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Please excuse my, 

 

Stupidity? rudeness? ignorance? lack of knowledge?

 

Whichever it maybe though, could anybody please tell me why going out for a drive is referred to as a BLAT!!

 

Where has it come from and why?

 

Just curious more than anything!

 

Initially thought everyone was dyslexic and meant blast :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

forgive me

 

 

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My understanding is that is was started by the bikers

 

If you look HERE you'll see my definition. 

Posted

thank god wingnut.

i thought i was the only one

i tend to go out for a blast !!!

Posted

thank god wingnut.

i thought i was the only one

i tend to go out for a blast !!!

 

Well we are from the same neck of the woods mate so i was on the same wave length as you!

 

Anyway cheers for letting me be the cannon fodder and look like the numpty hahahah :d :d :d :d

 

You heading to the Horton Arms on Wednesday Paul?

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My understanding is that is was started by the bikers

 

If you look HERE you'll see my definition. 

 

Cheers Norman im starting to notice a trend with you knowing tha answer to most things LOL

 

Is that you in the caterham on the link?? :d

 

If so change that rollbar colour when you do the car doesnt compliment it to well imo!

 

Cheers for your reply i am now on the same page!

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not sure will see what time i finish work,

about 45 mins for me in traffic at that time

trust me to live 30 miles from manchester meet and 30 miles from lancashire meet....

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Wingnut, I'm not sure that's right though. I used to wonder why we called it a "blat" and when I asked (on Blatchat) was told it was a biking term.

 

I don't know, what I don't know is my maxim. 

 

Yes it's me and HM wearing an orange on her head. The car is black with dayglo yellow roll bar. This is nature's warning colours (wasps?). 

 

It's getting a cosmetic going over this summer the carbon is being lacquered and the really bad bits are being painted matt black. The roll bar is being painted dayglow yellow. It was changed when it had a new chassis in 2006 and I made a real mess of painting it with a rattle can. Now letting the expert known as SteveD do it properly.

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Sure the end product will look the part when done, im assuming you will keep us all posted with pics??

 

More than likely a silly question that!

Posted

Norm are you going to put a seat in for your other half looks uncomfortable on the floor !

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Paul, funny you say that. I eventually realised she couldn't see over the aero. She had never mentioned it. During the rebuild I raised her seat so she could see out.

 

She's never been in it since!

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tell me about it.

spent 2 hours on saturday sorting out suspension so better half can come out too...

and i went on my own......

Posted

"Blast"

 

something your mate does when you drop the car jack on his toe :t-up:

 

 

"Blat"  

 

something your mate does when he hits you on the bonce with the car jack :)

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Isn't that "splat"

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Drat :down:

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rat.

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