Wrighty
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Originally posted by jr
just to give you a example wrighty, which will mean you will proberly retreat back
Jaguar at brands hatch, driven by professional Driver James Pickford (BTCC and GT3 driver also AutosportBritish Club Driver of the Year and SEAT Cupra Championship)
Lee in a shonky red nova
result - a jag which couldnt overtake
why dont they race ? same reason i dont, money
neo1 was racing his corsa, theres a few rally drivers that use CS that seem to win there classes ?
[Edited on 28-01-2010 by jr]
retreat where? 
you should apply to be a BTCC driver then fi you can beat one, simple init  
rally drivers winning classes, yes. because in competition cars are in different disciplines for a reason
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jr
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i didnt beat one, but anyway, when i went out in the jag with said btcc driver even he commented on the "mental red nova"
and the rally classes, there still racing against 106/swifts/clios etc, all "better" handling cars
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SportBoy
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yes but the xsara used to post of faster time regardless of class.
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Nic Barnes
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threads like this are the reason why nobody who owns a vauxhall should ever comment that they think their car is fast or is quicker than something else.
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dale87
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Originally posted by Ojc
Scoobies don't handle that well, and when they are pushing it the owners tend to rely too much on their 4x4 and crash.
I have a mate who's done this 5 times Then he got an evo 7 and says he'll never go back to a subaru.
5 times??
1- classic wrx uk - on track = dead car
2- classic sti type r import - country lanes + trees = dead car
3- classic v-limited import - pushed too hard on island, mounted kerb hit wall = repaired damage but was never same again
4- same car as above - hit kerb again and rolled onto roof = dead car
5- catalunya - involved police in a undercover bmw which ended up nasty.
He's not proud and these wernt 15k scoobys just shells that he used to give his 450 bhp engine some abuse.
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SportBoy
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sounds like he cant drive and blames the cars.
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dale87
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true. or just has no fear/sense
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BradG
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Agreed
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CORSA NUT
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That's not an STI for a kick off 
And OJC is right Scoobies handle shit really in the grand scope of things but the grip is such a big part of the driving experience..which i like 
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jay2907
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only thing bout owning corsa is people automaticaly think chav which im far from :/ i dnt realy care that corsas dnt handle all that well if i wanted a car for corners id buy one... when u start trying to race round corners thats when bad things happen...
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"Fuck me, in a bit"
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by jay2907
only thing bout owning corsa is people automaticaly think chav which im far from :/ i dnt realy care that corsas dnt handle all that well if i wanted a car for corners id buy one... when u start trying to race round corners thats when bad things happen...
dunno, i managed to crash on a straight bit of road not long ago 
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jay2907
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i know a lad whose just lost his life head on smash
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SportBoy
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thats one way to finish a shit thread ... sry to hear that btw.
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Nic Barnes
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shit, bad news.
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M-IKE19
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shouls change the name of this site to fight club lol, (joking)
i love owning my corsa,
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spikedjack
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corsa's do handle shit.
spend good money on them and they handle well mind
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sand-eel
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I think people are getting mixed up between handling and grip again, corsas have shit handling but with some wide tyres and different suspension can grip quite well.
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whitter45
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i like the corsa VXR link - how it beats the sooby turbo - not sure on the model of the scooby though
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Daimo B
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Excellent post.
Egos, loving it. I used to be right in there......
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Jambo
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Originally posted by sand-eel
I think people are getting mixed up between handling and grip again, corsas have shit handling but with some wide tyres and different suspension can grip quite well.
i disagree, i find them very communicative and responsive. Just get a bit flimsy and i might add scary the faster you go
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atz_49
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Firstly, that's an Impreza WRX not an STi. Let's atleast get the basics right.
I'm intrigued by the people saying that Imprezas don't handle. The new age, full fat hatch back versions perhaps. But the classics? They were lauded as superb handling cars in their day. A 1998 Impreza STi Type-R remains, to this day, the only car I've got out of after having a backroad blast actually laughing out loud. Superb, devastating piece of kit.
The comparisons to a corsa with a powerful engine are certainly valid with regards to straight line go - as the vid demonstrates. But that's it.
[Edited on 29-01-2010 by atz_49]
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Jambo
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driven many atz?
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micra_pete
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Originally posted by Ben G
it's decent actually. a bit heavy so doesn't perform well but i have a puma now which is more than fun enough around the bends.
womens car.
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Wrighty
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Originally posted by atz_49
Firstly, that's an Impreza WRX not an STi. Let's atleast get the basics right.
I'm intrigued by the people saying that Imprezas don't handle. The new age, full fat hatch back versions perhaps. But the classics? They were lauded as superb handling cars in their day. A 1998 Impreza STi Type-R remains, to this day, the only car I've got out of after having a backroad blast actually laughing out loud. Superb, devastating piece of kit.
The comparisons to a corsa with a powerful engine are certainly valid with regards to straight line go - as the vid demonstrates. But that's it.
[Edited on 29-01-2010 by atz_49]
Exactly. i can only imagine what a coupe can do in the right hands. there all these comments from people bitching about them and they drive fwd cars. come again? all i can say is unless youve been out in an impreza with the right suspension mods and in the correct capable hands. dont knock it til youve tried it because yes, they are devastating and will give more cars a run for their money then you think.
so fcuking what if you beat an old gaffer in a wrx in your turbo corsa or whatever, he was probably on his way to collect his pension.
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