147GTA vs S2000 vs Golf R32 vs ITR vs RX8 A-Spec

[Neil_H]

Quite a good video, broadband only!

Best Motoring 147GTA vs S2000 vs Golf R32 vs ITR vs RX8 A-Spec(62mb)

That RX-8 can shift!

[Neil_H]

DanBoy said:

That file is too big but if somebody could tell me the outcome I'd be grateful!

Brief summary:

- Cars appear to be arranged on grid via weight: R32, Alfa, RX-8, S2000, ITR
- RX-8 and S soon catch up and overtake the front 2 and stretch a lead.
- ITR takes the R32 after a bit of a battle (seems a bit slower on the straights but makes up for it in the corners) and the Alfa sneaks through at the end

Finishes as
1. RX-8 5'53.93
2. S2000 +5.27
3. ITR +13.33
4. Alfa GTA +15.49
5. R32 +15.93

[Neil_H]

I've just looked at the spec of that RX-8 and it is a body kit, some suspension upgrades (shocks, springs, strut brace etc etc), exhaust and so on which explains why it's good on the track. At the beginning they look fairly evenly matched, I would put any real difference down to the drivers - they appear to miss most of the final lap while following the other 3 cars so who knows what happened.

[Neil_H]

Just to redress the balance, here's one of the RX-8 getting pummelled

http://xfer.gofastvideo.com/gallery/getitem/243/1/bm2004rwdbattle.mpg