andypipe's - MK1 Escort - xflow

[david_white]

Great write-up Gary, sorry I wasn't there to congratulate or commiserate.

Let's see what 2008 season brings shall we?

Sorry to see you have problems again Jamie, bloody unreliable Hondas

Hope you get a better shot at it next year and we see more of Greg Pye and a few others too.
Class D is hotting up and it certainly stole a lot of the attention from the usual protagonists in class A and class E where all the biggest action usually is.

As Gary says a big thanks to all the team, to all of the other teams and drivers who showed their support and all the people who have turned up to help and cheer him on throughout the year

Next year will be a goodun for sure and I hope we'll see even more people turning up to help (even just to cheer us on) as we'll have at least 2 or 3 cars in the team, cheers guys

Above all I think we have suprised a few people with the little cars capabilities this year, not least ourselves, and Andy's driving has been superb.
Alex has driven a great season and I'd say all of the class D boys have conducted themselves honourably, swapping paint often, but never dirty.
More of the same in '08 I say

[Dave]

So where did the oil come from?

And well done for everything you did achieve. It may not have been all you wanted, but pretty damned good anyway.
You would be as bored as Rod Birley if you won all the time.

[Jamie CRX]

Sorry to see you have problems again Jamie, bloody unreliable Hondas

In defence of Hondas...

The driveshaft is the first mech failure I've had in two years - Combe and Brands were duff battery connections which were both done by me.

but it's ok, I know you're only yanking my chain Dave

[andypipe]

What bore you with the details as you already know them.

All ive got to say is a big thank you to all that helped this season.

It wasnt all that bad this weekend though




Now got our work cut out as the car is racing at Brands on Sunday

[Dave]

in hindsight with the time we had, we should have checked the car from tip to toe, nothing left to chance, but as it was, excitement, and yeah, probably a bit of over-confidence stopped us from checking everything.

[david_white]

What bore you with the details as you already know them.

All ive got to say is a big thank you to all that helped this season.

It wasnt all that bad this weekend though




Now got our work cut out as the car is racing at Brands on Sunday

Dave R, can you stop quoting that picture or he'll get in bother with his misses

[Graham]

It wasnt all that bad this weekend though

what this one?

[Graham]

nice to meet sarah though

[david_white]

To think that on Saturday we were worried about dents in the bonnet





Sorry about the quality of the pics, I couldn't get any closer, damn court order

[Retromotorsport]

I couldn't get any closer, damn court order

Is that why you stopped watching cycle racing... banned from anything in Lycra...

[rusty]

Is that your Rubber Duck on the floor.

[tom burgess]

Well done Andyyou did drive very well on that last race
Well done to Alex for doing what he had to do though.which was finish,and he did it in style.Full on pisstake
Roll on next year

[Snickers]

To think that on Saturday we were worried about dents in the bonnet





Sorry about the quality of the pics, I couldn't get any closer, damn court order

them dents are well worth it top stuff guys

[andypipe]

Progress on the repairs is looking good

[david_white]

Thats amazing how straight it looks now, well done Ray

[andypipe]

The man is a fookin genius. The only new panel is the rear half of the sill, and a new door obviously

[Dan]

thats some good work there

i thought you were going for carbon doors andy? or is that one there just to get the shut lines and stuff all straight?

[andypipe]

thats some good work there

i thought you were going for carbon doors andy? or is that one there just to get the shut lines and stuff all straight?

Was going to because the deal i was going to get meant that i could have got 2 carbon doors for the price of a mint steel door. But as luck would have it, I have just bought a pair of doors for not a lot of money

[Dan]

can i have that deal then wouldnt want the doors going to waste and im going to have to replace mine next year once the winter salt finished them off

[andypipe]

Sorry, passenger one has already been lightened to within an inch of its life

[Dan]

i meant for the carbon doors you decided not to use dont worry i was only joking, well a bit anyway... i'll just have to save up the 400quid or there abouts for a pair of fiberglass ones

[Retromotorsport]

Ray could do that for a living ..

I'll have to pat him on the back just before he straps himself in on sunday at Brands ..

[tom burgess]

Bloody hell.i thought that would of needed a new rear quarter for sure.looks like hes done an awesome jobSo who outta the "pipe" crew are down at brands on sunday then?i will inspect the work

[Retromotorsport]

Andys Crash

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_AX_65ulY4YouTube - Brands Hatch Truck Grand Prix 2007.

[david_white]

Been up the painters all day ;













All bufty and ready for Ray to race tomorrow, can't believe just how good it's come out

[andypipe]

Andys Crash

YouTube - Brands Hatch Truck Grand Prix 2007

It wont play for me

[david_white]

It wont play for me

It's just you causing a huge pile up as usual

[tom burgess]

although it does look a different shade

[david_white]

although it does look a different shade

Thats just the phone-cam, the paint matched up well and buffed up so nice that Ray couldn't resist buffing the whole car.

You'll have to pop up to Brands tomorrow Tom and cheer on Ray

[tom burgess]

You'll have to pop up to Brands tomorrow Tom and cheer on Ray

I will be there and seen as the blue one is done for the year i will be supporting this escort for sure.And the red golf mk2.

[Dave]

Nice to see it sorted so quick.

[Quarterless]

Wow it's new again! Think you need some rubber bumpers put down that side!

[Pushrod King]

Looks really good in the flesh too (shame about the gearbox)

[tom burgess]

What happened today guys?

[SidewaysMk1]

So whats the engine choice for this years season stayin xflow or going pinto?

[andypipe]

Time to let the cat out of the bag. The engine is going to be an AX Blocked 1800 xflow

[Graham]

good on ya andy, gonna watch this with interest.

on one hand i was kind of hoping you were going to keep quiet about the AX, on the other im glad you've said because sometimed its dammed awkward knowing stuff about other peoples cars that i cant say anything about

[Pushrod King]

I knew infact i think I may of given Andy the ideaI'm definately gonna struggle with my 711m blocked,rubber cranked little 1699cc engine..


Any idea of the final dates for this year? I've looked at rods' site and they're still the same as before.

[Graham]

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I knew infact i think I may of given Andy the ideaI'm definately gonna struggle with my 711m blocked,rubber cranked little 1699cc engine..

maybe, your engine is pretty strong nick, but anyway the overall package is far more important than a few bhp

Any idea of the final dates for this year? I've looked at rods' site and they're still the same as before.

dates are still a bit fluid, negotitions are still on going

[Pushrod King]

maybe, your engine is pretty strong nick, but anyway the overall package is far more important than a few bhp




dates are still a bit fluid, negotitions are still on going

Thanks graham,I know what you mean about the package,but Andy's car is well developed and proven,I've never even been testing with mine plus I'm a bit rusty,last time I actually raced was '96 and my car is based on the specs we used 10 years ago. Can you reccomend how I can stop my neck hurting?? It's fine at Goodwood and Silverstone but aches like hell after doing Lydden and Brands getting old