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went out for a bit of a play and had some fun with some serious cars. First up was a Carrera S. Great fun and he didnt have anything on me. He was really trying to loose me including some very silly overtakes. I think he was as surprised that he couldnt gain any ground as I was.
Nearing home a Ferrari 550 convertible, wow what a car! Only tinkered around a couple of roundabouts and traffic was bad but we both had huge grins and we were just larking. What a beauty!
Nearing home a Ferrari 550 convertible, wow what a car! Only tinkered around a couple of roundabouts and traffic was bad but we both had huge grins and we were just larking. What a beauty!
I, by contrast, exploited in full the irresistable power of.....
The 8 year old 1.4l Vauxhall astra hatchback that is the loan car while mine gets its splitters, oil pressure and temp gauges and radiator. Needless to say I wasn't involved in any porsche chases. Tried to see off a 18 wheeler, but he just had too much straight line grunt.
>> Edited by shangani on Wednesday 15th March 15:52
The 8 year old 1.4l Vauxhall astra hatchback that is the loan car while mine gets its splitters, oil pressure and temp gauges and radiator. Needless to say I wasn't involved in any porsche chases. Tried to see off a 18 wheeler, but he just had too much straight line grunt.
>> Edited by shangani on Wednesday 15th March 15:52
I once followed a Porsche 911 and a Ferrari (not sure which version) at 110mph (VERY flat out, down hill, right wind direction) in a 1.0 Corsa for quite a period of time - amusing thing was watching peoples faces in the middle lane as the clocked the two super cars followed by the Corsa!
Oh yeah and of course this all happened on a three lane private track and all that...
Oh yeah and of course this all happened on a three lane private track and all that...
shangani said:
I, by contrast, exploited in full the irresistable power of.....
The 8 year old 1.4l Vauxhall astra hatchback that is the loan car while mine gets its splitters, oil pressure and temp gauges and radiator. Needless to say I wasn't involved in any porsche chases. Tried to see off a 18 wheeler, but he just had too much straight line grunt.
>> Edited by shangani on Wednesday 15th March 15:52
The best 2 outings I have ever had was against a Corvette C6 and a Nissan Skyline R33 tunned to about 330bhp, (I knew the guy) With both cars we level pegged all the way to 115 - 120 mph and then I got wasted, its as if I put the brakes on !
Poor little 1.8, not bad at all though......
Poor little 1.8, not bad at all though......
I raced a DB9 from 20mph to umm... a higher speed.. a while back when in my BMW 330 and there was nothing in it. Sounds ridiculous, but he simply couldn't pull away. I tried the same thing with a 996 Turbo the day after and got completely blown away. Maybe the DB9 driver wasn't flooring it? It certainly sounded like he was though!
I raced a Range Rover V8 sport
in the wet in my Elise, it was very difficult to keep up, but I managed it. Its amazing how much easier it is to push on in a 4x4 with traction control in the wet, than in a rwd with no electronic aides. It takes alot more skill and bottle to do it in the latter.
in the wet in my Elise, it was very difficult to keep up, but I managed it. Its amazing how much easier it is to push on in a 4x4 with traction control in the wet, than in a rwd with no electronic aides. It takes alot more skill and bottle to do it in the latter.gooby said:
went out for a bit of a play and had some fun with some serious cars. First up was a Carrera S. Great fun and he didnt have anything on me. He was really trying to loose me including some very silly overtakes. I think he was as surprised that he couldnt gain any ground as I was.
Nearing home a Ferrari 550 convertible, wow what a car! Only tinkered around a couple of roundabouts and traffic was bad but we both had huge grins and we were just larking. What a beauty!
are you sure you wern't just on the playstation gooby?!
ope, I am more than willing to be beaten by a car that costs more than twice the amount. I was playing simply for the sake of playing. He really had nothing on the Elise. I am as surprised as you! No doubt if the roads had been long and straight he would have left me like I was looking for parking but at the spped we were going at I was surprised - and so was he!
Hi Just1 - I saw your new beauty this morning too...she's so sweet. Well I think it was the same one anyway...the one I saw had no instrument pod, just a bunch of wires - what's that all about?
You & Gooby are going to look wicked tearing around together with your lovely stripy elises...I want some....
You & Gooby are going to look wicked tearing around together with your lovely stripy elises...I want some....
just1 said:
Hi minidiva, thanks, yes thats her, she is having the binicle trimmed in alcantara to match the dash like on the exige, also the alloy indicator stalks and a stage 2 still top do, and then after she arrives a couple of coats of Zymol.
Am also looking at a private plate.
[Hides Zymol]
As this was being posted, I was coming back from Oxford via Wantage (A338 for those that might know it) with my mate in his M5.
He said he thought my brake lights were broken as he didn't see me brake for corners he was having to throw the anchor out for. I've only had the car a couple of weeks and I haven't stopped grinning.
Airfield day at Abingdon next week too
He said he thought my brake lights were broken as he didn't see me brake for corners he was having to throw the anchor out for. I've only had the car a couple of weeks and I haven't stopped grinning.
Airfield day at Abingdon next week too
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