MattyB
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i agree with Paul - perceptions of races can be very very biased. Ie: most people will blat past another motor (like 20mph faster), and unless that car can get back past within 100m, then (a 1.2 owner) will come on here and say how they had a close race with scooby, but was beaten past 70 (the point at which the scooby anhialated em. 
I only count fair races as from the lights up to around 80mph, or from level onwards. Thus why i've not had many, coz it rarely happens
Matt
[Edited on 18-12-2003 by MattyB]
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broster
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agree with u paul, makes sence really!
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nik
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 How very mature you gay little turnip  If you got some abuse why not u2u? 
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Sooty
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R E S T C P
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vibrio
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not sure I understand he raced an R5GTT that fluffed his start which is why it took a while for it to come back at him.
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corsa120
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im glad some of u are seeing where im comin from thanx combat/mark/paul u all obviously know where im comin from
sorry argue all u like r5's are very nippy but not extremely fast only car to put me back in my seat so far is gt40/scooby nothin else has come close
when u think about it my corsa has 9 bhp less roughly i no theres alot of torque but 9BHP thats not even that much bet if i gave most 9bhp on there cars extra why they were at work an not told them they would not even notice it
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nik
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If you see my above post your see I half agree A WELL maintained/tuned R5 will eat you but theres a lot more shitters out there than well looked after examples. I had a banger in my garage for a time and it was pretty slow so I believe you - I just like a bit of banter which (some) people can't seem to take
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MattyB
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No one here is sayin a R5 is extremely fast, but they are quick. Wot i think ppl are sayin is, corsa sports have "below average" performance for wot they are, and so in theory, should not be keepin up with a tuned r5
Matt
PS: it makes sense tho
[Edited on 18-12-2003 by MattyB]
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Andy
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Mate of mine bought an R5 - numerous problems and ran like a dog. Getting them to work as they should requires a lot of maintenance - most examples are running below par. However, as they weigh somewhat less than a bicuit tin, even below average examples will generally show a standard corsa sport a clean pair of heels.
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J da Silva
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ive had an r5, only kept it a month before i sold it on, raced a few 1.6's and beat em by about 3 or 4 car lengths
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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i have never raced as street racing is extremely dangerous  shame on u
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Adam-D
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alright he had ago and it was fun who cares who won lost who's motor was ill etc
ffs
i had a go at an escort cossie in my fiat panda  the guy let me catch up enuff to read the badge he floored it and it promptly sqautted down and fooked off!
its all fun
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wayne hiscock
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my m8s 5 gtt killed my old gsi runnin 110bhp
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Macca_G
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I have beat things that are supposed to be quicker than the Vec. I was in my mates V6 Vec and we raced a Civic Type R and totally nailed it... Partly due to the driver of the Civic being 19 and unexperienced at racing....Its not always booktimes...
He said the Corsa was modded lets say it was doing 0-60 in around 9 secs.... now the R5 may be old and unserviced and running 0-60 in 8 secs....then that story makes good sence to me
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Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Let's set this straight mate..You only beat/kept up with him because he was either not really trying OR his car is fuked and losing power which on a R5 GGT is highly possible.
this man talks sense, listen to him
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Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
corsa120 - sounds like fun m8.
Why does everyone automatically assume that if anyone ever posts about the race they just had, they must of simply dreamt it.
There are loads of variables to take into count, things like who was in the power, who was carrying the momentum, whether it took a sec for the R5 driver to realise he was racing, whether the R5 was in the wrong gear at first... etc etc...
If someone posts a race they had - then leave it.
Thing is, street racing is nothing like racing on a 1/4 mile.
On a quarter mile, both parties know they're racing, both people will start racing at the same point, etc...
Street racing is much different, its usually only when one car has flown past another or 1 car, starts pulling away fast - that you realise they're up for a race.
thus its never a case of both cars going 0-60 in a straight line, race, as one car usually already has momentum.
i.e. I could be flying along a dual carriageway, doing say 65 mph and accelerating, fly past a Saxo VTR, and then have him floor it, and be catching but not by much coz we're both accelerating and I'm already going faster, then go round a roundabout and another stretch of dual carriage way and it end up being very close.
But when you look at the facts, a Saxo VTR will slaughter a 1.2 Sxi and if it was a agreed race, i.e. 'after 3 go' ... both start at the same time sort of race (i.e. 1/4 mile drag race) - then the VTR would nail me.
This is how people can write about cars they've beat / got beaten by, but not by much and the cars be obviously faster.
You see?
gwaaaaan paul J!
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by MattyB
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Mat you have more BHP than me
Yours a 1.8 16v mate?
LOL I wish mate 
1.4 16V 90 bhp..Saying that my mates got one and it R&R'd at 97 the other week,same mods as mine soooooo
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Let's set this straight mate..You only beat/kept up with him because he was either not really trying OR his car is fuked and losing power which on a R5 GGT is highly possible.
this man talks sense, listen to him
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Gareth_H
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quote:
Let's set this straight mate..You only beat/kept up with him because he was either not really trying OR his car is fuked and losing power which on a R5 GGT is highly possible.
Now have a wank go to bed and dream of beating micra's.
Dint know there was a R5 GGT
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Marc
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I got beat by a Hayabusa once.
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Paul_J
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Believe it or not, I've got beaten by a Ferrari 355 before... true story  
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corsa120
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venom turbo cheez m8 exactly my point
this turbo is tidy nice lookin may not be runnin right
we both nailed it up to 65-70 mph mine will do it in 9-9.5 secs r5 will do it in 7.5-8 secs so really why u all laughing up to 60 theres 1 1/2 secs approx thats about 2 maybe 3 car lengths so stop laughing at me when u think about it it makes sense regardless of whether it was running right or not
only upto 65-70 did he then have the power to overtake and piss off
so instead of judging actualling think about it
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Marc
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Doesntmatter if you win by an inch or a mile, winnings winning.
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Marc
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Got beat by a STi too.
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
Believe it or not, I've got beaten by a Ferrari 355 before... true story
I dont believe you
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