Whos that looking over my car?.... oh its only Marcus Gronholm!
08 July 2008, 08:34 PM
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Whos that looking over my car?.... oh its only Marcus Gronholm!
Yes thats right guys.
Today we had our annual Ford Dunton Vehicle Enthusiasts Day at work.
This is an event that happens every year, and all the petrolheads at work can bring in their pride and joy to show off. The cars/vehicles are judged by top ford motorsport directors and managers and today was extra special as none other than 2 times WRC world champion Marcus Gronholm joined in too.
I was in the motorsport category and was lucky enough to come runner up against some very serious machinery.
Here are some in my class...
Porsche 996 GT3 cup racecar
900bhp cossie powered probe drag car (7 sec!!)
2.3 duratec powered MK2 escort (4 years to build 250bhp)
VR6 turbo mid engine golf (400bhp)
200bhp Group 4 escort rally car
Fully restored Technokart race cart (1964)
Heres Marcus having a look around my car. He said he liked the finish on all the modifications and said i had built a very nice car. He even had a good look around the interior and dash.
Then i asked if he would mind autographing my car?
"No problem" he says... so heres the back of my carbon Recaro now with a new addition
Marcus just before going out to put on a display in the 08 gravel spec Ford focus WRC.
And him doing what he does best...
And some of my favorites of the show.
Today we had our annual Ford Dunton Vehicle Enthusiasts Day at work.
This is an event that happens every year, and all the petrolheads at work can bring in their pride and joy to show off. The cars/vehicles are judged by top ford motorsport directors and managers and today was extra special as none other than 2 times WRC world champion Marcus Gronholm joined in too.
I was in the motorsport category and was lucky enough to come runner up against some very serious machinery.
Here are some in my class...
Porsche 996 GT3 cup racecar
900bhp cossie powered probe drag car (7 sec!!)
2.3 duratec powered MK2 escort (4 years to build 250bhp)
VR6 turbo mid engine golf (400bhp)
200bhp Group 4 escort rally car
Fully restored Technokart race cart (1964)
Heres Marcus having a look around my car. He said he liked the finish on all the modifications and said i had built a very nice car. He even had a good look around the interior and dash.
Then i asked if he would mind autographing my car?
"No problem" he says... so heres the back of my carbon Recaro now with a new addition
Marcus just before going out to put on a display in the 08 gravel spec Ford focus WRC.
And him doing what he does best...
And some of my favorites of the show.
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08 July 2008, 09:07 PM
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Frayz,
I am green with envy mate. Green with envy. Some of the best cars ever all in one place at one time. Lucky man.What you gonna do about that sig on the seat???
That ex PK Sport Porsche raced in 2001-2003 at the top level. It's a 996 GT3R but may have been updated to a RS spec. (Geeeeeeeek).
Did you say that was at work dear boy? Where the hell do you work? Get me a job. lol
Well done mate. Great snaps as always.
Steve
I am green with envy mate. Green with envy. Some of the best cars ever all in one place at one time. Lucky man.What you gonna do about that sig on the seat???
That ex PK Sport Porsche raced in 2001-2003 at the top level. It's a 996 GT3R but may have been updated to a RS spec. (Geeeeeeeek).
Did you say that was at work dear boy? Where the hell do you work? Get me a job. lol
Well done mate. Great snaps as always.
Steve
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Oh mate,what a day that must of been !!!
Where do you work fella? there was some serious hardware kicking around in them pics !
As soon as I saw the title for this topic I started smiling, lucky B@$"&^*
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what is your job?
your works carpark is a ****load better then ours
lmao
we have my car, the younguns badboy merc with bodykit, and old man daveys mk4 escort with rs rims and bumpers painted with bootpolish PMSL
PS. Intergrowler FTWWW!!!!
your works carpark is a ****load better then ours
lmao
we have my car, the younguns badboy merc with bodykit, and old man daveys mk4 escort with rs rims and bumpers painted with bootpolish PMSL
PS. Intergrowler FTWWW!!!!
08 July 2008, 09:21 PM
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Lol, cheers guys. I work for Ford prototype opperations at Dunton R&D centre.
All the cars belong to Ford employess or retirees. This is only a selection of the pics i took. There was all sorts of other cars and bikes there and even a tank!!.
I must admit ive had one of the best days ive ever had.
Thanks for the comments guys and i was so overwhelmed to have beaten all those awesome cars in my class, when i arrived i thought. Oh ****... im in trouble here. Lots were trailered to the show and i had to drive mine 30 miles lol.
This is me now :
All the cars belong to Ford employess or retirees. This is only a selection of the pics i took. There was all sorts of other cars and bikes there and even a tank!!.
I must admit ive had one of the best days ive ever had.
Thanks for the comments guys and i was so overwhelmed to have beaten all those awesome cars in my class, when i arrived i thought. Oh ****... im in trouble here. Lots were trailered to the show and i had to drive mine 30 miles lol.
This is me now
:
, some impressive motors on display
