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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:25 pm

Kent Lifestyle magazine are borrowing my Touring as a feature car to jazz up their motoring section.

They are taking it round Brands Hatch tommorrow.

I think its great they are choosing an E30 to do this with!
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:33 pm

Kent Lifestyle magazine

That killed me

'Soft southerners'

Cheers Gareth.
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:30 am

Nice one mate, will have a butchers at that, think you get the magazine free from stations!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:14 am

not something i would be proud of, what ever floats your boat mate!!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:55 pm

Sounds interesting. How did that come about?
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:23 pm

Kent Life magazine are working with Brands hatch to get people to bring their cars to the track and at the same time make thier mag alot more interesting.

I went to brands today to give them the car so they could cane it round the track.

The editor was a very good driver and was extremely impressed with the handling of the car - very neutral. It was very different from when it went to brands hatch and htis is soley down to the tyres which are now Pirelli P6000's.

I was very impressed!

Car performed really really well too with the new Cam and other bits Ive done.

Alot of pictures were taken and shall be going in very soon. Im trying them to mention E30ZOne too.

I'll post up the pics as soon as the photographer sends them to me.
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:24 pm

Kos wrote:not something i would be proud of, what ever floats your boat mate!!
I think its great that our cars are getting into magazines and being reviewed. But i get where your coming from though!...LOL
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:25 pm

slight topic theft

but are there events at brands hatch where you can bring your car and take it round the track?

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Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:02 pm

Raz316 wrote:slight topic theft

but are there events at brands hatch where you can bring your car and take it round the track?

ta!
Yes there is a freind of mine has been to a couple of novice track days there. They are a bit cheaper than a normal trackday
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:32 pm

Nice one about the mag feature

Thats wierd as i find p6000 tyres naf, but eagle f1's good, the complete opposite to you :mad: My p6000's are fairly old and close to boarderline but I still don't rate them brand new. But if it works for you :thumb:
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:06 pm

Ant said p6000's were crap aswell! Maybe it wil grip even more with better tyres.

The Eagle F1's were not on this car and also on 16" wheels.
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:13 pm

So the P6000 debate is started again :lol:

Good to get it in the Mag Sal :)


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Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:21 pm

Sal you told me that the Bridgestones were excellent and are very very good. Now your saying they are not as good as P6000 but we all know that P6000's are rubbish, so what is it?

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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:24 pm

:pff: i just got a new set of tyres today. tornado alphas on the back and regal on the front. nothing but the best for me!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:25 pm

oh. broke the bank too. Ԛ£200 all in!
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:28 pm

daveyw wrote::pff: i just got a new set of tyres today. tornado alphas on the back and regal on the front. nothing but the best for me!
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lol i've had pirelli and found them utter sh!te, they wore out on the front in the end at almost TWICE the rate as my F1's on the rear.
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:31 pm

Andy325i wrote: Good to get it in the Mag Sal :)
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Any feature is a good feature in my book, always nice to see your car in print:D
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:33 pm

Andy325i wrote:So the P6000 debate is started again :lol:
What's the debate? I can get the back end out in the dry in a cab with 112bhp which is heavy as a house. Therefore P6000s are crap :wink:

Congrats on the feature Sal, hope they get E30Zone mentioned in there :)
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