i like the sound of a nice 850 t5 estate or saloon for a track car?what do u lot think??

 

estate

 

i no goood !!eagle u were at a meet wernt ya with cally turbo's??

 

Sounds like a daft idea really, but you cant argue with the touring car ones proving the fact that it isnt!

Have to be an estate if you do it

 

The volvo estates were awesome right up until they were banned

 

BANNED WOT 4???

 

Because new spoiler regulations made it impossible to run the estates.

 

oh thats shit

 

Yeah, before that touring car spoilers had to fit into a theoretical box on the back of the cars. It just so happened that the volvo estates were within regulations. They were changed though due to everyone agreeing the estate had an unfair advantage as It actually flowed air alot better that anyone imagined.

 

damn i want to buy one

 

yep ... why ????
.

 

Too big, heavy and FWD is less fun than 4wd or RWD.

 

dont they make 4wd estates tho ????

 

A decent RST would muller one round a track aswell, they ain't that fast

 

Al........

 

Yeah, but dog shit slow with 193bhp in a car that weighed the same as the empire state building

 

oh hell yes ... i love em ...

 

FWD....Wheelspin. Boring. Heavy. Sh*t for track.

 

tom walkinshaw racing used to make em move ...

 

there's your answer

would go through consumables like tyres and brakes discs/pads very quickly

lightweight is king on a track, power means nothing

 

i like em tbh, the classic V70 is a lush looking car and theres a strong chance ill be getting one inthe near future


if you get one then get the police spec bushes for em as there harder

 

If you need any info on track prep on a Volvo 850R speak to Stuart at www.swautos.co.uk

Their are a lot better cars to get for the track for the money but a stripped out T5 manual with coilovers brake kit would be different, Stuart managed a 13.0 dead quarter in his modified 850R at Avon park 2 weeks ago which ain't to shabby !

Simon.

 

Here's a couple of still's from my camcorder at Brands, i was following my mate in his 850R auto ( my 850 R is exactly the same spec & colour ) i was in my 3dr cossie, it was quite amusing sitting behind him for a lap watching it lurch about & smoke pouring of the tyres were he had no traction out of most bends, the brakes were cooked after 4 laps !
The funny thing was he did go past a few things but thats more because he does race cars & knows what to do on track.





Simon.

 

Is that an ariel in front of him in the second picture?

 

It was an Atom & the bloke or bird couldn't drive for shit, was in my way all day long & he kept getting blue flagged but didn't have a clue.

Simon.

 

I'd love the chance to drive an ariel on a track

 

chatting to a traffic copper last week, he said the pre 2003 model (the square one as shown in the pic) are loads better

 

I love my 850R estate, so practical but quite quick also, deffo would be a pile of shit on the track though as standard.

Simon.

 

is that a labarador in the back
awsome looking cars think they were banned due to the roof length
must of been one hell of a chassis tho

 

Ive got an 850R and would never dream of putting it on track,
Brakes arent upto much on them but then again i guess it dont help with it being an auto.

 

the standard brakes are pony agreed. Also after 140k my suspension has seen better days.

what do you think of your 850R now that you have had it a few weeks ?

Simon.

 

I think i hate the brakes and fuel consumption

But other than that i love it and i'd rather drive that around than any of my other cars!

 

I've had my 855 t5 for over a year now,still love pissing on the hot hatch

boys @ the traffic light grand prix's

Highly amusing!

puddy