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http://www.zroadster.net/MidWales.zip The above archive zip has a mix of Autoroute and Garmin route files MidWales.gbd - Garmin file with waypoints and routes for Fri, Dawn, Sat, Sun MidWales-0-overview.axe - Autoroute file with all four routes MidWales-1-friday.axe - Autoroute file for Friday MidWa...

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There's a huge variation in skills out there, the only common factor is that we are doing the most dangerous thing that most of us will ever do on a daily basis. Your government has decided the other people are suitably qualified and has issued them with a licence to drive. All I can suggest is that...

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It's difficult to always be politically correct. My mate was driving my Z4 back from Mid Wales with me as a passenger, so I had lots of time to observe fellow road users. I was being making disparaging comments about a car load of youths wearing baseball caps when I realised my friend was wearing on...

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Folding bike: http://www.zroadster.net/tim/custom/brompton.html

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siwilson wrote:Too much motorway in one go gives me an Eisenmann headache

You think I don't know? Try Eastbourne to northern Italy in one day with the top down and Eisenmanns in full howl mode. It took three days for my hearing to recover! On the bike I now use earplugs to protect my hearing.

Zmeagol

Don't know about the Indianapolis, but here's some links from Esmeralda on the Becker Traffic Pro that may be of help: http://www.waycoolinc.com/z3/01/081501/becker.html

Tim

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Oh, all right, I'll have a go at it. Haven't the faintest idea why it stopped working, mind you.

Tim

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Travelling via the A1, Ferrybridge is some 165 miles and Autocrap reckons 3 hours 40 mins. Seems to me there's a little slack in this, but as it's Friday who knows?

If we set off from South Mimms at 1030, we would be at Ferrybridge around 1415. How do these times sound to everyone?

Tim

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It would be great if we could have a "Spotted?" forum All you have to do is ask. 8-) The only 'standard' BMW colour like you describe is Scarab Green: http://www.zroadster.net/tim/colors/z622-scar.html There's also a Dupont colour which is considerably more gaudy: http://www.zroadster.net...

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Hi Stu

I only have the vaguest idea of your route last year. Let us know where you want to rendeZvous 'oop north' and at what time, and we can then sort a route from South Mimms.

As a guide, Autofahrt reckons South Mimms to Wetherby is about 4 hours

Tim

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I'm up for a South Mimms meet. Any thoughts on route--other than up the M1 and M6? Autoroute reckons it's almost 4.5 hours without stops using motorways which means something like a 1:15 pm start to get there by 6pm. I'd be up for an earlier start and a more interesting route. For example, using the...

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BMW is expected to shortly announce the first of its 'M' bikes, a variant of the R1200GS enduro/tourer. Rather than a road bike that can also go offroad, the high-performance model is expected to be an offroad bike that is road legal. http://www.zroadster.net/or-1882.jpg Pictured at a recent off roa...

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BMW press release Tim __________________________________ Spartanburg gearing up for 'high-seating coupe' BMW Manufacturing Co. will soon be the birthplace of yet another highly engineered German vehicle. In early March 2005, Helmut Panke, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG in Munich, anno...

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Press release from BMW Tim __________________________________________ MINI ANNOUNCES NEXT NEW SPECIAL EDITION; THE MINI PULLMAN Special Model to Promote Flexible Transportation Initiative Woodcliff Lake, NJ - April 1, 2005... MINI, already known for cornering as if it were on rails, will now offer a...

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So that will be by Whittington Tump then? It's never been excavated but is widely believed to be a massive neolithic round barrow. Also known as Crookbarrow Hill.

Tim (purveyor of trivia)

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Alpina review - viewtopic.php?t=2020

Tim

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The best part of the A44 is from Pembridge (top left corner) running west to Llandridnod Wells.

A close-up of the Malverns section

Tim

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Not sure what this event is but it seems it's a Z cruise finishing at a joint BM/Porsche meet. No doubt Stu will flesh out some details.

Tim

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Yes, it's the A44. Meeting up at point to be identified by Gary sometime around 3pm. Hopefully going via the Malverns (hint).

Alan Green is also joining us on the ride in, so the A44 group looks like nine cars

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alangreen
Giles
Spokey
BartS
Freezed
Big Mr P
Gary MC

Tim

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I had a 2.8 auto and was well pleased. You can put the auto box into sports mode without pressing the button. What you do is to depress the accelerator quickly as well as deeply.

Tim

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Sorry about that Gary, didn't see your post--PM would have been better.

The route is as good as I remember. Coming back I took the A44 to Worcester which was a bundle of fun.

Tim

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Following the run this weekend, Saturday now has a short diversion to include Llanddewi Brefi, home to Daffyd, "the only gay in the village."

Apparently all the street signs have been nicked, so we had to make do with the school sign.

Tim

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TonyCal wrote:Strange the database has had problems twice in a couple of weeks Tim. Hackers?

