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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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Ok so I had a little mishap on my 2nd lap due to early turn in and late breaking on the chicane but thankfully that was my only mishap and I got better at it as the day went on thanks to some help from Lovegroova I'm used to heavier front ended cars and didn
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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:09 AM
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Nice exhaust.

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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:14 AM
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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:32 AM
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Looking good fellow mcb owner...
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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:52 AM
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Just watched the vid
Nice 360 spin
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Old May 21, 2007 | 01:59 AM
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looks excellent, whta tyres and sizes did you go for ? I'm looking forward to mine arriving... they are at east midlands airport at the minute
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:00 AM
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Glad the damage polished out. Must have looked worse than it actually was.

Still braking as you turned in?
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:04 AM
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braking too late and not hard enough
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by lower,May 21 2007, 02:00 AM
Glad the damage polished out. Must have looked worse than it actually was.

Still braking as you turned in?
Yeah but because I turned in to early and wasnt braking hard enough it was to late when I realised my mistake and hit the brakes harder the car just went straight then spun.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:15 AM
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Lucky escape then. You could see the marks on the bonnet where the post had folded over and impacted
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