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Races youve lost





Whats the most youve been beaten or humiliated by? Were always hearing about how our immortal clios can chew up and spit out everything else on the road so i thought nit would be cool to hear about some defeats.

My worst one was trying to race a 355 owned by a guy up my road in my mums clio maxim. It was pretty close!! HONEST! ;)

Another pretty major defeat was an M3 when i was driving my mates ZR 160, made us look like we were standing still!
 


I never lose a race in my 1.2 16v LOL..... Mainly because I dont race in a straight line and everyone with a fast car is to scared of corners.....
 


not raced much in my 172 and certainly not been beaten by anything i have, but my gtturbo i got wasted by numerous sunny gtirs evo 6s modded scoobies i used to have a go at anything even if i knew i would lose, you have to really. but not come across any decent motors when ive been out in my 172 they must be hiding, which is a shame
 
  A SHED!


Kept up with 2.5 v6 vectra "not as fast as I thought?" 0-60. Got toasted by a v6 clio. I overtook him on the motorway:oops: and he dissapeared only to have blitz me outa no where. M3 Beemer as well ok on the twisties until we got a straight line and yep.................he killed me:sick:.
 


Thats more like it guys, the clio aint invincible! :)

I agree you have to have a go at anything, when i had my saxo westcoast, a real beast i might add ;) id take on anything. Got wasted by so many cars but it was worth it to see the owners using them properly!
 


erm all, in my suzuki super carry (bedford rascal) but i still end up with a smile on my face when i get that inside rear wheel spinnin, and the look on peoples faces when you try and out brake them, cool as mailto:fu@K">fu@K!

pugboy
 
  Was a Clio 1.8 16v


Got beat by a 172 last night! My 16v did me proud though. :cool: Untill we got on the motorway that is.

Ive beat a VTS though! :D
 


I got toasted by a Nova!!

It was a 2.0 16v and nicely tuned, badged up as a GTE so I thought it would be rude not to have a play!! Big mistake :oops:!!

Cant wait to toast some 2.0s after the conversion, just looking for some 172 scalps!! :devilish:
 


Porsche GT2. tried to overtake him on the Marlow Bybass. He decided it wasnt a good idea, and toasted me, badly. Couldnt see him within seconds.

And yeh, its worth havin a go just to see what they are capable of. I like to see these fast cars accel from 50 or 60. They look mental.
 


also why is it my mates only race me when i dont know where im going? so i have to stay behind them cuz as soon as i overtake i would have to drop behind them to follow , what a waste of time (cheeky gits ! )
 


Theres no shame in defeat!

As long as your not beat by a micra!!! ;)

And as long as you admit defeat gracefully and not drive like a complete tw*t, like some of the escort/nova/saxo/micra/etc/etc crew do when theyre pissed off you beat them.

So come guys and gals stories please.
 
  Clio 197


Never raced my Willy. Won one in a VW GTi though. Lost a bunch more. Never won with my M3 or my RT4. Not a great record. But I can assure you they were real races.
 
  CTR EK9 turbo


Its so funny trying to race things way about your level. In my scirocco i tried to race an EVO VI (modded) and it raped me SOOOO badly and he pressed his hazards in jest.

In my Clio - been wasted as if i was standing or going backwards by a Porsche 911 turbo, new 400 bhp jobby, and boy did it have 400+ bhp! this thing flew; i came up behind him and started to overtake at about 80 ish on a 3 lane motorway, him in the middle lane. My bro looked over and the porsche driver smiled and spooled off, as if hed opened my window, reached inside, selected reverse. It really was a toasting.

Slain by a BMW Z3 3.0 driven by a (quite tasty) business woman! This was off the lights (twice!) and i thought id have her on the second time (launch etc) but that rear wheel drive just oozes traction, oh and the 215+ odd bhp and a 5.9 0-60!

Toasted by my friends modded pulsar (12.54 quarter mile last sunday) - me flat out in 5th (couldnt go any faster!) and he cruised past. Hybrid turbo, mongoose, airfilter, HKS "competition use only" downpipe(!?) - its fast.

Beaten off the lights by an XR2 turbo with mega-close gearing, by the time i was in 2nd gear i think he was in 4th!!! bbbbrrrrrab, tsh, brrab, tsh, brrraaa, tsh....

