"Scooter" Mk2

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:37 am

Those with long memories will remember Slammer and 'Scooter'.

Came across this MT.net thread the other day, and it looks a bit like it is going down the same path Slammer took his.

Scooter - A Miata Journey and ITB Noises

:mrgreen:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:47 pm

greenMachine wrote:Those with long memories will remember Slammer and 'Scooter'.

What ever happened to Slammer?

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:29 pm

Slammer the man or Slammer the car?
Was Slammer the white NA with blue stripes and big turbod engine?

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:07 pm

Slammer=forumite & Scooter=modified red NA6 now possibly in Qld - turbo'd white NA6 in NSW was Gurglr. Someone posted about Slammer quite a while back but can't seem to find it.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Sun Dec 10, 2023 6:29 pm

Yes, I think a lot of that was lost in the Great Crash of the Oughties. I found the remnants of a thread but there should be a helluva lot more.

In particular there should be one about his death in the late Oughties. I suspect they were all casualties of the Crash.

Slammer was a worthy inheritor of Gurglr, a big contributor to this board.

RIP Slammer.

:mrgreen:

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Mon Dec 11, 2023 9:55 am

I remember all those names (just a bit hazy now).
I particularly remember GURGLR (youtube video of the car) as I picked up some wheels for him which he purchased in Melbourne. They were located 200 metres from my home.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Mon Dec 11, 2023 12:17 pm

Apparently, in four days this thread has had 476 views, now 477. :shock:

EDIT - spln

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:19 pm

greenMachine wrote:Yes, I think a lot of that was lost in the Great Crash of the Oughties. I found the remnants of a thread but there should be a helluva lot more.

In particular there should be one about his death in the late Oughties. I suspect they were all casualties of the Crash.

Slammer was a worthy inheritor of Gurglr, a big contributor to this board.

RIP Slammer.

I'd heard he'd had a stroke I think it was and was hospitalised, sorry to hear he's passed on!

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:00 pm

My memory is that it was heart, but at this point cause not really relevant. He and RussellB were medical causes, another whose name I have sadly forgotten was a road accident in an MX5.

:mrgreen:

PS What gives, views now over 560! :shock:

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:37 pm

greenMachine wrote:PS What gives, views now over 560!

It's the only topic with any action on here the last couple of days, so people come to read. I didn't know Slammer or Scooter, so nothing to really add unfortunately.

Did anyone drive their cars this weekend? Last month?

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:21 am

greenMachine wrote:another whose name I have sadly forgotten was a road accident in an MX5.

Sounds like Sasso in NSW back in 2010. Another medical was Uncle Arthur in Qld a while back.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:51 am

ManiacLachy wrote:
greenMachine wrote:PS What gives, views now over 560!

It's the only topic with any action on here the last couple of days, so people come to read. I didn't know Slammer or Scooter, so nothing to really add unfortunately.

Did anyone drive their cars this weekend? Last month?

Mine hasn't even left the garage in over 2 months....