Molds

I'm 87 and got 11 points

uk95scooby

31 mate and loving it !!!

Remember !! your only as old as the woman your feeling !!!

sparkykev

I saw an old boy in a green 01WRX, (in Kenilworth, was it you?) he was well into his 70's, flat cap and all, couldn't see how he drove as he was stuck in traffic.
Fair play to him... enjoy.

julian N/W wrx my93

nice to see the older people enjoying modern machines!

BigGuy

46 and loving it

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Well, it looks as if I'm the oldest (I like to say, most experienced!) one to actually admit his age so far - The big SIX O!!
The comment about "nice to see the older people enjoying modern machines" - why should'nt we, we don't all think it's time to drive something very sensible, although I would'nt mind a nice vintage motor for shows.
I've had a few "sporty saloons" over the years, the performance of which you lot would laugh at these days, but they were quick in their time!
If you're around the Romford area you'll always get a wave from me (If I actually see you with my failing eyesight ) or see you at a lot of the shows?
JohnD (03 STi PPP + springs + 18"FF7's etc, etc. Previously 99MY with full exhaust, Link ecu, 17" OZ's, Moretties etc, etc,)

Chris L

Sal's Dad is 65 this year and drives a very nice modified MY00 with STI V rear wing, Scoobysport exhaust, Brembo brake conversion and full Leda suspension

Chris

julian N/W wrx my93

but does he give it some!

Chris L

He drives in a spirited manner when he wants to

micared

And I thought I was bad! Uncle ( age 65 ) turns up in an Audi RS6 from the P1 club, we go out for a " quick spin ", him driving, blimey, he wasn't kidding, beyond 165 before the blood returned to his brain .

chrisp

better than being 11 with 87 points

torment

46 in July,And learning that you are never too old to have fun....Kev.

bluto22b

I'm 70 next month

Gooner

I,m 42 and am picking up my WR1 in the next week or so!
Had an 01 WRX-PPP-18" PFFF's

julian N/W wrx my93

bluto wot do the feds said when they pull you up in a scooby!!!!!!!

sorry sir i thought you where a boy racer!

pbee

Summer last year I was picking some parts up from Welch's in Cambridge, Walked back to the car park started the car and started to pull away When a gey rinsed old gentleman was waving and coming towards me, Oh bugger I thought, have I just run his cat over.

I open the window and he starts asking about the car, and he explains he has just retired (65), and wanted to get a nice car before he gets to old to properly enjoy it, he used to do hill climbs in an old MG, he wanted to know about the different models and liked the black one with the gold wheels in the showroom. ( Was an STi-7 prodrive for 22k).

I explained about the new 03model and he would probably be better off getting a sti8 non PPP as he could probably get one for near the same price. and he could add PPP latter if he wanted.

I just hoped the *** wipe sales people in Welch's treated him with respect and didnt laugh him out of the place. i Hope when I retire at 65 I have the ***** to do something like that.

Tchort

I'm 42 and picked up a P1, 6 points and a possible ban last month.

Ace car, stupid driver.

Fox

I guess at 57 I am one of the older Scooby nutters here. Having owned and raced 'rapid' vehicles since I was 17, I still take delight in beating my own 'point to point' times on long journeys across the UK and Europe.

I remember years ago being told that the secret of high speed/safe driving is that 'you should never cause any other driver to have to change their direction or speed as a result of your driving' - and I still try to follow that advice.

I am no saint, and my driving record is not unblemished - two speeding convictions - but fortunately no accidents; though I have to confess to becoming increasingly frustrated by the growth in numbers of speed cameras over the last few years.

I have never been wholly convinced of their value in terms of road safety; whilst speed itself can kill, most fatalities come from bad driving. I believe there are also strong arguements that cameras can detract from driving safely. During a recent trip to Scotland, I couldn't believe the mentality of authorities who put cameras on the only straight bits of road on the A68. I have always thought the whole idea of overtaking safely is to reduce the TED (Time exposed to danger) both for you and other road users - ie, get past the vehicle as quickly as possible. On the A68, I saw drivers (clearly new to that road) start to overtake, draw alongside, see the cameras, slow down to 60, wait till they got past the camera, then accelerate to complete the manouver. You can imagine the chaos and danger which results from situations like that.

If that part of the road is hazardous, you can argue that drivers should not be overtaking at all - in which case put double white lines (and cameras) the whole length of that part of the road. But to place cameras on the only straight (and non white lined) part of the road is just blatant revenue generation.

Hey - but this is just the ramblings of a senile old f**t, and should not be taken seriously.

In the meantime, I can just huff and puff, and potter around in my PPP'd 01 with it's Prodrive suspension and 18"OZ wheels absorbing (some) of the increasing numbers of pot-holes in the roads - smiling at the cameras and waving goodbye to anyone who tries to keep up !!

Regards all


Victor Meldrew

Valkeerie

I don't see why age has anything to do with it (other than the adage about old drivers & bold drivers :-) . I've always enjoyed going as fast as possible on public roads, so I've used motorbikes - & you'd need a blue light and a siren and a lot of BHP to have the smallest chance of keeping up with me on my daily 40 mile commute on a Blade. I've been hooning through rush-hour traffic continuously since '68.

My UK '01 WRX feels very slow by comparison ... but it can still accelerate fast enough to be dangerous on the brakes ... that is, it can carry speed into corners, but it can't brake fast enough to do so safely. If I try to carry the same speed I do on the Blade, there isn't a hope in hell of stopping in an emergency - just a bloody useless shuddering from the ABS. When I try to push the car through the usual corners at the same speed as the bike, I don't like what the suspension and tyres are telling me, and bottle-out 10-15 mph slower.

All this could be fixed if I spent another £5,000 - £10,000. But I can't be arsed ... the main use for the car is transporting my girlfriend and taking garden refuse to the tip ;-).

Oh ... I'm 53. And amused at the implied insinuation that perhaps I should be driving a Rover. I know a few dyed-in-the-wool bikers who see Imprezas as a four-wheeled compromise that isn't too boring, and still does all the stuff you can't do with a bike.

Phil Harrison

57 with a PPP'd UKSTi which, yes, I drive fast 'when I feel like it'. Last time we had an age-thread, I was about 4th oldest Scoobynetter who responded. I like to feel that 40 years experience helps you to be canny enough not to hoon it at the wrong time or place Yep, love it

Phil

Poor Guy

my old man (54) razzes the nuts off ours!

julian N/W wrx my93

i found my thread on page 4 after just 32hrs!
must be a record!