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  3. rb wrote
    Probably.

    My call to arms: if anybody who is going is also intending to do the 24
    at Snetters and if they have a video camera. Take it with you and have
    a practice. For Snetters I would like one halfway usable shot of each
    rider in each stint at each corner, Brands will be another of those
    chances to play before it gets important.
     
    steve auvache, May 16, 2005
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  4. rb

    Robbo Guest

    Is anyone else going along to watch on Saturday?
    Talking of Vid Cams, as I are only a few miles from Brands, are you still
    after that one I have for sale?


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    sorby Guest

    Oh - if anyone (or any three) from the midlands area (or anywhere between
    Shrewsbury & Brands) wants a lift there & back on the Saturday drop me an
    email (sorby69 at gmail dot com)
     
    sorby, May 16, 2005
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  6. Robbo wrote
    I don't quite think the phrase "still after" applies but yes I do want
    to see it.
     
    steve auvache, May 16, 2005
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    Robbo wrote
    Ok....
    I am working on Saturday morning just down the road from
    Brands..........email me for my mobile number and we could meet at a nearby
    pub for a pint etc after I finish around midday.

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  8. Robbo wrote
    Why don't you come to the race you miserable fucker?
     
    steve auvache, May 16, 2005
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    sorby Guest

    Do it! I'll pick you up.
    Nahhh! Weekends are terrible for buying cars. Every other fucker is out
    there doing it too.
     
    sorby, May 16, 2005
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    Ben Blaney Guest

    I've thought the Focus was a good car, since I had a black Ghia model
    for four months as a rental when I was working in Finland.

    Good car. No question.
     
    Ben Blaney, May 17, 2005
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  11. rb

    Ben Blaney Guest

    I like them, I really do.
    Me, too. It would be a sensible everyday car, keeping something
    sporty or luxurious (or both) for High Days and Holidays.
    You'll be getting a Honda next, you turncoat ****.
     
    Ben Blaney, May 17, 2005
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    'Hog Guest

    I had a Focus hire car recently and it was indeed very cane'able, they
    are streets ahead of GMC it would seem. In no way could the interior or
    VFR I expect Ben, it's only a matter of time

    'Hog
     
    'Hog, May 17, 2005
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    Ben Blaney Guest

    He is but a shadow of his - ponytailed, Matrix-coated - former self.
     
    Ben Blaney, May 17, 2005
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    Robbo Guest

    Is anyone else going along to watch on Saturday?
    Because I'll be in full work gear and stuff and would have to pitch in
    prolly....
    Not that I mind that is............

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  15. On Mon, 16 May 2005 22:23:16 +0100 in uk.rec.motorcycles, Bear says:

    [Focus]
    My brother has one as his company chariot, I borrowed it this Easter
    to take the kids to cornwall instead of using 2 Micras. Did the job
    well, fairly economical and comfortable.

    My brother is suffering with back problems at the moment and he finds
    the Focus driving position/seat aggravates his back. He oddly enough
    finds my Zafira more comfortable.
     
    Boots Blakeley, May 17, 2005
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    Salad Dodger Guest

    Focus ST? 220bhp.

    Apparently, there's a 250bhp RS version on the way.
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    The 250bhp one's supposed to be getting the Volvo AWD system.

    Two words: Not cheap.

    From Channel 4:

    "When Ford launched its 220bhp Focus ST at the Geneva show, company
    officials were keeping schtum about an even hotter RS version in the
    pipeline. But now we've caught the flagship model undergoing
    cold-weather testing. Whilst the ST, which arrives in late 2005, gets
    220bhp from Volvo's turbocharged five-cylinder 2.5-litre engine and is
    more powerful than the previous-generation Focus RS (200 bhp), the RS
    will be quicker still, with the T5 unit tuned for a good 250 bhp-plus
    and fitted in combination with the Volvo AWD system.

    Like its earlier namesake, and forebears such as the Sierra RS
    Cosworth, expect the latest RS to take its inspiration from the newest
    Ford WRC car, which makes its debut in 2006. The previous Focus RS got
    many race-spec parts - Sachs dampers, Brembo brakes, Sparco seats, OZ
    Racing alloys, a Garrett turbocharger and AP clutch to name a few - so
    we'd expect this top-dog Focus to bring much of the rallying
    experience to the road. We don't predict a tacky bodykit and a huge
    wing, though: like the previous RS, it will probably remain reasonably
    understated. "


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  18. rb

    Ginge Guest

    That's not the current ST. The current ST is 170.
    Apparently (Vicky Butler-Henderson, et al) both aren't "quite right" on
    the road and follow bumps and overbanding too easily, something about a
    wierd diff thing ford threw in.. The 170BHP Focus ST is the one that
    does all day every day type usability.

    That said the ST is not exactly "hot" and despite 20BHP in it's favour
    only matches my astra 2.2 in 0-60 and midrange performance.

    My advice, if you want a hot hatch buy a Civic Type-R.
     
    Ginge, May 17, 2005
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