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peterg wrote:Barbon, which is a straightforward 2 corner hill is all about power and its where I am within grasp of a course record (this year)...currently held by an Evo8 with about 400bhp.
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...after all wasnt your car putting out way more than 300bhp until you actually tried it?
Youre right on the 1/4 mile thing.....the nearest place is York raceway so I'd need to spend a whole day to get some 1/4 mile times.....not time well spent as far as I'm concerned.
Whats with the 'and if I beat the Dini he'll blow me away in his mk1 Escort'? what mk1 Escort.....I thought we were discussing a still born 200bhp Renault 5 Gordini????
Its getting like school now.....I'm going to get my big brother to beat you up!!!!
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Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:26 pm
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boostrider wrote:The problem with hillclimbs and sprints etc is that people doing them get brainwashed into thinking that their cars fast . A slow car which handles can beat most things that turn up on an event . I've been in lots of GTA's and i do like them but they aint fast at all . My cars not complete at present but it makes 200 bhp on 15 psi with a tiny gt turbo carb on it . They really handle too , engines right back into the bulkhead , equal length drive shafts , great steering , super light and flimsey bodywork . You could build one just for hillclimbs to "wee wee" over a GTA for half the price , i've still got steel panels , glass windows , most of the interior , heavy seats , heater , winders etc and it's still half the weight of a GTA . Spend some proper money on the engine and fit full management and a big throttle body and expect power to go up the 250 -300 bhp region no sweat . Strip a dini right out and it would be so light that a GTA wouldn't get near it unless it had 600 bhp !!!!!!!
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