had a very enjoyable day at santapod racing my mate mike in his 2.0 xe nova and two other guys one of which had a genuine 160bhp saxo vtr other guy had a mi16 converted pug 205, i was running my old E30 325 sport which was standard engine but stripped out (weighed 1015kg at the time)

we all were doing high 14's all day with really close races was really good fun
my opinion of the nova as i drove it a few times yes it was fast little thing but handled like crap and stability at speed was not great with prices these days i think the money would be better spent on a clio 172 its such a more capable car. still have a soft spot for the nova's though