Nearly didn't burn off a Golf V6!
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Hi all,
I don't normally race against other cars, but it had been a late finish at work, and I'd been stuck behind the slowest drivers in the world.
So, when the slow car at the front of the moving queue pulled off at the start of a mile-long open stretch, I decided to overtake the Golf V6 in front too.
Although clearly my 5L pulled past him, blow me, he didn't diminish in the rear view mirror anywhere near as fast as I would have expected/liked. He even had a passenger to add to the weight!
Now I didn't start out to go hell for leather. I was in 3rd at about 30mph at the start and didn't downshift. But still, should I be expecting better from my 5L?
I couldn't hear how much he was thrashing his car as it was drowned out by the bellowing dragon at 4.5K rpm. :-)
He obviously felt a bit miffed though, as when I backed off after a while, and he eventually caught me up he was welded to the rear end for a while.
I don't normally race against other cars, but it had been a late finish at work, and I'd been stuck behind the slowest drivers in the world.
So, when the slow car at the front of the moving queue pulled off at the start of a mile-long open stretch, I decided to overtake the Golf V6 in front too.
Although clearly my 5L pulled past him, blow me, he didn't diminish in the rear view mirror anywhere near as fast as I would have expected/liked. He even had a passenger to add to the weight!
Now I didn't start out to go hell for leather. I was in 3rd at about 30mph at the start and didn't downshift. But still, should I be expecting better from my 5L?
I couldn't hear how much he was thrashing his car as it was drowned out by the bellowing dragon at 4.5K rpm. :-)
He obviously felt a bit miffed though, as when I backed off after a while, and he eventually caught me up he was welded to the rear end for a while.
>204 bhp
about 2/3 of our power, with about the same weight or more
>Four wheel drive
Yeah, but we were already rolling, so it wouldn't give any traction advantage really.
>0-100 km/h(s) in 7,1 sec
I should be 4.1 secs! Maybe I'd have had more advantage from a standstill with all that torque?
Dunno, just found it curious. I thought I would have blown him away.
Jon
about 2/3 of our power, with about the same weight or more
>Four wheel drive
Yeah, but we were already rolling, so it wouldn't give any traction advantage really.
>0-100 km/h(s) in 7,1 sec
I should be 4.1 secs! Maybe I'd have had more advantage from a standstill with all that torque?
Dunno, just found it curious. I thought I would have blown him away.
Jon
Absolutely, and normally I don't lower myself to racing, because I know I'll win, and something bad might happen if I'm stupid.
I just went to overtake him and was surprised that it wasn't easier.
I very rarely push my car above 4500 rpm because it pinks a bit, and I don't like the sound anyway. I *love* that relentless push in 3rd/4th from low revs and the growl rather than the high rpm howl. You don't get *that* in a shopping trolley, that's for sure!
I just went to overtake him and was surprised that it wasn't easier.
I very rarely push my car above 4500 rpm because it pinks a bit, and I don't like the sound anyway. I *love* that relentless push in 3rd/4th from low revs and the growl rather than the high rpm howl. You don't get *that* in a shopping trolley, that's for sure!
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