? The show's purpose seems to be to find people of extreme views of an emotive subject and make them argue on air, thereby inciting anger in the listener. Easy fix, turn it off.

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3 years

It's an A110S but made better. Wheels, springs, brakes, geo. Just look at it. 👌👌

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4 years

Fuck you, you brainless stupid fuck. The carpark is FUCKING EMPTY.

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2 years

When BMW launch a new M car, with a 2749kg kerb weight, and you just wonder when the penny will drop and legislators realise they are pushing the auto industry in the wrong direction (spoiler: they never will).

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3 years

My Dad had two of these during my childhood. Yes.

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4 months

If you own a Seat/Audi/VW and have had the exhaust changed and engine mapped so it pops and bangs really loudly when you change gear, then you’re a fucking bellend. I hope you and the arsewipes who fitted it for you are prosecuted.

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David Pook

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3 years

A customer has created this stunning bespoke painted A110 in liquid yellow. A car he intends to keep forever, it will take pride of place in the garage next to his Singer commission. Sitting perfect on a LIFE110 chassis. 👌

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20 days

Met my new neighbour today when she had a delivery, which I had to film.

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3 years

How many times do you look back at your car after parking? I'll admit to doing it a lot.

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8 days

It’s about 23 degrees inside your house and about 27 degrees outside, so with a simple bit of gcse physics what do you think happens when you open all the windows?

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4 years

Many ask what this is, they then say it looks wonderful. Enthusiasts still get excited to see it for the first time. Some call it a Renault and make predujiced remarks, but these people are dicks who'd rather drive an Audi RS3 through town in 1st gear with the window down.

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10 months

500 miles in and it’s amazing to think that nobody buys this. Quiet, fast, comfortable, fun, 34 miles as EV, good steering, good space. Is what happens when you mismanage a brand for 20 years and simply let it die.

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11 months

New wheels. 1.7kg lighter a corner. Ride improved. On sale soon.

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2 years

If you like cars and driving you are also allowed to like SUVs, automatic gearboxes and have a disinterest in going sideways. Community is about having a common interest we celebrate in different ways.

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3 years

New RR has whopping amounts of rear wheel steering. Ideal for swinging round in London streets?

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2 years

Went to the ring, did half a lap, fuel pump failed. Still, it was an epic half a lap.

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8 months

This seems to be a Fiat Multipla covered in expanding foam. Has cut outs for door handles and lights. I need answers.

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6 months

Merry Christmas to me Merry Christmas to me Hopefully picking up next week. Many plans. (And my original Premiere Edition is not going anywhere)

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David Pook

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2 years

Finished this fantastic spec GT today for owner Charlie who sadly died two weeks ago. His son Josh took on the task to finish it in his honour. RIP Charlie, you would have loved the finished result 👌

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2 years

Hard to believe I’ve owned this for three years

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David Pook

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5 years

May have done something a little rash... I’ve bought an Alpine A110 PE as a daily driver with a plan to cover the adventures of running it on Instagram. Trips, tips, maybe even some tweakery, go follow here:

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David Pook

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1 year

Somebody please tell me this is a bad idea.

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8 days

@amdmad70 How the fuck do you read my tweet and interpret it to that?

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5 years

Standard, everyday Tesco shopping car. Lovely condition.

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3 years

Not the only one up early and enjoying the morning light.

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David Pook

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2 years

This was an era

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David Pook

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4 years

So happy. Lip spoiler is just right. Can't stop driving it, washed it 5 times this week already. Mega thing.

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4 years

It's finished. It's epic.

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4 months

While towing today on the M40 I overtook a VW iD4 doing 50 mph and then a Polestar 2 doing 56 mph tucked up behind a lorry. The future of motoring.

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David Pook

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2 years

Taking the engine out of a Testarossa and replacing it with EV system is almost impossible to rationally justify. #cultofEV

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David Pook

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5 years

This car is now running at 120% awesomeness. S tyres, new wheels, 16mm lower, 1.5x stiffer springs, all new geo. Can't stop driving it.

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3 years

Quite possibly my favourite car at Goodwood.

