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Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:02 pm
by Larkingabout
Well done Tony, back in the gold once again. Out of turmoil comes hopefully a better life and great grandson by the way.
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:20 am
by Weathers
Nice one Tony. Glad to see things have turned around for you.
I went through a similarly shitty time a while ago and now couldn't be happier. Look to the future my friend and watching that Grandson of yours grow. And in a few years he can have the best garage to build a cracking Scalextric!!
Hope to see you out in the new steed soon.
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:47 pm
by SteveRST
Good to hear that you're once again with a kit car and that things are getting back on track for you!
I only found out about the demise of the Fury about 4 weeks ago.
Steve
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 8:55 pm
by SJLB
Well done Tony. Good to see you're getting back on your feet. And congratulations on your grandson.
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:13 pm
by Nash
Like the others T, glad you are coming out the other side.
What part of the country are you living?
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:36 pm
by Fury1630
Nash wrote:Like the others T, glad you are coming out the other side.
What part of the country are you living?
Camberley, so still
just in Surrey, right on the edges of Hampshire & Berkshire. Now wishing I hadn't decided to wait until the 1st to pick up the car.
Patience
p-a-t-i-e-n-c-e.
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:43 pm
by Fury1630
Larkingabout wrote:Well done Tony, back in the gold once again. Out of turmoil comes hopefully a better life and great grandson by the way.
Great grandson?? How old do you think I am?
I won't be seeing him that often, he's in Glenrothes, bit of a trek the do some babysitting
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:55 pm
by Fury1630
SteveRST wrote:I only found out about the demise of the Fury about 4 weeks ago.
Jees yes, that was a dark day. It could've bee repaired too, but I had nowhere to store it (people did offer) & no idea where I'd be living or if I'd have a garage or anything. So I had to bite the bullet & send it for scrap. Broke my heart - especially as all my soon-to-be ex-wife was interested in was when she'd get her half of the insurance money, that stuck in my throat. Of course now I have a house & garage I bitterly regret losing it, but it was the right decision at the time.
But testament to Jeremy Phillips design I got out without so much as a bruise. I had realised the chassis was designed with crumple zones before I built it & boy did they work well. 60mph into a concrete mile post & fence post, spun around 270deg & no injuries whatsoever - apart from the wounded pride & broken heart.
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:31 am
by nelmo
Was it repairable?
I'd never seen such devastation; chassis bent, engine must have been toast (I'm sure I saw teeth snapped off the cam sprockets!), every panel damaged - you even broke the emergency triangle in the boot!
How you walked from that, I'll never know...you're down to 8 lives...
Re: Back In The Game
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:34 pm
by Fury1630
nelmo wrote:Was it repairable?
I'd never seen such devastation; chassis bent, engine must have been toast (I'm sure I saw teeth snapped off the cam sprockets!), every panel damaged - you even broke the emergency triangle in the boot!
How you walked from that, I'll never know...you're down to 8 lives...
Steve at FSC said it could be fixed, the chassis was OK behind the firewall, a new shell is easy enough & the cam wheels where enclosed in an aluminium cover I made, no idea what was going on inside it
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As the car flew through the air I remember thinking "I'm not going to survive this" i was quite surprised when the scenery stopped spinning.