New shape convertible M3 343 bhp jobby with 4 exhausts, i thought, oh its a 330ci, but then thought, hmmm - my rear view mirror appears to be full with car. I moved over (still flat out) and this car overtook, M3 badge on the back and 4 exhausts (phew!:oops:).

Beaten (not by all that much really) off the lights by an RX7, he probably didnt do a launch.
 


some mitsub VR4 250bhp but it only beat me when i slotted 5th gear until 5th i was 3-4 car lenghts on it + i had one up.
 
  Renault Laguna Coupe


I was on my way home from Demon Tweeks last summer having just had my new Magnex fitted. Car sounded MUCH faster, and I got a bit carried away trying to bait a guy in a modded Escort Cosworth. Needless to say I got wasted, but it was a good fun as he kept letting me catch-up so he could do it all again...
 


I got beat by my mate at work Evo VII. I said my Cup would be a match for him after it was chipped.





I was wrong...
 


Never raced one of the Nova 2l. There is a Corsa in my town and the owner is having the 2l 16v lump dropped in so think thats going to be proper rapid.

Also i have heard that there is a Nova GSI which has got a 2l turbo lump dropped in around my local are. Think i will leave that well alone when i see it.
 


Latest was an impreza wrx sti, the git slowed right down to 10-15mph and then decked it. My valver isnt very good in 2nd gear only doing about 1250revs! lol! It seemed like ages before I was in the powerband and trying to catch him, but we hit traffic.
 
  Clio v6


I tend to respect what I imagine will be a very fast car and dont bother trying. I think theres an old saying something like " better to have not tried and be proud , than try and look a total arse"

I was struggling badly with a Fiesta ( 1.6 ) once, but as many on here said it was well known for having an alien engine in it.
 

KDF

  Audi TT Stronic


Only ever lost to an M3..

Lost to loadsa things in my old 205 GTi though.
 
  BMW Z4 2.5si Sport


In my Williams, I floored it behind a tuned Evo6, and omg was it quick.

Also in my 2.0 Fezzy a 3.0 Jag X type had me on the mway, and a Nova I *thought* was a GTE, but was in fact a 2.0 16v Turbo.... 110mph side by side, then he floored it, omg it FLEW, then popped flames for good measure lol.
 


beat a corrado vr6 the other day to 70 he was 1 up and would not beleive it was not williams, lol some ppl never learn do they, i never knew they did 0-60 in 6.2 guess the guy cant drive.

beat a v6 vetcra quite easily to 60

my scalps, ones i can rem anyway

s3 i was ahead by 3 car lengths then it flew past like i was not moving, not good, they really are fast ,

CTR beat me by half a car length to 65

worst one i can rem is beaten by a 2.0 mondeo that i never knew wanted to race me
 


my claim to fame? 450 bhp porche turbo vs 1.6 8v clio mk2. but u cant guess who won. yeah him :( tho i was talking to him, while we was in a traffic jam. hesaid he payed 95,000 for it. haha skanked!!!!! :D

ive raced and mostly lost other stuff. but thats my best :D
 


My favourite one was overtaking a load of trucks on the A5 in my old golf gti. There was a lot of trucks and ended up doing !15. Saw an old carlton in my mirror, it pulled alongside, the guy grinned and left me like he was pulling away from the lights! It had a funny yellow and green badge on the bonnet if that helps...

Losing to my housemates 5 is the worst though (obviously just on the straights :)). And sports bikes, well amusing. Being rinsed by something a lot faster is very funny. Ive had evo 4s overtaking me on the wrong side of bollards (no need) and RS2 and RS4s totally destroying me. It just lets you know thats its worth saving up for your next car.
 


When I had my VTS a Viggen Saab ripped me a new one from a 50mph rolling start.

It was like watching the Enterprise go to warp :D

Gotta have turbos for that mid-range punch!



Since Ive had the Nissan, only had a modded Vauxhall Cav try it on... He was raped so badly from a set of lights I think hes still bleeding :devilish:

Need to find a Porsche or TVR to make me feel bad now.
 
  BMW Z4 2.5si Sport


actually.. best defeat I ever had was at Santa Pod... remember that Saph cossie that did a 2.99 sec to 60 @ Trax??? Well I raced him lol..... Shall I say I saw his time flash up as I was 1/2 way down the strip. :eek:
 


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