fraser9764

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in a kart! there was one for sale not long ago IIRC

then you would need your life insurance!!

pani_k

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I know a friend in cyprus that had his hayabusa turbo'd and along with some other bits and pieces. Goes from 200-300km/h as quick as it goes from 0-100km/h

And all you see is sky sky sky sky and then a blur as everything comes hurtling towards you

Never been on it and don't plan to either

Benni

pani_k

aduz

id see if the 50k would hire me a caparo t1 for a day

and hope i dont end up in a huge fireball

steve7786

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I saw one down Larnaca marina the other night with nos fitted to it, scarey thing is most of the locals don't wear helmets either

pani_k

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Its scary the amount of people that don't wear helmets.

But in cyprus they REALLY do know how to mod properly. I've seen quite a few NOS'd bikes in cyprus over the years but the turbo'd hayabusa is going to take some beating. The marina at night particularly finnikoudes is a hotspot for modded cars. Saw 5 parked evos one night there

aduz

round a track a turbo'd hayabusa would get killed by certain track cars so no good in this thread

pani_k

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Still probably one of the cheapest options though and more than likely the most fun. If you like a turbo surge on a car imagine what its going to feel like on two wheels

But yeah not necessarily the fastest

dovboy

i saw a few nice evos over there in september,a yellow one in perticular was

Porkie

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he has got a very trick Audi 20v Turbo engine in it now. And building another with about 500bhp as well. Nutter

RichardPON

ROFL @ people who want track cars WITH loads of weight, and WITHOUT downforce.

Radical. The End.

Porkie

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READ THE FOOOOKING THREAD

ITS A RACE!!!

Jesus....

Benni

Can I ask who you think up to know would be leading the race?

Altratz

Robin reliant with specced engine and wheely bar at the rear for when i want to see sky!!!!

Porkie

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If its only road cars... then the Radicals

alan12112

I know what i'd have

http://www.zcars.org.uk/montecarlo/index.htm

Yes please!! It's the one for me!!

And it wont be far behind either!

Or this ifI could afford it

http://www.zcars.org.uk/ultima/index.htm

Porkie

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why not? it would only be sentimental value. Car is not that special technically. Best part of that car is the driver by a mile!

Luca

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Radical sr8 and ask ever so nicely as its cash sale to drop the vat

GARETH T

im not sure what i would have, but it wouldnt be a radical, or anything with a bike engine in,,,, fucking horrible things

lead_foot

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I'd buy an old banger, a sierra probably, an AK47 and a load of Ammo. Kill everyone else then I'd win easily.

pee vee

A radical, and get the hyabusa engine turbo'd with whatever is left over. lol


but that dont matter as i aint good enough to drive it fast anyway

Daviet

surely it aint about looks tho going fast ? and dont know what else would be as quick as the radical for 50k?

Porkie

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proper Radicals have V8's you stupid welsh MONGOLOID

and its a race...

and they are not horrible they are amazing fun to drive!

GARETH T

Daviet

i wasnt talking about looks!

Porkie

ah yes the V8 one is nice, can you buy a v8 for 50k?,,, but all the other bike engine things are horrible! ive fixed one a good few times

Mike Rainbird

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It's obvious from your post that you have NEVER done a track day, as having the fast / quickest car on track is more boring than watching paint dry .

I recently did a track day at Snetterton, and in the morning, my car was the quickest thing there bar a Radical*. It made the morning THE most boring time I have spent on a track day that I have EVER been on . It was only made exciting in the afternoon when Gary turned up in his Evo VII, sporting 580bhp, shorter gearing, similar weight, identical tyres but inferior brakes. We then spent a few laps dicing with each other, which was great fun (cut short by my car's intermittant cutting out problem, which has since been traced to a fuel pump relay not man enough for the job ).

