Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Knackered in this context means not working.
To be fair, how do you know what context I was using the word 'knackered' in?Knackered in this context means not working.
Ohhh Tony I'll not bother getting ankles deep in this. My point is that the VW has been given ample chance to be the fastest car up the hill, in the best conditions available; that has been driven by money. Hill climb cars would be on a par with this time, which have a budget many many times smaller than the VW, or even the F1 teams you think I want to run up the hill. Lastly, it wouldn't be a good look for Lord March to allow a hill climb special to run up and best the VW time - the 'future' of motoring versus a knackered, sorry old tech and unpolished car.Sweet chocolate monkeys, you just want to cause trouble. C’mon then, I’ll bite. In which context did you mean it?
Ohhh Tony I'll not bother getting ankles deep in this. My point is that the VW has been given ample chance to be the fastest car up the hill, in the best conditions available; that has been driven by money. Hill climb cars would be on a par with this time, which have a budget many many times smaller than the VW, or even the F1 teams you think I want to run up the hill. Lastly, it wouldn't be a good look for Lord March to allow a hill climb special to run up and best the VW time - the 'future' of motoring versus a knackered, sorry old tech and unpolished car.
Why does everyone think that a comment on the internet is causing trouble? Sheesh.
How rude. I never said it was a race, but there is a lot of interest around the world about who is fastest up the hill by Sunday evening. VW are using this interest for their own ends - not to win a trophy. It's pretty handy they they got a couple of quick runs yesterday, because as they, Michael Fish and everyone else knew, the weather was going to be an issue today.Sorry but this is utter nonsense.
Goodwood is a celebration of racing cars and although there is a corporate element (like any event except maybe the village fair) there is certainly no element of padding the rich investors to get the best time. It is ludicrous to suggest that VW have been "given the best chance to be fastest". They have the track at the same time as every one else with the same weather as everyone else as well. If they choose to spend a few million quid to build a specialised car to win it then fantastic, I want to see that but it does not make me think they are suddenly god gift to motor sport.
If anything the emphasis on outright fastest times has been declining in the 20 plus years I have been attending. Back in the early days the F1 cars and many others were all about balls out fastest runs but most people are there to see the cars demoed spinning the wheels and doing doughnuts etc.
This is not a race, it is a display for old racing cars and a few novelties like supercars and one off experiments.
All I'm saying is that I think (see where I say 'i think' right there) that VW have been given a golden ticket to achieve exactly what they might (see where I said might) have paid Lord March for.
Once again, why has everything got to be either an argument or 'complete nonsense' on the internet? It's my OPINION.
Ah no, sorry (sincerely) if you got that from what I was trying to say. Those hill climbers are some impressive machines, and my comment was intended - badly worded in hindsight - to reflect how VW might look upon one of these hill climb teams beating them up the hill, which I think they would from previous evidence at Prescott and Lydden Hill etc. They (hill climb teams) are the absolute experts at harrying a car up the hill, be it an F2 car, caterfield type or standard saloon style; they'd show the F1 drivers a clean set of heels.Well, you appeared to be insulting hillclimb cars, just for starters. If you're in an argumentative or agitated frame of mind, just accept that some here will retaliate.
With respect he has a number of titles, names etc.The Duke of Richmond.
That thing is ridiculous, it looks at least as quick as the IDr.I would like to see the GWR Raptor do the hill climb.
It’s this malicious and malevolent attitude that gets my back.
Next they'll be saying the EV cars are zero emission.Yes tampering and misleading people about the emissions on their cars is very much as you say above.
Next they'll be saying the EV cars are zero emission.
With respect he has a number of titles, names etc.