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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
MG Car Club V8 Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep
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Member of MGCC (UK), MGOC, VSCC & TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club)
i carnt say that i was not driving my dad old car when i was 15-16 but when a kid younger than you and driving a very new flashy car you start to think what the hell
I was 9 when i first drove. A black 911 sc targa ( i know i know posh git). It was on east beach Shoeburyness Essex. After that i was hooked, did karting until i was old enough to hit the road.
Chris Barrett..
Sunny Melton Mowbray by the sea
THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE WHEEL WAS AN IDIOT!
Now, the man who invented the other three, he was a genius.
Took my 7 year old out in the ZT doing power slides last week, in a field.
he'll be a nightmare when he can reach the pedals. Still he did manage to steer it on his own.
Both Claire and Paul started driving my Supercharged Range Rover Classic when the were 5 years old.We had the use of a friends private roads on his 22K acre estate which had over 20 miles of road. They were too small to sit on the seat so they stood on one leg and used the other foot on the pedals. It was fotunate that it was an Auto. By the age of ten they could sit in the seat and drive off road as well as I could. When Paul was six and Claire eight they were both racing carts. I think its important the you people are relaxed at the controls of a car before they have to deal with other drivers on our public roads.
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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
MG Car Club Z Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep.
MG Car Club V8 Register V8 ZT/ZTT Rep
MG Car Club MGF Register Regional Rep for Devon & Cornwall and Cotswold Regions.
MG Car Club MGF Register International Liaison Representative
http://www.mgfim.org/
http://www.two-sixties.com/main.htm
http://www.v8register.net/
http://www.mgfregister.org/
http://www.racethemg.com/ http://www.triple-mracing.com/
Member of MGCC (UK), MGOC, VSCC & TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club)
Awareness of the danger should be drummed in at an early age. 18 would be a good age to start driving, with the cars restricted until they are 25.
The main problem is a scientific fact, we don't acquire the ability to risk assess until 30 and beyond, the only thing that can accelerate this in some cases is having kids!
Thats why young lads make such good infantry toms( respect due), they don't spend their time thinking 'If I do this, then this or that could happen and lead onto that....' they think 'I'm doing it, nothing will happen to ME!'
That's all well and good on the battlefield, but it leads to death and suffering on the public roads.
Sorry to be gloomy but I see it at work all the time, young lives cut short coz they play rutting stags in saxos. I know not all young drivers are like that but a huge percentage are.
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
2004 MG ZT 260 SE #269
2000 MGF 1.8 Steptronic
MG ZT260 SE #171 'The Boat' - Gone but not forgotten
Daily Driver:- 2019 Seat Ateca 1.6 TDi Xcellence