SetH
Member
Registered: 15th Jul 01
User status: Offline
|
Last night on dual carriage way going home from work saw a focus RS in front of me, as soon as he saw me in his mirror he booted it, fcuk me these things aint slow from 50-80 he was flying  Started to reel him in a bit at 80 till he slowed down because there was a big fat white skyline in front of him. So skyline boots it, Focus boots it, I follow no one really seems a lot faster than the other by now we are around 100 but here comes the funny part, a big ass yellow van decides to join in and pulls in between the skyline and the RS  I cant belive what im seeing this nobber in a yellow works van is really trying to race, anyway focus turns off and then the 3 of us come up to an exit. Skyline is in front of me followed by the yellow van, skyline tears round a roundabout i can hear it dumping it sounds ace but the yellow van follows it bodyrolling its arse off, they shoot down another dual lane road, i drop of a bit because i laughing so much i wish i could have filmed it, they go round another roundabout and the yellow van comes soooo close to tipping over so i point at laugh at him. skyline reaches and straight and is off into the distance. I cant believe blokes who drive works vans these days, trying to race a fecking skyline? what next? really wish i could have filmed it because it was classic stuff
And those focus RS`s 50-90 they are mental.
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
i remember my dad test driving a focus RS,truly incredible speed once they get going
|
Tom
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
PMSL sounds a larf
|
Noonster
Member
Registered: 20th Jul 03
Location: East Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
I test drove a Focus RS..... nice cars, not as fast as i thought they would be.
The Astra GSi i drove after, felt nicer to drive 
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
noony, the astra is certainly a lot smoother innit. The RS is too raw IMO. The cosworth version is gonna be bonkers
|
kerzo
Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Norn Iron
User status: Offline
|
thw focus rs wasnt getting very good times at one of the 1/4 mile days was it though??? cant remember which one it was but could have been saxo vs' focus day
|
Noonster
Member
Registered: 20th Jul 03
Location: East Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Yeah agree with that Cybermonkey24.
Im interested in how the Fiesta RS handle the power its gonna be given
Love the astra GSi - I was so close to getting it..... just didnt want to live on the edge to much - plus i love me little car
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
lol, the fiesta RS is gonna be stonking. I reckon it will be 190-200bhp, and probably incredibly fast. I know its a ford, but its a bloody good handling one at that, and i think a really good powerful engine is what it needs. I am interested in the Fiesta ST too. That will be a good little package.
|
GIBBS
Member
Registered: 22nd Feb 01
Location: Kent, Jap Car Importer :)
User status: Offline
|
Focus RS is not fast! must of been a GTS skyline!
i ripped apart a RS in my 300zx the other day top end, and acceleration like he was standing still and he was defo trying it as we where doing over 130 (private track officer) untill traffic got in way to stop us.
Matt
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
seemed pretty fast to me 
|
SetH
Member
Registered: 15th Jul 01
User status: Offline
|
Havent had my car on the rollers but a conservative guess would be that its making 220 bhp & about 220 lb/ft torque, what are the stats for the Focus he was definately pulling away 50-80/90
|
GIBBS
Member
Registered: 22nd Feb 01
Location: Kent, Jap Car Importer :)
User status: Offline
|
Does seem odd, as i thought he would of been really fast, but i really did fly passed him with ease.
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
maybe it was fucked? I suspect owners will thrash the living hell from them every day
|
Redcorsa69
Member
Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: Rotherham
User status: Offline
|
yellow van for me then next
|
Cybermonkey
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
User status: Offline
|
if it was a merc sprinter, then im not suprised he had a go, i drive them at work, they are pretty nippy for a large van, plenty of grunt
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
il look out for him next time im down 
|
Tom
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
SetH did u do all those mods to your gsi then?
|
SetH
Member
Registered: 15th Jul 01
User status: Offline
|
erm might have done Tom lol  , despite everyone having a go and saying they were sh1te etc, but its a different car, lighter flywheel makes it rev more like a 4 cylinder and not lazy like a standard V6, defo revs like a turbine now, and its defo quicker but more economical on part throttle. Kerry was gonna drive it last weekend as a comparision agaisnt hers. Gonna get it on the rollers soon, wont be too worried if the power figures arent up to what Courtenay claimed because its a different car now much nicer to drive.
[Edited on 17-03-2004 by SetH]
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
i wil be down again on monday mate so will have to meet up one night
|
SetH
Member
Registered: 15th Jul 01
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
if it was a merc sprinter, then im not suprised he had a go, i drive them at work, they are pretty nippy for a large van, plenty of grunt
Yeah in my days of having a torqueless car ie 1.3 106 rallye i used to have problems with them mid range, but still he was trying it on agaisnt a skyline, and he basically saw 3 hi-performance cars and decided he was going to have a go, fcuking nobber or what?
|
SetH
Member
Registered: 15th Jul 01
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
i wil be down again on monday mate so will have to meet up one night
Cool how long you down for? Im coming past your way this weekend on the way to lovely Warrington lol.
|
Kerry
Member
Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
User status: Offline
|
3/4 days im not sure 
i wont be here this weekend im over at claires helping her with her car
|
Tom
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
U in warrington Seth, not far from me
Car sounds nice mate, as said in your post ages ago heard good things about those flywheels, bet you're well pleased
|
SetH
Member
Registered: 15th Jul 01
User status: Offline
|
yeah when everyone was disputing the power claims they failed to look at the % increase. I mean its a 190 odd bhp car to start of with, so whats to say a remap, zorst and induction modifications wont get 10bhp? i mean that would only be a 5% increase i cant see how that is not feasible.
|
Nick-S
Member
Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by SetH
Havent had my car on the rollers but a conservative guess would be that its making 220 bhp & about 220 lb/ft torque, what are the stats for the Focus he was definately pulling away 50-80/90
Wot car u got mate?
focus rs is 215 bhp 228 lb/ft 0-60 6.4 144mph
sounds like a laff
|
