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Originally Posted by Architex_mA8tey
sounds like it was a good day!
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It was indeed; as I posted on the AudiSRS forum (where I won it):
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Two major differences to other driving experiences I've been on:
1. No helmets required
2. Plenty of opportunities to absolutely cane the cars. They really did want you to thrash them to death.
An R8 V10 Plus at full throttle for several seconds really gets moving!
It also stops PDQ with ceramic brakes and the ESC working overtime.
I managed to "break" an Audi TT RS Plus, I think by overheating the DSG box. But then I did have "Big Dave" as my passenger at the time.
He got his own back by literally "taking me for a spin" in an RS5 Plus.
And I then started to suffer from carsickness as a passenger so gave up early on some of the sessions; Dave got a fair number of extra laps driving on his own without the extra ballast.
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(Big Dave is the guy who runs AudiSRS, he's even larger than me  )
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 1st June 2013 at 08:02 PM.
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