RS6 at Bruntingthorpe!!
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 12:42 pm
Well i took the beast for a little run out to Bruntingthorpe & played alongside some awesome cars & the Beast totally held her own 
The event was VMAX, organised by Craig from Pistonheads & what a day it was. 30+ of the most exotic cars available which included a few Ferrari 360 Modena's (1 was a Stradale
) a gaggle of Porkers, mainly Turbos, GT's & a couple of RUF's, a handful of TVR's (Tuscans, 350's), a Noble, an Ultima 
& no doubt a couple of others that i've forgotten, oh & of course my slightly modified RS6
The max speed i managed down the strip was 175MPH, although there was quite a bit more left in her, but there was not quite enough road
This speed IIRC was only bettered by a RUF Turbo & a modified 996 Turbo, even the couple of 360 Modena's could only manage 172 & 173MPH, although the Stradale could have pipped me if he'd wanted to. Of course round a full track this story would no doubt be a little different & the Ultima & Nobles would i'm sure have dispatched me, but this track was made up of more than just the 2 mile straight, with a handful of interesting twisties in the run back to the starting point.
Although there is absolutely no gloat at my car having beaten many far more expensive & exotic cars including head to head wins with a 996 GT3RS & a 993 GTS it does give me the feel good factor at owning such a stealth car that can cut the mustard in such company.
It was a fabulous day & many thanks to Craig for organising this event.
I got some excellent feedback from the handful of people i took out for passenger rides & was pleased with how amazed they were at the power, performance & handling of the RS6 & the effortless way it can apply such power & performance. One comment as we hurtled round a bend at 90mph
was that it felt like the RS6 was only doing 40mph & she was not ruffled by anything during the day except a Pheasant that decided to wander in front of my car whilst doing 165mph down the straight taking evasive action at that speed is fairly startling but the RS was again not ruffled (like the pun? 
).
Moments for me were the passenger ride in the Stradale & my appreciation at just how composed that car is with power delivery, gear changes & braking & its such an organ dissrupting car , the run out in a Tuscan & the passenger ride in a modified 996 Turbo.
If someone can host, i have 20mins worth of video from the day which include my passenger run in the Stradale, numerous supercars on the track & a passenger video of one of my runs round in the RS6.
Links to Piccies
http://www.tyresmoke.net/gallery/albuo65?&page=2
http://www.tyresmoke.net/gallery/albuo65?&page=3
The event was VMAX, organised by Craig from Pistonheads & what a day it was. 30+ of the most exotic cars available which included a few Ferrari 360 Modena's (1 was a Stradale
) a gaggle of Porkers, mainly Turbos, GT's & a couple of RUF's, a handful of TVR's (Tuscans, 350's), a Noble, an Ultima & no doubt a couple of others that i've forgotten, oh & of course my slightly modified RS6 The max speed i managed down the strip was 175MPH, although there was quite a bit more left in her, but there was not quite enough road
This speed IIRC was only bettered by a RUF Turbo & a modified 996 Turbo, even the couple of 360 Modena's could only manage 172 & 173MPH, although the Stradale could have pipped me if he'd wanted to. Of course round a full track this story would no doubt be a little different & the Ultima & Nobles would i'm sure have dispatched me, but this track was made up of more than just the 2 mile straight, with a handful of interesting twisties in the run back to the starting point.Although there is absolutely no gloat at my car having beaten many far more expensive & exotic cars including head to head wins with a 996 GT3RS & a 993 GTS it does give me the feel good factor at owning such a stealth car that can cut the mustard in such company.
It was a fabulous day & many thanks to Craig for organising this event.
I got some excellent feedback from the handful of people i took out for passenger rides & was pleased with how amazed they were at the power, performance & handling of the RS6 & the effortless way it can apply such power & performance. One comment as we hurtled round a bend at 90mph
was that it felt like the RS6 was only doing 40mph & she was not ruffled by anything during the day except a Pheasant that decided to wander in front of my car whilst doing 165mph down the straight taking evasive action at that speed is fairly startling but the RS was again not ruffled (like the pun? ).Moments for me were the passenger ride in the Stradale & my appreciation at just how composed that car is with power delivery, gear changes & braking & its such an organ dissrupting car
, the run out in a Tuscan & the passenger ride in a modified 996 Turbo.If someone can host, i have 20mins worth of video from the day which include my passenger run in the Stradale, numerous supercars on the track & a passenger video of one of my runs round in the RS6.
Links to Piccies
http://www.tyresmoke.net/gallery/albuo65?&page=2
http://www.tyresmoke.net/gallery/albuo65?&page=3
