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by chriskay
Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:10 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary
Replies: 72
Views: 65254

Re: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary

Don't take it for granted though. 95% of examiners have a Police background... Really? I thought ALL examiners held a police advanced driving certificate. I admit that I haven't looked in recent years but that always used to be one of the selling points for both RoSPA and IAM. I thought so too unti...
by chriskay
Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:34 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary
Replies: 72
Views: 65254

Re: Live Fast, Drive Hard - My RoSPA Diary

Sounds as if you had a great drive. I think that criticism of crossed hands in a parking situation is OTT: hope you reversed into your parking spot. ;)
by chriskay
Sat Jan 23, 2016 1:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Porsche dealer sued for selling car to someone else in waiting list
Replies: 11
Views: 12659

Re: Porsche dealer sued for selling car to someone else in waiting list

Then there's McLaren where they said they were only going to make 500 675LT, no spyders. But now there's another 500 spyders and theP1 prototypes being sold as new cars much to owners dismay. I know one owner of three McLarens who is so annoyed with the company that he's proposing to sell his P1. I...
by chriskay
Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Porsche dealer sued for selling car to someone else in waiting list
Replies: 11
Views: 12659

Re: Porsche dealer sued for selling car to someone else in waiting list

Then there's McLaren where they said they were only going to make 500 675LT, no spyders. But now there's another 500 spyders and theP1 prototypes being sold as new cars much to owners dismay. I know one owner of three McLarens who is so annoyed with the company that he's proposing to sell his P1.
by chriskay
Sun Jan 03, 2016 2:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I should let you guys know...
Replies: 38
Views: 32753

Re: I should let you guys know...

Very best wishes, Dave.
by chriskay
Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Books on race driving techniques
Replies: 8
Views: 9913

Re: Books on race driving techniques

"Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving". Available on Amazon at reasonable cost.
by chriskay
Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Old ADUK...oh dear
Replies: 188
Views: 172145

Re: Old ADUK...oh dear

I've removed myself from that spam-laden site.
by chriskay
Sun Dec 20, 2015 1:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Old ADUK...oh dear
Replies: 188
Views: 172145

Re: Old ADUK...oh dear

I have the impression that there has been less substantive discussion here than in a typical comparable period in the 'old days'. I am not sure whether that is due to the move, or perhaps to the fact that most of us have already debated most of the obvious issues several times over. Perhaps I need ...
by chriskay
Sun Dec 20, 2015 12:48 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: How does advanced driving deal with a modern manual gearbox
Replies: 52
Views: 51984

Re: How does advanced driving deal with a modern manual gearbox

Mark; if you should refuse to drive it again, you would have my support.
by chriskay
Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:13 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Roundabout 450?
Replies: 38
Views: 35133

Re: Roundabout 450?

I sometimes use the technique at the entrance to a shopping estate near me and certainly don't think I'm committing any offence. To quote the sentence in question: "misuse of any lane (including cycling lanes) to avoid queuing or gain some other advantage over other drivers". Since I'm act...

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