SteveW
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just to bore you with another, "i had a go at racing this" thread
was a new White Carrera S (had LED rear lights or something) quite a young bloke, think the reg was 8TED or something with TED on it. very pretty blonde in passenger seat.
comes pulling up next to me at the turn onto the stains bypass heading up to M25.
we were pretty much side by side all the way, i backed off at 130mph but he kept his foot down (didnt want to be too dangerous)
am very pleased with the VXR8, despite being bloody massive it does hold its own against cars 3x the price
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x14xe sport
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supercharger needed
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mattk
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I leveled a CTR yesterday till about 90ish, I reckon Id have gained on him if we had a bit more room, I dont really go above 100 anymore though, should be seeing them off when I get my FMIC and filter
people can sit on their moral high ground and say its silly and so on but its bloody good fun
I bet yours sounded better than his porcshe
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SteveW
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yeah im saving for engine mods but they are so expensive for this car. if i went for a setup that would give 600-640bph it would cost nearly £10k !!!
but yeah the car sounded sweet, just need tubular headers and exhaust to really make it sing
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gavin18787
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Il admit to having a bit of fun too. Winding up ctrs and fiesta st's is epic fun in a crappy saxo
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Rich H
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Good to hear you're using it properly now Steve!
Finally had my first couple of plays on a local bit of road that I know like the back of my hand - notorious for bikers and rich blokes with weekend toys playing around on it at the weekend.
So I had fun with a bike on the way to a mates and a TVR on the way home
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S@M
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sounds simlar story the same guy who i had a play with at xscape onto the m62. youngish guy with a pretty blonde but his porshe was black... he wasnt afraid to hit 150 lol
its great fun id agree....
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VegasPhil
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I had an exciting race from the lights with a cyclist earlier.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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pow
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We all do it, I had a little play with a Dad in his C180 Komp this morning
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S@M
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quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
I had an exciting race from the lights with a cyclist earlier.
oh yeh i love it when that happens, expecially when they dont relise your racing
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Twitch
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i think fastest i've ever been in a car was 155mph in my best mates astra. he has a mk3 gsi and we raced a vxr and smashed it lol the guys face as we went past was pretty much him regretting spending the money xD
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S@M
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obviously not a standatd gsi then
but id still be upset
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by S@M]
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Rob B
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I've been 163 (on the clocks) in my CTR, and i was running a larger overall radius than standard so can't be far off, never been troubled by much in it either
VXR8 is an awesome car and i'm glad you put the guy in the porsche in his place somewhat
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SteveW
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quote: Originally posted by Rich H
Good to hear you're using it properly now Steve!
Yeah its all run in proper now, give a good blast every now and again
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Twitch
i think fastest i've ever been in a car was 155mph in my best mates astra. he has a mk3 gsi and we raced a vxr and smashed it lol the guys face as we went past was pretty much him regretting spending the money xD
i doubt he regretted spending the money on a nice new vxr
who'd want to be in a mk3 astra on a freezing winters morning where it takes half hour to warm up and isn't as good driving around town as the vxr?
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Nic Barnes
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whats in the mk3 to make it go 155?
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Warren G
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turbo?
astra gsi mk4 2.0 turbo book figures are 149mph top speed
and we all know speedo's are out, so would prob read 160mph
ever topped yours out nic? surely it would do 180mph+ if geared right? not sure id ever want a corsa to go any faster, not exactly aerodymanic
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Warren G]
[Edited on 03-01-2010 by Warren G]
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Nic Barnes
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mk3 gsi wont do 149?
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Warren G
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edited nic
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Nic Barnes
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nice edit. however none of that is relevant to the mk3 gsi the fella speaks of.
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That was me, what do you think of my new numberplate?
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Warren G
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isnt the mk3 turbo'd? was the point i was trying to make
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Nic Barnes
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doesnt mention it being a turbo? they didnt make mk3 turbo's in this country either.
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Matt L
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I attempted to race a corsa vxr last night and well... he pulled away slowly more so when i got into 4th although tbh i dont think he was really trying otherwise the vxr appears to be very slow
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Warren G
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corsa vxr's arnt exactly quick, they only have 192bhp in 3rd i believe,
and i didnt know that nic, only fitted with redtops and xev's then
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