Just a coincidence I believe.

Tim

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There was a problem with the 'search wordmatch' table which affected both searches and new posts. This has now been sorted--apologies for the downtime.

Tim

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Very impressed with the lad's commitment, though his mouth needs washing out at times.

This is one of the links from the web site: http://www.themeatrix.com/

Tim

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Good for you!

Hope you enjoy it.

Tim

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Mike Fishwick wrote:the usual risk (on survey at this forum it turned out to be a 50% risk every 20,000 miles) of VANOS failures at £2k a time

I think you must have misread statistics, Mike. If VANOS failures really ran at one per 40,000 miles, there would be uproar.

Tim

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It sounds a great event and I'd love to attend, but I will be somewhere in deepest Morocco by then.

Tim

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Paul

Let me know when you have a date (even rough) and I will link this thread from the diary section.

Tim

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I think you are confusing different organisations. I would be amazed if an IAM observer acted in such a manner.

Sorry, never heard of IAD.

Tim

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you need to get out more.

Tim

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I've seen a few in that colour in the States and think it's classy. The interior goes well with it.

Tim

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Maybe there are some tuning garages in the south east or near by? :? Exhausts and induction won't get you very far--maybe 10 BHP each. You'd be better waiting for the new 3.0-litre engine which will give you 20 BHP extra as standard. The main tuners are German, their UK agents are Autovogue for Ham...

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High-power versions of the Z4 are available from BMW specialist tuners such as AC Schnitzer , Alpina , Breyton , G-Power , Hamann , Hartge , Infinitas , Suljemani and so on. Nottingham-headquartered Sytners Group (Alpina) has the most active UK presence and markets the Alpina Roadster S. Tim

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For some reason the 'visit' table got corrupted early this morning, and unfortunately I was out all day so only got to know about it 30 mins ago. I repaired the table and this should be OK again now.

(Crossing fingers and toes)
Tim

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I'm in Wales for a BMW offroad course on Easter Friday/Saturday, and plan to run some of the stages (probably by car) on Sunday 27 March if anyone wants to come out to play.

Tim

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One of the new model series will be providing the market with a product that is innovative on the basis of its interior spatial design, which combines variability and functionality. This vehicle is being developed under the working title of the "space-functional concept". BMW has long bee...

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Chadlers of Hailsham BMW charged £300 for respraying the bonnet.

Tim

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BMW press release for your info. Tim _______________________________________________ BMW GROUP CONTINUES PRODUCT INITIATIVE 1 March 2005 Two new model series announced Geneva / Munich. The BMW Group is continuing its product initiative. At the International Motor Show in Geneva, Helmut Panke, Chairm...

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There might be a hiccup with the online donation site. Mine isn't showing and I've sent them an email.

Tim

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Now there are three of us, I can ask people if they would like to sponsor us. How about cash per car per bridge, With over 1500 members, I reckon we can give quite a bit as a group. say 10p per car per bridge, 3 cars (could be more), 15 bridges, totals £4.50 any takers for those who can't make it? ...

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But not the M roadster... (text from BMW release) Tim _____________________________________________________ World debut No 1: BMW 3 Series Saloon The fifth generation of the world’s most successful compact sports saloon offers even more driving dynamics, motoring comfort, and generous space inside. ...

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The movies are brilliant, it must be a wonderful sensation riding in one of those machines. I'll stick it on my list of things to buy when money becomes no object.

Tim

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Unfortunately it looks like I can't make it but wish you well--I bought red nose and assorted accessories yesterday.

What about everyone applying Wella's 'official red hair spray' to make it a bit more 'involving'. You should be able to get it along with the other red nose stuff.

Tim

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The forum scripts have been updated from 2.0.11 to the latest 2.0.12 release.

As part of the anti-hacking precautions, the version number is no longer given at the bottom of each page, it now just says, "Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group."

Tim

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Yeah, well that's what they get for riding(?)/driving(?) one of these.. http://www.motherdigital.info/images/page_images/ecomobile4.jpg Full story: http://www.motherdigital.info/archives/2005/02/ecomobile_enclo.html They do one model with a turbocharged BMW K series 1200cc engine generating 180 bhp,...

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Having just passed my Advanced Motorists test I now look down my nose on common BMW (and Porsche) drivers who don't have this valuable award. :lol: :lol: Seriously though, I recommend everyone to go for this. The process of hazard recognition and management is based on the police Roadcraft system. I...

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I borrowed one in that colour in the States.

I was hoping that Merlot on the Z4 would be similar, in which case I would have gone for it, but it's not. Mora is just beautiful.

Tim

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I attached my reply to Fixer's email below but I've just noticed siwilson had already beaten me to it on most of the info. Tim _________________________________________________________ Peter The speedster cover was a standard BMW accessory available through the dealer channel, though I'm not aware o...

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