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When I first started driving, my dad told me to remember this saying "Its better to be five minutes late in this world than five minutes early in the next!"

Not mine Petes!

Bradfordlad, Jaques is French for Jack. "Black Jack"! Not my idea, the suggestion came from someone here.

Captn Slarty, what is your job if you have to wear latex gloves? You arent a gynaecologist are you? Or maybe a vet?

Ben, by the end of August you will probably be speaking like Billy Connolly! Have you got one of those tartan bonnets with the ginger hair yet? If so, you could wear it to the next Cliosport meet and everyone, including Squirt, will know who you are!

When I first started driving, my dad told me to remember this saying "Its better to be five minutes late in this world than five minutes early in the next!"

Not mine Petes!

Bradfordlad, Jaques is French for Jack. "Black Jack"! Not my idea, the suggestion came from someone here.

Captn Slarty, what is your job if you have to wear latex gloves? You arent a gynaecologist are you? Or maybe a vet?

Has to be LORRY DRIVERS who drive far too close to vehicles in front of them. It is no wonder that so many are involved in accidents, because in an emergency, how ever can they stop quickly with all that weight behind them? When they are tailgating a lorry in front of them, to save on fuel...

CSB, you might have to hurry up though, as I think there are only going to be 400 made and if too many people read the Autocar, there might not be any Cups left.

Your girlfriend has good taste CSB.

A friend of mine with an ordinary Cooper in red, has 17" white wheels and they look OK on it because it looks like an oversized toy car!

See you soon Cooper-S Boy - in my rear mirror!

CSB, you might have to hurry up though, as I think there are only going to be 400 made and if too many people read the Autocar, there might not be any Cups left.

Your girlfriend has good taste CSB.

A friend of mine with an ordinary Cooper in red, has 17" white wheels and they look OK on it because it looks like an oversized toy car!

See you soon Cooper-S Boy - in my rear mirror!

Doc, have a look at page 2 in the Gallery at Geoffs 172 with the ACE 197s on, that looks gorgeous!

Havent you got a good independent garage around? They are used to working on all cars. Half the labour charges too and usually more thorough, as not normally having targets to meet they are not rushing and skipping work.

Have you got your bits sorted Ben?

Min Cooper drivers, because they mostly have a smug look on their faces!

You should publish the Captain Slarty manual for the 172 ahead of the Haynes one!

Reading the press release, it looks as though it is identical to the Clio Cup, the same mondial blue too, probably using a different name for the French market.

Ben have you got your bits sorted yet?

"...by the time they reach 60mph the Clio has already humiliated the Cooper, thrashing it with a punishing 1.1 sec quicker time of 6.5 sec. At 100mph the Renault is LONG GONE, screaming past three figures in a genuinely impressive 16.9 sec, exactly five seconds quicker than the Cooper!!"

Never mind Cooper-S Boy, at least the Cooper has "more jewellery attached to it"!

"...by the time they reach 60mph the Clio has already humiliated the Cooper, thrashing it with a punishing 1.1 sec quicker time of 6.5 sec. At 100mph the Renault is LONG GONE, screaming past three figures in a genuinely impressive 16.9 sec, exactly five seconds quicker than the Cooper!!

Only on paper!

Manchester looked VERY wet the other night for the closing of the Commonwealth Games! Up here in Scotland we are basking in a heatwave! Arent we BenH?