R8 does EVO Triangle

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R8 does EVO Triangle

Post by HYFR » Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:25 pm

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Think the R8 is a tad too wide for Welsh B roads, and the V10 is definitely way too quick!

300 miles, £100 of fuel

Good fun!

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Post by sonny » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:35 am

Nice, a place I haven't visited yet
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Re: R8 does EVO Triangle

Post by Graeme4130 » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:32 pm

That back narrow section must've been pretty hairy in that wide beast ?
Lovely part of the country though

I imagine it's very scary in something like a zonda or Aventador
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Post by HYFR » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:54 pm

Yeah I was kissing a lot of cats eyes that's for sure.

Tbh, after having done it in an RS 3 and RS 5, the RS 3 as much as I despised it, is the best out of the 3 for attacking Welsh B roads

R8 V10 - too wide and toooo fast!

RS 5 - too heavy and not enough torque

RS 3 - feels like a to kart on these roads and DSG and turbo torque make for swift progress, and 4wd grip and it's unstoppable on these roads and I can happily say the RS 3 would leave my V10 for dust on these roads....yes we know it under steers like a biatch but on a public road at NSL you do t really push the car beyond its limits of grip.

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Post by marc1 » Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:26 pm

Sounds like you had fun though DK. I did it the other year in my M3 and it was unbelievable. The car and roads went hand in hand, absolutely amazing. Need to give it a go in the B7 now too really.

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Post by HYFR » Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:27 pm

B7 will be great on it.

I did miss a manual transmission also

If you fancy meeting up when you go give me a shout

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Post by marc1 » Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:45 pm

Will do. Good plan. :thumbs:

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Post by Graeme4130 » Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:32 am

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It was Blimmin cold when I went
I agree about rs3 being the perfect sized car for up there, or even TTRS

Rs4 was good, but either a bit too big or where the roads are bumpy, it got chucked about a bit

Was fun in my old TVR, but you were expecting to travel backwards into a field or granite wall at any moment :)
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Post by Ian_C » Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:51 pm

HYFR wrote:Yeah I was kissing a lot of cats eyes that's for sure.

Tbh, after having done it in an RS 3 and RS 5, the RS 3 as much as I despised it, is the best out of the 3 for attacking Welsh B roads

R8 V10 - too wide and toooo fast!

RS 5 - too heavy and not enough torque

RS 3 - feels like a to kart on these roads and DSG and turbo torque make for swift progress, and 4wd grip and it's unstoppable on these roads and I can happily say the RS 3 would leave my V10 for dust on these roads....yes we know it under steers like a biatch but on a public road at NSL you do t really push the car beyond its limits of grip.
Having driven an RS4 and S3 back-to-back down the same B road, I had so much more confidence through corners in the S3 on 18s than the RS4 on 20s. RS4 is 8.5 cm wider in the wings than the S3 - probably over 10cm wider wheel rim to wheel rim. Sounds daft, but the S3 felt like my S4 and 205 rolled into one.

Have no idea how owners of RS4s on 20s don't wreck your alloys down country lanes and through tiny rural villages! Rims felt so exposed
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Re: R8 does EVO Triangle

Post by Graeme4130 » Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:28 pm

Ian_C wrote:
HYFR wrote:Yeah I was kissing a lot of cats eyes that's for sure.

Tbh, after having done it in an RS 3 and RS 5, the RS 3 as much as I despised it, is the best out of the 3 for attacking Welsh B roads

R8 V10 - too wide and toooo fast!

RS 5 - too heavy and not enough torque

RS 3 - feels like a to kart on these roads and DSG and turbo torque make for swift progress, and 4wd grip and it's unstoppable on these roads and I can happily say the RS 3 would leave my V10 for dust on these roads....yes we know it under steers like a biatch but on a public road at NSL you do t really push the car beyond its limits of grip.
Having driven an RS4 and S3 back-to-back down the same B road, I had so much more confidence through corners in the S3 on 18s than the RS4 on 20s. RS4 is 8.5 cm wider in the wings than the S3 - probably over 10cm wider wheel rim to wheel rim. Sounds daft, but the S3 felt like my S4 and 205 rolled into one.

Have no idea how owners of RS4s on 20s don't wreck your alloys down country lanes and through tiny rural villages! Rims felt so exposed
Vspokes stick out past the tyres more than rotas. On my old RS4, first wheel got scraped on 2nd or 3rd day of ownership ! doh
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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)

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Re: R8 does EVO Triangle

Post by Ian_C » Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:40 pm

Its a sickening feeling
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Re: R8 does EVO Triangle

Post by HYFR » Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:43 pm

Graeme4130 wrote:
Ian_C wrote:
HYFR wrote:Yeah I was kissing a lot of cats eyes that's for sure.

Tbh, after having done it in an RS 3 and RS 5, the RS 3 as much as I despised it, is the best out of the 3 for attacking Welsh B roads

R8 V10 - too wide and toooo fast!

RS 5 - too heavy and not enough torque

RS 3 - feels like a to kart on these roads and DSG and turbo torque make for swift progress, and 4wd grip and it's unstoppable on these roads and I can happily say the RS 3 would leave my V10 for dust on these roads....yes we know it under steers like a biatch but on a public road at NSL you do t really push the car beyond its limits of grip.
Having driven an RS4 and S3 back-to-back down the same B road, I had so much more confidence through corners in the S3 on 18s than the RS4 on 20s. RS4 is 8.5 cm wider in the wings than the S3 - probably over 10cm wider wheel rim to wheel rim. Sounds daft, but the S3 felt like my S4 and 205 rolled into one.

Have no idea how owners of RS4s on 20s don't wreck your alloys down country lanes and through tiny rural villages! Rims felt so exposed
Vspokes stick out past the tyres more than rotas. On my old RS4, first wheel got scraped on 2nd or 3rd day of ownership ! doh
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