Blue - is it true they are faster

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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by vroomvroom » Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:14 am

smudge wrote:In all seriousness, if anyone hasn't seen the vid below (when it comes to fast cars, this is by far and away faster than anything we'll drive) take a look. It's things like this that I find utterly intoxicating. Just mental mental stats throughout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AyytkpiB0

I normally have the attention span of a goldfish ..but watched this start to finish, bloody good viewing - cheers for posting

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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by smudge » Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:09 am

vroomvroom wrote:
smudge wrote:In all seriousness, if anyone hasn't seen the vid below (when it comes to fast cars, this is by far and away faster than anything we'll drive) take a look. It's things like this that I find utterly intoxicating. Just mental mental stats throughout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AyytkpiB0

I normally have the attention span of a goldfish ..but watched this start to finish, bloody good viewing - cheers for posting
:beerchug:
It's all torque talk.

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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by Graeme4130 » Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:56 pm

smudge wrote:
vroomvroom wrote:
smudge wrote:In all seriousness, if anyone hasn't seen the vid below (when it comes to fast cars, this is by far and away faster than anything we'll drive) take a look. It's things like this that I find utterly intoxicating. Just mental mental stats throughout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AyytkpiB0

I normally have the attention span of a goldfish ..but watched this start to finish, bloody good viewing - cheers for posting
:beerchug:
That's a really good video, thanks for posting

I'd hate to think of the stresses and all the 'impossible to calculate' variables involved in a car travelling at that sort of speed. Hope it succeeds
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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by doodlebug » Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:58 pm

+1

Good viewing, even more so as I have manflu.

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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by vroomvroom » Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:08 pm

20 inch 5 spoke .....no roof, no black pack, but heated rear seats (my daughter will be happy)
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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by vroomvroom » Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:59 pm

Yep, even with only 37 miles, feels faster :bigblink:
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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by Graeme4130 » Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:02 pm

vroomvroom wrote:Yep, even with only 37 miles, feels faster :bigblink:
Looks good
Out of interest, what tyres are they fitting now days ?
Both mine have come on Pzero's, but a brand new loaner I had last summer had Bridgestones
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Gone - 11/06 B7 RS4 Avant - black/black (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 05/13 B8 RS4 Avant - Suzuka grey (Daily drive & kids taxi)
Gone - 01/14 B8 RS5 Coupe - Short term car
Gone - 09/14 B8 RS4 Avant - Misano Red/Ceramics (Daily drive & kids taxi)

Current - 04/18 B9 Rs4 Nardo Grey
ZX10R Race bike - 210bhp and a few skid marks on the seat ;)

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Re: Blue - is it true they are faster

Post by vroomvroom » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:14 pm

P zero

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