Chip

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Dojj scanned that in for us, its in redline this month.

Cant beleive the number of errors they managed to make about my car considering its my staff car for Total Vauxhall mag and the redline guys sit about 8 foot from the Total Vauxhall editor
They made up a new surname for me and made it a 2.3 instead of a 2.0, and feck knows why they used a picture of it totally fucked when they could have used something like this



Proper shonky bit of journalism, lol

Westy

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Are those m3 mirrors ?

Bet thats a right blast to drive

Turbosystems

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journalists never get their facts wrong lol
who would want to ruin a good story with the truth

Glenn_

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just like the shonky nova.

Chip

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Some sort of copy of them I think, dont know as they were on it when I got it.

Yes mate, its a total fucking riot to drive, I've never driven any other hatchback that is such a laugh.

Westy

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What did it do the 1/4 in out of interest?

Chip

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It did it in flames, the boost lifted the fuel rail on the jenvey throttle bodies I was using

Still got into the 12s though despite only having boost for half the run before the fire went through the boost control wiring.

Should think 11s would be more representative of the actual performance of it on the road, will have to take it back for another go at some point but pod's a bit of a mission from mine with a trailer etc.

Westy

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the flameshirt would have been appropriate

still, 12 seconds isn't shy

Chip

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It was 12 seconds at 98mph IIRC which shows how quick it was on the first half and how slow on the second, as most people doing 12s are doing 110+

At the 330ft mark I was .25 seconds quicker than specky was on his best run that day which was an 11.3

And the launch was nowhere near as good then as it will be now as I have totally re-engineered the rear suspension now and it has definately got more grip off the line now than it had then.

11s really shouldnt be difficult at all, will run it at either central day or PVS in 2012 hopefully if ive got time off work etc

stuart collins

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and my rs turbo is in there aswell

Rod-Tarry

Chip
Think of all those royalties we are getting for these articles.

For 6 months have been looking for articles/pictures about my car for my book to date ive found a staggering 24 mags its been in not counting this one. Ive never been informed about 12 of them .

Thanks anyway the wifes just purchased it at Asda during the weekly shop .

Martin-Hadland

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Im pretty sure whoever wrote that top 15 feature was out of their head on crack, I mean...... The Regal car at No.1 and red Victor at 12 FFS!!!

dojj

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don't think they are in any particular order martin, but then again, you have been greedy getting 2 in the top 12

Martin-Hadland

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You sure?? So why the numbers then????

gjh

Ye they weren't in order Martin, I reckon they could of put loads more cars in there, Charlie shaw's, zzz granada etc.

Edit: Forgot to say, love the nova Chip, a real home brew special nutty car.

dojj

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they probably threw together a number of cars that fitted the bill, and the sequencing of them was just down to randomness rather than the actual car

in any case, the new mag dropped through the door this morning and the cover car has 1293 brake

Glenn_

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How far away from the pod do you live Chippy.

Rod-Tarry

Its Reylandline Martin surely you got to choose the order . If they dont contact me to get true facts I take all these articles with a pinch of salt . Still i heartily agree that mine is "One of the most impressive giantkillers ever built" .

Chip

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Taunton in somerset mate, so a fair way.

Only ever go there for the performance vauxhall day normally, as its 4 or 5 hours trailering each way just to drive my car in a straight line for a quarter of a mile, which doesnt seem worth the effort TBH when instead I can go to castle combe for the day and its 1/3rd of the distance!

lee2cossies

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Really enjoyed redline this month some good articles. Remember the regal nova, never seemed to perform but pretty mad all the same! But what's the go kart wheels about on the wheelie bar? Surely it wouldn't lift the front wheels off the ground with an engine in either end?

Chip

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Even FWD cars can benefit from a wheelie bar to prevent weight transfer, it effectively lengthens the wheelbase

Martin-Hadland

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That's all in your head Rod

Rod-Tarry

Only banter Martin .

Joshy

in my opinion the general standard of articles in magazines across the board has gotten pretty shoddy lately. redline was the only one i read TBH

Chip

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Rodline

Glenn_

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Its about 4 or 5 hours away from where i live too.

I dont mind 1/4 mile racing but i like track action better.

Rod-Tarry

Well my picture is in there twice, problem is i look a doddery old bugger in them both.

dingla rs

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did it even have windows in that firts pic chip

Johnny Knoxville

Do you have a any more pics or links to your car Chip as i would love to see or read more about the build?

Chip

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The front ones were wound down, the rear ones werent in though, I leave them out a lot of the time as it aids cooling and is easier to work on it.

Chip

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http://www.vauxhall-sport-forum.com/...start,540.html

Spiky

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boot catch's look open

Chip

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They arent, they are just unlocked and the levers ready to lift.

TimC

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How cool is that pic with the pair of freshly laid down 11s. Mega

Chip

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I love the little bits of smoke under the tyres as its laying it down.
And of course NO smoke out of the exhaust despite being massively under load, unlike the picture redline used where it stank the world out just idling due to a corroded head gasket

foreigneRS

they say the camera never lies

TimC

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They really did show the best picture to show how reliable our engines can be didnt they

turnover

Chip i would say your car has a potential of a high 10 and deffo low 11 in it as is chap,

Chip

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I tend to agree TBH, but i'd sooner under promise and over deliver than the other way around