So I overtook a car at about 70ish that was trundelling along the (empty) A43.
10 seconds later, check my rear view, and there it is right behind me. Didn't know exactly what it was at this point, so I floored my car as it seemed the decent thing to do.
I got my tubbie up to 130 as fast as quick as I could, but this car is still hanging on my bumper, looking well capable of rolling straight over me.
I decided to get legal again as traffic and islands loomed on the horizon. I found I could get the jump on it away from islands, but it always caught up pretty damn quick.
The next long straight I let it past to see what it was, when it obligingly flew past me with a very satisfying roar. But soon after caravan traffic had built up to keep us at 50ish.
Anyway, just looked up the ZR1 on the interweb, to find it has 375bh/p. So that would be why his car made mine look positively sluggish then. It also had a NOS sticker on the back bumper, but I doubt he wasted that on me.
It ended with him turning off into some services - presumably to fill up. My fuel gauge had dropped about 3 notches in 10 mintues or so.
A nice little run to stretch my car's legs, but this car was in a different leauge at high speed.
Ian
my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
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Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
Nice to have a little play with things like that, but it aint really worth the petrol...... your nothing but roadkill up against the big boy's
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I realised that now
To them it must be like the Corsa SRi brigade having a go against me.
To them it must be like the Corsa SRi brigade having a go against me.
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Ian Geary wrote:I realised that now
To them it must be like the Corsa SRi brigade having a go against me.
Yeah pretty much the same..... but i dare bet they do it to us just to see a proper car shift..... Nowt wrong with having a play, it's all good fun.
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
Cannon fodder!
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Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
Mikejc wrote:Cannon fodder!
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Love it Mike.
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Mikejc wrote:Cannon fodder!
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Exactly what i was thinking reading that.
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
Yeah but if he was to spend as much money on us on his yank spanker then we'd be the fodder lol
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Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
Mikejc wrote:Cannon fodder!
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ROFL you guys are so funny!! Just a reality check here...
I think "cannon fodder" is a little rash since your garage 1/4 mile is 12.3 and the *stock* ZR1 is 12.4 as seen here http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-Corv ... -8346.html
Guys! Your cars are fast, but sometimes, geez, your descriptive words leave a lot to be desired!!
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luthor1 wrote:Mikejc wrote:Cannon fodder!
Mikejc
ROFL you guys are so funny!! Just a reality check here...
I think "cannon fodder" is a little rash since your garage 1/4 mile is 12.3 and the *stock* ZR1 is 12.4 as seen here http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-Corv ... -8346.html
Guys! Your cars are fast, but sometimes, geez, your descriptive words leave a lot to be desired!!
But it's not all about 1/4 mile you know. I can guarantee both mine and Mike's car will way outhandle a corvette.
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
I have to agree with you there Mark, darnit!!!
although, the C06 is supposed to be pretty good isn't it? Aren't the yankees learning???
although, the C06 is supposed to be pretty good isn't it? Aren't the yankees learning???
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
luthor1 wrote:although, the C06 is supposed to be pretty good isn't it? Aren't the yankees learning???
I thought it still had leaf springs and a live axle at the back.. so they haven't learnt that much, if that's the case..
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
get yerself a copy of EVO, and check out the laptime of the C06 in the back round Bedford.
It cuts WAY more scalps than you would imagine. It is extremely fast. EXTREMELY.
For the money, I don't think there is a new car to beat it bang for bucks.
It cuts WAY more scalps than you would imagine. It is extremely fast. EXTREMELY.
For the money, I don't think there is a new car to beat it bang for bucks.
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
actually, is that the Z06? Am I getting confuzed??
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Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
The C6 is the latest, 6.0 V8 400bhp 0-60 in 4.3s, 186 mph top. All that fun for 45k!!! Of course like the MR2 you could tweak it, how about a Callaway Supernatural package, 7.0 litres, 550 bhp, only 33k dollars
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
The modern corvettes can handle.
The thing is there is no in between with the yanks. The suspension is either crap or track day only!
So on a uk road with track only suspension (very stiff) the car would bounce off the road lol.
The thing is there is no in between with the yanks. The suspension is either crap or track day only!
So on a uk road with track only suspension (very stiff) the car would bounce off the road lol.
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Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
luthor1 wrote:Mikejc wrote:Cannon fodder!
Mikejc
ROFL you guys are so funny!! Just a reality check here...
I think "cannon fodder" is a little rash since your garage 1/4 mile is 12.3 and the *stock* ZR1 is 12.4 as seen here http://www.dragtimes.com/Chevrolet-Corv ... -8346.html
Guys! Your cars are fast, but sometimes, geez, your descriptive words leave a lot to be desired!!
I bet they are a complete pig to launch consistently well ! But like stated by Mark the MR2 is a great deal more capable in the twistys having said that, my time of 12.3 was made running only 1 bar!
Re: my turbo vs. Corvette ZR1
ENSMR2 wrote:The modern corvettes can handle.
The thing is there is no in between with the yanks. The suspension is either crap or track day only!
So on a uk road with track only suspension (very stiff) the car would bounce off the road lol.
I wouldn't say no if someone wanted to give me one, that's for sure.
(That can be said of so many things in my life, though.. )