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One final build photo, And now the finished model, It is not an exact replica, but I hope it's near enough. I'll pull the car out at the weekend and get some more photos in the sunlight. Hope you like it.

I've got an avatar. How did that happen? I like it.

Don't forget the after eights!

I'll do the pig sick for you if you like!

I have a book at home called Grand Prix Requiem which is interesting without being ghoulish http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Prix-Requiem-Celebration-Ultimate/dp/1852603860 "An affectionate thanksgiving for 77 Grand Prix drivers who, during the period 1897 to 1986, paid the ultimate price for speed, with their lives. The book examines the drivers' attitudes to life, risk and death, as well as describing their lives and times. The book includes a wide section of drivers, from Emile Lavassor to Alberto and Antonio Ascari, Jim Clark to Giles Villeneuve, Graham Hill to Mike Hailwood."

Here is my fastest run from Sunday.

Great run out and brilliant turn out Steve Yet another chance to get to terms with the new Sport 2000S

great specification - a mighty cross flow

Right, with Martin's post, that's well and truly it. I've bitten my tongue and soaked up totally unjustified and untrue personal digs aimed at me without any comment, but there's a limit and it's been reached. Yes, I had a dig at the fact that someone has "redneck" plates on his vehicle and at the state of Florida for producing them - the fact that's it a pickup truck is neither here nor there as I clearly indicated in my OP if the time is taken to actually read it. Redneck in the American sense of the word as shown here is absolutely nothing to proud of - quite the opposite in fact, it's extremely offensive and inflammatory to many, many people in America. Whoever has this truck either doesn't realise what the term "redneck" REALLY means and needs to be made aware of it, or they are aware of it and are utter jerks and deserving of public criticism. And as I'm American, I'm especially entitled to say that. Those plates are an absolute embarrassment, and if you don't think they are, you need to do a bit of research. I did NOT "get the hump" when Graham swore (twice). His swearing by deliberate misspelling to bypass the filter was against the rules that he publicly acknowledged he knew and was subsequently reported by several members to the Moderation Team who applied the compulsory ban - again, the Moderation Team took the decision, not me. And it was Graham who publicly announced he'd had a posting ban, not the Moderation Team, who keep these matters private. Finally, regardless of my position within the club, I'm entitled to an opinion just like anyone else. My opinion is that bragging about being a bigot, whether accidentally or intentionally, is cringe-worthy. If you think it isn't, then I'm sad for you but that's your right. If you disagree with me, email or PM me by all means, my email address is on the bottom of every one of my posts - I don't hide behind a forum handle. This thread was meant to point out that the term redneck is not a clever thing to bandy about in public. It turned into an unprovoked and slanderous attack on me including swearing, followed by comments clearly made without having read the OP or understanding the situation. As this thread has rumbled on and degenerated beyond repair, and nothing will fix or enhance it, it's being locked. As I'm not the bad guy here and have done absolutely nothing wrong, I'm not issuing an apology, but as has been said before, you're free to stand or vote against me in April. *message ends*