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I had my doubts that Glock genuinely lost the place to Hamilton but this is probably the best fact to prove otherwise: The final lap times: P5 - Hamilton - wet tyres: 1.26.126 P6 - Glock - dry tyres: 1.44.731 P7 - Kovalainen - wet tyres: 1.24.945 P8 - Trulli - dry tyres: 1.44.800 So Glock was actually quicker than his team mate in the same car and with the same tyres on in the final lap, that pretty much proves he didn't let Hamilton pass him. Hamilton thoroughly deserves the championship and he is the best driver out there imo, well done to him.

Go on then! I better wipe my feet on the way in.... :lol:

No, but he is ginger! ;) ;)

No it will be better for the engine because its less restrictive so there won't be the same heat build up.

Cheers Si, I am actually that fussy that I wanted the lights to match, glad you noticed! My main criteria when buying that stereo was that it had to light up green as I'd planned on getting the defo din gauge for a while now! Oh and Defi's FTW!!!

Cheers akki and Joz so am I!! Sparky they didn't cost too much, I got them for a very good price anyway. I love them though, neat as you say, I didn't want gauges all over the place so these are perfect.

Looking good mate, I'm really jealous of the fenders. I'll have to get a pair of chu eventually. Hope you get your TC bits soon, and maybe the other bits too.... ;)

Cheers mate, it was 2 months in China, a month in South Korea and another month in Japan. I picked up a bit of the language but not much really, justthe bits needed to get by in each country ie hello, bye, thanks and how to order food,drink and bus/train tickets etc I certainly couldn't hold a conversation!

I agree.

Cheers guys and yeah they took ages to upload! Geo I've started adding a bit of a description to each photo so should answer your question.

Since my old engine expired with me still not knowing the exact cause, I thought it would be a good idea to keep an eye on the new engine's vital statistics. So around the time the new engine was being fitted I bought a lovely set of defi gauges off the yahoo auctions (thanks to Rick) and they finally arrived (not thanks to royal fail) , they're Defi Din Gauges which display the water temp, oil temp and oil pressure whilst fitting neatly above the single din stereo, they also match the defi boost gauge I already have..... The oil temp and pressure sensors aren't fitted yet hence the strange readings in the last pic. My interior is now pretty much finished and how I want it to be, bar the addition of a matching Defi EGT gauge which will be added later. So next I'll be tidying up the engine bay a little more and sorting the handling further.... once I 've bought a new battery that is, since the addition of the new gauges seems to have killed off the old one!

Goodyear Eagle F1 or Toyo T1-R.

www.mytyres.co.uk Cheap and quick delivery.

It was indeed an amazing trip and a great mixture of places which is what we wanted.

Indeed you're right, we liked seeing the difference through china too, thats what we wanted to see. We stayed in soe proper remote area's that just had amazing scenery and was justso peaceful. Then you go to shanghai and its just amazing how modern and developing it is. Yeah penis park ftw! That place was so radmon but awesome! I thought that wing was awesome too. The laser show happens every night there, its along to music aswell and is the biggest light and sound show in the world, pretty spectacular with all the buildings flashing away like slot machines!

The only reason there's some good one's is because we took so many! I total it costless than £4k including flights at £800 so fr 4 mnths its pretty decent. You definately should its well worth it! Cheers mate. Its better being there though!

Cheers matesome places were truly spectacular! Thanks mate, I'm no photographer though! The camera's just a basic digital camera, a 6mp casio one, its looking a bit used now especially when the gf nearly dropped it of the three gorges damn up there. Cheers mate.

Here's the cars from japan too: thepics from the D1GP round I went to are here for anyone that missed them- http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/index....showtopic=12743

Phew!

Japan:

