RE: Citroen AX at the 'ring: Time For Tea?
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What a fantastic story of perseverance. The experience of those 118 laps definitely shows on all the use of the kerbs. And hitting 182km/h in a 60hp diesel into the fox hole! 
Makes me want to go back and try a Rent4ring Swift again.
Makes me want to go back and try a Rent4ring Swift again.
NAS said:
I started out at the Ring with a Pug 309 1.3 on carbs, back in 2001. 65 horsepower. You'd be amazed what you can pass whilst on 145-section crap tires on a mix of 0 fear (I was 21) and track knowledge. My record was 10.10 before I moved to a Sierra 2.0. Never getting below 10 BTG has always bugged me.
I miss those days
Some 155 tyres might have got you there. I miss those days
jcl said:
"It seems one Youtube user was determined to break the 10-minute barrier though - and finally, after seven years, 118 laps, nine engines and five gearboxes, at 8:37am on August 17 2013, said AX enthusiast nailed his goal with a 9min 55sec Bridge to Gantry lap."
The single best sentence I've read on this site.
Aye. Also, big brave balls, man!The single best sentence I've read on this site.
That is.....epic!
I've had loads of AXs, and I love them. I've never had the diesel, but I've had a 106 with the 1.5D lump. I'm not sure what's the most impressive part of this vid; the fact he went round on 3-stud wheels (meaning at most it's got 239mm non-vented discs up front with w
ky calipers, as the larger 259mm discs wouldn't fit under 13in rims (hence why later GTs had 14in rims), the fact he managed to do 13-odd miles flat out without blowing the head gasket (the 1400 diesel was a bit cack, 1500 was much improved) or the fact he did a 9:55BTG (did Clarkson do a BTG? I thought his was a rolling start?)
I've decided, it's the 9:55. Thank you PH for leading me to the coolest Nurgburgring video there is.
BTW - anyone watch the 350z crashing vid someone linked to further up? Don't drive FWD cars fast - they understeer, apparently. But RWD cars don't, oh no.
I've had loads of AXs, and I love them. I've never had the diesel, but I've had a 106 with the 1.5D lump. I'm not sure what's the most impressive part of this vid; the fact he went round on 3-stud wheels (meaning at most it's got 239mm non-vented discs up front with w
ky calipers, as the larger 259mm discs wouldn't fit under 13in rims (hence why later GTs had 14in rims), the fact he managed to do 13-odd miles flat out without blowing the head gasket (the 1400 diesel was a bit cack, 1500 was much improved) or the fact he did a 9:55BTG (did Clarkson do a BTG? I thought his was a rolling start?)I've decided, it's the 9:55. Thank you PH for leading me to the coolest Nurgburgring video there is.
BTW - anyone watch the 350z crashing vid someone linked to further up? Don't drive FWD cars fast - they understeer, apparently. But RWD cars don't, oh no.
Maty said:
Great video, much better to watch than some race driver spanking a supercar round there!
http://youtu.be/OSMCfPASImQSometimes that fast once can be scary as hell too lol
RUF CTR Yellow bird on the ragged edge
But i prefer the AX
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