Daveskater
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Changing to slick tyres and a different exhaust system for taking it on the strip is hardly a massive amount of change  It's like complaining about people who take their headlight out when going on the strip to get a better air intake. Ok, it's not 'road legal' for a few minutes, but hen put the light back on and it's alright again.
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jonnieboy
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It all depends how the officials define it to be a road legal car at the end of the day.
If they decide its a car that has passed its MOT, has tax and is insured to go on a public highway, then it is road legal.
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craig8
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Did you watch the video? It's not much louder than a bike with a straight through exhaust on tickover and isn't even revving much when on the road
Edit- should have been quoting Ben g on this
[Edited on 05-06-2012 by craig8]
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Mark.W
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Holy shit 
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by craig8
Did you watch the video? It's not much louder than a bike with a straight through exhaust on tickover and isn't even revving much when on the road
Edit- should have been quoting Ben g on this
[Edited on 05-06-2012 by craig8]
I'm not disagreeing with that. Im just pointing out that its not road legal as it ran and achieved those figures.
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Robin
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Didn't say it was.
Is it MOTd? Yes
Is it insured? Yes
Regardless of having to change the tyres (not sure why you'd need to change the exhaust system?) it's road legal.
How is that so hard to comprehend?
Does that mean if you go on a track day and swap the wheels for a set with slicks on, your car isn't road legal?
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SportBoy
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oh deary me 
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Ben G
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Calm down im simply saying it isnt road legal as is was at that day. It cant do those times with road tyres on and no wheelie bar, so how can ot be the fastest?
It may well be taxed and motd etc. but I can do that, then replace my engine with a zebra and put slicl tyres on, then take my lights out and drive around at night. Does that make my car road legal?
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Didn't say it was.
Is it MOTd? Yes
Is it insured? Yes
Regardless of having to change the tyres (not sure why you'd need to change the exhaust system?) it's road legal.
How is that so hard to comprehend?
Does that mean if you go on a track day and swap the wheels for a set with slicks on, your car isn't road legal?
it isnt road legal if it has slicks on as you cant drive to and from the event with full slicks
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Robin
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Being road legal and being a full blown, competitive, pro mod class drag car are never going to happen at the same time.
It can be driven on the road though, so it is road legal, thus, it is the fastest road legal car in the world.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by VrsTurbo
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Didn't say it was.
Is it MOTd? Yes
Is it insured? Yes
Regardless of having to change the tyres (not sure why you'd need to change the exhaust system?) it's road legal.
How is that so hard to comprehend?
Does that mean if you go on a track day and swap the wheels for a set with slicks on, your car isn't road legal?
it isnt road legal if it has slicks on as you cant drive to and from the event with full slicks
Of course it is, it's still a road legal car, whatever you do to it at the track day/drag strip. If it has tax, mot and insurance, its road legal.
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Calm down im simply saying it isnt road legal as is was at that day. It cant do those times with road tyres on and no wheelie bar, so how can ot be the fastest?
It may well be taxed and motd etc. but I can do that, then replace my engine with a zebra and put slicl tyres on, then take my lights out and drive around at night. Does that make my car road legal?
Why would you want to replace your engine with a zebra? 
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SportBoy
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i thought that ... a puma would be a better choice..
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
Calm down im simply saying it isnt road legal as is was at that day. It cant do those times with road tyres on and no wheelie bar, so how can ot be the fastest?
It may well be taxed and motd etc. but I can do that, then replace my engine with a zebra and put slicl tyres on, then take my lights out and drive around at night. Does that make my car road legal?
Why would you want to replace your engine with a zebra?
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Nic Barnes
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Is it a road legal car though Gilbert? Thus making it the fastest car with mot and tax etc?
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Jambo
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Is it not VXR branded anymore?!
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Steve
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It is technically road legal in so far as its within the guidelines and rules that allow. But I don't agree with them. Imo to claim a road legal time you should have to race the car with no changes allowed to its road legal form. Eg you should be able to drive to the event compete and drive back with no alterations At the point it set the time it wasn't road legal it wouldn't pass an mot like that and if he didn't remove all that stuff after it wouldn't remain road legal
[Edited on 06-06-2012 by Steve]
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Robin
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Bored now. It's road legal. The end,
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
It is technically road legal in so far as its within the guidelines and rules that allow. But I don't agree with them. Imo to claim a road legal time you should have to race the car with no changes allowed to its road legal form. Eg you should be able to drive to the event compete and drive back with no alterations At the point it set the time it wasn't road legal it wouldn't pass an mot like that and if he didn't remove all that stuff after it wouldn't remain road legal
[Edited on 06-06-2012 by Steve]
this is what i was getting at, but robin decided to throw a hissy fit, toys all over the place, handbags etc.
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Robin
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Beato
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
It is technically road legal in so far as its within the guidelines and rules that allow. But I don't agree with them. Imo to claim a road legal time you should have to race the car with no changes allowed to its road legal form. Eg you should be able to drive to the event compete and drive back with no alterations At the point it set the time it wasn't road legal it wouldn't pass an mot like that and if he didn't remove all that stuff after it wouldn't remain road legal
[Edited on 06-06-2012 by Steve]
I agree with this.
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Daveskater
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Big deal being made out of small technicalities tbh.
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quote:
Originally posted by Beato
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
It is technically road legal in so far as its within the guidelines and rules that allow. But I don't agree with them. Imo to claim a road legal time you should have to race the car with no changes allowed to its road legal form. Eg you should be able to drive to the event compete and drive back with no alterations At the point it set the time it wasn't road legal it wouldn't pass an mot like that and if he didn't remove all that stuff after it wouldn't remain road legal
[Edited on 06-06-2012 by Steve]
I agree with this.
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BeetleGav
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was the thread title meant to be read in jeremy clarksons voice? . . . . IN THE WORLD
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thegsi
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...and all built in good ol' Wolvo!
PS: FIA? Santa Pod? Fuck that Corsasport members know the score and rulez.
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