BeArDy
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ok i have been reading the post about this day and i think it is a top idea, BUT i was also thinking how much more fun it would be to race up the strip Vs a proper powerful car to see how far your time are off there and how much u lose by.
its ok having class's but really the winner of each class is going to go off there best time, not whos won who.
i have alot of friends who have very Big powerful cars, which i would rather race one of them, than maybe daimo.....
i think between us all we could get some really powerful cars to come and make the day alot more fun.
i could prob bring a TVR tuscan, Austin Martin Vaquish, Marcos LM500 etc
i know which would be more fun for me.......
beardy (2lt 16) Vs Damio (2lt 16)
beardy Vs TVR Tuscan
just a idea, what people think?
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Paul_J
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the idea of classes is that people who can't get insured on 2.0 litres and thus limited to things like 1.2 16v Sxi's can have their own competition and not be shadowed by the 2.0 litre boys.
I think it'd be cool if we did a few class vs class races... e.g. me actually racing people from my class rather than just going down the strip where I can and getting my timing slip at the end of the day.
Paul J
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Kerry
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can u bring a skoda rapideeeee for me to race too 
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Kerry
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yes adam u are not thinking about the smaller boys and their toys are u
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BeArDy
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but wouldent you with a 1.6 like to see how well u do along side a 2lt?
u can have yours class winners as u will be still getting your times, i am just thinking of the race factor of fun
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Dan B
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Can someone bring one of these for me to race against, please?
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BeArDy
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
yes adam u are not thinking about the smaller boys and their toys are u
so am i a big boy then kerry 
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Paul_J
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but wouldent you with a 1.6 like to see how well u do along side a 2lt?
u can have yours class winners as u will be still getting your times, i am just thinking of the race factor of fun
hehe, I think the whole class thing on the day will basically go to pot m8 anyway. People will just end up racing anyone... and I already know how well my Sxi Power does against GSI's ...
Rofl @ me beating that GSI down the strip at Pv2003 ... Bluecorsa Sxi says he's got a picture of me beating it...
To be fair - it was a woman driver =]
I do see where your coming from Beardy, just outlining the main reason for the class things anyway. No one's gonna force someone to not race someone else just because they're different classes.
Paul J
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Kerry
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i dont think i 1.2 would get anythin out of sittin in the burnout cloud of a tvr tuscan do u 
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StuartVRS
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not a bad idea Beardy, i know a few ppl with mega powered cars not sure if this is their sort of thing but i could try, i know 2 ppl with Diablo's, one with 360 modena, one with countach, 1 with Noble m12, along with a couple of evos and rx7's, maybe a Skyline GTS-T.
I seriosly doubt they would be interested but no harm in trying eh 
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Paul_J
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Originally posted by Kerry
i dont think i 1.2 would get anythin out of sittin in the burnout cloud of a tvr tuscan do u
hehe, you'd be suprised - it'd put me in my place  I remember the great feeling when I was on a stretch of dual carriageway and went to challenge a Subaru Impreza WRX and it pissed all over me!
It was a great feeling just seeing how fast that thing can go! but also made me realise how slow my car actually was rofl
Paul J
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BeArDy
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well ok, your taking it to the extrame now 
but i think me and the rest of the 2lt lads would like to see how we do
and i think the 1.2 lads would like to see how they do with the 1.4 or GSi's
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BeArDy
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as all the other class have cars to be beat off so to say, but the 2lt / 2lt turbo and Class Z havent really
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Kerry
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can i wave the flags
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BeArDy
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i was thinking more on the lines of cheerleaders outfits and pom poms
give me a "C"
give me a "O"
give me a "R"..................
"gooooooo corsasport"
[Edited on 10-07-2003 by BeArDy]
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Paul_J
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I agree with what your saying Beardy, use the times to work out the classes and let people race who they like on the day (which I thought was the idea anyway)...
I personally will probably just be racing other class b's though just so its less embaressment...
Santa pod is a scary place when your in a 1.2 16v and everyone else has 2.0 turbos and your hearing dump valves going off left right and center (PV2003) ... I'm sure a lot of people won't know that feeling until they get there (probably half the reason so few of the smaller cars went down the strip at Pv2003) ... but the class thing is one way of making people not feel / look so silly going down the strip.
If some of the class B's are getting faster times than the class C's I don't see any problem with them racing the C's...
Paul J
Edit - just read what you wrote above, see your point now about needing goals - Why not? there's no harm in it
[Edited on 10-07-2003 by Paul_J]
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Stone Cold Rattlesnake
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i fink 2.0 shud be the max as this is a corsa site
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vibrio
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I've raced against properly quick cars and it's not a pritty sight. not for me.
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Daimo B
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Personally I’d rather not race a TVR and be completely humiliated by it as it will do a low 14 as standard.
Just 2.0litre Corsa's and 1.6 Corsas for me
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Adam
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thought it was ment to be a corsasport 1/4 mile day?
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Patrick
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Whats the point of racing against stupidly quick cars? Not as if you will be anywhere near them!
My fastest ever 1/4 is 15.118 @ 93mph which I am very happy with considering my car is only a n/a 1.6 16v but I got this time at Santa Pod when racing a tuned Nissan Skyline. By seeing that thing go I thought my 1/4 was going to be something like 18.9!! Made me look like I was parked when really my time wasn't that bad.
Personally I think it is more fun racing people more near your power range that way it is more of an andrenillen rush when it is close.
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Patrick
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
Personally I’d rather not race a TVR and be completely humiliated by it as it will do a low 14 as standard.
More like 12.5 - 13.0
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Tom
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Good idea 4 another day mibee, but as mentioned above this is a cs day (fair enuf not all corsa's but ppl who use the site) I agree that there would be more fum in racing this closer spec to your own as it would be closer and more adreline pumpin
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Adam Kindness
id rather race something that is going to be fun... i.e something that will be close and capable of beating you... what the fun in racing a 500bhp car and getting pasted they are nice to watch racing each other....
and one thing i can tell you... i HATED racing 1.4's etc in the supra..... sucked
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Andy Stocker
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Someone race one of the jet cars
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