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Did I set a record
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:39 pm
by Nightcat
I had a 420 mile drive this weekend in our new 'van' and went to a place near Birmingham (I know!) anyway managed to drive the distance there (210 miles) in just over 2 and a half hours (even taking on board the speghetti junction nightmare and numerous country lanes)
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:16 am
by :FI:Falcon
I drive my van at 55 - 60 mph on the highway.
Sorry, I learned to drive in the early 70's and the "55 and stay alive" thing just stuck.
The pilot training reinforced it too I s'pose.
Fal "putt-putt" con
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:48 am
by :FI:WillieOFS
84mph average?
Hell, a J-3 Cub can do that.
On the other hand, I'd say you were pokin some diesel though that rig.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:13 am
by :FI:Sneaky_Russian
Did he get any nice pictures?
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:28 pm
by Skipper
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:17 pm
by :FI:Moe
Love it Sneaky!
"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the FI-Team."
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:22 pm
by :FI:Sneaky_Russian
:FI:Moe wrote:Love it Sneaky!
"If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the FI-Team."
Funny you should quote that
Issue 2, 1st article 
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:27 pm
by Nightcat
Thats my old petrol guzzling 3 litre monster, Sneaky added the paint job.. you can even see what a lovely area I now live in
- anything over 50 mph in that and the world felt like it would end lol
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:44 pm
by :FI:Falcon
I pity da fool who don't got a van as cool as that!
...
Enough of this jibba-jabba, let's ride!
F
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:26 pm
by :FI:Moe
"aviators of fortune"
Re: Did I set a record
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:16 pm
by :FI:Genosse
:FI:Nightcat wrote:I had a 420 mile drive this weekend in our new 'van' and went to a place near Birmingham (I know!) anyway managed to drive the distance there (210 miles) in just over 2 and a half hours (even taking on board the speghetti junction nightmare and numerous country lanes)
Get this, started on a full tank of fuel in the diesel turbo van (sounds wondeful... TURBO!) and on the way back was near empty on fuel so I slowed down to about 56 mph - about half a mile later drove past a policemen hiding in the hedge with a speed camera.. whats the chances!?
Yeah I know, boring story etc etc but I just had to share it!
Why are you teasing me like this, Wayne? After my van is gone to the holy scrap yard? Why?
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:01 pm
by Nightcat
Oh no, a dead Van Frank?
I must admit I lost a couple due to they're old age and such, but I seriously feel your pain - nothing worse then the lose of a van in the family. Any pics of it?
Wayne
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:11 am
by :FI:Genosse
:FI:Nightcat wrote:Oh no, a dead Van Frank?
I must admit I lost a couple due to they're old age and such, but I seriously feel your pain - nothing worse then the lose of a van in the family. Any pics of it?
Wayne
Well, I don´t like to go this painful way again but
here you go ...
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:28 pm
by Skipper
Everyone knows that teh car pwns vans!!!11!
You're just n00bs
Vans Rock!
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:39 pm
by :FI:Sneaky_Russian
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