Not my best day at Sandown

Started by alfagtv100 (Biggus), May 25, 2008, 07:55:33 PM

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alfagtv100 (Biggus)

Woke up at 5:30am and half asleep, reversed in to my garage door (fortunately, no damage to the car or door).
Was way, way, way too enthusiastic coming in to Dandy Road corner and put the car 30m in to the kitty litter.
The resulting noise from the drive shaft brought my day to an early end.
Pulling out from Sandown on to Princess Hwy, my best mate 'caressed' my car with his Toyota Camry.
The photo tells you how the story ends.
Bugger.
:'(
Marco Leoncelli
2017 Giulia. Yeah, baby.
1971 1750 GTV Coupe Series II
Past: 2008 159 Ti V6 3.2, RenaultSport Clio 182 (smuf blue).

Mat Francis

thats just not right... if you need a shoulder to cry on Marco.. best look elsewhere, we are already crying here   :(
'83 Alfetta Sedan TS
'88 75 3.0
'85 Land Rover County
'87 Land Rover Perentie

alfagtv100 (Biggus)

I think today will be known as 'wet Sunday' for a few members.  Sales of Kleenex will certainly show a spike.
What was your damage?
Marco Leoncelli
2017 Giulia. Yeah, baby.
1971 1750 GTV Coupe Series II
Past: 2008 159 Ti V6 3.2, RenaultSport Clio 182 (smuf blue).

Mat Francis

oh, no damage to me, i think it was the first time the car has ever run a whole day without an issue! on the way home dad and i were discussing how immaculate your car was! and then we get home to find this! i suppose one could say at least no one got hurt in all the carnage. 
'83 Alfetta Sedan TS
'88 75 3.0
'85 Land Rover County
'87 Land Rover Perentie

jimnielsen

Thats a BAD day Marco - you have my sympathies, I was just thinking today what a great looking car it is (was)...


Jimn~
'95 Alfa Romeo 155 Q4
'90 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 IE - my god! I can compete in Trofeo class!! -

Sheldon McIntosh

Damn shame mate, damn shame.  We heard about it at the pub when Bruno got the call, and we all, to a man, shook our heads and said "oh no, not to that car".

Evan Bottcher

Would rather it had happened to my car Marco - and that's a big call!  I know you'll have her fixed as well as she deserves, and this'll be a distant memory soon.  Crap  >:(
Newest to oldest:
'13 Alfa Mito QV
'77 Alfasud Ti
'74 Alfasud Sedan
'68 1750 GTV
--> Slow and Fun - my Alfa journal

Sheldon McIntosh

At least now you can run up a massive bar tab at your mate's pub.   ;D

Brad M

Marco, There is a massive knot in my stomach reading this and looking at the photo, Commiserations.
I look forward to seeing the car back as it was, one sweet 105.
06 147 JTD 1.9
76 116 GT 2.0
72 105 GTV 2.0

Gone... 2x 147 GTA, 2x 90, 2x SudSprint

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Colin Byrne

Dude no,no,no,no,no that's not how the day is supposed to end!
and i thought i had a bad day yesterday.
Let us no if there's anything you need that i might be able to help with the repairs
and i'm tipping you won't have to buy your own beer at the next club night.
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

Gary Pearce

What a rotten thing Marco, my heart goes out to you. I am not looking forward to the day I make a mistake and I know it would be even worse if it is somebody else's mistake. Poor Vanessa Sharp must be feeling the same thing too I bet.
I can only say though that yesterday was the best day I have had with my clothes on, and I look forward to the day I can keep up with you all. (is Evan's car supercharged?)
1966 Giulia GTC
1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
1974 Metalic Green Montreal
1966 Giulia Super Blue
1980 Mazda B1800
1989 MX5
2013 MB C250 Coupe

jimnielsen

'95 Alfa Romeo 155 Q4
'90 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 IE - my god! I can compete in Trofeo class!! -

Brad M

I hesitate to ask, but what happened to Vanessa?
Hopefully, the mighty 33 only requires a little bit of loving from Vin.
06 147 JTD 1.9
76 116 GT 2.0
72 105 GTV 2.0

Gone... 2x 147 GTA, 2x 90, 2x SudSprint

Next? ... http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=17067

Fast Eddie

yeah,
for us interstate and / or bed ridden - what on earth happened yesterday @ Sandown?  a blow by blow synopsis please ( if it isnt too embarrasing for the members involved).

Like they say, til you fall off a motorbike, spin off the circuit or earn a "badge of courage"' or 2, you havent been trying hard enough!
Now -
nuffin
Then -
76 Sud L 1.3
85 33 1.5
00 156 Selespeed
77 Alfetta GTV - Group S project - "yellow peril"
86 SudSprint 1.5 - clubsprint car
77 Alfetta GTV - Tarmac rally/Group S
03 156GTA 3.2 manual
80 Alfetta GTV
07 166 -3.0 Ti.
86 GTV6

Gary Pearce

Just a little biff on Vanessa's 33, when a 75 went off on T1 and did the unforgivable by rolling back on to the track into the path of passing traffic. Just not what we want to happen when we are having fun. The dollars we like spending is on racing not fixing.
1966 Giulia GTC
1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
1974 Metalic Green Montreal
1966 Giulia Super Blue
1980 Mazda B1800
1989 MX5
2013 MB C250 Coupe