Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:31 pmdamn paparazzi 
Lady Godiva wrote:....I needed the make up to look pretty.
"I...don't...believe...it!"
Best wishes all,
Dave.
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:31 pmPosted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:35 pm"I...don't...believe...it!"
Best wishes all,
Dave.
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:46 pmcome on Sally, let's see a photo so we can judge for ourselves 
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:16 am
Come on Sally...
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:13 pmDear Boys
I am genuinely blushing, so stop it
I am not putting anything on here that can identify me to the great fat cabbage (I'm safe with text, he has difficulty reading, but he always manages the pictures...need I say more). However, let me say that I'm a size 10 (but only if I shop at M&S), 5' 8" (in the 2" heesl) and I've been told I look a little like Meg Ryan (but only a very very very very little).
Now back to the driving.
Love Sally
I am genuinely blushing, so stop it
I am not putting anything on here that can identify me to the great fat cabbage (I'm safe with text, he has difficulty reading, but he always manages the pictures...need I say more). However, let me say that I'm a size 10 (but only if I shop at M&S), 5' 8" (in the 2" heesl) and I've been told I look a little like Meg Ryan (but only a very very very very little).
Now back to the driving.
Love Sally
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:48 pmLady Godiva wrote:Dear Boys
I am genuinely blushing, so stop it
I am not putting anything on here that can identify me to the great fat cabbage (I'm safe with text, he has difficulty reading, but he always manages the pictures...need I say more). However, let me say that I'm a size 10 (but only if I shop at M&S), 5' 8" (in the 2" heesl) and I've been told I look a little like Meg Ryan (but only a very very very very little).
Now back to the driving.
Love Sally
Yes Sally, as you say back, to the driving - rather than so many unflattering references to your husband and offspring - please?
Best wishes all,
Dave.
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:16 pm
So this is roughly what you look like then?
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:34 pm
No.......that's the wrong Meg isn't it ?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:10 pmDear James - in just a few years, probably.
Dear VH - that's not a million miles away (but mines blonde, and natural).
Re the original post, there was a good write up for the Advanced roadcraft DVD on the IAM website (members forum).
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Following my earlier recommendation of Bespoke Driver Training's excellent "Commentary Driving" DVD I have now viewed their latest "Advanced Roadcraft".
Again of consistently high "broadcast quality" picture and clear diction throughout from Mark Kendrick, a former police driving instructor, this has a total running time of 68 minutes in chapters on pre-drive checks, city driving, overtaking, cornering, offsiding(!), scanning, (including what I consider to be the "jewel in the crown" of advanced driving - reading the limit point), motorways, at night, and a brief demonstration of crash avoidance using ABS.
The only problem I found was the balance of "background music" but this does not detract from the value of the production.
Both DVDs are highly recommended for all drivers and particularly observers.
Both cost £22.25 (inc p&p) and "Advanced Roadcraft" is available via Ebay (search for "Advanced Driving"
or both direct from
Bespoke Driver Training
Penny House
North Malvern Road
Great Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 4LR
enq@bespokedrivertraining.co.uk
www.bespokedrivertraining.co.uk
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Regards
Sally
P.S. lets face it, we will probably all buy it, in our quest for that elusive holy grail, that secret thing that will make us all 'great'. It must be out there, we just need to find it....or is that only me?
Dear VH - that's not a million miles away (but mines blonde, and natural).
Re the original post, there was a good write up for the Advanced roadcraft DVD on the IAM website (members forum).
Quote Begins
Following my earlier recommendation of Bespoke Driver Training's excellent "Commentary Driving" DVD I have now viewed their latest "Advanced Roadcraft".
Again of consistently high "broadcast quality" picture and clear diction throughout from Mark Kendrick, a former police driving instructor, this has a total running time of 68 minutes in chapters on pre-drive checks, city driving, overtaking, cornering, offsiding(!), scanning, (including what I consider to be the "jewel in the crown" of advanced driving - reading the limit point), motorways, at night, and a brief demonstration of crash avoidance using ABS.
The only problem I found was the balance of "background music" but this does not detract from the value of the production.
Both DVDs are highly recommended for all drivers and particularly observers.
Both cost £22.25 (inc p&p) and "Advanced Roadcraft" is available via Ebay (search for "Advanced Driving"
or both direct from
Bespoke Driver Training
Penny House
North Malvern Road
Great Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 4LR
enq@bespokedrivertraining.co.uk
www.bespokedrivertraining.co.uk
Quote Ends
Regards
Sally
P.S. lets face it, we will probably all buy it, in our quest for that elusive holy grail, that secret thing that will make us all 'great'. It must be out there, we just need to find it....or is that only me?
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:12 pmWell my son (IAM member) and I find the following instructional DVD's go down well of an evening over a couple of beers .
Ghost Rider
No its not the new motion picture based on the Marvel Comics character. Click the link to access a couple of short extracts.
enjoy,
Rennie
(life is too short to spend watching RoadCraft videos all the time)
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Ghost Rider
No its not the new motion picture based on the Marvel Comics character. Click the link to access a couple of short extracts.
enjoy,
Rennie
(life is too short to spend watching RoadCraft videos all the time
)Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:45 pmrlmr wrote:Well my son (IAM member) and I find the following instructional DVD's go down well of an evening over a couple of beers
Ghost Rider
Google video has quite a few of these on it. Not that I condone abusing copyright, but if I'll let that be google's problem
(just clicked on the link. In fact all those epsiodes are available on 1 streamed video).
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:54 pmjont wrote:Google video has quite a few of these on it. Not that I condone abusing copyright, but if I'll let that be google's problem
(just clicked on the link. In fact all those epsiodes are available on 1 streamed video).
I know... but in all honesty its worth looking at DVD quality on the television
RR
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:26 amMy Roadcraft DVD arrived yesterday, and I feared it was going to be a bit, well, lame, but no, I was quite impressed.
Ok, it may look a bit dated, and not have the DVD quality you might expect, but it does exactly as you would expect. By following the police drivers from normal licence holders to response drivers you see their learning curve as your own, making it more a "this is how you learn and improve", not just "this is how it's done".
Each bit of the book is demonstrated: car control, cornering, brake gear/separation etc.
The advantage is the bits you can't always get from a regular demo or associate drive; the slow motion and freeze frame hazard analysis allows time for something to be explained, the helicopter shots demonstrate position very well, and the overtaking shown is rather good. Commentary runs throughout.
It's probably time it was remade properly for DVD, but they probably can't find roads as empty or free from 40mph limits as they were "in those days".
Ok, it may look a bit dated, and not have the DVD quality you might expect, but it does exactly as you would expect. By following the police drivers from normal licence holders to response drivers you see their learning curve as your own, making it more a "this is how you learn and improve", not just "this is how it's done".
Each bit of the book is demonstrated: car control, cornering, brake gear/separation etc.
The advantage is the bits you can't always get from a regular demo or associate drive; the slow motion and freeze frame hazard analysis allows time for something to be explained, the helicopter shots demonstrate position very well, and the overtaking shown is rather good. Commentary runs throughout.
It's probably time it was remade properly for DVD, but they probably can't find roads as empty or free from 40mph limits as they were "in those days".
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:37 amSLine wrote:...but they probably can't find roads as empty or free from 40mph limits as they were "in those days".
So true... so sad. Oh how glad I am, I live where I do
.
RR
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:49 amrlmr wrote:So true... so sad. Oh how glad I am, I live where I do
I'll make sure you get a heads up for objections in this area Rennie.
Eric