Nic Barnes
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well the little car is faster. and that is the purpose of a race. therefore why would people pick the slower car in this race? it makes no sense.
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stan_the_man
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People are reading faaaar too far into this.
Take the video on its face value.
Man and blonde woman in a Ferarri with roof down. Toyota Starlet gives it a good chase.
End of.
Funny.
Lol.
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by BarnshaW
barnes is off his head on beetroot salad again
heading towards the mid 15s this week son. not doing badly.
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BarnshaW
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good work man, shave some time of your 1/4 mile as well I hope.
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Nic Barnes
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Hope so or it will have been in vain pmsl
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Jambo
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I bet it will tbh, ever felt how heavy bags of sugar are?
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CorsaSi
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i have owned starlets the last 5 years and have gone from a 125bhp glanza to a 150bhp glanza then a proven 300bhp gt which was running every mod you can imagine tbh the glanza in the video i wouldnt say was running huge power, my starlet was like a rocket running 1.6bar forged engine hybrid td04 turbo trd lsd and when i put the power down regardless of the gear the car would fight the road for grip and even in 5th gear there would be torque steer.
demolished many a car and tbh for those that have not been in one once you drive a td04'd starlet the bug has bit you and your hooked.
recently split mine in parts *( still on going )* and im already planning a rebuild once ive just got a shell for a nice trackday slag
but what was i going to say oh yeah, getting over 300bhp with a 4efte engine is hard work my turbo couldnt go past 1.6bar even as a hybrid he could be running a td05 but that would spool slower so be less use on the road most big power starlets as in 350 - 400 are running 5efte engines 1.5bottom 1.3top such as tuning developments starlet which i think pulled around 400 with a 5e and they specialise in them.
anything over 400 is using nos/racing fuel and running 2bar blowingup forged engines left right and centre.
god i need to stop writing
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neil h
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
well the little car is faster. and that is the purpose of a race. therefore why would people pick the slower car in this race? it makes no sense.
Was it even a race though? All i see in that video is some dick head in a Starlet playing silly buggers. The 355 gets past and is indicating to pull into the left hand lane when the starlet decides to undertake him.
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Nic Barnes
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A race is a race. End of.
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Nic Barnes
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Although tbh when a lamborghini tried to overtake me the other day I wasn't racing just playing. It was in full on race mode. I laughed.
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neil h
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
A race is a race. End of.
Yeah and that didn't look to be a race. That was some kid in a Starlet driving like a twat.
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Steve
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race? its a public road ffs there werent even any corners yeah great demonstration of a 'race'
[Edited on 12-04-2012 by Steve]
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SportBoy
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Do races have to have corners steven?
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corsasportsam
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Although tbh when a lamborghini tried to overtake me the other day I wasn't racing just playing. It was in full on race mode. I laughed.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by SportBoy
Do races have to have corners steven?
any worthwhile race yes especially when you are trying to compare cars, or are tyres suspension and brakes now not important in measure of a cars overall ability?
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Although tbh when a lamborghini tried to overtake me the other day I wasn't racing just playing. It was in full on race mode. I laughed.
lambo's up north? pfft, get real. everyone up there is on the dole.
[Edited on 12-04-2012 by Ben G]
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
quote: Originally posted by SportBoy
Do races have to have corners steven?
any worthwhile race yes especially when you are trying to compare cars, or are tyres suspension and brakes now not important in measure of a cars overall ability?
tbh car manufacturers don't tell you the poundage of the springs or damping when selling a car. they just give you a bhp figure.
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Steve
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they also dont sell you a race car lol
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Nic Barnes
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
they also dont sell you a race car lol
you can buy race cars you fuckin spastic.
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Nic Barnes
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if this had been a ford puma vs a ferrari corsasport would've loved it.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote: Originally posted by Steve
they also dont sell you a race car lol
you can buy race cars you fuckin spastic.
and im sure they would tell you it had better suspension and brakes lol
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Steve
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or would they give you a 1000bhp race car with 239mm solid discs from a corsa 1.2 8v?
[Edited on 12-04-2012 by Steve]
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3CorsaMeal
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LOUD NOISES!!!
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big eck
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That wee starlet done well. I've been in one with over 260bhp and it went like fuck lol. Love the "Ferrari ain't trying comments", it sounded like he was trying anyways. It wasn't a full on race but a short blast all the same.
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3CorsaMeal
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Bet the ferrari driver doesn't live with his mum
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