MICK 56
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Capri's were good at that too. My brother had a 3ltr GXL, with a 2cwt slab of steel in the boot, to keep it half sensible.
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I'm thinking of updating my thread about the replacement "hairdressers car" Chas?
It's still a superb vehicle & I'd genuinely struggle to justify knocking it for any kinda justifiable reason.
It's 20mph faster & 2 seconds quicker to 60mph than it's predecessor. But it's still not my idea of fun
Mrs DD's comment during a test drive of.."It's absolutely brilliant, but I know you'll hate it!"...
Is still ringing in my ears
As I've said before mate, it boils down to it being too good/too German. The Germans have done an incredible job of making it fast & comfortable. But they've removed all of its tail happy fun factor/soul in the process
I'm sure I'd love it in the same way that Mrs DD does. If I wasn't nearly 54yrs old but going on 10yrs old
chas
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I was driving the missis' car today (A1 with the 150 brake 1.5L tfsi lump) and not for the first time it dawned on me that whilst it has 30% or more power than my old MK2 Golf GTI it's a fucking boring car to drive.I'm thinking of updating my thread about the replacement "hairdressers car" Chas?
It's still a superb vehicle & I'd genuinely struggle to justify knocking it for any kinda justifiable reason.
It's 20mph faster & 2 seconds quicker to 60mph than it's predecessor. But it's still not my idea of fun
Mrs DD's comment of.."It's absolutely brilliant, but I know you'll hate it!"...
Is still ringing in my ears
As I've said before mate, it boils down to it being to good/too German. The Germans have done an incredible job of making it fast & comfortable. But they've removed all of its tail happy fun factor/soul in the process
I'm sure I'd love it in the same way that Mrs DD does. If I wasn't nearly 54yrs old but going on 10yrs old
chas
Legendary Knight
Hope it was bolted downCapri's were good at that too. My brother had a 3ltr GXL, with a 2cwt slab of steel in the boot, to keep it half sensible.
My old man used to retell (poss bollox) a tale of a guy with a slab of steel in the back of a Vauxhall Cresta or similar who got decapitated by same after some rapid decellaration
I have a similar story Mick.I used to do Banger racing at Matchams park, Alington lane, and Horton heath, So i got pretty good at that myself.. Looking back at some of classic cars i destroyed, it almost feels criminal. A mate had, ( and still does ) a scrapyard, So any big old tools that came in, i raced. I was the first, to weld 2 wheels together, back to back. Horton was grass, and on a pretty good slope, too . So having the passenger side with twin wheels on, gave me a big advantage on the lower bend :
I took a fibreglass Lotus 7 replica kit car to the Santa Pod Jap show.
The rules stated that every vehicle raced that weekend had to use a Japanese engine.
Nowhere in the rule book did it say that engine couldn't start life in a Japanese motorcycle
One very large trophy later. The shit really hit the fan with a few bad losers
Not only did my tuned uber lightweight Hayabusa powered 4 wheeler absolutely wipe the floor with every vehicle in my class. I think it did well compared to every class that weekend. Including vehicles costing £100,000's
Don the Don
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You can't beat those old cars with rear wheel drive at winter time with snow and ice sideways going down the road
I kind of agree Don.
Until you see a stranded BMW M3 driver revving the crap out of it. With 1.2 Vauxhall Corsa driver chugging past them up a snow covered incline
Thankfully snow is a rare thing in the UK. So I'd still take an M3 over the Corsa
MICK 56
Legendary Knight
It was cut to the shape of the boot floor, so that it didn't slide about.. I loved the Cresta's. I bought a really nice 1971 PC, with the 3.3ltr straight 6, in metallic blue, from a company director. It had about 20,000 chauffeur driven miles on it. Proper arm out the window motor. Made a good banger racer on the tarmac too.Hope it was bolted down
My old man used to retell (poss bollox) a tale of a guy with a slab of steel in the back of a Vauxhall Cresta or similar who got decapitated by same after some rapid decellaration
A mint 20k chauffeur driven car. That eventually ended up in your philistine hands, was definitely a crime against automobilesIt was cut to the shape of the boot floor, so that it didn't slide about.. I loved the Cresta's. I bought a really nice 1971 PC, with the 3.3ltr straight 6, in metallic blue, from a company director. It had about 20,000 chauffeur driven miles on it. Proper arm out the window motor. Made a good banger racer on the tarmac too.
MICK 56
Legendary Knight
Like your style sir.I have a similar story Mick.
