Chesterfield

Glad it worked Tim. Its just one of those things. If it was a corrupt graphics driver, then in theory it shouldnt have made any difference - but Windows is a fickle beast. So who knows. The good news is its working. And if you are anything like me, it will have scared you enough to make sure you back up onto cd or dvd whatever is most important to you.

Tracy can hold it?? Its a fridge FFS. LOL Ill see what I can come up with, but it will probably be warm beer.

Only got enough room for my beer though. And it may not fit in the roadster...

Nah - a campigaz one. Runs off gas. Or a fag lighter.

Its the heat Val. Im sat here in front of my air con unit sweating cobs!

Everyone has their reasons for non attendance. Things are often more important than a car club. We will be certain to make sure there are plenty of pics etc for all those who cant join us at the event.

Im thinking of buying one of those portable fridges!

Tim, loks like I may not be able to make it tonight - but try pressing F8 (press it avery couple of seconds while its booting) You should get to a menu offering safe mode - try that. if it gets you in, then shut down and try booting normally again. If you still have no joy, then back into safe mode and try re-installing the graphics card driver. I may be able to get over before the JAE weekend, but Ive got a lot on - sorry, Ill do my best.

Fifth gear can be just as bad. I watched it last night waiting for the article about the two pick ups, as I am very interested in them (although the tax break is less now its still worth it). Only to be left with a two minute article about how the navara comes with a tent and is five seconds quicker racing it round a quarry. Woop de doo.. what a waste of time. And what was the point in hving that fat ginger bloater in the lambo racing around. That was just a pointless 10 minutes. Another thing I cant stand in fifth gear is the stupid car giveaways and the pathetic questions they ask. What a blatant "we need more funds so phone these £1 a go lines" situation that is. And what was with the first words out of the other guys mouth when reviewing the 911 turbo. "I have a vested interest in the outcome of this review, as I have already put my order in". Closely followed by "These cars cost a whopping 106 grand". Then at the end "I certainly wont be cancelling my order". Arrogant prick. Some may consider Clarkson to be arrogant, but I dont think he mentioned the cost of the Ford GT in the same sentence as "Ive ordered one".

you'll have to pm me your number then. LOL

Tim, If you like I could pop round and have a look later - good excuse to take the Z out for a drive in the summer sun. Ive a few spare bits and bobs in the office I could bring just in case its a blown part. Just a few other questions though... Do you see anything windows related on the screen. By that I mean do you see your desktop or the log in prompt (anything that relies on the graphics driver doing its stuff rather than DOS graphics) What is the very last thing you se on the screen before it dies. What operating system are you runing (Win XP, win 98, win 2000 etc) Sounds to me like the PC is fine, and its just the graphics driver that is stuffed, causing it to black screen as soon as it gets out of DOS mode.

One thing Ive always wondered, is how on earth do pilots practice stuff like that??!? Especially like the close formation flying in the first photo.. One twitch and could all go horribly wrong. Just how do they practice that for the first time? Very impressive stuff.

I dont think the driver was pushing the Veyron in the corners, and look at it pull away on anything resembling a straight. It makes the Elise look like its stood still on anything remotely straight. If I had a million dollars spare - would I buy a Veyron? Oh yes.

lets not start that old chestnut again shall we?

Sorry Sarnie, its over the 467x102 pixel requirement. Seriously though - why not give it a go. The current image looks ok, as it blends into the white of the menu bar, so perhaps a harsh edge would not look quite so good? Time for photoshop... Also, dont forget, please email the designs over rather than posting them up here. Also if you are not happy with a design once it is emailed over, you can always email over another one before the closing date (two weeks today - so that will be midnight on Sunday the 30th). Only one entry per member allowed though, so if you do mail over several designs, be sure to let me know which one you want to go into the competition before Sunday the 30th.

Perhaps a rule of last quarters winner can't enter. Then you could only possibly win it every six months.

I have a feeling my Italian name would be - Watchas alota telli.

Of course we are! The more the merrier - perhaps if you aren't confident enough with photoshop or the like, you could team up with someone who is, but doesnt want to use their own car? The cars dont have to be modified, in fact there dont have to be "cars" at all! Its open to every member, if you want your car to be considered, or even a photo of someone elses Z, just create a 467x102 image and email it over... And even if it is not successful this time around, the competition can be run every 3 months, so if you dont get your car up there this time, there will be further opportunities.

Nooooo - dont you know the rules.... Lamborghini = Yellow Ferrari = Red Aston = Gunmetal/dark grey or some shade of dark Green.

Ill have to get some money invested in a whole bunch of this meguiars stuff too. Looking very nice!

I think chrome wheels on a black car look stunning - its just a shame that in this country they dont get as many days to look as nice as they do in say Vegas or Florida or any other sunny climate. Bet they look great in the summer sun!

In that case Ill get my deposit down! One day. LOL.

A Lambo is not a Lambo without those doors! I was quite shocked when I first found out that the Gallardo did not have "Lambo" doors. Mind you, its not like I was in a position to actually decline one based on that fact though The Sagaris is certainly one mean looking car - and certainly something that will make an impression in any rear view mirror.

Nope. LOL. Just from the days of my youth I always used the name Felix when I was online. After the cat.

Bloomin eck - changing so soon! Whats replacing it? Im guessing its Italian...