172 on motorway to coventry racing a GTR

JamesT2992 · Mar 9, 2014

Longshot but I saw a 172? Racing a white GTR on the way to coventry. They come flying past me off the slip road onto the motorway, fairplay to the clio owner for doing his best to keep up! Anyone on here?

Bobby. · Mar 9, 2014

I take it the clio lost as their wasn't any twistys?

imprezaworks · Mar 9, 2014

It won, when the gtr had to stop to replenish fuel lol.

Adam G · Mar 9, 2014

Some say, it was me and I won.

But it wasn't.

Kyle 86 · Mar 9, 2014

Bless him for trying

JamesT2992 · Mar 9, 2014

I honestly didn't see who won. It was on the GTRs tail pulling onto the motorway, then they both shifted over to the right hand lane and booted it and they took off. So I presume the GTR won

scotty2hotty81 · Mar 9, 2014

Awaits "I kept up with a gtr" thread

Adam G · Mar 9, 2014

Then the GTR went into fourth

Mr Plums · Mar 9, 2014

Could be a boosted clio tbh.

imprezaworks · Mar 9, 2014

Even if it was boosted the gtr would walk away?

Mr Plums · Mar 9, 2014

imprezaworks said:
Even if it was boosted the gtr would walk away?

Iirc Tom with the charged cup gets 11's down the quatre mile, similar to gtrs, i am not 100% tho.

Lal B3N · Mar 9, 2014

Yes! Driving both how they should be driven.

Coops Mk1 · Mar 10, 2014

Lal B3N said:
Yes! Driving both how they should be driven.

illegally and irresponsibly on a public road?

DaveDreads · Mar 10, 2014

No such thing in Coventry everyone drives like a nutter,
there's never any Police about.

Lal B3N · Mar 10, 2014

Coops Turbo said:
illegally and irresponsibly on a public road?

My favourite kind :evil:

Goodj · Mar 10, 2014

I saw a Clio "racing" a ferrari once.

In the same way that Suzanne Boyle could "race" Usain Bolt.

You could fill her full of steroids and lucozade for days but she'll still lose, badly.

Clios.....they're like 2-litre hatchbacks, only.....errrrr.

yeah

Ray Gin · Mar 10, 2014

Lol, why did the GTR driver even bother wasting his petrol!

r0ss172 · Mar 10, 2014

Coops Turbo said:
illegally and irresponsibly on a public road?

Something you would never do Ben, cough porsche cough....

BoatNonce · Mar 10, 2014

Liam. said:
Lol, why did the GTR driver even bother wasting his petrol!

TBH he probably didn't even notice the Clio, it wasn't in his rear view mirror long enough. Just booted it because GTR.

Coops Mk1 · Mar 10, 2014

r0ss172 said:
Something you would never do Ben, cough porsche cough....

I have no idea what you are talking about my good sir, I always adhere to road rules and restrictions...........

Chip-mk1 · Mar 10, 2014

imprezaworks said:
Even if it was boosted the gtr would walk away?

Depends on the spec of both.

Certainly easy enough to make a Clio quicker from 50-150 (sort of speeds mentioned here) than a standard GTR.

Standard one is around 15 seconds for that (17 when evo tested it), and loads of modified cars can beat that, my vauxhall nova for example

pete_182_87 · Mar 10, 2014

I drove a GT-R today at Silverstone. When I got back in the Clio it felt like I was driving a Fiat 126.

There's no way a standard Clio could keep up, the 0-60 is 3.5 secs and then the power just keeps on. Such a great car... still got a serious adrenaline buzz. I believe the first lap at the end of Hanger Straight (the only one where I had a chance to look down at the dials) I was in excess of 130mph. Just wish I could afford to have driven more than 3 laps!

-J- · Mar 10, 2014

Having had a GTR for a week (assuming we are talking current R35) there is no way a clio would be anywhere near it, even if the clio was boosted.

182Trophy · Mar 10, 2014

pete_182_87 said:
I drove a GT-R today at Silverstone. When I got back in the Clio it felt like I was driving a Fiat 126.

There's no way a standard Clio could keep up, the 0-60 is 3.5 secs and then the power just keeps on. Such a great car... still got a serious adrenaline buzz. I believe the first lap at the end of Hanger Straight (the only one where I had a chance to look down at the dials) I was in excess of 130mph. Just wish I could afford to have driven more than 3 laps!

They guy/girl was prob just trying to see what it could do in real life and was almost certainly not trying to race it. I did this with a 458 before to get him to floor it. He did and the noise was immense!

George182 · Mar 10, 2014

-J- said:
Having had a GTR for a week (assuming we are talking current R35) there is no way a clio would be anywhere near it, even if the clio was boosted.

Of course it would! A big horsepower clio could keep pace with a gtr on the motorway.

BoatNonce · Mar 10, 2014

-J- said:
Having had a GTR for a week without posting pics, I shall be swiftly banned.

EFA. Get 'em up.

I don't think anyone is seriously comparing a clio to a GTR. I think the only one which would have a chance is the Rooby Clio 172, but that's about as much a clio as I am Benedict Cumberbach.

-J- · Mar 10, 2014

George182 said:
Of course it would! A big horsepower clio could keep pace with a gtr on the motorway.

Ok

-J- · Mar 10, 2014

McGherkin said:
EFA. Get 'em up.

I don't think anyone is seriously comparing a clio to a GTR.

182Trophy · Mar 10, 2014

George182 said:
Of course it would! A big horsepower clio could keep pace with a gtr on the motorway.

Nice sarcasm drop there fella!

BoatNonce · Mar 10, 2014

Gally · Mar 10, 2014

Just a big falafel!

182Trophy · Mar 10, 2014

McGherkin said:

Flol wtf

pete_182_87 · Mar 10, 2014

182Trophy said:
They guy/girl was prob just trying to see what it could do in real life and was almost certainly not trying to race it. I did this with a 458 before to get him to floor it. He did and the noise was immense!

Speaking of Ferrari's...

and some evolution

Apologies for shameless highjacking...

BoatNonce · Mar 10, 2014

182Trophy said:
Flol wtf

I got a little bit carried away at the GTR, sorry.

182Trophy · Mar 10, 2014

McGherkin said:
I got a little bit carried away at the GTR, sorry.

No need for apologies I spilled my tea laughing! Thought you were taking the piss or something posting it.

George182 · Mar 10, 2014

182Trophy said:
Nice sarcasm drop there fella!

I wasn't being sarcastic. Of course, it's an unlikely proposition admittedly - but not impossible.

Mine will keep pace with a DB9, for example.

182Trophy · Mar 10, 2014

George182 said:
I wasn't being sarcastic. Of course, it's an unlikely proposition admittedly - but not impossible.

Mine will keep pace with a DB9, for example.

How much power are you running and can you actually put it down well? There is a video of a 300+ clio on youtube, despite being very quick, not gtr quick though. Different league.

George182 · Mar 10, 2014

182Trophy said:
How much power are you running and can you actually put it down well? There is a video of a 300+ clio on youtube, despite being very quick, not gtr quick though. Different league.

About 300 mate.

Stu_F · Mar 10, 2014

Suppose this is what happens when you live your life 1/4 mile at a time!
You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake!

George182 · Mar 10, 2014

Stu_F said:
Suppose this is what happens when you live your life 1/4 mile at a time!
You're lucky that hundred shot of NOS didn't blow the welds on the intake!

What are you talking about

172 on motorway to coventry racing a GTR

aka Philomena Cunk aka Barry Shitpeas

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup

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