My most memorable track day ever, was at ND a few years ago, when I spent several laps chasing Dave in his Escort, and we were completely evenly matched. My car is obviously better specced (according to him ), but the playing field was levelled with him running slicks, whilst I was on full treaded road tyres (albeit VERY good ones ). I drove the absolute tits off the car to stay with him, and it was only towards the end of the session, when my tyres started to go off and we got seperated by traffic, that he managed to pull a few car lengths away. This was all supposed to be captured by Justin in his red Escort on video, as we nominated him to be camera car, due to the fact that he had 60bhp more than Dave and I, an R&D 1:1 direct drive top gear and Dunlop DZ02G track day tyres, so we thought that he would have no problem keeping up. However, we got so wrapped up in a little "duel", that he only managed to stay with us for a couple of laps, and then we slowly, but surely pulled a big lead on him . Obviously it was so good, because I was able to trust Dave's driving and know that we could drive so hard and closely without any problems. However, if one of us had had a monster engine, slicks, dogbox etc and had pissed off into the distance never to be seen again, it would have been rubbish and would not have stuck in my mind (in the same way as overtaking an RS Turbo whilst on track is insignificant and totally forgettable ). If I went to a track day in a Radical SR8 or the like, and monstered everything, I would come away from the track bored out of my skull.

Sorry for the ramble, but my favourite track day would be for everyone in equally powered cars .

*Where if I was in front and discourteous, he would NOT have been able to overtake, as I was CONSIDERABLY faster down the straights - however, as I know from my last engine how frustrating it is to be quicker through the corners but slower on the straights, once he was close enough, I indicated, came off the throttle and let him past down the back straight, as I knew the next sequence of corners after that, he would pull a significant enough of a lead for me to not be held up down the main straight.

Daviet

mike but he did say everyone had 50k to spend i think it was hypothetical

James-W

sean needs his head seeing to
im sure i read somewhere he was building you one, or did i imagine that?

Thanks
James

Gatecrasher

Thats you opinion Gaybum i for one would love a car that can totaly mash everything/one on the track just to fight it out with my self and my own track times if i wanted to play with the slower people i would just ease up a bit im sure the Hard core track nutters would soon catch up and start to put preasure on making me more agressive Lucky for me my car has 200HP less than you and i have 11 years less expiriance on the track so i think its safe to say i am not going to have a boaring day like you did at snet EVER

Big G

Radical, and if there was any change left I would use that either for a chainsaw or liposuction

JonnyBravo

I have to agree with Mike, well matched cars are more fun.

A few years ago me and a mate took our 2l novas to a airfield trackday, my car had Reyland brakes, his had nitrous

I have never had so much fun on a trackday ever since, He just couldn't get past me, but then I couldn't really get away from him, 20 or so laps in we came onto the main straight and he added his secret 100hp

The rest was history

I have driven a Atom on track and tbh even with myself driving and it not being my car I was miles faster than anything on track, and that was just with a 250hp NA Type R lump ! let alone the supercharged engine it has in it now

I'd rather take something less powerful and push the big power cars round all day than take something with massive power and not really proove anything except how fucking mental it is on the straights

Charlie Chalk

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Defo, having a play with another car, is LOADS more fun!

Gatecrasher

Radders dont be so small minded

If i turned up at bedford with a ticket in one hand for your car to go on to have some fun with me and mr ive got to much fucking money is standing next to me with the keys to a veryron you gonna say sorry mate i wanna have some fun with ben

on the other hand i know what your saying but this post was about buying the fastest car you can to win a race i wouldnt settle for as fast as everyone else if i could be faster Maybe when im quick on the track down to my driving and not the power of the car my outlook on being on the track may change! who knows

Charlie Chalk

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Id rather drive my own car on track mate than a 1000bhp Veyron


Not small minded, I raced karts for 5 years, and loved it

Gatecrasher

didnt mean that the way you took it what i ment was looking at the bigger picture that if you had a veyron for the day that would be more fun than me and you chacing each other, No? well dont be upset if you find my car on the trailer and me in the veyron if any rich dick was giving them away

Charlie Chalk

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I wouldnt trust myself with 1000bhp though....

Gatecrasher

but you wouldnt have to pay for it, its FOFREE here have 2

Chip

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Most trackdays now dont actually allow you to perform the outbreaking and overtaking manouvres on corners that make closely matched cars so interesting sadly.

I havent had anywhere near as much fun on track in the last 10 years or so since the rules all got tightened up.

You used to be able to basically race on trackdays, you cant now really.


So really the best answer, would be spend 10K on a competitive car in a fiarly low level single make championship and spend the other 40K on campaiging it for a couple of years

Charlie Chalk

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Even if I bent it

Gatecrasher

why do you think i said have 2 one to kill on track and one to take home alltho i would kill one and then take the second on track if i wasnt dead allready

Charlie Chalk

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Yeah spose I would then, But seeing as it aint gonna happen.....