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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Default ford fair 0 to 60 post your times

as above
5.6 for me thanks ff for the ticket
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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mikees red frst zetec 4.9 on crappy road tyres
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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i saw a LOT of false times there though..the timing gear seemed pretty poor
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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There was some good saphs doing very low 4s all day

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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by GavStyli
mikees red frst zetec 4.9 on crappy road tyres

1sr run was 5.27
2nd run was 4.91
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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fair play mikee was good to meet ya today car looked awsome your have to take me out one day
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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fair play mikee was good to meet ya today car looked awsome your have to take me out one day
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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as sais i was told by a few people the timing gear was not accurate.
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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My best and first run was 6.71 the second two I did got worse can't rember what they are though. I just couldn't get it to launch right. I can never seem to get the wheels to spin just the clutch???
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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apparently it was a very sticky start line with literaly no slip on the tarmac due to the hot weather
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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tim was that u in the nms rst ? that car goes like stink ! was watvhin you on track
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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who else saw the mk2 escort with wide wide rear tyres, was arched and turbo'd

it done a 3.4sec to 60mph
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 07:17 PM
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tim was that u in the nms rst ? that car goes like stink ! was watvhin you on track
if it was the grey 1 yes pal
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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yes it was spot on car tim
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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good times there.
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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that on road tyres timbo or slicks?
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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any 1 see the rs200 do it in 3.23 Seconds
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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any 1 see the rs200 do it in 3.23 Seconds
i saw it do it in 2.86
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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i see the rs200 do it in 3.11 secs
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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who else saw the mk2 escort with wide wide rear tyres, was arched and turbo'd

it done a 3.4sec to 60mph
If you mean the yellow one, i saw that on the track ABSOLUTELY F**KING AWESOME
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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road tyres matty boy
the red mk 1 looked awsome as did all the old skool cars
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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why was the timing gear innacurate?

is it not GPS?

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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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the timing gear was fookin useless, I saw that zetec powered escort mk2 drag car do a 1.6 ffs

also avarage rst's doing sub 5 secs time after time.....no chance

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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by the youth
also avarage rst's doing sub 5 secs time after time
so timbo you really ought to get a faster one
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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt
Originally Posted by the youth
also avarage rst's doing sub 5 secs time after time
so timbo you really ought to get a faster one
never saw tims run, I was refering to other cars


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Old Aug 5, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim
Originally Posted by JayCos
tim was that u in the nms rst ? that car goes like stink ! was watvhin you on track
if it was the grey 1 yes pal
Me and my boy were laffing at the rear wheel free spinning about half a foot in the air at Abbey!!


Good work fella!!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 05:54 AM
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that RS200 was awsome


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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 06:50 AM
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my mate done it in 4.66 in his red fiesta turbo and it was running like a bag of shite.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 07:08 AM
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think i might have to go next year just for the 0-60 time
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dave green
that RS200 was awsome


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The WRC Focus ran rings round it on the track though!
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by bud-weis
i saw a LOT of false times there though..the timing gear seemed pretty poor
No change there then...
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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who saw the rallycross (i think) fiesta do it in 2.8 secs?

I did

i was standing on the railings next to the start line
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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just found out my mate won the front wheel drive class 0-60 in 4.66 seconds. he won Ł50 of millers oil products.
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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few vids here:
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ford+fair+2007
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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i did it in 5.75 in my gunship cossie

i was pleased since it was my time on strip
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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My first run was terrible

Then I ran a 5.28 and even then I missed second gear
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impressive times if true
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Old Aug 6, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by xr2i-carl
why was the timing gear innacurate?

is it not GPS?

Carl
Not GPS and people starting way behind the line I think is one of the reasons
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