Connemara Run

It wasn't deliberate.  I was behind Ben when it happened.  Kevin was just braking to deal with the road conditions.

Hi Dick,

Grumpy indeed, no need to PM, seeming as you so kindly have posted your thoughts up on the forum. If it wasn't deliberate it wasn't, my comment was based on the "brake testing" not the teasing of it between people who know each other. My slating was of a "brake tester", it doesn't matter to me who that person to be. Just glad it didn't have a sour ending.

Its all very well to make comment after you hear all the facts been aired, so I suggest for yourself to reign in on your own eagerness to jump on a statement that I have made without first letting me apologise for any offence that I may have caused, by getting hold of the wrong end of the stick.

Kevin's work within the community is well known and appreciated, which exabberated my thought process on the whole thing and I can understand your defense of somebody who has done so much.

So, apologies to Kevin and with all respect Dick, I'll call it as it see it in the future regardless.

Nigel Delaney

(even grumpier)

Can we please leave it at that is this is going off topic, hope to see all at the Connemara run - even if it's in the Volvo !

Ben O Brien wrote: Ha ha Nigel i can see the two of us being asked to leave this board before long for bringing Volvos to events

If 635CSI can make it we could make it a joint BMW and Volvo car club event!

The joy of forums (fora?) is that they allow fairly un-edited expression of points of view. I stated mine in relation to "braketesting", a term not used first be either nn_dd nor I in relation to this issue; I stand by that statement.

I appreciate that the incident referred to was in fact not a case of "braketesting".

I will extend my sincere apologies to anybody who felt that I personalised the discussion as that was certainly not my intention. I hope to meet both Kevin and Dick at future events and hope there are no hard feelings.

Ok,Ok, so I'm suffering from from a bad case of PMS brought on by crows feet through the pearl coat after 7 careful layers between whatever b****rdised cheap thinners the Previous owner used on the Boot and the bonnet.

My apologies for attacking Nigel and LarzyH.

Unless I can lay Barcoat, primer , undercoat ,pearlcoat and Clearcoat between this Saturday and Next then I too will be driving something other than a BMW on the 25th.

Sorry guys im prob blind, but what time are ppl meeting up and what exact location? Ill be there in my m3, and also trying to convence friends to bring 840 & 750 fingers crossed.  Look forward to it.  Also what time does it tend to finish?

digweed wrote: nn_dd wrote: Dergside wrote: Ben O Brien wrote: Ha ha Nigel i can see the two of us being asked to leave this board before long for bringing Volvos to events If 635CSI can make it we could make it a joint BMW and Volvo car club event! Might be nearly as many Volvo's as BMW's then , while you guys will be enjoying crisp handling and taking on the undulating surfaces - I'll go falling asleep wondering what bad roads..... I'll also be giving seminars in the following categories, Power Understeer, Living with Torque Steer and then demonstrating  how to show a clear pair of heels to a 530 until you meet a corner. Bookings taken on the day - if I get the M3 back next week, it's going to be a busy one as the NCT and Tax are up since April !!!! If I bring the bike I'll give the seminar on how to show a clean pair of heels to an M3 . D

...............until you meet a corner

Well, the time is approaching.  Just wondering how many definites we might have at this stage?

Barring the unforeseen, I'll be there.

Confirmed:

• Dergside
• Ben O'Brien
• kizersozsy
• Larzyh
• Daxklynsmith