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Carded winning Blue 230 parked up in Crossgates bus stop :oops:
saw first yellow on A64 thursday pm.
VR 06 plate near argos think 06 sue was the reg. must be local but no show on here :cry:
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Post by GarySargent »

Exchanged waves with another black PZ (female driver) on the M621 going into Leeds this morning. Anyone on here?
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OCRX8 in Motorworld on Tuesday.
Spotted whilst getting my new starter motor fitted..
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Nordic Green with bling alloys (not many of those around!)
About 5 mins ago driving down Bluebell Way, Bishop Cuthbert, Hartlepool.

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jsd wrote:OCRX8 in Motorworld on Tuesday.
Spotted whilst getting my new starter motor fitted..
As was I!!
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Post by IainC »

Just saw a strato with a personalised plate (**05 RXB) on the Sunbury Cross roundabout at lunchtime today.
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Tit grey (I think), on hard shoulder of the north bit of the M25, about 10 / 10:30 yesterday am... , somewhere near M1 Junction.

I was going other way else I would have stopped to see if I could help...

Owner standing on hard shoulder with phone to ear... :(

I think it had a rear spoiler and it certainly had dark coloured non standard alloys...

Distintive car - anyone know it?

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A grey PZ going through Chesham this morning.
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saw a silver on Greensbridge lane Halewood around 1030 this morning, couldnt see the driver or reg as i was a few cars behind
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Post by RichardK »

Absolutely filthy silver Hi-Power (looked like Xenons, when far enough off my arse that I could see the lights ;) ) "PX53" on the A7 Carlisle to Edinburgh, at Longtown. Tailgated, passed two cars ahead on a blind bend, exceeded 30mph limit in Longtown, seemed up for a decent blast when I caught up past the Gretna bend, but wasn't driving 'safely' IMO so sorry, no 'race' on a public road ;)

(Nice overtaking approaching Canonbieish with the oncoming HGVs, looked like a brown trouser moment).

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Got a flash and a wave from someone in a Volvo XC70 (or whatever that 4x4 is called) coming up to Forth Road Bridge early this evening.
He made a point of waving to me, I think he must have forgotten he wasnt in his Rex!

Hello to whoever you were!

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Post by sparkos »

Seen quite a few around the Stirling /Bridge of Allan area. 2 x VR, 2 x BB and several SS. Always get a flash and a wave from others. Being "in the club" is great doncha think?
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Lexx wrote:Got a flash and a wave from someone in a Volvo XC70 (or whatever that 4x4 is called) coming up to Forth Road Bridge early this evening.
He made a point of waving to me, I think he must have forgotten he wasnt in his Rex!

Hello to whoever you were!

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It was ME!!!, lol, but undercover in my mums 55 plate Skoda Octavia estate....lol
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:oops:
Embarassed that I didnt recognise you mate!
Even more embarassed that I mistook a octavia estate for a XC90....how the hell?!
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Post by HwAoRrDk »

I don't know what it is about owning a car that makes you start seeing the same model all over the place. I mean, I buy an RX-8, and boom! They starting popping up all over the place! I've seen loads recently. Black ones, Titanium ones, Strato and Winning Blue ones! Only ever one other Red one, though... :(

(Well, apart from the Red one owned by a neighbour of a friend of mine. He never seems to drive it, though. It's always parked up on the drive, usually blocked in by his mud-slugger of a LR Defender. I have never seen it on the road, where I would instantly recognise it, due to the personal number plate.)
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What is it, a trophy car? sounds like cruelty to the poor rex. :(
Toyota small car :(
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Velocity Red in Windsor

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Well, I read the post about the waves and thought "that is pretty cool" - then I haven't seen another REX for 10 days, yes ... 10 days.

Then today, driving from work I passed a VR in the housing estate south of Windsor racecourse and he gave me a flash and a wave - nice chap!

Sorry, didn't get the plate - was too excited trying to flash back. :lol:
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Carded a black 56 PZ in Costco Watford carpark today... Also spoke to the lady driver as I returned :)
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Carded winning blue 230 @ St Christopher's Hospice today, my first :D
Toyota small car :(
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Parked next to a winning blue 06 yesterday at IBM Hursley, then saw my first ever (non showroom) Phantom blue 06 this morning in Eastleigh.
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Spoke to a chap filling up @Tescos Amersham this morning... Said he'd 'look up' the club... Probably thinks we're a bunch of wierdos ;) :twisted:
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Several blacks in the darkness of the morning on the M4 over the past few days.. (unless they were nordic, strato or titanium and light was just so poor that I mistook the colours)..

And last night queueing at J16 on the M4 to get off for the last blast through the lanes, another Winning Blue XX99 HXW going into Swindon pulls up in the other lane, he seemed just as surprised to get a response from me as I was from him..
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Grey on the way back from Canterbury to Rochester, 4.30pm? last night.
Reg L8 ??

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Post by Nice But »

Anils clocked you today at roundabout in Bromsgrove...... (** RXB Titanium) about 5 ish

WB HP round the island...... :lol: :lol:

Still learning how to get the quick launches without peeling off the tyres.... :lol:

Lovin' it.

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Post by timgaunt »

I've got spotters out reporting for me now:

Red Evolve VX53 *** in Paddington
2006 RX8 231 in Galaxy Grey, Leather, SatNav, Crest, Strakes and Exhaust Trims

Its not *just* about going fast, it's all about how quickly you get to going fast and how great you look getting there.