South Korea: The view from our condo near Sokcho, this was on the east coast near the border with North Korea, at night we could watch search lights scanning the beach for spies from the North! The view over Sokcho city A large Budda at Seoraksan National Park Someone's house in the national park A rather large set of stairs in Seoraksan The bat cave! A cave museum in Samcheok (surprisingly interesting) Cave expo centre in Samcheok Haeshindang (Penis) park near Donghae Rockin out with my cock out! Funny phalesces A bunch of nobs A huge cave... erm somewhere (there was lots of caves in Korea!) As above Bacon flaps (seriously) in another cave Crazy limestone formations in another cave, really looked like an alien world! Huge temple complex hidden in a forest (can't remember where) The main temple Guardian statue outside the above temple The stone figure of Jeju Island,a holisday island off the south coast of korea formed by volcanic eruptions under water, the figure and whole island is formed from volcanic rock and the island is now the holiday and honey moon island for korea A hint in a huge maze in Jeju The maze Some idiot looking a little lost A waterfall straight into the sea in Jeju As above Another waterfall into a river... somewhere Sunset at Jeju The sunset view over Jeju, this was taken on my birthday from the summit of an extinct volcano, we spent the day on a roasting beach (shared with nobody) then climbed the volcano in the evening,not a bad birthday! As above Back on the Korean mainland, a view over the busy port city of Busan As above The beach at Busan A little sculpture we did in our spare time

China: The amazing Karst scenery of Yangshuo A washer woman in Yangshuo Moon hill in Yangshuo The view from moon hill Again the amazing karst landscape This is the famous "Dragon's Backbone" in Ping'An, the terraced slopes are man made paddy fields Truly stunning landscape of the "Dragon's Backbone" As above A random pavillion at the zoo in Kunming The amazing "Shilin" which translates as Stone Forrest for obvious reasons As above This is Feng Huang a really nice riverside town with a brilliant atmosphere The houses perched over the river on stilts in Feng Huang Feng Huang again This is a walk in the very remote little village of Dehang In the village of Dehang The "Heaven Questioning Platform" up a valley in Dehang (very high up!!) As above Another little riverside town, this is Little Likeng The night view across to "The Bund" in Shanghai Day view The current largest building in Shanghai (Jinmao tower on the right) next to the one which will supercede it once construction is complete The busy shopping district in Shanghai Shanghai at night again A random dragon made entirely of umbrellas (there were all sorts of animals the same) in a park in Nanjing Another view of the park in Nanjing The food street in Nanjing The HUGE Three Gorges Damn on the Yangtze river The amazing boat/ship lift system at the damn On off the cruise ships heading up the Yangtze A monk banging a bell (duh) at a temple in Xi'an at the Big Goose Pagoda The fountain show and big goose pagoda in the background again in Xi'an The stunning views from the top of the Hua'shan mountian in Xi'an Again up Hua'shan, the padlocks represent the love of couples being sealed The very narrow staircase (dragon's ridge) up Hua'shan The amazing Terracota Warriors in Xi'an these are life size dolls which were burried in a tomb for when the emperor died so he could be protected in his afterlife Terracotta Warriors again The innards of the "Forbidden City" in Beijing Forbidden City again As above Outside the Forbidden Cityand a guard not happy of pictures being taken! Scorpions on a stick anyone? Theywere still alive too... no I didn't try them nor the seahorses! Sunset at the Sumer Palace in Beijing The Great Wall at Badaling As above

Right I've finally got round to sorting through the 4000 odd photos from my travels in Asia earlier this year. I went off in March with the girlfriend to Hong Kong first, then meandered up through China hopped on a ferry to South Korea randonly dotted about there then got another ferry (well hydrofoil) over to Japan travelled about there then finally flew home. We spent 2months in China then a month each in Korea and Japan. It really was an amazing experience and one I'd definately recommend everyone to do, it really does open your eyes to things. Everyday was like an adventure not knowing what we were gonna do/see/eat/sleep etc etc I really miss being away and doing different things everyday and not knowing where your gonna be, I can't beleive it was only a few months ago that I was seeing all the amazing sites and meeting new people and trying so many different things, remembering it all now it really feels like it was just something I watched on TV, anyway pics.... First off Hong Kong: This was one of our first nights in Hong Kong, it was taken on Lama Island alittle island reached by ferry with no cars on it and a very small population, the main attraction is the amazing fresh seafood and this was the view we had whilst enjoying our dinner! This is just a random tall building that looked cool! The entrance to Ocean Park, an aquarium merged with a theme park,awesome by the way! The view from a rollercoaster at Ocean Park, not taken whilst I was on the ride though! Live show at Ocean park As above Sunset at Ocean Park Just a random roadway showing the hustle and bustle of HK The light and sound show of Hong Kong harbour (the largest outdoor light and sound show in the world) As above The huge bronze budda at the po'lin monastery The view down fromt he big budda A view inside the monastery The prayer room in the monastery The largest outdoor bronze budda in the world Just a nice park The day view from Victoria out over Hong Kong The night view from Victoria Peak As above Just a busy day in HK