Pre-Ringmeet Roadtrip 2013 - Always check your nuts. (That's what she said)

[Dino]

We need one of these as well.

I wasn't huge on the picture front, the rest will have to wait.

So go ahead then.

 

[loose_unit]

Here we go!

Here we go!

This is actually a statue:

Everyone getting ready at Beni's, AKA still sleeping...

A gigantic gap in my photos until we were in the Swiss alps later that day:

And, so it begins: Monaco!

Nice camera!

A bit bright and hot?

Someones toy...

A wild Ice appears:

Then a huge gap, as I used Adrians camera most of the time

And then from nowhere this lovely lady appears!

Camera Woman:

Camera Womans photo with my camera: (Also note two cars missing and three people standing on the left looking somewhat dejected!)

Views from one of the coolest campsites ever!

Breakfast!

Someone looks afraid!

Always check your nuts!

Blurry hand because something needed tightening!

Confusion at being on the wrong/right side of the car to drive maybe?

Well, that is it for my roadtrip gallery to see the whole collection, including ringmeet click HERE

 

[IceBone]

Here's a small bit from my Sony. I'll get on the Nikon later:

 

[Jupix]

Someones toy...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon_(yacht)

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=249555000

 

[Matt2000]

OK, I finally have my roadtrip photos sorted. Here goes:

Dave applying his vinyls after coming through the Chunnel.



Who would live in a house like this?


Once at Beni's



We couldn't find anyone at first, but we knew there must be a Finn or two heree


Once inside, we all had a drink, cars included.


The next morning Tobi's Alfa had a wee


Then this happened:


Saw this guy riding around



Then we hit the autobahn






And spotted a silly Swiss


Before playing in the tunnels


The scenery soon became spectacular



British humour break




Up an Alp, the 7 needed some manual relocation



A lake on the way back down. At this point we put the roof of the Saab up because it was bloody freezing



The postal service the next morning


Another British humour break


The scenery remained spectacular as we headed for the Italian border



Much later we crossed in to France via a grotty tunnel


You can only hope that there isn't an Alfa behind you


Heading to Sospel, we stopped to admire the Saab, and the view of course.


Alfa optional mop handle, because the bonnet will be open so much the struts will wear out in weeks


Driver names were added to cars


And we made our way to Monaco



Later in the day after loosing the 7 we headed up this road on our way back to Italy again


High quality shade hunters


Group shot after going through the Mont Blanc tunnel, all considerably lighter on money.


Enjoying the night at the campsite before being told to keep it down



The next day







Then the 8er got all hot and bothered


The next day again and Thomas activated the Pineapple Grenade feature on the Audi


The final day of the trip, we're a bunch of big kids


Why yes, I am Matt


Some fine rock Woollarding

 

[Redliner]

"Pineapple grenade"? :lol:

 

[IceBone]

Thomas drove too quickly (no surprise there) and had to brake violently. That warning shows that the centre brake light is out, cause the computer thinks that the blinker with g-sensor I installed breaks it. It's fine after you brake normally for 3 seconds and it realises the light is working normally.

 

[shad_68]

Thomas drove too quickly (no surprise there) and had to brake violently.

Hey, you were bragging about how good your new brakes were the whole time - I just used them.

But seriously, iirc that happened when everybody in front slowed down quickly on a straight piece of road because we had to take a sharp left turn that was called out a bit late. I could be wrong though, it gets a bit difficult trying to remember really specific stuff from such a long trip.

 

[IceBone]

Maybe the sensor needs a bit of calibration, but it is acting better with these brakes. With the old ones as soon as they overheated and started vibrating, they'd activate the sensor for some reason, even when braking from highway speed on an off-ramp. Yeah... ATE powerdisks are shite.

 

[Matt2000]

But seriously, iirc that happened when everybody in front slowed down quickly on a straight piece of road because we had to take a sharp left turn that was called out a bit late. I could be wrong though, it gets a bit difficult trying to remember really specific stuff from such a long trip.

You're correct, that was it.

Despite the fact that you know the car and advised us, we were all still surprised when the 'brake for 3 seconds' thing actually worked. :lol:

 

[IceBone]

I didn't write the code for the Audi computer.

 

[Davetouch]

Right ho; my photos... Mahoosive post etc etc etc...

I forgot to make a diary or somesuch so I don't really have much of an idea as to what we did on each day. Short of what is in the photos :lol:

First day at Benis; work begins.


Day 2; its supposed to be like that. Stance and all, right?






Day 3


Part of the 'Hi, my name is Dino and I'm beautiful' series...




Not quite sure about this one. I think it had sat in the sun for a few minutes... Not actually 40 degrees.


Day 4; Vinyls arrive! Roadtrip actually 'begins'!


Definitely the right way to leave a 'campsite'...




Another part of the 'Hi, my name is Dino and I'm beautiful' series...

Hey nice camera!

Making of Tim's avatar


Click for bigger:


Day 5; The best shot of Adrian ever. Only when you remember what he needs his right hand for... (no not that...).






Part of the 'Hi, my name is Dino and I can photo' series...



Day 6;

'Hi my name is Joe and can I come on your woadtwip?'

Photos by Sarah (Matt I think she needs training on what a good car constitutes. Finding photos of hatchbacks is not a good thing to find on your camera...).




Sorry Adrian...!

But hey at least we know where the 8er's cooling system is now...


Day 7; So Dino, hows the satnav on your 50k car holding up...?

Oh hey a rock!



Day 8; Who else wants to get sunburnt drive the convertible not like a pussy...?

The thumbs-up make this photo IMO XD

Tim: "Is this the Turbo?"

Part of the 'Hi, my name is Dino and I brought the wrong car' series...

Pretty shit convoy...

So who needed those lemons, then? Proverbial foot + mouth...?





Day 9; Another day another new driver...


Not a good look...


And that concludes the Roadtrip. This presentation will continue in the land of Ringmeets...

 

[Redliner]

What happened to the M3?

Also, Adrian being Adrian... :lol:

 

[shad_68]

What happened to the M3?

While driving over gravel(ed) roads some of the stuff found its way into the vents inside the brake disk.

 

[Adrian]

Definitely the right way to leave a 'campsite'...
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Starting to get stuff in order and offloading now, working on pics for you guys

 

[Redliner]

While driving over gravel(ed) roads some of the stuff found its way into the vents inside the brake disk.

Ah, I remember reading something about slotted disks and gravel, but assumed it was on Ice?s car.

 

[Davetouch]

Nope; the Audi and the Citroen were the only 2 cars not to have some kind of mishap. So we must conclude that everyone must, immediately, purchase a diesel car.

 

[MWF]

What happened to the Lipguna?

 

[MXM]

Coil failure.

 

[Davetouch]

What happened to the Lipguna?

Ignition problems; dropped out before we left Switzerland on the way down and rejoined us a couple of days later I think.