Hi All

The "Scooby vs Challenger" group test today (with the Ferrari 355) went incredibly well. We have a staggeringly good article to put together.

I would like to offer my HUGE thanks to everyone who came. It would obviously not have been possible without you all. It is a real testiment to our community IMHO.

Thank you also to everyone who offered their cars but couldn't be included due to numbers.

Thanks to Josh (photogrpahy), Paul Habgood (Video), Hoppy (Editorial) and last but not least...

David Yu for letting us loose in his staggering 355.

The results are very interesting and footage is stunning! You'll love it.

Kind regards

Simon

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Looking forward to it!

Thanks Simon for everything you did today it was great, i had a really good time.

If you need my car again for anything let me know.

I think the sound of the Ferrari will be in my head for a long time to come WOW!!!.

Thanks must also go to Josh and Paul for having to stand around in the cold and take the photos and video footage. It was funny though, when Josh tried to pick up a bloke!!. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Thanks to Hoppy for the editorial side of things, i will email you with my spec.

It was nice to see you all and put a face to your name. Hope to see you again at a future event.

All the best.

Ady http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

What happened here then? it sounds interesting.

Is this article for a magazine ?
Can you tell us what the outcome was?

lumby,

Have a look in the Scoobyshop and order your Scoobynews CD. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Lee

Top day, wasn't it http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Fabulous cars, great weather, and even a couple of road testers from MCN to spice it up. Was that R1 quick or what! Wheelies for 300 yards!

But the Ferrari. I thought Scoobs sounded the best, until that F355 hit 8,000. Wow.

I think Simon is hoping to get a fruity selection of exhaust sounds for the Scoobynews CD.

Good to meet you guys (and laydeez).

Richard Hopkins

Yep....

I fantastic day indeed.

My thanks to Josh & Paul for the photos and video work, Richard for the words, Simon for the driving (he hated every minute http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif ), and Mr Yu...the F355 is just a stunning car....I want one...but...er.....maybe soon http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif.

Please check the for sale section...most of my internal organs are for sale to fund a ferrari purchase LOL

Now...You'll all have to buy the Scoobynews CD to find out the outcome http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Ian.

Must agree, fantactic day.

Big thanks to Simon for organising everything. It was a great day, even if you did spend too much time in that Ferrai (just to get used to it!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif )

It was really good to meet everyone and put a few names to faces.

Gussy, no problem mate. I'd like to see some of that tape. If I send you a blank tape can you do me a copy..?

Can not wait for the Scoobynews CD. It's going to be great http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

I wish i could order my Scoobynews CD & a sticker, but i live in Australia http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/frown.gif

What a top day!

Good to meet you all - Cheers Paul and Nimbus for the camera work while I was in the car..... the footage looks, and SOUNDS, amazing! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Simon, anytime you need to rag my car round a tight, twisty test track, you're most welcome - how did you learn to do that stuff??!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/cool.gif

Hoppy - I'll mail you my spec.

Can't wait for the CD - get ordering kids, its gonna be good!

Justin S, I don't see why you can't order a copy of ScoobyNews with your credit card. If there are currency problems I'm sure they can be sorted. I'll drop a mail to Webmaster Simon De Banke and check.

Same goes for any of you US Scooby fans. Now you've got the new MY01 Impreza WRX, our cars are the same. Would I be giving anything away by saying there was a new-shape WRX in the test and, well, a lot of people were surprised?

And another surprise for me was Simon de Banke. Yes, I've seen footage of him doing some pretty amazing stunts in a Scoob, but he'd never driven a Ferrari before, and it was a left-hooker. Yet he nailed it right from the off and was power sliding the thing like a right Schumacher all over the place. Respect.

Richard Hopkins

As usual Josh has done a fabulous job with the photography....

Here are a couple of samples of things to come...

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/images/35...-handbrake.jpg

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/images/355grouptest/355.jpg

But which one was fastest? http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Cheers

Simon

Simon

You were grinning like a cheshire cat in that Ferrari.

Not surprising really, when you consider how many times you just HAD to try it again!!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

You lucky lucky Bas***d! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Cheers m8

Ady

Nice pics simon....

is there one of mine per chance http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Ian

No http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/tongue.gif

ha ha ha josh http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Ian

Excellent day out on Saturday. Me and Julia both had a fantastic if somewhat cold day.

Can't wait to see and hear the footage on the CD. That wonderful sound of the 355 screaming down the back straight. Days like this make all the frustration of crawling around on the roads worthwhile http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/cool.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

I think the comment is

"Purely Belter!"

What an great day, good to see all the cars and I am somewhat in awe of Adrians MY01 http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/eek.gif It was superb! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif Looks like this might show everyone just how great this car really is when put to the test!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Thanks to Simon for organising it and well done to all of you who attended!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

I have odds on bets coming in that Simons next car is a 355! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Josh, you are actually quiet good at this David Bailey lark....any piccies of my old dog? (The car...not my missus!) http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Regards
Ronnie