Gareth
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i thought the s2000 was pretty capable on track seen a vid on youtube with a jap guy flying round the ring with the top down
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by ed
I'll take my Punto on the track one day. I reckon it would be pretty good
battle on
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by Gareth John
i thought the s2000 was pretty capable on track seen a vid on youtube with a jap guy flying round the ring with the top down
where have you got that from gareth
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Gareth
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Just from what i have read and watched. I did test drive 1 once never went fast round any bends though but i remember having to hold it at around 7000rpm in 3rd to have the power to overtake a lorry on the a17
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Novaneil
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Personally I couldn't see my Remapped Fabia VRS being very good around a tight track at all! The Torque band is so narrow it makes trying to accelerate around a tight roundabout quickly and smoothly a nightmare. You just can't be smooth, I find it best to rev it more to stay away from the 300lb's ft torque at 1500rpm
Around somewhere like Combe though it may be ok... Will have to venture out and give it a try...
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mattk
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Im gonna take mine on one in the summer see how it does
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Paul_J
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quote: Originally posted by jr
quote: Originally posted by Gareth John
i thought the s2000 was pretty capable on track seen a vid on youtube with a jap guy flying round the ring with the top down
where have you got that from gareth
It's from the best motoring international... It's that bloke ... the 'drift king' bloke who did drift bible.
I think he's ace, whenever I watch any of their bmi races I always want him to win, he does really dodgy risky moves and cuts everyone up but chuckles to himself in his car
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7662325404894830688&q=BMI+nurburgring&total=5&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3
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Paul_J
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oh actually that vid may not be that bloke, but the other old bloke from BMi.
Keiichi Tsuchiya is the guy I meant.
proper legend.
and him driving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ikdbqMKsc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abQ449GX6gY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhXDiZIrZJo
and kinda what everyone knows him for (why he had a camio in the lastest FATF)
Drift bible - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1uXMPc0yo
Amazing what he does in that vid ^^
[Edited on 24-02-2008 by Paul_J]
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Ian
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That guys footwork is immense.
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Butler
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I know of a red 205 gti track car with a derv running about 150bhp
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dhdev
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quote: Originally posted by Novaneil
Personally I couldn't see my Remapped Fabia VRS being very good around a tight track at all! The Torque band is so narrow it makes trying to accelerate around a tight roundabout quickly and smoothly a nightmare. You just can't be smooth, I find it best to rev it more to stay away from the 300lb's ft torque at 1500rpm
Around somewhere like Combe though it may be ok... Will have to venture out and give it a try...
What he said, plus nose heavy derv understeer Diesel track cars, make me shudder, next thing you'll be suggesting using big blocks
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