xa0s
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I gave up on worrying about milage really, I mean yeah it's obvious you would prefer a lower milage vehicle but I purposely spent a couple of weeks trying to find a really low milage (under 6,000 miles) K7 GSX-R and within 80 miles of owning it I've got a bill of over £350 to replace shit in the charging system that went on the ride home... It's just luck of the draw really.
Gutted to see you crashed Graham but hey, it's the coolest place I can think of for crashing, I'd much sooner say "I crashed at the Nürburgring" than "I understeered into a kurb round the one way system" 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by Adam-D
i go for a nice holiday. quiet. relax. and do a few laps. nothing mad fast. last time i did 6 laps. and had a couple of moments. lol
but its the whole experience. love'd it.
Yep definetly. But as you can see even when not driving flat out it's easy to come unstuck!
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Originally posted by big eck
OMFG
I'm proper gutted for you graham pal, thats the reason I would NEVER track my car on the ring. All it takes is on small mistake to cost you a fortune, at least your ok but its a shame the cars a right mess 
I wouldn't say it's that bad, fixable, not really a mess  Tbf it could happen on any track just the fact u have a large bill if u do hit armco
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Originally posted by pow
Oh check out the people on their high horse again 
Gutted for you Graham but, on the other hand, there are the plus points to crashing there!
Hope you get the car sorted and back on the road again!
I was a bit wtf at your comment to plus points about crashing, but then I realised you must mean about them being really good at dealing with accidents because they happen all the time!
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Originally posted by antnee
Ah right, he was probably one of those people that are scared of high mileage cars too!
It was only on 50k
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Originally posted by Mike B
Unlucky mate but you seem to have the right attitude towards it, I'd love to go but I need to know I've got a safety net first incase the worst does happen. End of the day if you drive on track, there's risks. As long as you're prepared for that then it's all good.
Liking the stickers too
Exactly Mike, summed it up pretty good
Stickers have got a few laughs, worth every penny 
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Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
Gutted to see you crashed Graham but hey, it's the coolest place I can think of for crashing, I'd much sooner say "I crashed at the Nürburgring" than "I understeered into a kurb round the one way system"
This is true
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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Originally posted by Ben G
i wouldn't buy a car with high mileage, doesn't mean i'm scared of it, just prefer cars with lower mileage.
car is to be used - why pay for an asset that loses money and never use it
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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I've never seen someone take a 3k bill so well
Graham had a massive off and still has his car, gav had a tiny accident and lost is car, the ring can bite in many ways
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Graham88
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lol, quite a few people have said that! Tbh the shock has hit me today the worst, but hey as you say I can still go out and drive my car, Gav wasn't so lucky, I still had a wicked time!
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fast-as-u-can
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Was a pleasure m8 good to meet you Graham shame you couldnt stay the rest of the week 
Hope you get the car sorted soon
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Graham88
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Thanks again to you both and to your Mum for the sandwiches
She's going in for repair next week, can't wait
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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6k! hefty!
i'm gutted for you mate
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Edd
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oh man as i was going through the pics i was thinking fuck you've came out of that well until i seen the front
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Graham88
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I can't help but think how good a stripper I could have had for 6k a night. I'm sure you could hire someone like Jennifer Ellison like that for a night? Damn!
Tbh, it's really not that bad, it's just the fact it's a new car and most parts need to be bought new from Mazda that is bumping the price up!!
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Chris x
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How much £ have you managed to get it done for?
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Graham88
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Still not 100% on the final price and I won't really know until it's stripped down and see how many various clips etc are going to be broken. But I can't do that until it's in the bodyshop. I have got Tom from Lemass giving me a quote aswell so just waiting on that.
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jmepamplin
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Fookin lol
Nah man totally gutted for you, im gutted too. That car was sex before you bashed it lol
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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to anyone that said pretend you crashed the car here and claim on the insurance, that wont work as the Ring update the insurance database immediately somehow and your insurance will already know it happened at the ring without you even telling them!
As for why do we do the ring when its so expensive, simple, there is no other track in the uk and possibly the world that is so unique and such an experience to drive around, traffic isnt always an issue either, on weekday evenings theres is barely any cars on it at all
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Spanishfly
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I go to the ring as I know the danger of getting it wrong. A little mistake can be costly, I suppose it adds to the joy of getting that corner right.
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Andy Stocker
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Rob I looked at some of the pics the VXR lot put up from their time on the GP circuit and the big stones weren't out on the chicane before the final corner. If they weren't there the GP circuit could have been even more fun
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Steve
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right you fucking cunts im uploading my vids and making a thread
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gavin18787
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Location: Basildon, Essex
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Glad to here its getting back on the road asap
Those mazdas are obviously made of harder stuff then hondas
Good to meet you in person too
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
right you fucking cunts im uploading my vids and making a thread
Include a fish in a basket or GTF
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Butler
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FFS hurry up steve
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sand-eel
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Why did you not opt for trackday insurance?
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Spanishfly
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Fish was great!
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Why did you not opt for trackday insurance?
because he wasnt on a trackday
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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You can get track day insurance for the ring on MIS
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