Walbertonio

1. Lexx - Hartlepool - Zed-less for the moment

2. MuLL - stockton-on-tees - black 350Z GT

3. Elfman - Newcastle/Barnard Castle - 04 Sunset GT - no longer a owned

4. Dan - Billingham - 55 silver fairlady import

5. mattbowey - Durham/Middlesbrough, Rolls Royce Balmoral Green 54 GT

6. Woody - Hartlepool - Sunset GT, Black rays, black V1 spoiler and private plate

7. Dalos - Newcastle - 05 Azure GT

8. martinmac Overt the hilss. Kuro roadster.

9. Realneal370z - Newcastle - 40th anniversary 370z black - tanabe exhaust

10. Goodatcrashing - Sunderland - 53 GT KYO (silver)

11. IDH - Willington, Crook - 05 Black roadster

12. EH370Z - Stockton on Tees/Middlesbrough - Various

13. BatteryLow - Middlesbrough - 07 Gunmetal GT

14. R35LEE - Middlesbrough - P/Plate Blade 350Z, white LS2 engined racing 350z (work in progress), P/Plate Titanium 370z

15 MBS - Scarborough - 40th anniversary 370z quartz - stillen exhaust (ex 05 350zGT)

16. Dixon 78 - Stockton - P/Plate 350Z Roadster GT standard no mod's silver.

17. mlc35 (Jay) - Middlesbrough - 54 Gunmetal GT, scorpion and bumper tuck.

18. WYW - Harrogate - Black 35th Anniversary 350Z

19. Shawn - Middlesbrough/Stockton - P/Plate 350ZGT Roadster Silver with Veilside VS3 kit

20. Michael Robinson - Gateshead/Newcastle - 4litre, 53plate full veilside 350z coupe with sunset/black theme

21. Toon Chris - Newcastle - Azure 54

22. RaptorUK - Spennymoor - Twilight Grey 2009

23. Nathanshird - Grimsby - JDM 350z 04 GT silver

24. Blighty - 04 Gunmetal Grey (Non GT) - Tynemouth

25. Nickzzz - North Shields - 53 Sunset GT

26. Shuck - Middlesborough/Stockton - P/Plate Silver GT with Nismo Spoiler

27. DavidChristie87 - Newcastle - 2008 White 313GT

28. Atkin666 - Malton - 2003 pearl white jdm

29. Matty316- Grimsby- 55 Kuro- Stealth Zed

30. Witstu - Stockton on Tees - gunmetal 370z GT

31, JT350GT4 - Grimsby - Ultra Yellow GT4

32.Mitch - Cramlington - 56 GT silver with K&N induction n scorpion exhaust

33. Derbro - North Shields - gunmetal 350z roadster

34. mrt - Richmond - 05 Blade Roadster

35. tracymg - Guisborough - 04 GM GT

36. adamphillie251185 - stockton -2006 gunmetal 350z

37. Seany Boy - North Shields - silverstone grey 350z GT

38. gushie - Darlington - sunset 2005

39. Marius - Hartlepool - Sunset Orange, Roadster GT, P/plate, Nismo Rays, Carbon fibre lip.

Alas, my Z went a while ago - updated the list for you.

Had a few goes of it and tried out the simulation handling; not sure if that was there in FM3? Either way, feels awesome now. Do agree it's a little odd that they lost out on the Porsche license? But some of the changes in the game especially lightning engine make it look sweet. Trying to wrestle an SLS around the Top Gear track with just ABS on is a nightmare with my fat fingers but hella fun!

Nah I agree with Ekona, Hamilton seemed distracted from before 130R. Yeah JB wasn't too far down the road ahead of him, but he could have been a lot closer because lets face it, he wouldn't exactly hold him up on a flying lap, and could have benefited from the tow anyway.

Glad you got an outcome your happy with. Got to agree, if I had another Zed it would have to be in Azure too!

Renewed again with Sky to make it 3 years on the trot now. Always a pleasure to deal with, and the first renewal for the R8 is not as bad as I feared!

Honestly not sure if this is strictly legal, but certainly didn't have any problems in 18 months or so?

Yet another pole for Vettel.

Just hoping for some exciting viewing either way. Would make great tv if Vettel fails to get into q3 or something, but I rather expect it to be YAPFV .

Yup, thanks for hosting that, was great to have a closer look at both the G37 & 370. Definitely shows in the interior stakes how much this new generation has come on. The G37 does look like a great rival to the German equivalents, and I dare say I would consider it further down the line.