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4 years

When you drive a car from the 80s/ 90s, even just a boggo 320i or something, you can't help think when did the ride on modern cars get so shit and why do we put up with it?

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5 years

Williams, Trophy or V6?

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3 years

65 sets of paddles sold out in 24h. Time for a beer.

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David Pook

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3 years

French mountain roads and an A110. Bliss.

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David Pook

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3 years

A customer on an Alpine adventure enjoying his Life110 chassis (with snow tyres).

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David Pook

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2 years

Things are getting serious.

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David Pook

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3 years

My small, short wheelbase A110 has a turning circle of 11.6m whereas the massive new Range Rover next to it, with its 7 deg of rear wheel steering, has a turning circle of 11.4m. #tech

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8 months

When you turn up at a friend’s house to give him a lift and you happen to be in a Singer. He enjoyed it.

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David Pook

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2 years

When a customer sends you a photo 💚 Looking superb @leglessAlex

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4 years

Just your everyday chilling with a CLK AMG Black kind of day.

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David Pook

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9 months

My Panda 100hp, full history and 39,000 miles. Faced with a sell it or keep it conundrum.

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David Pook

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5 years

This ride height, those wheel sizes, just looks 😍. News is I've kicked off production versions of the springs I've developed, currently investigating production wheel options. Watch this space.

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David Pook

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1 year

View out the kitchen window looking good these days

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David Pook

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3 years

Here's a picture of a car I came across in Leamington in the summer. Apt to post today. People thought I was weird to be interested in it. Joke's on them now, huh.

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David Pook

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2 months

Anyone interested in buying these chairs? Let me know. A bit of history.

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11 months

Hello.

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2 years

When a Pistonheads ‘let’s meet up’ thread turns into a gathering of 36 A110s at @CaffandMac . Great to meet and chat all things @alpinecars .

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David Pook

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4 years

Anyone else studying the back of their dirty car figuring out how the aero might work? No? Just me then.

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David Pook

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3 months

Advance notice: Panda up for sale soon. 38k miles and a full service book (literally there’s no space left for stamps)

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David Pook

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6 months

Car owning formula: the number of cars you need is N+1, where N is the number of cars you currently own.

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David Pook

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5 years

Probably not the final wheels as these cost the same as one original Fuchs but sizes and offsets and the drive all proven now. And it looks pretty mean too.

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3 years

Bought an A110 exactly two years ago. What a 2 years it has been. A car that changes your life.

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2 years

In its natural habitat. Luckily nobody let the tyres down.

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David Pook

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3 years

Was there ever another month like it? Must have read this issue ten times over.

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3 years

Unbelievably the Range Rover of chrome just pulled up next to me. I hadn't realised until now that the chrome theme continues on the interior as well.

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3 years

Washing you car on holiday is totally normal.

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2 years

As a 20 year veteran of German derestricted Autobahn testing I can tell you now the UK motorway network absolutely needs a speed limit. The differences in road quality, driving standards and infrastructure is enormous.

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What do you think? Would you like to see motorway speed limits scrapped? 🤔

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David Pook

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8 years

Full geek LEGO GT3 RS engine and drivetrain

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2 years

Pimpin it Lake District stylee

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David Pook

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3 years

Components ranked in order of importance to Vehicle Dynamics : 1. Tyres 2. Dampers 3. Everything else

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David Pook

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1 year

Imagine being a car manufacturer, where you are being told to make EVs that the majority of customers don’t want and then have to put on a massive positive spin as though they can’t wait to do it.

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David Pook

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3 years

Find the time, don't worry about miles, just go and drive the Route Napolean. You won't regret it for a second.

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3 months

Went to Silverstone in the A110R. Niece was sick in the passenger seat. It now smells of bacon. Had a good day.

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David Pook

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2 years

Track spec that is daily usable and also happily hides down alleys.

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4 years

One thing that never ceases to amaze me about the A110 is how it can simply eat 200 miles more comfortably and quietly than a 911, yet it only weighs 1100kg. Oh and it does 38mpg.