I took a fibreglass Lotus 7 replica kit car to the Santa Pod Jap show.
The rules stated that every vehicle raced that weekend had to use a Japanese engine.
Nowhere in the rule book did it say that engine couldn't start life in a Japanese motorcycle
One very large trophy later. The shit really hit the fan with a few bad losers
Not only did my tuned uber lightweight Hayabusa powered 4 wheeler absolutely wipe the floor with every vehicle in my class. I think it did well compared to every class that weekend. Including vehicles costing £100,000's
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MICK 56
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I know. It's enough to bring a tear to a glass eye isn't it. However, I did smoke it around all summer, and had some great times with it . It was a great car. smooth as fuck, and plenty of power. With massive bench seats, front and back. Ideal for carrying a horde of reprobates from pub to pub,. And a boot big enough to carry about 20 cases of Stella, for the party afterwards.A mint 20k chauffeur driven car. That eventually ended up in your philistine hands, was definitely a crime against automobiles
The regulars definitely didn't like it 'Up em" Mick!Like your style sir.
During my 3 runs. The only person that took his total annihilation in good humour was a young lad in a Toyota Starlet. He'd removed a headlight & fitted a tube to suck in cold air. Plus a boy racer exhaust & other bits n bobs.
We crossed the line, met up afterwards & he was laughing his balls off. At the way I'd left him for dead.
He wanted to know every detail of my car & why I'd f#cked off over the horizon as he was still selecting 3rd gear.
A top kid with a real passion for the sport!
Unlike myself, I was only there to demo/sell the car. I figured that demonstrating what it was capable of. Was better than claiming what it was capable of in an Ebay advert.
It worked a treat, but the buyer still didn't get the trophy. Even though he tried
MICK 56
Legendary Knight
I met a bloke at Highcliffe castle, about 4yrs ago, that was driving something similar to your car.. After we had spoken for a while, i followed him out onto the Lymington to Christchurch rd. Fuck me mate. That thing didn't so much accelerate, as teleport itself out of sight.The regulars definitely didn't like it 'Up em" Mick!
During my 3 runs. The only person that took his total annihilation in good humour was a young lad in a Toyota Starlet. He'd removed a headlight & fitted a tube to suck in cold air. Plus a boy racer exhaust & other bits n bobs.
We crossed the line, met up afterwards & he was laughing his balls off. At the way I'd left him for dead.
He wanted to know every detail of my car & why I'd f#cked off over the horizon as he was still selecting 3rd gear.
A top kid with a real passion for the sport!
Unlike myself, I was only there to demo/sell the car. I figured that demonstrating what it was capable of. Was better than claiming what it was capable of in an Ebay advert.
It worked a treat, but the buyer still didn't get the trophy. Even though he tried
Well impressed.
I had a conversation with a cocky Porsche GT3 RS owner (the uber lightweight, stripped out racing 911) at a car show. When I owned this...I met a bloke at Highcliffe castle, about 4yrs ago, that was driving something similar to your car.. After we had spoken for a while, i followed him out onto the Lymington to Christchurch rd. Fuck me mate. That thing didn't so much accelerate, as teleport itself out of sight.
It was powered by a tuned fuel injected Yamaha R1 motor. It only put out approx 180bhp, but it also only tipped the scales at 325kg wet (without me onboard)
Mr 911 owner was convinced that my "toy" car would be eaten alive by his monster supercar. I wasn't convinced but I was definitely more cautious than normal.
M3's, Nissan GTR's, souped up Subaru's & Golf GTi's etc were all sucked into the airbox, & unceremoniously blown out of the exhaust
But a brand new Porsche GT3 RS is in an entirely different league! If the guy wasn't just rich & he could actually drive the thing, I might end up with egg on my face?
Long story short...
We agreed the terms of the test (race) a coin flip decided who left the show first. Then a 15 mile drive down twisty country roads would decide the victor. I won the coin toss & set off first with matey straight out behind me in hot pursuit.
It was definitely an interesting drive & my TR1KE was virtually maxed out on a couple of occasions. His Porsche possibly wasn't, but he still couldn't pass me.
I got to the end of our 15 mile test first & to his credit, he was "fairly" gracious in defeat
It was an in-f#ckin-sane vehicle with the performance of an R6/GSXR600 etc.
With a (non required) crash helmet on, 100mph felt like 150mph.
Without a crash helmet on, 100mph felt like 200mph.
It honestly ate £100,000+ supercars as a snack between main meals!
