F the Triangle

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F the Triangle

Post by HYFR » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:39 pm

Wow, its been quite a day ... surreal even.

Its the 1st of November, yet today I was in North Wales in a T <beep> enjoying the heat of the sun in a cloudless blue sky

I got up at 7am and hit the EVO Triangle. As I left my house, I was greeted with thick fog on the M54, but soon hit sunshine as I entered the amazing roads of Wales

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So, normal run ... M54, A5 then come off the A5 and head towards Knockin. Eventually hit the A4396 / A4391 which is EPIC roads.

So its early, roads a wet from the fog and dew overnight, temps at not bad, around 9deg so Im making progress but short shifting the R with the sublime ZF8 Quickshift box.

The noise is epic.

The power is effortless. Supercharged instant torque means short shifting makes for extremely rapid pace!

First thing I notice is how quickly you build speed and quickly need to scrub it ... THANK GOODNESS I went for a car with CCB's ... seen a few threads on here for pro's con's .. I am very much in the PRO camp. Yes Steels will stop as well, but for how long ... the F-TYPE is not a light car, let alone a B8 or C7 ... on these twisty roads, pushing on ... you want big brakes, every time.

The CCB's are epic !

So, get to Bala then take the B4501 up towards the Triangle .... first stop though, breakfast !! at the Rhugg Estate Farm Shop.

Find this in the car park

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anyone here ?

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mmmmmmmmmmmmm

So, fuelled up ... hit the triangle

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Roads are dying out nicely now, temps are high teens ... sun is warm, I'm just amazed by the luck .... the place is quiet

So, start to push the car some more ... rev it out, 6/7k rpm

FOOOOOOOOK me its PROPER quick...

Easy peasy R8 V10 quick, tbh, traction pending, prob quick due to more Torque

The NOISE ... we all know the noise from these things is RIDONKULOUS but honestly, its spine tingling, you get the full plethora of sounds, V8 rumble, V8 banshee, pops and bangs off throttle, Explosions on upshift barp, just awesome ...

The steering is very direct, car is really pointy, the feel and feedback is fantastic, no artificial electric stuff here ...

Suspension is very firm, but very very stiff ... car does not twist at all ...

Gearbox is epic, but anyone who has driven a ZF8 knows this.

Brakes a phenomonal, just get better and better with heat. Very good pedal feel and very progressive. Completely different to the stupidly over servo'd R8 CCB's

The traction is also very good, actually didn't one step out on me when I didn't want it to / expect it to ... and I wasn't hanging about

but when you wind it out and keep your foot in ... WOWOWOWOW its proper proper fast, scary !

The car is not light, I remember a Chris Harris quote in his video of it ... he said it feels about its weight, not more, less . I would agree. Its about the same as a B7 RS 4 Avant I think, so Im very very glad I went for the CCBs

the roads here are incredible

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what a day

what a car

completely blew me away

Its a car that has so much personality, and just makes you so happy and have a great fun time ... and it is PROPER quick !

I am over the moon with it.

Can see this one being with me for a long long time...

:beerchug:

:jump: :notworthy:

:thumbs:

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by marc1 » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:08 pm

Awesome review, you couldn't have picked a better day at this time of the year. Very lucky. Car looks amazing in that colour. Will have to pop over and do the run with you again.

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by chunky79 » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:19 pm

Nice write up! Wish I hadn't read it, makes me want one even more.
previous- Pug 205 gti, 306 gti, 309 gti Goodwood.
Audi S3, S4 V8 avant.
Porsche Macan Turbo.
Gone but NEVER forgotten - C5 RS6 Misano red avant.

Now - Empty garage

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there!

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by Shinobi675 » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:47 pm

Top work fella :) I love them!
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Re: F the Triangle

Post by mikep99 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:44 am

As above! Happy you're liking the new motor I keep meaning to do the triangle as its only about 45 mins away. Great photos, but I think I'd need a bigger brekker, I love brekkers mmmm..

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by Ian_C » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:57 pm

Congratulations. :beerchug:
B5 B6 B7 B9

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by ChrisW » Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:08 pm

Rhug farm, the most overpriced cooked breakfast in the business...
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Re: F the Triangle

Post by HYFR » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:31 pm

it is good thou !

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by doodlebug » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:34 pm

But where's the rest of it?!!

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by HYFR » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:36 pm

thats the *light* option ... there is a bigger one

watching my weight :o)

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by doodlebug » Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:37 pm

Always good around Christmas when everything comes with extra lard!

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by marc1 » Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:10 pm

HYFR wrote:thats the *light* option ... there is a bigger one

watching my weight :o)
They are all light options. :biggrin3:

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by ChrisW » Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:45 pm

HYFR wrote:it is good thou !
The greasy spoon in Corwen is miles better, more substantial and half the price!

This was me in the summer at the Ponderosa, Im going to do the full triangle next year with a Golf R and a Clio V6 :biggrin2:

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by HYFR » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:07 am

I went again this morning and made a bit of a vid

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

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Re: F the Triangle

Post by MikeFish » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:14 am

HYFR wrote:
Its the 1st of November, yet today I was in North Wales in a T <beep> ...

Lol, made me giggle.

But I love reading this, makes me even more excited about the F-Type V8 that I'm going to win this week on Best of the Best.

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