Was an old shape J reg maybe. Was at some lights waiting for them to change and as they did he came round the corner and floored it past me, giving a sneaky grin as he did, what was I supposed to do, so ......... tried to catch up but hit the limiter in first, DOH, managed to recover and started to gain slightly, girlfriend going mad as I was racing, onto the dual carriageway, still gaining but very slightly until I had to give up doing about 80 in third due to my girlfriend now ripping my nuts off for trying !! Seemed pretty quick even if he did have a rolling start over me, rather gutted about being toasted though as no one wants to race a valver ever and then I get done ?!! [and he grinned as he let fly !!!!]
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Was an old shape J reg maybe. Was at some lights waiting for them to change and as they did he came round the corner and floored it past me, giving a sneaky grin as he did, what was I supposed to do, so ......... tried to catch up but hit the limiter in first, DOH, managed to recover and started to gain slightly, girlfriend going mad as I was racing, onto the dual carriageway, still gaining but very slightly until I had to give up doing about 80 in third due to my girlfriend now ripping my nuts off for trying !! Seemed pretty quick even if he did have a rolling start over me, rather gutted about being toasted though as no one wants to race a valver ever and then I get done ?!! [and he grinned as he let fly !!!!]
If youd had a standing start together then it would have been a different story. The 325 wont really get going until its moving due to inertia, whereas a 16v will pull cleanly from off the mark.
The 325 will have had the advantage from a rolling start, so I wouldnt worry too much. Its very difficult for most cars to recover in a race when another car (especially one with much better torque) gets a rolling start.
I know I know, but to have a little burn with someone seems so rare, in my old XR2I everyone fancied it but in the clio it doesnt happen, then when it does, he had a rolling start, I hit the limit in first and I had my girlfriend sitting next to me, noooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!! Anyway, Im sure a good scrap will come my way soon !
There have been loads of times when Ive seen a good race go to waste because my girlfriend is in the passenger seat.
If I go over 4000rpm, my girlfriend practically burts into tears...which is a bit of a problem when driving a 16v. You can see why having a female as a named driver sometimes brings down the insurance premium.
STICKER TWONK
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Golf GTi DSG
My g/f goes crazy when i do 65 in a 60 or can hear the engine make any noise, but she does laugh when I go fast round corners, shes kinda strange lol!
LOL my wife moans like buggery when I toe it.....but if I let someone overtake in a done up or sporty car, she yells at me...Youre not going to let them get away with that are you ?. You figure ?.
Mr Valver, come to sunny Braintree, the chimps here dont know what a Williams is, let alone a valver. No matter what they have, Nova, Orion, Fiesta, whatever, they still think that they have the edge.....silly boys.
Bill.
