Whittie
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Originally posted by Butler
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Originally posted by Whittie
Why??
For fun! I dont know how people cant see that some peoples interest in cars is more than something that looks good, or something that goes fast. Some people just love classics and enjoy fixing them. Im not one of them but I can understand that.
"Ring Project"
The ring isn't exactly a Sunday drivers road is it?
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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You get vans, coaches and MPVs on there, as well as the GT3 RSes
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Paul_J
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nah, it's not that james.
It's the combination of that car and that track... 
Nurburgring Scares the shit out of me, having to go flat out around it in a car that is slightly capable is a pretty hairy experience... the bumps, the off camber, the huge climbs and descents, the slippery surfaces, the speed at which other cars come flying around the track at you etc...
It's been proven 'taking' it easy is just as risky as going fast...
Personally, I'd be a bit concerned about my safety in the jag, even going slowly... it's at the end of the day a heavy car... if they're 4 up, REALLY heavy... some of the drops / rises etc at the ring really load and unload the suspension. The car will be a handful and be wanting to slide off track a fair bit.
Don't get me wrong, Willay, jr and co prove how much fun can be had in anything - for example Astra Diesel around the ring.
However, the Jag is a lot heavier, older and possibly more riskier on the track.
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dean101287
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I can understand wanting to fix up and restore it but not to take it on the ring.
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SportBoy
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i dont see what the problem is, if he wants to do it then so be it
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Why??
For fun! I dont know how people cant see that some peoples interest in cars is more than something that looks good, or something that goes fast. Some people just love classics and enjoy fixing them. Im not one of them but I can understand that.
"Ring Project"
The ring isn't exactly a Sunday drivers road is it?
Its a classic race circuit, probably the most famous in the world. Some people go to say they have driven it, not to say I lapped it in under 9 mins...
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Why??
For fun! I dont know how people cant see that some peoples interest in cars is more than something that looks good, or something that goes fast. Some people just love classics and enjoy fixing them. Im not one of them but I can understand that.
"Ring Project"
The ring isn't exactly a Sunday drivers road is it?
you shoul see how some of the sunday drivers in tvr's and 40000bhp scoobys drive round it,
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
nah, it's not that james.
It's the combination of that car and that track...
Nurburgring Scares the shit out of me, having to go flat out around it in a car that is slightly capable is a pretty hairy experience... the bumps, the off camber, the huge climbs and descents, the slippery surfaces, the speed at which other cars come flying around the track at you etc...
It's been proven 'taking' it easy is just as risky as going fast...
Personally, I'd be a bit concerned about my safety in the jag, even going slowly... it's at the end of the day a heavy car... if they're 4 up, REALLY heavy... some of the drops / rises etc at the ring really load and unload the suspension. The car will be a handful and be wanting to slide off track a fair bit.
Don't get me wrong, Willay, jr and co prove how much fun can be had in anything - for example Astra Diesel around the ring.
However, the Jag is a lot heavier, older and possibly more riskier on the track.
it was an astra petrol, astra diesel would just be silly
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Paul_J
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CorsAsh
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Were they inspired by Hammond's touring car feature on TG to get that?
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willay
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come on paul, a diesel ?? 
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