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	<title>Resident Hippy &#187; Cars</title>
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		<title>Top Gear or Fifth Gear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where to start Presenters Fifth Gear: Well it seems to have loads of presenters some I’ve never heard of like Tom Ford, but then its got respected racing drivers like Tiff Needell, Jason Plato and Vicki Butler-Henderson. Not seen or heard of them then hears a few videos First up Jason Plato. 2001: BTCC 1996: ]]></description>
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<p><strong>Fifth Gear:</strong> Well it seems to have loads of presenters some I’ve never heard of like Tom Ford, but then its got respected racing drivers like Tiff Needell, Jason Plato and Vicki Butler-Henderson.</p>
<p>Not seen or heard of them then hears a few videos First up Jason Plato.</p>
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<p>2001: BTCC 1996: Renault Spider Cup 1991: Formula Renault Eurocup those are the championships hes won. He know what hes on about when he&#8217;s taking about cars hes a proven driver. The video shows pure skill from Jason.</p>
<p><strong>Tiff Needell</strong>: He looks like your dad, but has driven in varying racing formulas and can&#8217;t half power slide anycar, He drover Touring cars when they where at there best producing 500BHP. Here&#8217;s some old footage of Tiff when he presented Top Gear many years ago.</p>
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<p><strong>Vicki Butler-Henderson</strong>: Well she knows how to drive thats it.</p>
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<p>Overall i feel you get more useful information from Fifth Gear over what Top Gear give you, but Top Gear is slightly funnier. I don&#8217;t particulary rate Hammond or may they are just funny-ish.</p>
<p>Clarkson has been in journalisum for years and has owned fast cars so he knows what joe average wants and feels from a car.</p>
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		<title>Go Carting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HippyDave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was slightly worried about my Yellow Tang as he looked slightly thin and he didn&#8217;t seem to be eating much. Anyway 4 days on he seems to have put some weight on. Most of the dried seaweed I have put in the tank has now gone which I presume he has eaten, he&#8217;s also ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was slightly worried about my Yellow Tang as he looked slightly thin and he didn&rsquo;t seem to be eating much. Anyway 4 days on he seems to have put some weight on. Most of the dried seaweed I have put in the tank has now gone which I presume he has eaten, he&rsquo;s also eating Cyclops. Hopefully by next week he&rsquo;ll be nice and plump.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m trying to get go carting organised for the end of March, taking around 8 mates with me, where all mad about things with engines in. Here are a range of toys that are owned or have been Yamaha 700CC Raptor quads, Japanese imported Suzuki GSXR bikes, Trials &amp; Motor x bikes, Ford Focus ST, BMW M3, Renault 5 GT  Turbo, VW Transporter Sport Line van, Ford Fiesta RS Turbo, Renault Clio 182 / 172 / Trophy, Megane F1. </p>
<p>Where hoping to get an iron man cart race sorted where you get a 20 minute practice / qualify and then a 40 minute race. Most of us will be taking our own helmets, as their helmets usually smell and they&rsquo;ve had hundreds of heads in which could have sneezed in them or anything. <br />I prefer Moto x helmets and goggles as they tend to weigh less than a road bike helmet. But some go carting places won&rsquo;t let you race with a motor cross helmet unless you sign a disclaimer. Not sure why they aren&rsquo;t keen on moto x helmets, oh well I&rsquo;ll be using a bike helmet just to be on the safe side.</p>
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		<title>F1 Winter Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HippyDave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks to me like Brawn GP Fluked last year&#8217;s championships. I can remember Jenson button saying on the BBC&#8217;s hit show top gear, &#8220;as soon as I drove the car I knew it was a good base to start on&#8221; this was based on the testing that happened at the beginning of 2009. Looking back ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks to me like Brawn GP Fluked last year&rsquo;s championships. I can remember Jenson button saying  on the BBC&rsquo;s hit show top gear, &ldquo;as soon as I drove the car I knew it was a good base to start on&rdquo; this was based on the testing that happened at the beginning of 2009. </p>
