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Jun 2, 2004 | 02:40 PM

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Edcase

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50PSI in the tyres would have stopped that.

Any suggestions for stopping the track surface melting

Jun 2, 2004 | 02:41 PM

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juan

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Any suggestions for stopping the track surface melting

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Jun 2, 2004 | 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkeye

Just make sure you dont tell anyone i bullied you into saying that Akshay

Now give me back my pencil or I'm telling Miss!

Jun 2, 2004 | 05:07 PM

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Josh L

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Those of us who've been on here for a while will remember similar rantings about the P1 a few years ago.

Sorry, but I don't base my choice of car on JC's sdvice, and if you like the STi8, then and STi with with DCCD and a few extra bhp for £1k makes the WR1 bloody good value for money IMHO. Not something anyone could ever say about the P1, regardless of how much they loved 'em (and I certainly enjoyed mine).

I suspect that in a few years the next generation of newish owners will be offering the same arguments to put down the new 'special'.

At the end of the day, if you don't want one, don't buy one and STFU.

Josh

Jun 2, 2004 | 05:23 PM

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From: Sunny BELFAST

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He did a 13.292 to my 13.219

Is that all? bit slow ain't it

cheers

sinky

Jun 2, 2004 | 05:48 PM

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johnfelstead,

self made driving god.....what a tw@t

Jun 2, 2004 | 06:05 PM

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bigsinky

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johnfelstead,

self made driving god.....what a tw@t

I will let felly speak for himself, but he has proved himself to be a good driver at the Ring, so by all accounts he probaly could drive the WR1 as well as the Stig.

cheers

big sinky

Jun 2, 2004 | 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by akshay67

Also, someone do the maths of how far a car travels in one second even at 90mph, I can assure you its more than 1 or 2 car lengths, let alone a bumper

It's 40 metres. Although, to put it another way, if you are doing 90 mph only 1 second behind the person in front, you would be too close for saftey (remember the 2 second rule?).

Jun 2, 2004 | 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LiamWR1

WR1 costs less than 30K

WR1 can fit 5 adults

WR1 can fit a weeks worth of food shopping in the boot

and still hit 0-60 in around than 5 seconds

911 may struggle with those high performance stats

Err... so does the EVO - but it didnt understeer like a pig on the track

Jza

Jun 2, 2004 | 06:16 PM

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Jza

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Originally Posted by johnfelstead

i stopped counting a long time ago the number of "supercars" i would pass on a trackday in my Impreza. I have a nice bit of footage from my last trackday in the car at Oulton passing everything including a Radical SR3 and a full race 360 modena used in the Pirelli ferrari chalange. It doesnt mean anything of real value to compare cars though, just good fun, and these cars are great fun if you can drive them properly.

You wouldnt buy a WR1 though would you John? Do you class it as a bit hard or a bit soft?

Jza

Jun 2, 2004 | 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl2

I went against a WR1 at York dragway on Sunday in my gtir and I beat him. I was short changing, have a dodgy head gasket and only 250bhp. He did a 13.292 to my 13.219.

Shoot out sunday... My STi PPP My03 13.53 and I was fluffing 4th to 5th every time... DOH!

Oh and Heatsoak, understeer, and so on...

Dazza

Jun 2, 2004 | 06:57 PM

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johnfelstead,

self made driving god.....what a tw@t

LOL looks like i have a fan.

woohoooooooo a trophy for fastest Subaru driver at TOTB, how did that happen in a standard engine/suspension car?

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Jun 2, 2004 | 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jza

You wouldnt buy a WR1 though would you John? Do you class it as a bit hard or a bit soft?

Jza

I would gladly have one if i was in the market for another Subaru right now. It would be a dificult choice though, as i would also consider a Spec C and a Type25.

I would base the choice on what my plans were use wise, i am getting less inclined to throwing £20K plus worth of metal around trackdays these days when you can have as much fun in a £2K shed and not bother paying £200 an event to insure the thing.

I personally like the WR1 a lot, but i also like the Spec C and the Type25.

LOL

I would NOT buy a normal STi TypeUK, i hate the way they handle and the engines feel asmatic, even in PPP form. The WR1 PPP is much better. They are still a great car, but i prefer the handling of something with a rear biased power delivery.

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