Hoylake Lifeboat Open Day

[Sponge]

Hey fellas. Went to the Hoylake lifeboat open day today with my mum.

Grabbed a lot of pics as you may well see. Unfortunately, though, the weather went British on us and the Red Arrows (RAF equivalent to the Blue Angels) had to be called off half way though. I had a couple more spaces on the card for some pics, so I resorted to car snaps :D

 

Anyways, here goes!

Train there:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0041.jpg

Hovercraft coming to see us (The very same hovercraft that ran me over on it's first outing)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0046.jpg

Audi RS4 Avant :D

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0047.jpg

Closeups of the Hovercraft:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0048.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0049.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0050.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0051.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0052.jpg

And one when the Hovercraft took off (literally!) Threw me off my balance!

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0053.jpg

Red 10 (Safety marshall of the Red Arrows)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0054.jpg

Two pics of the Red Arrows (Before it went uh... head over heels)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0064.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0066.jpg

BMW 528i Sport:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0071.jpg

Jaguar XKR:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0074.jpg

Same car after I realised I left sport mode on...

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0075.jpg

And finally, a BMW 320D SE! (In the road I live on!)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g226/metal_man_409e/GEDC0081.jpg

 

Hope you enjoyed them :)

[KoenigseggBG]

Sorry to dissapoint you, mate, but neither that is an E46 M3, nor the other one is an E92 M3. ;) But the Jag is XKR, so that compensates. :p Nice photos there, I especially like the Red Arrow ones. :)

[Sponge]

They look the same :rolleyes: :p

Cheers, I shall update the names! *extends arm* To the edit button!

[KoenigseggBG]

Nah mate, all M3's have a side vent with M3 logo, M3 logo on the back, M3 logo on the rims, double exhausts and new body kit. You'll know when you see one. ;)

[Tool831]

Nice pics, how can you tell the XKR left sport mode on?

[Sponge]

LOL! Sorry, I meant sport mode on my camera, lowers the shutter speed to capture fast moving objects and also lets less light in, so the picture comes out darker.

[t.]

The RS4 has lights on it! So that's where the Coastguards budget goes.

[TDU 505]

Hovercraft ran you over?!

Please elaborate, i feel like having a laugh :D

[The Queen]

Nice pics, how can you tell the XKR left sport mode on?

 

:lol:

 

Anyway some nice shots there. Looked like it was a nice day. ;)

[Sponge]

Hovercraft ran you over?!

Please elaborate, i feel like having a laugh :D

 

Well. True story, I tell ye! I was on the beach with my mate having a tiny airsoft war I ran behind the other side of some rocks and to my amazement, saw this massive hovercraft hurtling towards me, dived out of the way and got clipped on my foot! It wasn't properly being run over, but I did get hit by it. Scared the crap outta me, but it was still a mega funny occurence. My friend has never let me forget it :/

[TDU 505]

Well. True story, I tell ye! I was on the beach with my mate having a tiny airsoft war I ran behind the other side of some rocks and to my amazement, saw this massive hovercraft hurtling towards me, dived out of the way and got clipped on my foot! It wasn't properly being run over, but I did get hit by it. Scared the crap outta me, but it was still a mega funny occurence. My friend has never let me forget it :/

Any real serious injuries? Like a shattered ankle, broken ligaments or even insanity?

[Sponge]

Nah, was fine! Just a bad case of the giggles was all!