danny-corsa
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Registered: 15th Mar 05
Location: Warwickshire Drives: Astra GSi 16v
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it is unbelieveable that my gsi would beat one of these, but it did!
i was coming home earlier tonight when i stumbled across a CTR he noticed me and we both floored it, he started blitzing me on the straights, but i was getting the backend twitching on the corners and just catching him up.
we both got stuck behind a car but i overtook the two of em and whent past him, he chased me, but i overtook another car and hung it round the corner back into the town where i live..... i was chuffed to bits 
why do people buy these cars if they cannot handle them? 
im no michael schumacher, but pulling away from people through handling the car well is loads better than just straight line speed.
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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You sure it was a Type R? The Type S looks very similar.
Just hard to imagine a 1.6 109bhp car beating a 2.0 197bhp car.
Then again if not driven correctly Type R's can perform like poo.
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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my mate has a type R no WAY you beat one in a gsi 
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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yeah, CTRs are very good cars on striaghts and twistys if driven well but most are driven but nobs.
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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so you didnt really 'beat' it, you got lucky with traffic.
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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bet CTR driver was cruisig and felt sorry for corsa
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Lee 16v
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Registered: 25th Jun 04
Location: Maidstone Drives: Corsa 2.0 16v
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you would not beat a type c rivic in a gsi unless the type r driver passed his test the day beforehand
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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I was racing a CTR in the rover last night was at 115mph and the femal drivver wouldnt pass me
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MR2Mike
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Registered: 20th Jan 05
Location: Old Trafford. Drives: MR2 N/A
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no way you beat a type r in a gsi mate sorry
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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Obvoiusly the CTR is faster, don't think he is disputing the fact....
Think danny was braver on bends and overtaking...CTR driver probably didn't want to stack it into a tree.....
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leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
no way you beat a type r in a gsi mate sorry
He did realy............................................................ The CTR was stopped or in the inside lane going behind slow moving traffic.
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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you are basically saying you drove like a plank taking stupid risks risking yours and other peoples lives. The type r was being sensible
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Sly_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Reading, UK Drives: Corsa C
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we can't really judge how he drove, it could have been perfectly safe to overtake.
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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not going to do well for the sale of his car 
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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*yawn*
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by danny-corsa
but i was getting the backend twitching on the corners
we both gotstuck behind a car but i overtook the two of em and whent past him, he chased me, but i overtook another car
this suggests to me he was taking unesecary risk
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Kiddy_Corsa
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Registered: 7th Nov 02
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Astra VXR
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i can only just beat one in my 2.0and that 175bhp and stripped out!!!!Def a gsi will be left standing
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dave17
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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
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if i was driving a CTR and a billied up corsa was giving it, i would kane him on the straights, leave him for dead, and then hope he would get the point. if it came to dangerous driving around corners and overtaking cars, i doubt id risk it in my £15K ish car
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TNM
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: Nottingham Drives: VW Tiguan
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the fact he said his corsa out handled a CTR made me laugh.
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
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I second TNM's comment
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Craigos
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
the fact he said his corsa out handled a CTR made me laugh.
He didnt say the corsa was better handling than the Type R, he said he was basically pushing the corsa to its limits, and obviously the civic driver couldnt drive Obviously if 2 people that could drive well in each car, then the civic would piss over the corsa anyday. 
Oh yeah and well done
[Edited on 27-09-2005 by Craigos]
[Edited on 27-09-2005 by Craigos]
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TNM
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Craigos: he needs to wake up and realise hes driving a corsa. It was designed for taking old women to the shops and back twice a week. Hence why it handles like a trolley.
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Craigos
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Registered: 2nd Aug 02
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Well if hes telling the truth, i think the civic driver needs driving lessons
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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Stu
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Registered: 3rd May 00
Location: Madchester UK Drives: 2014 BMW M135i
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Fact. Ive been 'beaten' by loads of cars............main reason is that Im an adult and I wont risk myself, pedestrians or other road users to beat some chav who is driving dangerously in a built up area. 99% of the time they are in some warm hatch with 1/3 the power as well!
There is a time and a place, in traffic isnt one of them.
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