A special thankyou to Mark Johnston and Weston Performance - Drifting forum

EDC Admin · 04-06-2007, 15:03

for repairing their car and coming back to Silverstone on Sunday to give a passenger ride to a young guy called Bertie who is wheelchair bound. We had a request from a guy on here called Alex to make a dream of Bertie's come true and boy oh boy did he have a great time. Also a thankyou must go to Mr.Nick for sorting a crash helmet out for the lad, well done Nick.

We know the Weston Performance Team and Mark Johnston were 100% gutted about not qualifying for Sundays main event but they still returned to take Bertie around for the ride of his life and this type of thing shows what a very professional set-up they are and a credit to Drifting, so we would like to take this opportunity to thank them.

Regards,

superclarkey · 04-06-2007, 15:10

Respect

peter barber123 · 04-06-2007, 15:17

top stuff guys

Bladerider · 04-06-2007, 16:28

Good goin guys

Username · 04-06-2007, 21:27

Very kind guys

20vWill · 04-06-2007, 21:42

Weston are top boys, with hearts too as this shows. Glad Bertie had fun! Fair play to the lad!

Knowing Mr Nick, the helmet wouldn't have been EDC spec though, but I'm sure "scrutineer" could have turned a blind eye hehe.

Sweeps · 04-06-2007, 21:47

Fantastic! Good work !!

--Lorien-- · 04-06-2007, 21:48

Nice work!

Greg · 04-06-2007, 23:35

Thanks for the nice coments guys

After doing everything i could to make the car reliable including building and fitting a new engine the week before the event it was just gutting when the turbo gave up with absolutely no prior warning making it impossible for Mark to qualify.

When we were asked if we could fix the car so Mark could take Bertie out on sunday we were happy to do it as it made all the hard work the week before a bit more worthwhile.

Hats off to Mark for forgetting the disapointment of loosing his championship lead and taking Burtie for the ride of his life.

All credit to you Bertie for not being one bit scared and getting out of the car with most enormous grin on your face

Baba · 04-06-2007, 23:39

Well done

MrNick · 04-06-2007, 23:47

we should all consider ourselves ...very lucky

YorkshireRam · 05-06-2007, 00:11

awesome stuff.

as a sidenote, passenger rides should be a regular feature of drift events, great for current/potential sponsors as well as for cases above.

Bladerider · 05-06-2007, 00:19

WORD !!!

Although the insurance and cost could be expensive !!

J.

Mattyboi · 05-06-2007, 01:16

Well done guys

LiGhTnInG · 05-06-2007, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by 20vWill

Knowing Mr Nick, the helmet wouldn't have been EDC spec though,

And probably off the back of a van!

HellaFlush · 05-06-2007, 09:36

Nice one guys

Uber respect

MrNick · 05-06-2007, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiGhTnInG

And probably off the back of a van!

lightning and Will

you know me to well,yes it was off the bak of a van...(polodys van ! ) and i insisted he try it on for size and i checked the chin strap fitted

suprmek1 · 05-06-2007, 11:55

lol ill get bertie to sign up later he really did have the time of his life and is so greatfull as am I for everything that went into it. It just shows how nice everyone really is.

backwardsthruahedge · 05-06-2007, 12:27

what a really great thing to have done!
proper respect to you all @ Weston!

G-Man · 05-06-2007, 12:45

There's a lot of love on the forums today!!
Massive respect to the Weston boys for this. Top lads!

04-06-2007, 15:03	#1 (permalink)
EDC Admin spl dori master Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 295	A special thankyou to Mark Johnston and Weston Performance for repairing their car and coming back to Silverstone on Sunday to give a passenger ride to a young guy called Bertie who is wheelchair bound. We had a request from a guy on here called Alex to make a dream of Bertie's come true and boy oh boy did he have a great time. Also a thankyou must go to Mr.Nick for sorting a crash helmet out for the lad, well done Nick. We know the Weston Performance Team and Mark Johnston were 100% gutted about not qualifying for Sundays main event but they still returned to take Bertie around for the ride of his life and this type of thing shows what a very professional set-up they are and a credit to Drifting, so we would like to take this opportunity to thank them. Regards,

04-06-2007, 23:47	#11 (permalink)
MrNick dorifto kingu! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lydd drift track Posts: 3,771	we should all consider ourselves ...very lucky Last edited by MrNick : 05-06-2007 at 00:00.

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peter barber123 dorifto kingu! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: worksop Posts: 2,173	top stuff guys

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Bladerider =The Guv'nor= Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Copying Lex's profile !!! Posts: 2,754	Good goin guys

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20vWill ...... Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Doon Sooth Posts: 3,855	Weston are top boys, with hearts too as this shows. Glad Bertie had fun! Fair play to the lad! Knowing Mr Nick, the helmet wouldn't have been EDC spec though, but I'm sure "scrutineer" could have turned a blind eye hehe.

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Sweeps dorifto kingu! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the garage or at work Posts: 1,150	Fantastic! Good work !!

04-06-2007, 21:48	#8 (permalink)
--Lorien-- touge runner Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 206	Nice work!

04-06-2007, 23:35	#9 (permalink)
Greg touge runner Join Date: May 2006 Location: birmingham Posts: 181	Thanks for the nice coments guys After doing everything i could to make the car reliable including building and fitting a new engine the week before the event it was just gutting when the turbo gave up with absolutely no prior warning making it impossible for Mark to qualify. When we were asked if we could fix the car so Mark could take Bertie out on sunday we were happy to do it as it made all the hard work the week before a bit more worthwhile. Hats off to Mark for forgetting the disapointment of loosing his championship lead and taking Burtie for the ride of his life. All credit to you Bertie for not being one bit scared and getting out of the car with most enormous grin on your face

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Baba A Super Slider Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East London Posts: 5,408	Well done

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YorkshireRam Harry Loves Ewe Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lancaster / Yorkshire Posts: 1,110	awesome stuff. as a sidenote, passenger rides should be a regular feature of drift events, great for current/potential sponsors as well as for cases above.

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Bladerider =The Guv'nor= Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Copying Lex's profile !!! Posts: 2,754	WORD !!! Although the insurance and cost could be expensive !! J.

05-06-2007, 01:16	#14 (permalink)
Mattyboi InitialD erby Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Derby Posts: 4,683	Well done guys

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HellaFlush TeamLifestyler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sussex Posts: 1,616	Nice one guys Uber respect

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suprmek1 Dori Mechanic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Torquay Posts: 1,281	lol ill get bertie to sign up later he really did have the time of his life and is so greatfull as am I for everything that went into it. It just shows how nice everyone really is.

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backwardsthruahedge doughnutter Join Date: May 2005 Location: kent Posts: 44	what a really great thing to have done! proper respect to you all @ Weston!

05-06-2007, 12:45	#20 (permalink)
G-Man i do skids Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Grantham Posts: 1,562	There's a lot of love on the forums today!! Massive respect to the Weston boys for this. Top lads!