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chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 11:39

ive just been asked by one of my work m8's to race him..

can u tell me who would win?

Mine Corsa C Sxi 1.2 16V (drilled box and PVD panel filter)

His 'M' Reg Honda Civic 1.3 (standard)

Cheers Chris

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 11:43

Sorry ive just realised this could do wiv being in the general chat forum. oops

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 12:04

ive just searched google and it said the Civic 'M' reg 1.3 has 91 bhp.. is this right?

JoeyB

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11th Jul 03 at 12:08

Civic's are quick! The 1.3 will be quick compared to other 1.3's the 1.5 will be quicker than other 1.5s etc etc. The 1.6VTI pushes out 160bhp standard...that is major!

I have a Honda so probably sound biase though.

JoeyB

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11th Jul 03 at 12:10

No they dont have 91bhp.

4/1343 75 99 11.2 40.1

The 1.3 is:

75bhp
99mph top speed
0-60 11.2
40.1 mpg ave

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 12:10

humm i recon he might win, humm should i take him up on the offer tho! i dont wanna loose.

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 12:11

quote:
Originally posted by NotMyCorsa
No they dont have 91bhp.

4/1343 75 99 11.2 40.1

The 1.3 is:

75bhp
99mph top speed
0-60 11.2
40.1 mpg ave

were did u find out these stats m8?

well in this case ill be givin him a run for his money! wat does the Corsa C 1.2 16V do 0-60

ive dont in in under 12 secs but someone was timing me on a phone! not very accurate

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 12:13

the work m8, says he got 128 out of his goin down a hill and 122 on the flat? Could this be true! its totally standard

Adam-D

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11th Jul 03 at 12:16

dont matter can he drive?

make sure that ure engine is warn and well sevriced and the give it beans change gear when it gets into the red and you may win

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 12:20

i only got it in Sept drove it of the court! welll proud! he's 20 and im only 18 so he has more experience in driving, so i recon its quite an even match, tho i can change gear very quick... wat u mean 'give it beans change gear'

psycho sport

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11th Jul 03 at 12:43

take him on it'll be a laugh. race round a part of town or where ever which u know well.
I've managed to beat a renault 5 gtt around guildford only because i knew what i was doin and where i was going!
oh and i got corsa 1.4 16v!

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 13:21

lol
i think i might take him to the straight! esholt sewage works! anyone know it! get up 20 70ish so its ok for testing!

JoeyB

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11th Jul 03 at 13:48

You can get the stats from http://www.parkers.co.uk Go to the car reviews section and then choose ya car, then select performance and consumption...enjoy!

Beware Parkers publish the manufacturers figures, they sometimes under rate their cars though...my lude is spose to have a top end of 140mph, i have had 147mph so far. Jus take them as a rough guide. If the figures are closely matched then give him a go!

Fraser Young

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11th Jul 03 at 14:02

Dont worry bout loosing... Theres really no shame in it... No matter what happens it's good practice, fun, experience etc. etc...

Paul_J

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11th Jul 03 at 14:11

Should be pretty close... Find a nice stretch of dual carriage way with a couple of round abouts in the middle and perhaps a couple of nice turns too... then at 3am race him along it ...

there's a stretch near me where you can basically race all the way through the country onto a decent dual carriage way across a large roundabout, onto another stretch of dual carriage way, turn back round at the next roundabout and race all the way back...

No stopping at any point (hence race late at night)

the good thing with this is the dual carriage way means there's plenty of space for overtaking, its silly to try to pass people on normal roads... and the 1st big round about acts as like 2 fast shicanes... have to turn left then right - blast a bit, then right then left...

and finally the roundabout where you turn back is like a tight corner where when you start doing over 50 the back end starts to slip (I spun here once oops)...

Straight line races are ok, but don't really test driver skill / balls ... windy roads are cool for testing skill, but if there's no real places to overtake the car behind could have more power and not get past.

So try to look for something like what I described.

Good luck and have fun.

Paul J

JoeyB

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11th Jul 03 at 14:15

I raced a New GOlf GTI in my Lude the other week on a dual carriage way, the Golf had the head start cos 1st i had to catch up with it after comin outta a petrol station... finally caught up and overtook it at bout 145mph...Sweet!

jmucorsasport

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11th Jul 03 at 14:44

2 WORDS

HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 15:11

lol i think im gunna give him a try! the lst race i had was with a smart car, got bored had to wait for him! lol

Bonzai

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Registered: 25th Mar 03
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11th Jul 03 at 15:34

i race anythin that wants a go, im not going to win much with my car but still, the exhillaration and adrenaline is a great feeling

Leven Cruise

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11th Jul 03 at 15:38

Youll get smoked mate

Wolfy

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11th Jul 03 at 16:22

the honda will rev like no tomorrow, they pull very well n all....
you could be lucky and he may throw a gear.... or you could get smoked.

chris_uk

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11th Jul 03 at 16:29

im still gunna givce himn ago!

lacky75

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11th Jul 03 at 16:36

as long as u aint racing in a built up area and not putting your/other peoples lives at risk go for it, Just make sure u get a good start (give it a few revs before pulling away and it should be an interesing never know u might win...