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R1916S
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:17 am

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The new bridge at Millau.

British architect Norman Foster designed it.

French don’t like being told that for sure.

Will post more pics in the pics / vid section when I have time.

Nice weather on the way up to Bourges last week, yesterday on the way down it was frozen.

The 1916s did over 2000km in just over a week. Old girl ran like a Swiss watch.

Need to have another go at changing the rear mount, as the gear stick seems to move a bit too much on lift off.
Leigh_f
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:19 am

nice pics fella
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:20 am

great stuff!

I really want to go on that bridge as well. I like bridges.

Is it a road only bridge or is there a footpath?
R1916S
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:28 am

No Chris its a motorway.

More pics in the pic / vid section now.

I`m off to Dubai on monday, back to work.

Car gets a rest for a month or two.

I`ll miss the Monte-Carlo rally? should be good this year with the amatures back in, shit.

Cheers
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:32 am

the erskine bridge over her eis motorway but has a footpath on it and a cycle path. Not as big as that but a nice bridge all the same.

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this pic, the 2 lanes on the right, the one beside the main road is the cycle path, the one at the railings for easu suicide is the footpath

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the ones that went on the BSM went over it.
Dan
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:40 am

Is that the toll one?
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:42 am

yep.
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:01 am

other intresting stuff, the original clyde tunnel

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/rotundas/

the modern one we went through

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its on-going refurb

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Dan
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:06 am

I did like the clyde tunnel, Slowing down, then booting it through it
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:15 am

3am when no one is there, all windows and sunroof open, come to a halt then boot it. You can get to 90 before the other end.

The 16V engine with an IK or even dare i say it with no air filter pipe is a very, raw, haunting noise. Its heavenly!
Dan
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:27 am

I loved the sound of bens clio, and the sound i got from this valver ive got!
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:30 am

I'll need to get a vid of the exec, its not air pipe etc on it at the mo. Sounds great, not to healthy but sounds great.
Neal
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:33 am

We used to do that in Jonny's VTEC coupe... sounded awesome when the VTEC switched Laughing
A14LN C
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:41 am

aye my m8s Civic VTEC sounded brill too, he has a straight through zorst and as u say wen the VTEC kicks in its mint, mind u my GTT sound very good too......high revs then DUMP!!!!

Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:55 am

chav! Cool
Mad Pierre
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:45 pm

What nice pic's. Make great desktop pic's for a 19 fan.
the_chunkster
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:59 pm

look at the lenght of this bridge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/chesapeake_bay_brdg.html
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:34 am

I remember crossing the Erskine Bridge at the BSM, I also remember stopping at a garage a little while after where Irn Bru in glass bottles was purchased in quantity by myself, Chris and JB!
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