Potential Track Car?

Post by **Malcolmx92** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:28 pm

D_K wrote:its all good having first dibs, but you got to have the money to back it up !

anyway, a £3k track car does not mean the C6 has to go ....

but if an R8 V10 comes up ... hmmmm ... whats a man to do !

Darn it I'm still on the hunt for a late 09 sepang blue avant with ceramics...
Shucks if yours was to become available I would have to have a serious rethink

Post by **Mr Footlong** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:48 pm

Amar wrote:Looks nice, Footlong is raving about his. Wouldn't you rather a rear wheel drive car for track though..?

I am seriously contemplating buying another Cupra R 225 as now that woman's one has been modded it is simply epic fun to drive and has good handling 'out of the box' and I genuinely think it is as quick as my 6 for anything except for off the mark stuff of Warp Factor 10 top speed runs. At anything above where the R stops spinning it's wheels on command, it just sticks to the back of my beast but is so much more fun while doing it!

Bought an Eunos Roaster (Import MX5) 1.8i for the ex years ago, claiming it was a great idea when all I actually wanted to dowas go out fishtailing everywhere in it. A total hoot in the wet but if I upped the power on it and went on the track, god knows I would probably have been right up DK's already backwards ass.... That and all of my limbs stick out of it all over the place in the Eunos.

If I get another R as a daily driver, it is going to be stripped out to be as light as possible (not that the internals look/feel heavy...) and the engine turned up as high as it will go within reason with semi-decent internal strengthening. Don't think madam is going to have any of it though as she still thinks she is going to tie me down with a house, bint.

I was actually a bit disappointed with the stock performance of the Cupra R 225 but the mod work made this the most transformed car I have ever owned for such simple mods, the performance difference was night & day. Also, take the prices for upgrading our beasts and slash them, bargain.

One thing though, I have been told that I have managed to kill the clutch on the Cupra already. Was nice and meaty when we got the car and in under 500 miles of the power being upped it appears to be slipping a bit in higher gears. Looking at an Awesome GTI uprated single mass clutch and flywheel kit for it. With piston/rod work etc and a bigger turbo it would destroy Brutus, I have no doubt whatsoever.

Post by **HYFR** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:50 pm

well, im picking up my track car on sunday

i went for a SEAT Ibiza Cupra 1.8T 20V running Stage 3 240PS with all mods known to man ... 1,200KG ... should go quite well

Post by **sonny** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:30 pm

Hows the car dave?

Post by **HYFR** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:50 pm

its not sunday yet !

but i have found out the full spec

lets just say 300PS is gonna happen !!

Post by **PJC** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:14 pm

LOL

But, will you still have it for Spa in October.......

Post by **HYFR** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:28 pm

might now buy it at all if I buy the V10 R8 at Wakefield Audi for £64k !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **sonny** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:35 pm

D_K wrote:its not sunday yet !

but i have found out the full spec

lets just say 300PS is gonna happen !!

thought you meant last Sunday....my mistake. 300ps is good! My little creeeky Clio has some serious competition now ). Btw i cant do Cadwell due to work.

Post by **HYFR** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:38 pm

i found out its running Hybrid K03 and ported IM so with the full turbo back zorst if I uprate the injectors and get MRC to map it it should see 300PS .. its also running VR6 clutch and G60 flywheel and a quaife LSD

Post by **chunky79** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:00 am

D_K wrote:i found out its running Hybrid K03 and ported IM so with the full turbo back zorst if I uprate the injectors and get MRC to map it it should see 300PS .. its also running VR6 clutch and G60 flywheel and a quaife LSD

Sounds like you have found a beauty

Post by **sonny** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:58 am

D_K wrote:i found out its running Hybrid K03 and ported IM so with the full turbo back zorst if I uprate the injectors and get MRC to map it it should see 300PS .. its also running VR6 clutch and G60 flywheel and a quaife LSD

Nice one, will be a keeper that mate. The Clio I have decided I will keep for approx 2 years. then after will upgrade (to what I don,t know). The V10 is immense but will no doubt always be cautious when taking it on track, but not due to crashing as you can drive sensibly, but if anything goes wrong with it, such as transmission or drive boots etc.

Post by **HYFR** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:25 pm

picked up my track car today.
im WELL pleased

it is proper rapido ! it pulls in 5th gear from 80 - 100 like you wouldnt believe !

apart from some road rash to the front (to be expected on a '54 plate with 70k) it is pretty mint for the age and the interior is mint and shows no wear ... pity its all coming out to be replaced by x2 Recaro's being ordered with Revolution tomorrow

Post by **bam_bam** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:00 pm

D_K wrote:... pity its all coming out to be replaced by x2 Recaro's being ordered with Revolution tomorrow

That don't sound like a pity to me, Recaro Poles are they?

Post by **HYFR** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:20 am

Recaro Furios. Same shell as Poles, look the same, weigh the same, made out of same material ... no idea whats different apart from the price !

Post by **PJC** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:30 pm

No pic's

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