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Taken at Cadwell (where else) last June.

Oh dear Ted, I think someone else has got the "green machine" title







and when she finds out be afraid VERY afraid

Kermit wrote:Oh dear Ted, I think someone else has got the "green machine" title







and when she finds out be afraid VERY afraid

Oh dear just read that again MEANIE

which is the other one ?

The Green Meanie is Ted's Race Sud

The Green Machine (Kermit!) is Harveys current Sud build FMJ ????

The Green Giant sold sweetcorn

The Green Hornet wore tights

The Green Eyed Monster is what grows in your tummy when you think the miss's is putting on too few cloths and too much make up for the postman!


and Greenies, are shortsighted beard sporting soap dodging lilly livered liberalist luddites, and thats just the women! only distinguishable by the cut of their dungaree's

Not quite Shrew

The green machine is lorens Nova !!!!!!!!!

Not sure what to call mine maybe " oh what have a done"

Kermit wrote:Not quite Shrew

The green machine is lorens Nova !!!!!!!!!

Not sure what to call mine maybe " oh what have a done"

jason.

as in technicolour dreamcoat

Sudonym wrote:

Kermit wrote:Not quite Shrew

The green machine is lorens Nova !!!!!!!!!

Not sure what to call mine maybe " oh what have a done"

jason.

as in technicolour dreamcoat

apologies, i thought that was your title choice H.

speaking of Loren, where are all the Nova, Minari folk?

i made a lounge just special and cosy for them and they're not here yet



can someone go fetch them please, Now!


Jason? naughty!

Someone post the link of Ted and Shrew At Cadwell,it's one of my fav vids.

OK, I'm here now, and I think I'm going to be right at home in the cosy lounge Shrew and Kev have made for me (thanks guys).

Personally I think it's great to have some more green cars around. You should have heard the amount of negative comments that accompanied the first outings in my Nova - "great looking car, shame about the colour" etc. Some wag even implied my choice of colour was due to me being a woman and of course the car should be red! Anyone would think Alfa only offered red paint

Being in a minority of one made it easy when it came to pet names, but the tide (of red) was bound to turn sometime. I don't suppose anyone with an red Alfa can be anywhere near as non-specific!

I think the Green Meanie is one fabulous machine

Lauren

Sud 145 wrote:Someone post the link of Ted and Shrew At Cadwell,it's one of my fav vids.

this one tony?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vinSFeYK ... jYOlU-eAIg

Spacenut wrote:OK, I'm here now, and I think I'm going to be right at home in the cosy lounge Shrew and Kev have made for me (thanks guys).

Personally I think it's great to have some more green cars around. You should have heard the amount of negative comments that accompanied the first outings in my Nova - "great looking car, shame about the colour" etc. Some wag even implied my choice of colour was due to me being a woman and of course the car should be red! Anyone would think Alfa only offered red paint

Being in a minority of one made it easy when it came to pet names, but the tide (of red) was bound to turn sometime. I don't suppose anyone with an red Alfa can be anywhere near as non-specific!

I think the Green Meanie is one fabulous machine

Lauren

green certainly seems to be the "in" colour eh lauren

KevJTD wrote:

Sud 145 wrote:Someone post the link of Ted and Shrew At Cadwell,it's one of my fav vids.

this one tony?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vinSFeYK ... jYOlU-eAIg

Not that one Kev - the onboard vid'. I must learn how to do this.....

here you go mate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9GpvyQaUE

A must watch for everyone to see how Cadwell should be driven. Not like yours Kev.

Sud 145 wrote:A must watch for everyone to see how Cadwell should be driven. Not like yours Kev.

very true mate, very true.

i've been in with ted too and have now given it up as a bad job, he's just mond blowing

where have I been? I haven't seen this one before!

super car good driver and excellent footage... esp like the part around 10 mins where the 3 suds are all together ... thumbs up smiley here.

shrew was very quiet, I was led to believe he was a proper chatterbox

i was learning Mark, taking it all in! ha ha! i wish!


i tell you, you need a bloody High Deff Go Pro just to keep up with his twinkle toes!

them little sparco plimsols dont arf get busy on them there little pedals!


He's awesome Mark, and the car is just amazing, you'll have to join us at some events this year and see/experience it for yourself.


I know Ted will be chuckling and blushing at the same time reading this, but he knows we know,


dont we Stig?

Just one question

Is ted's rev counter different as it looks like he's only pulling 4000 RPM

Kermit wrote:Just one question

Is ted's rev counter different as it looks like he's only pulling 4000 RPM

teds' dash is a race spec stack one, similar (same model?) as this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STACK-ST8130- ... 3f322a0e7d

7k is about the figure he revs to on track days i believe?

certainly feels about that.

ted?

Hi Guys,

Been really busy recently so sorry I haven't logged on.

Yes, Shrew I did chuckle when I read that post - especially the bit about my plimsols!

On track days I use around 7000 rpm and when I raced at Cadwell last June pushed that to 7500. But back in the day when I was racing it regularly the limit was 8000. Dave Thomas went even higher.

I will be getting it ready to do some track days in it this year shortly so will keep everyone updated. There's an open invite to anyone interested in passenger rides to come along. Time is the thing and I'm really getting stuck into single seaters this year which is a whole new world! If anyone is interested I'll post some pics and an update.

Ted

i know rob and me are planning on having a few sundays out this year ted, already doing our first trip to brands in a couple of weeks time, be nice to see you out in the single seater somewhere this year

Kev, I'll write a dedicated post about the Crossle but, so far, it has been brilliant fun. Single seaters is a totally different discipline to saloon cars but I'm getting there......slowly! To give an example about how competitive it is - I tested at Brands in early March and got down to a time that was .4 of a second off pole. That would have put me 9th on the grid!

My next races (rounds 3 and 4) are at Croft on the 26/27th of April. Qually and race 1 on Saturday. We'll also be testing on the Friday. If Rob and you can make it I'll send you some tickets - be good to catch up.

Ted

not been to croft either ted, will see how the next week or 2 pans out.
thanks a lot for the offer

KevJTD wrote:i know rob and me are planning on having a few sundays out this year ted, already doing our first trip to brands in a couple of weeks time, be nice to see you out in the single seater somewhere this year

When are you at Brands Kev and what's on? Not all that far from me.

Sud 145 wrote:

KevJTD wrote:i know rob and me are planning on having a few sundays out this year ted, already doing our first trip to brands in a couple of weeks time, be nice to see you out in the single seater somewhere this year

When are you at Brands Kev and what's on? Not all that far from me.

easter sunday, be nice to get in amongst the trafic

british superbikes opening round.
sunday is qualifying day with a few races too, supersport etc.
monday is main raceday but i'll be back home watching on tv from my sofa

http://www.britishsuperbike.com/

ben wilson, our local rider, has stepped back up to superbikes this year from supersport

meant to get along to some mablethorpe sand racing this winter just gone to catch a chat with him but never got around to it.


http://www.britishsuperbike.com/riders/ ... ilson.aspx

sorry ted, clogging up your thread

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATE!

Hi Ted,

I am a newbie.

I met you at Brands Hatch when I was supporting the red Sud Sprint. You kindly told me about this forum and invited me to come along to a Cadwell track session with the other boxer fans (tomorrow I think) but unfortunately I cannot make it.
We are taking the Sud Sprint and a Sud to Oulton Park on the 25th. Will you bring the Green Meanie? There are four Suds going already but it would be great if loads turn out. Can you round up any other boxer racers to come along?

All the best,

Simon

Hi Simon

Do you know who/which the other suds are that plan to be at Oulton (in addition to you and I)?

Thanks Tim