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Old 21-09-2009, 08:26 PM
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Very nice GTE.
I had a Diamond Black one few years ago,great cars.
Rear arches let them down big time,so many you see full of filler!!!!

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did my first trackday last week at Cadwell and car was faultless and never missed a beat...despite the other cars on track. Only thing quick enough to pass me was an MK kitcar that was a bit slower in straight line but in a different leauge in the bends
Was the MK Indy white and black??????
Honda S2000 engine in it.

Pretty sure my m8 from work was at Cadwell last week,white stripped out BMW track car????
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Very nice GTE.
I had a Diamond Black one few years ago,great cars.
Rear arches let them down big time,so many you see full of filler!!!!



Was the MK Indy white and black??????
Honda S2000 engine in it.

Pretty sure my m8 from work was at Cadwell last week,white stripped out BMW track car????
This one was definately bike engined, sounded awesome. Only BMW there was an E46 M3, there was also a Scooby RB320, 911 GT3 RS, Megane 225, Focus RS mk2, Evo 5 and an old MX5

Only car that I had to work at keeping up with was the RS, sweating my bollocks off at the end of the session lol...the Scooby wasn't very quick on the straights, same as the Megane, the Evo driver wasn't very confident in the bends and fuck knows where the 911 was. It came out behind me on all the sessions but never saw it behind me once out on track
Old 27-09-2009, 09:29 PM
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found the photos taken on the trackday at Cadwell

http://www.britishsportphotography.c...itemId=2106113




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Old 03-10-2009, 01:18 PM
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Cadwell trackday videos

Evo6, Megane 225...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGnHF...e=channel_page

Focus RS, Megane 225...Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByfaJ...e=channel_page

Focus RS, MK Indy...Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRv-c...e=channel_page
Old 03-10-2009, 07:33 PM
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just thought i'd put a reply on the E plate white turbo is sat in my mates yard under cover he bought it from gareth put a new front end in it and hasn't touched it since ,he planning to finish when he gets the time but dont no when that be.
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hello buddy i was at cadwell that day on my bike red van behind,small world did the porche get anywhere near you then??didnt get chance to see any cars on track
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Great vids.

Astra looks a handfull coming out of bends putting power down!!!!

Can't believe how that MK looked so poised and pulled away.
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Originally Posted by wrx-maniac-22
hello buddy i was at cadwell that day on my bike red van behind,small world did the porche get anywhere near you then??didnt get chance to see any cars on track
Didn't see it out on track...it came out behind me on all the sessions and I did expect it to catch up but never did...tbh I don't reckon I'd be flat out in that thing either, I bin mine I get on ebay for another shell, he bins his he's fucked...that and he did have the wife in with him too

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Great vids.

Astra looks a handfull coming out of bends putting power down!!!!

Can't believe how that MK looked so poised and pulled away.
That's why there's a diff on my xmas list, I was piss wet through after the sessions lol. The MK was the quickest thing on track by far, it was taking bends like they weren't there...sooner I got out of his way the better
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Baz
any info on the incar vid setup you have the footage is superb
Astra looks very quick to me just that traction out of the corners to sort

that MK in the bends is stunning
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very nice car you gt there baz i believe ive met you before at your mates house chris. Hes building me a zetec turbo engine at the min, and the car really is mint when you see it in the flesh good work mate
Old 04-10-2009, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by dlatch
Baz
any info on the incar vid setup you have the footage is superb
Astra looks very quick to me just that traction out of the corners to sort

that MK in the bends is stunning
The camera is a Samsung VP-DC172W and the mount is one I borrowed off a mate..it's a proper one that clamps to the cage. I need to find out where he got it as I'll be getting one myself, I'll let you know


Originally Posted by andybrst
very nice car you gt there baz i believe ive met you before at your mates house chris. Hes building me a zetec turbo engine at the min, and the car really is mint when you see it in the flesh good work mate
Cheers, where you the lad with the 1.8 ZVH?
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any excuse to post pics of my track car lol, love it to bits loads of fun all it needs is a let!!
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