Unlike a bike you could nail it from a standstill & due to its length there was zero chance of a wheelie. And the amount of rubber on the road from the rear tyre compared to a bike. Equalled a 0-60mph time of extremely close to 3 seconds
I sold it to a lad who claimed to be a bit of a tasty driver/rider.
However I still warned him to treat it with the utmost respect until he got the measure of it.
He got it home in one piece in light rain, which gave me confidence.
Then on his first proper drive he wrote it off!
Maybe I shouldn't give a crap because he'd payed me in full. But it still pi$$ed me off
Sarky B’stard
Legendary Knight
It would. You can’t put a price on a labour of love. This house 
has a market value that bears no relationship to the 1.000s of hours I put into it. Writing a cheque doesn’t come close…..
has a market value that bears no relationship to the 1.000s of hours I put into it. Writing a cheque doesn’t come close…..
MICK 56
Legendary Knight
That's an impressive bit of kit mate.I had a conversation with a cocky Porsche GT3 RS owner (the uber lightweight, stripped out racing 911) at a car show. When I owned this...
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It was powered by a tuned fuel injected Yamaha R1 motor. It only put out approx 180bhp, but it also only tipped the scales at 325kg wet (without me onboard)
Mr 911 owner was convinced that my "toy" car would be eaten alive by his monster supercar. I wasn't convinced but I was definitely more cautious than normal.
M3's, Nissan GTR's, souped up Subaru's & Golf GTi's etc were all sucked into the airbox, & unceremoniously blown out of the exhaust
But a brand new Porsche GT3 RS is in an entirely different league! If the guy wasn't just rich & he could actually drive the thing, I might end up with egg on my face?
Long story short...
We agreed the terms of the test (race) a coin flip decided who left the show first. Then a 15 mile drive down twisty country roads would decide the victor. I won the coin toss & set off first with matey straight out behind me in hot pursuit.
It was definitely an interesting drive & my TR1KE was virtually maxed out on a couple of occasions. His Porsche possibly wasn't, but he still couldn't pass me.
I got to the end of our 15 mile test first & to his credit, he was "fairly" gracious in defeat
It was an in-f#ckin-sane vehicle with the performance of an R6/GSXR600 etc.
With a (non required) crash helmet on, 100mph felt like 150mph.
Without a crash helmet on, 100mph felt like 200mph.
It honestly ate £100,000+ supercars as a snack between main meals!
Unlike a bike you could nail it from a standstill & due to its length there was zero chance of a wheelie. And the amount of rubber on the road from the rear tyre compared to a bike. Equalled a 0-60mph time of extremely close to 3 seconds
I sold it to a lad who claimed to be a bit of a tasty driver/rider.
However I still warned him to treat it with the utmost respect until he got the measure of it.
He got it home in one piece in light rain, which gave me confidence.
Then on his first proper drive he wrote it off!
Maybe I shouldn't give a crap because he'd payed me in full. But it still pi$$ed me off
I love the number plate . How did you wangle that. ? It must be a first time registration, rather than an abortion of an existing one. As i recall, the one that i saw, was dark green, and had more bodywork, So less, if any, frame showing. Thinking about it, it might have had the R1 engine too. I seem to recall asking if it was a Hayabusa, as it was the most powerful bike engine at the time. and he said his was lighter. Does that sound about right.?
Big Sandy
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Well.Fortunately, I am now a genuine "drifting God" (probably?
This thread has certainly drifted, eh?
Sarky B’stard
Legendary Knight
Autocorrect. He wrote ‘Grifting Sod’.Well.
This thread has certainly drifted, eh?
It was registered as a new vehicle in 2015 on a 15 plate.That's an impressive bit of kit mate.
The plate I had on it made it look 11yrs older but I reckon it suited the vehicle.
As folk often asked "What the hell is it?"
I'd imagine an R1 engine is lighter than a Hayabusa. Plus it'll probably rev higher & faster. But the Hayabusa gives more torque so it's better suited to the extra 300kg of an average kit car plus whatever the driver/passenger weigh?
At a small local kit car owners club night. I had a guy try to tell me that the 900cc Fireblade engine is garbage. His reasoning was that he was on his 3rd in 2yrs.
However he'd failed to acknowledge that all three engines came from breakers yards. He was asking them to propel a 500kg+ vehicle plus the weight of him & his Mrs. And he was using it for track days every other weekend!
Check out the Covid thread.Well.
This thread has certainly drifted, eh?
They are now talking about Kenny Everett & Hot Gossip
At least this thread is still loosely connected to Halfords