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3 years

Something to note on the Emira, the show car has quite a different stance to the actual driving dynamic car, thanks to a significant drop in ride height and 15mm spacers.

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1 year

Found the @harrym_vids chat with JCB fascinating, and reinforces my current opinion that the 2030 ICE ban is not deliverable and wont deliver the intended benefit. Let the engineers solve the problem and you’ll get a much better solution than predetermining the answer for them.

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5 years

@harrismonkey

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David Pook

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3 years

Holy crap. Things you don't expect to find on amazon prime.

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David Pook

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2 years

This is the A110 I’d like to build.

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David Pook

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3 years

Senna and Schumacher knew where the limit was and calculatingly crossed it when they felt they had to do. Max seems oblivious to it and will keep on charging past it unless someone teaches him where it is.

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David Pook

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2 years

Putting music in your head by simply showing you a picture.

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David Pook

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2 years

Fuck. The annual glue and gravel season is here. Take a shit road and make it shitterer for everyone all under the umbrella of ‘maintenance’. Fucking hate it and it makes me angry.

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David Pook

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5 months

Today I lifted the cover to remind myself I have this. Might drive it tomorrow. Currently on 96 miles from new 🤦‍♂️

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David Pook

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4 years

After months of D&D time to announce new A110 shift paddles. CNC machined these are a total redesign: closer, longer, more tactile. With a natural, intuitive simplicity to changing gear they make the A110 an even more interactive driver's car. Details on website later this week.

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David Pook

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3 years

Remember when wheels used to be silver and shiny? Love the way they ping in the sun. #makesilverwheelsgreatagain

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David Pook

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3 years

How good does this customer Life110 spec look in white with silver wheels. Just waiting for the spoiler to complete it in a couple of weeks time.

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David Pook

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2 years

Only took photos of one car at Bicester today

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2 years

Buy a car and within 5 miles put it straight on a ramp to make a list of jobs. Needs two rear bump stops, passenger side gearbox seal and…a good tidy up inside and out. Oh and a rear bumper paint but I knew that anyway.

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David Pook

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2 years

Every single tyre on a Range Rover and Land Rover (except SVR 22”) is tested and signed off to work in the snow. Not all 4x4s are the same.

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David Pook

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6 years

Why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why do people stop at empty roundabouts?

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David Pook

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2 years

Breaking news: I quite like my A110.

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David Pook

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2 years

Going to enjoy my weekend wheels

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David Pook

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5 years

A110 Premiere Edition brochure weight 1103kg, actual weight of my car with full tank and all other fluids 1109kg. Distribution 43/57.

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4 years

@Porketh The harm is that car is dangerous. It won't avoid an accident, stability control won't work which is a legal requirement from new. They can do what they like but it should not be road legal.

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2 years

Amazing how popular Converse are given the absolutely terrible job they do of being a comfortable shoe

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David Pook

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6 years

Who doesn’t wish they were as cool as Kimi

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David Pook

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3 years

I was warming to Red Bull and Max this year but that's now been dented. You can argue all day long about the incident on Sunday but one driver was not 100% at fault and the Red Bull reaction smacks of petulance.

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8 months

Went to Silverstone. Was dry and had fun. Car was very fast.

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2 years

Car + sky

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David Pook

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2 years

Paint getting there. Soon it will be grey trim and then a set of new number plates. And because details matter I’ve ordered a replica set as the car still has the original supplying Fiat dealer plates fitted.

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David Pook

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1 year

My customer is telling me that a flat out turn in speed into the Chase at Mount Panorama at 241kph is proper fast. Aero works.

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David Pook

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4 months

@markwneale Unfortunately for me I don’t want to waste my life like that

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David Pook

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5 years

Bluebells and Bluecar

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David Pook

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2 years

Seeing as my better half is now off to the USA on her own tomorrow, and I’m staying here with Covid, would it be wrong to buy a Tamiya RC car and spend a week building it?

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David Pook

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3 years

Months of work and 1000s of miles to develop the chassis on this car. There's never a shortcut to getting things absolutely spot on. Near enough is not good enough, and I'll never compromise on that.

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