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Auto test!?

Post by just_st3v3n »

was on the phone to TMG this morning and he mentioned an autotest on tomorow (28feb) in longford at industrial estate..
can anyone enlighten me as to what time it starts?? cant find any info or post of it in event section..

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steven


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The details are up on the TDC site, it's worth visiting their site to find out about upcoming Autotests :D

http://www.tdcireland.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=264
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might be headin this myself anyone here goin??
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I'll b there :D :DHope to see some minis there
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cheers for reply..
see ya there tomoro morn so...
il be in the micra :oops:
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just_st3v3n wrote:cheers for reply..
see ya there tomoro morn so...
il be in the micra :oops:
u ain't got a mini to be going in :?:
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There are more than enough minis in stevens household just he is like the rest of us and always doing some job on them.....
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nope, i have 3 :roll:
sold the daily driver during the week...
a left with the old daily driver (flame red) which needs a bit of filling and some paint plus an nct n tax, then working on the clubby estate, and nancy is still sittin in a barn :?
really digging into the clubby but just meeting new problems as i go along... il take a break from it next week and get the flame red aka BOB back on the road <---- rat look :twisted:
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anyone know is this a full day event or does it finish by lunch time?
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was at the autotest this morning for a bit b4 id to go training..looked like a mad bita craic,good few mnis there 8)
, well organised from wa i cud see. who won?? :)
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steven f was beatin eddie p by 1.5 seconds goin into the last test. Stevie made 2 mistakes nd lost 2.3 so eddie beat him by .8 of a second overall in the end. Jj was another 4 secs back nd eamon b was in forth nd first of the mini saloons. Simon e was the fasest of the sportscars and david t was the best of the bigger cars.
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How did you get on Guy?

I think JJ needed to be first or second to say in contention, that right?
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i was 13th. I had 2 faults. Ended up just behind david t. Will u be down to tralee?
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Yeah will be in tralee alright, havnt done one in the racecourse yet, looks good. You doing the NI championship this year. Thats starting next week isnt it?
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yea i like the racecourse. u go in under a buildin for parts of it.im doin 8 outa the ten rounds. are u headin up to any?
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Doubt it, im gonna give the munster championship a go this year, starts next weekend aswell.
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ah right. i like the northern. the tests are the same difficulty as the hewison and the competition is even stiffer!
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How did Sam do the fella in the yellow mini
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[quote="guyfo"]ah right. i like the northern. the tests are the same difficulty as the hewison and the competition is even stiffer![/quote]

Id like to try a few alright but its a long drive up for me.
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oh right yea munsters in ure area isn it? the northern rounds are just up the m1 for me. sam was 5th joey
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I have a few videos of some of today's tests, I'll upload them when I get them edited.
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Was Ger there today Guy?
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nope no sign of him at all
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Think I have the novice won then :D
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The Marcos Graveyard wrote:I have a few videos of some of today's tests, I'll upload them when I get them edited.
neil you were there :shock: didn't see you did you come in the Marcos :?:
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