probablyleon
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 01:02 AM |
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I was at Castle Combe last year and a very flashy truck spat two out into the paddock, team colours etc etc. By far the least impressive cars of the
day, pretty much everything made them look slightly sluggish. The Japanese should really look to Europe for inspiration rather than America if they
want to go quickly on anything other than a drag strip. It was lovely to see a 35 year old Lotus Europa running rings around them (and pretty much
everything else for that matter)
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Bare
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 03:51 AM |
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Now That! would have like to have seen.
I owned an Europa 12 years. Had the chassis out on 2 separate 'total' rebuilds.
I fitted 4 different engines.
The Thing eventually evolved into a Race Ready machine, with a Renault R12 based engine for a 'real' 180 hp.. Not the BS lotus numbers
bandied about for their underperforming engines..
I truly hated that 'europa' .. it was a wee poor substitute for my much loved but long gone S3 Seven 'racer'
Just kept it out of pure stubborness as I kept trying to 'fix' it's inherent crappiness.
Hard to believe one of those excreable things could Trounce very much at all on any Racetrack..
Unless the other cars had flat tires and /or damaged motors.
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morcus
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 06:16 AM |
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That picture of the garage is brilliant, much better than whats in the carpark out my window.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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imp paul
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 07:56 AM |
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well it must have been a massive grin on your face going in the gtr . hmmmmmm if only i could afford 1 not in my life time lol o and scott well done
for getting it mate see we do care 
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adithorp
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 08:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
That picture of the garage is brilliant, much better than whats in the carpark out my window.
Thats the sort of stuff you find 7 levels down under Casino Square, Monaco. Those were just the first 2 spaces we found... honest.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 09:15 AM |
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2 wheels are better than 4 ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBu6STlhh8Q
i think its slightly rigged tho .......
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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eddie99
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 09:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by probablyleon
I was at Castle Combe last year and a very flashy truck spat two out into the paddock, team colours etc etc. By far the least impressive cars of the
day, pretty much everything made them look slightly sluggish. The Japanese should really look to Europe for inspiration rather than America if they
want to go quickly on anything other than a drag strip. It was lovely to see a 35 year old Lotus Europa running rings around them (and pretty much
everything else for that matter)
Well on track the GTR isn't that quick, There is such a huge difference between a track car and a road car. On actual roads i know for a fact
that a GTR will be quicker than a pagani. On track no where close.
I bet some of the kits on here are quicker than a GTR round the track but after all its not meant to be a trackday, its meant to be an everyday
extremely fast car that has very awesome electronics to make it easy to drive fast.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 09:56 AM |
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what did it lap the ring in? i thought it was up there with the quickest of cars?
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daniel mason
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:03 AM |
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just found it on supercars.net.
2011 nissan GTR 7 mins 24 secs
fastest caterham i could see was r500 at 7mins 55 secs
not a bad lap time for the GTR. faster than the enzo and other mch more exotic supercars!
0-60 in 3.1 secs. not bad for a sluggish car
[Edited on 17/7/11 by daniel mason]
[Edited on 17/7/11 by daniel mason]
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eddie99
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:03 AM |
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Oh ok my bad.... But i have seen some slow GTRs on trackdays, must be the drivers
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daniel mason
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:06 AM |
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no your probably right eddie. especially on a tight short track where it cant really use its power to the same effect as a fast circuit like the ring!
i would say your race car would a match through the corners
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franky
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:44 AM |
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They are awesome cars that'll leave every car on here for dead on the roads and a lot/most tracks too. 4wd allowing them to power out of the
tightest/slowest of corners.
Lets not start comparing cars to bikes, they're chalk and cheese. Bikes take much more skill to pilot quickly than cars, there's not the
same amount of space for error. the 4 huge contact patches at each corner are more than a help when in a car. Bikes amazingly cheap for what you get
performance wise.
I'm quite jealous about having a ride in a GTR, it must be awesome to have that sort of power/pace that you can use on the road. Was it one of
the newer cars with launch control and 550+bhp?
[Edited on 17/7/11 by franky]
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hicost
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:45 AM |
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Skylines
Are these the same type of cars?
I was at Brands a couple of years ago and we had some close stuff as it was drying out at the end of the day.
I was running a set of rings in!!
Nissan
"I cant do that without accidentally grabbing hold of the work of the divine potter"
 
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franky
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hicost
Are these the same type of cars?
I was at Brands a couple of years ago and we had some close stuff as it was drying out at the end of the day.
I was running a set of rings in!!
Nissan
Not quite the same, the gtr is the replacement for the skyline but designed to handle much much better.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 12:52 PM |
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it was one of the new higher power models with a 3.1 secs 0-60 time.
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franky
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 02:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
it was one of the new higher power models with a 3.1 secs 0-60 time.
Have you got a test date for yours yet?
Take the screen off and fit a bike engine, imagine how fast it'd be then
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 07:14 PM |
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looks like they have just answered it on Top Gear!
600 BHP per ton, Stylus Brought back from the dead! Turbo Rotary Powered!
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daniel mason
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 07:16 PM |
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i did try to explain just how fast this was! very very very
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