<p>Looking back at testing stats both Brawns where super quick in testing. See Below for an example of times.</p>
<p>1: Fernando Alonso, Renault R29, 1:18.343<br />2: Rubens Barrichello, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.398<br />3:Jenson Button, Brawn BGP 001, 1:18.892</p>
<p>There was a video in the BBC website with Ross Brawn, with him saying oh we aren&rsquo;t that quick when low on fuel but on par with Ferraris when we have a full tank.</p>
<p>To be honest he didn&rsquo;t seem that sure about the whole thing anyway. The true test will be qualifying at Bahrain, This is the first time all the cars will run together with a fullish of fuel. </p>
<p>Rules state that the car can be re fueled before the race but that is it. So it&rsquo;s still open for lighter fuel loads to be used in qualifying.</p>
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		<title>Disney Pure Xbox 360</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I bought my Xbox 360 Elite back in November it was rather cheap at &#163;199 with 4 games Pure, Fifa 10, Lego Batman and Forza 3. I had a quick go on pure when I first got the Xbox 360 but i found it a little tricky. Any way I&#8217;ve got slightly bored of ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I bought my Xbox 360 Elite back in November it was rather cheap at &pound;199 with 4 games Pure, Fifa 10, Lego Batman and Forza 3.</p>
<p>I had a quick go on pure when I first got the Xbox 360 but i found it a little tricky. Any way I&rsquo;ve got slightly bored of my other games, so I thought I&rsquo;d have a quick go and to be honest I&rsquo;m rather enjoying it.</p>
<p>You need to build a Quad bike first and it has to suit you for a range freestyle racing where tricks are the forte, to flat out races where handling and speed is needed. But with your first championship you only have one ATV / quad so you need to have a good mixture of parts on your quad. </p>
<p>You build your quad from the ground up from frame to hand grips. And each part category has a range of parts to choose from, and then as you progress through the game you&rsquo;ll get higher performance parts. </p>
<p>I&rsquo;m currently only in the 3rd championship but have only fully completed the first one with a range of 1st places. It&rsquo;s ideal that you can re visit a race, so that if you initially struggle with it you might do slightly better in other races and unlock a performance part that might aid a win in your previous race.</p>
<p>As you progress through the game you get more room in your garage for ATV/ Quads so that you can have ones built for speed and some built entirely for tricks.</p>
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		<title>Buying a Left Hand Drive Car in London</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HippyDave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Historically, people the world over travelled on the left side of the road. Like today, most of the world&#8217;s population was right-handed, and it was easier to mount a horse from the left, as well as draw one&#8217;s sword against enemies in violent feudal societies. Cars came along and they originally had the driving position ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Historically, people the world over travelled on the left side of the road. Like today, most of the world&rsquo;s population was right-handed, and it was easier to mount a horse from the left, as well as draw one&rsquo;s sword against enemies in violent feudal societies. Cars came along and they originally had the driving position in the centre, to the left, or right. Having a <a title="Left Hand Drive Cars London" href="http://www.left-hand-drive.com/">left hand drive car in London</a> has a number of advantages, the most important one is that they are usually cheaper to buy, particularly pre-owned cars.</p>
<p>Finding a left hand drive car in London is not very difficult but it will pay you to go to a dealer that specialises in selling and maintaining left hand drive cars. The left hand drive cars London dealership will be able to offer a variety of cars, from every day cars to prestige with options on petrol or diesel powered manual or automatic gear change.</p>
<p>Whilst it could be new to you, getting around in left hand drive cars on the right side of the road is every bit as safe as driving on the left. All you have to do is take the car out with the car dealer, who will happily give you tips, within a short space of time you&rsquo;ll soon enjoy cruising the highways and byways of your chosen destination and be happy at the money saved for you by the <a title="Left Hand Drive Cars London" href="http://www.left-hand-drive.com/">left hand drive vehicles London</a> specialist.</p>
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