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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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6th Jul 06 at 20:00

Rod's going to run it one more time, with a new M.A.D engine, to see if it will do 217MPH

after that apprently wil be sold

shame, but can unserstand the reasons

[quote="MADRod"]bl***y engine, its fully sorted except for this minor point :? .
After many years of Financing this cars efforts myself, with help from Mark, other Sponsors are now prepared to put money into this last fling. Thats Life !!.
Tarrgas Services stickers ( my sons company) have yet to be fitted.

[Edited on 06-07-2006 by jr]

Robin

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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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6th Jul 06 at 20:03

someone is gonna buy the quickest 4 door saloon in the world though. thats

i dont see why he spent all that money on a new engine just to sell it though.... he already proved its fast

CorsAsh

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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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6th Jul 06 at 20:04

Are you going to buy it Jizzle 2da Rizzle?

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Location: Kent
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6th Jul 06 at 20:04

true, personally i just cant spend money on stuff knowing im gettign rid of it etc, just think they want to push the barrier to its limit

Eck

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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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6th Jul 06 at 20:10

would be awesome knowing you have the keys to the fastest saloon in the world

but it would cost a fortune just to run it

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6th Jul 06 at 20:12

quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Are you going to buy it Jizzle 2da Rizzle?

if only

7 omm

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Registered: 19th Nov 05
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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6th Jul 06 at 20:31

surely making a 4 door car go fast in a striaght line would be quite boring it a RWD motor will it not cause some sort of problems on overall driving/handling?

Robin

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6th Jul 06 at 20:36

its not built for corners. its built to break records

205tom

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Registered: 1st Mar 06
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6th Jul 06 at 20:52

speccc?

SteveW

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6th Jul 06 at 21:13

that car is wicked... hope to see it at TOTB 5
cos it broke last year before his top speed run

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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6th Jul 06 at 21:29

I'm gonna buy it, put an E-Tec on it, a Delta Jap bodykit, some 20" chromes and paint it in a 14 colour flip...

CorsAsh

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6th Jul 06 at 21:45

quote:
Originally posted by 205tom
speccc?

1.8GL running on 3 cylinders

Chris F

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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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6th Jul 06 at 22:08

200 MPH Plus and it still only has 5 speed box

MR2Mike

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Registered: 20th Jan 05
Location: Old Trafford. Drives: MR2 N/A
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6th Jul 06 at 22:10

fuckin monster

anyone here ever got an insurance quote on a normal cossie? (for a laugh lol)

jr?

corsa.v6

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Registered: 10th May 06
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6th Jul 06 at 22:11

engine pics??? please

chapcorsa

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6th Jul 06 at 22:15

quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
fuckin monster

anyone here ever got an insurance quote on a normal cossie? (for a laugh lol)

jr?

me £900 on a 2wd saff at 22

corsa.v6

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Registered: 10th May 06
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6th Jul 06 at 22:16

will have a go now

MR2Mike

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6th Jul 06 at 22:16

quote:
Originally posted by chapcorsa

quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
fuckin monster

anyone here ever got an insurance quote on a normal cossie? (for a laugh lol)

jr?
me £900 on a 2wd saff at 22

kool ... still 20 myself (wrong side of the cheap insurance barrier lol. where abouts in greater manchester you live though?)

corsa.v6

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Registered: 10th May 06
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6th Jul 06 at 22:21

wont insure me hahaha

All Torque

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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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6th Jul 06 at 22:30

Can't get a quote, seems they cant regonise the reg plate

Cybermonkey

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7th Jul 06 at 02:26

quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
someone is gonna buy the quickest 4 door saloon in the world though. thats

think you will find that honour belongs in Australia. 1200BHP TT Ford Falcon XR8. top speed 225mph

SteveW

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7th Jul 06 at 09:37

pics of engine from last year at GT Battle

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7th Jul 06 at 11:09

It done 206 now iirc, and when it was doing that it actully hit the rev limiter at 210mpg and rolled over the line

CorsAsh

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7th Jul 06 at 11:25

210mpg? Doesn't drink much at all then

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7th Jul 06 at 11:27

you know what i mean

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