Well, I'm slightly biased of course, but you could do a lot worse than the R8. Ticks a lot of boxes, very comfortable cruiser, epic carrying capacity and that sound.

30k is a nice round figure though, have you considered:

TVR T350? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2838818.htm

Corvette C6? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2892040.htm

What a corker. Spent near all weekend playing this!

So many great pictures in this thread... damn, I really need to learn how to take a decent snap!

I'll be going along, really enjoyed the last event at Teeside.

I know I'm not exactly flying the club banner anymore, but I'd like to have a look at all 4 models up close!

1. Lexx

2. mbs

3. mattbowey (if its dry)

4. Elfman

5. Woody

6. Walbertonio

Would you go for a K2 or a scorpion then?

scorpion has a lifetime warranty, the k2 doesnt.

Japspeed are good about sorting problems however, despite the exhausts being a little inconsistent. I had an entire system replaced after a fault with the tailpipes on a K2. Still, if your considering a new exhaust I'd really suggest saving up a few more hundred and plump for something like a Buddy Club if you want loud, they ooze quality.

Very nice - not just any old SLR either!

Very true, that is some kind of price differential!

Thanks Lee! When it comes to tuning, only thing I really want to do is exhaust tbh. James @ Picador was kind enough to fire up the other 3 R8's they had for sale which had a range of different mods so I got a little demo in the flesh of loads of options. Wortec switchable system is the one for me!

Biggest one for me atm is the rise of HGV's blindly following satnavs down tight country lanes. What a palaver. Also, I have experienced the phenomena of someone driving 20mph+ below the speed limit on said B roads, and yet taking massive offense when you overtake them in a safe manner. Can't quite fathom the thinking there...

Alas, Maria has been chopped in for an aussie lady. Hopefully I can still pop along to the odd meet, as I have enjoyed the rides out in the past!

This forum has been invaluable during the ownership of the Zed, and really going to miss that level of support for the R8. However, having started to use Falcon Performance, I know I'll still be in safe hands there, so all good!

Also, thanks again to Al for taking the time to show me round his VXR8 which ultimately made my mind up. Wish I could have taken his off his hands, but got a great trade-in for the Zed at Picador in Southampton on a 57 LS2 which was more within budget. Marginally excited now, roll on 1st of Sept!

1. Lexx - Hartlepool - Zed-less for the moment

2. MuLL - stockton-on-tees - black 350Z GT

3. Elfman - Newcastle/Barnard Castle - 04 Sunset GT

4. Dan - Billingham - 55 silver fairlady import

5. mattbowey - Durham/Middlesbrough BRG- 54 GT

6. Woody - Hartlepool - Sunset GT, Black rays, black V1 spoiler and private plate

7. Dalos - Newcastle - 05 Azure GT

8. martinmac Overt the hilss. Kuro roadster.

9. Realneal370z - Newcastle - 40th anniversary 370z black - tanabe exhaust

10. Goodatcrashing - Sunderland - 53 GT KYO (silver)

11. IDH - Willington, Crook - 05 Black roadster

12. EH370Z - Stockton on Tees/Middlesbrough - Various

13. BatteryLow - Middlesbrough - 07 Gunmetal GT

14. R35LEE - Middlesbrough - P/Plate Blade 350Z, 54 Kuro 350z, P/Plate Titanium 370z

Aye, I saw a similar procession. A 911 GT2, GT40, California and a 360 Modena in quick succession.

Been to Southampton and back today, and spotted an Azure coupe OV53 I think? on the M40. Then when almost back home I spotted Mattbowey I think? in his green coupe - loving that colour btw, despite the bad weather it looked ace!

Love it, just the right side of bonkers!

Al kindly showed me around his car and gave me a passenger ride as I've been leaning towards chopping in the Zed for an R8. I can confirm that this car is absolutely pristine and a beast to boot. Can't quite believe how much more refined the interior is compared to the Zed. And if you think the sound of the youtube clip is good... trust me, in the flesh it is pure devil music!

Thanks again Al, good luck with the sale!

Rather enjoyed that race, bless the weather! Shame for Lewis, but Button fully deserved it.

Got to agree with captain above, both Brundle & Coulthard have this habit lately for looking away from the tv feed it seems.

Also, penalty for Lewis was a little harsh I reckon. He actually avoided an accident with the Lotus/Renault (whatever it was!) by getting off the racing line sharpish. But yeah, he could maybe have done it a little differently!