5th gear competition

[sadako]

Am I insane for wanting to waste money trying to win that NSX?

[mr bee]

No, im still awaiting delivery of my aston. Taking a while now i think about it.

[peterpeter]

just hope they dont give that bucket of shite 200mph(!?) lotus away.

[Mrs Fish]

peterpeter said:

just hope they dont give that bucket of shite 200mph(!?) lotus away.

I don't think they could give it away

[Muncher]

More vmax footage

The runway at Woodbridge looks pretty shite!

[sadako]

Lets see if it can do 200 without exploding first...

[Muncher]

sadako said:

Lets see if it can do 200 without exploding first...

Nope, not a chance.

[zooooom]

Geeeeeeeeeeeesss that Sierra Cossie 206mph and with the aero-dynamics of a house brick.

>> Edited by zooooom on Monday 7th November 21:01

[hiasakite]

Surely a corvette would have been a better starting point?

[Muncher]

Judging by the number of Esprits at vmax that have had "issues" before it was always a pretty stupid starting point.

[Zad]

I think the synopsis is that almost any car would have been better than that Lotus!

It gave this Sierra owner a bit of a grin though

[sadako]

Oops I entered, lost a quid. I have had a bad week for car bills having my chassis rail practically rebuilt so I entered to increase the potential irony. Shame the car is silver though ^_^

Wonder how much hassle the fensport guys are gonna give me. I need to ring them tomorrow to see if I can arrange a warranty replacement for the exhaust I bought from them...

[R988]

Corolla blew it box, I pretty much expected that since it's a 4wd system from a garden variety 'rolla that is in no way up to the task of channelling a sustained 800 or whatever it is BHP to the ground.

The Lotus looked the business but is something of a lemon, and why rebuild it to standard spec? If it broke the first time you either fix the original problem and/or fit something stronger.

The cossie was a weapon though, love that comment at the end about the bloke driving it one handed (and in the wet!) probably had a T5 box though, a proper gearbox not like those flimsy cardboard ones in the other cars.

[simpo two]

Cossie - faster to be sure but which would you rather be seen in?

[planetdave]

I've been in an Espirit and I won't do it again. Loved the handling - hated the spinal compression/claustrophobia.

Around town a Sierra is naff - but burn off something hot...how cool is that?

[big martin]

I didnt see the lotus at vmax Did anyone else ?

[Muncher]

big martin said:

I didnt see the lotus at vmax Did anyone else ?

Nope, it lunched it's gearbox beforehand. Not even on the way to the airfield, it had broken down at least a week before then if my memory serves me correctly.

[Killer2005]

well i'm entering, would'nt say no to having an nsx to hoon around in

[moleamol]

Why did they not just start with a Supra? Surely it would have been piss easy for a lot less money?

[TypeR]

When I win the NSX, I'll post up some piccies for you all to see.
I'm still waiting for the Aston too. Strange that.