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Old 04-01-2011, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Lambchop
I think it's a little sad though to think that you have to own the title at all cost and all to piss off someone else
HOWEVER, if I won the lottery I'd happily spend as much as needed to do exactly the same now

Fit a 2000bhp drag motor into the back of a sierra mid mounted, tint the windows so rod doesnt know, leave a T3 YB in the front just not on a gearbox anymore, do 230mph at brunters and film his face.

would be 50K well spent if you had 10 million anyway
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Originally Posted by martysmartie
Yes and I should hope it would be to, owing to the fact it's "Light years" newer than a Cosworth, still wouldn't make me want one though.

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Old 04-01-2011, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Fit a 2000bhp drag motor into the back of a sierra mid mounted, tint the windows so rod doesnt know, leave a T3 YB in the front just not on a gearbox anymore, do 230mph at brunters and film his face.

would be 50K well spent if you had 10 million anyway

I'm sure I'd still lose on a technicality.

"excuse me the conditions were not quite correct"
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Originally Posted by Lambchop
I'm sure I'd still lose on a technicality.

"excuse me the conditions were not quite correct"
Well it wouldnt be Yb powered really, so of course it would lose out on a technicality, but only if anyone found out, thats how cheating in motorsport works, its fine providing no one knows.
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Originally Posted by Chip


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No chip, its one of those for you, you've been arguing for the past god knows how many pages that rod was after the saph record, and rod has clearly stated he considers himself to hold the SIERRA record... Doesn't say saph on the log book as rod rightly points out!

Maybe YOU don't know him as well as you think! ; )

Ben

Ps - as far as scandinavia is concerned, they DO have more 500bhp cars over there than you can point a shitty stick at, and most are on different specs to those used in england. a 400bhp car is considered to be a "baby" car, but then again a moderatly attractive woman over there would be considered to be a stunner over here! Shit winters though!
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What happens if someone builds a car takes the record and it blows up just before he is about to brake, does this count or do you have to complete the run and stop? Gen question btw
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Originally Posted by PF Ben
No chip, its one of those for you, you've been arguing for the past god knows how many pages that rod was after the saph record, and rod has clearly stated he considers himself to hold the SIERRA record... Doesn't say saph on the log book as rod rightly points out!

Maybe YOU don't know him as well as you think! ; )

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Yes Rod had cleared up that very minor difference, but my point (which was true and that you were trying to say was incorrect) was its the model specific record he cares about, wether that be saph or sierra isnt relevant to the comparison to martins car either way.
I take enough notice of rod when he keeps going on down the pub about it to notice it was about a model but not enough to notice which one obviously
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
What happens if someone builds a car takes the record and it blows up just before he is about to brake, does this count or do you have to complete the run and stop? Gen question btw
Providing the data logger survives the crash im sure its fine
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
What happens if someone builds a car takes the record and it blows up just before he is about to brake, does this count or do you have to complete the run and stop? Gen question btw
What, asin the whole car/person blows up?
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Originally Posted by Chip
Providing the data logger survives the crash im sure its fine
cool!
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Originally Posted by zetec-Sam
What, asin the whole car/person blows up?
Knew there would be one engine let go then
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
Knew there would be one engine let go then
Oh, I thought you meant so you could use the whole of brunters and not care about braking, as you'd be dead.
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
cool!
That's it Jim, fit a massive turbo and loads of nitrous and go for a bash at it
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Originally Posted by zetec-Sam
Oh, I thought you meant so you could use the whole of brunters and not care about braking, as you'd be dead.
It's not such a bad idea
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Originally Posted by martysmartie
Because for most people stage 3 is a good conversion and makes for a fast road car, as said it's only the big power track cars etc or cars that people have thrown a lot of money at that make the magazines which I don't like personally, sure I like reading about them but it would be nice to read about more normal road going cars to balance things out.

It's well know Norway are power hungry and no doubt have the money to do so so that is probably why they have more powerful cars.

Martin
Mines made the the mag and was all done by me
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