The £72,000 2 door STI, limited to 10.
29 March 2013, 02:12 PM
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he was an awesome drive too drove it like it was a toy. 
Back on topic
I like everyone else did what the OP wanted
the title including "limited to 10" was the "bait" which was cleverly place above a very unique project. As they say no publicity is "bad"With no human interest this may not taken up by a TV show but with lots of Internet interest easier to "sell" to producers.
If the tille said building a Ring beating car circa £65 and in the Thread we could even build one for at £72 due to VAT etc. there would have been far less of a "mass Debate".
Top gear would not be where it is today without all the "planned" controversy
IMHO
Revolution good luck with the track attempt. I'm certain everyone will be cheering you on
Tony
Ps 11/10 for title
10/10 for thread
29 March 2013, 07:53 PM
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So the base car was a hawk eye then?
Only I keep hearing it was a bug or blob with front end conversion, I only ask as this would obviously save ££££'s from the outset, would also make sense to me as I can't see any point in starting with a dearer shell only to weld doors up etc and change it so much.
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Only I keep hearing it was a bug or blob with front end conversion, I only ask as this would obviously save ££££'s from the outset, would also make sense to me as I can't see any point in starting with a dearer shell only to weld doors up etc and change it so much.
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30 March 2013, 08:33 AM
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30 March 2013, 09:22 AM
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Collection piece.
The Gobstopper is a collection piece.
I don't mean to be un kind, but it's nothing of the sort, at the end of the day it's a modded impreza with a chav fibre glass body kit, thats been poorly fitted or designed and had the back doors welded shut.
Having thought about my earlier responses, i now think they are just making themselves look a little silly with a price tag of £72k, i mean come on realistically, would anyone who had that sort of money to splash on a Subaru spend it with them, i personally think they would seek out the best in the business and commission their own, because to want a car like this, one would have to be a Subaru nut, and as such would be quite knowledgable about the mark and the top tuners.
No disrespect to Revolution but their name is hardly synonymous within the subaru tuning community such as the likes of Prodrive, Cosworth, RCM, Engine Tuner, API, Scooby Clinic, Latteral Performance, Andy Forest, I could go on and on, Tbh they don't even get close to the bottom of a very long list, which is obviously part of the object of the exercise to raise their profile and generate new business and get the community talking about them, and fair play to them for actually succeeding in that, i don't have a problem with people putting in the work to get the rewards, i genuinely wish them all the best and shall be following their climb up the ladder with interest, i hope they do more of this sort of thing and eventually make it up to the top of the list as it can only be good for the community.
Now i now theres a couple of slaps in there but at least i ended with a pat on the back, treat em mean and keep em keen.
The Gobstopper is a collection piece.I don't mean to be un kind, but it's nothing of the sort, at the end of the day it's a modded impreza with a chav fibre glass body kit, thats been poorly fitted or designed and had the back doors welded shut.
Having thought about my earlier responses, i now think they are just making themselves look a little silly with a price tag of £72k, i mean come on realistically, would anyone who had that sort of money to splash on a Subaru spend it with them, i personally think they would seek out the best in the business and commission their own, because to want a car like this, one would have to be a Subaru nut, and as such would be quite knowledgable about the mark and the top tuners.
No disrespect to Revolution but their name is hardly synonymous within the subaru tuning community such as the likes of Prodrive, Cosworth, RCM, Engine Tuner, API, Scooby Clinic, Latteral Performance, Andy Forest, I could go on and on, Tbh they don't even get close to the bottom of a very long list, which is obviously part of the object of the exercise to raise their profile and generate new business and get the community talking about them, and fair play to them for actually succeeding in that, i don't have a problem with people putting in the work to get the rewards, i genuinely wish them all the best and shall be following their climb up the ladder with interest, i hope they do more of this sort of thing and eventually make it up to the top of the list as it can only be good for the community.
Now i now theres a couple of slaps in there but at least i ended with a pat on the back, treat em mean and keep em keen.
30 March 2013, 10:15 AM
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I agree where your coming from. I think OP has perhaps missed an opportunity. To make there "own" branded "affordable" wants from this venture and run say a standard Sti along side the track car with all the stage 3 bits on as well. Eg. Race car £72k 7:20 and stage 3 Sti £20k 7:48
Eg Revolution Ringmaster Stage 1 handling RR handling Pack £1K stage 3 £3k
RR performance pack 1,2 & 3 etc etc. At least after the £72k car does beats the time. I hope. It will leave everybody wanting a part/Pack that's proven successful and not a collection of bits thrown from hell frauds at their Car.
Although there local reputation seems good as you say, they are probably at wrong end of the list for national Subaru repute. So in these hard times a brave move to improve their respect. As there is more that could go wrong than right on a venture like this. IMHO
Tony
and run say a standard Sti along side the track car with all the stage 3 bits on as well. Eg. Race car £72k 7:20 and stage 3 Sti £20k 7:48 Eg Revolution Ringmaster Stage 1 handling RR handling Pack £1K stage 3 £3k
RR performance pack 1,2 & 3 etc etc. At least after the £72k car does beats the time. I hope. It will leave everybody wanting a part/Pack that's proven successful and not a collection of bits thrown from hell frauds at their Car.
i genuinely wish them all the best and shall be following their climb up the ladder with interest, i hope they do more of this sort of thing and eventually make it up to the top of the list as it can only be good for the community.
Now i now theres a couple of slaps in there but at least i ended with a pat on the back, treat em mean and keep em keen.
Now i now theres a couple of slaps in there but at least i ended with a pat on the back, treat em mean and keep em keen.
Tony
30 March 2013, 10:29 AM
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I agree where your coming from. I think OP has perhaps missed an opportunity. To make there "own" branded "affordable" wants from this venture and run say a standard Sti along side the track car with all the stage 3 bits on as well. Eg. Race car £72k 7:20 and stage 3 Sti £20k 7:48
Eg Revolution Ringmaster Stage 1 handling RR handling Pack £1K stage 3 £3k
RR performance pack 1,2 & 3 etc etc. At least after the £72k car does beats the time. I hope. It will leave everybody wanting a part/Pack that's proven successful and not a collection of bits thrown from hell frauds at their Car.
Although there local reputation seems good as you say, they are probably at wrong end of the list for national Subaru repute. So in these hard times a brave move to improve their respect. As there is more that could go wrong than right on a venture like this. IMHO
Tony
and run say a standard Sti along side the track car with all the stage 3 bits on as well. Eg. Race car £72k 7:20 and stage 3 Sti £20k 7:48 Eg Revolution Ringmaster Stage 1 handling RR handling Pack £1K stage 3 £3k
RR performance pack 1,2 & 3 etc etc. At least after the £72k car does beats the time. I hope. It will leave everybody wanting a part/Pack that's proven successful and not a collection of bits thrown from hell frauds at their Car.
Although there local reputation seems good as you say, they are probably at wrong end of the list for national Subaru repute. So in these hard times a brave move to improve their respect. As there is more that could go wrong than right on a venture like this. IMHO
Tony
30 March 2013, 12:02 PM
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To be fair the record was set in a car with circa 320bhp, if they can't beat it with 500+bhp over 17 km they should pack up and go home, i'm no race driver by any stretch of the imagination and i only managed 1 lap of the ring when i went as they closed it due to the weather, but give me 20 laps and i recon i'd beat it with 500 bhp.
30 March 2013, 01:24 PM
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Somewhere in the thread they mentioned a paid racing driver, but as i said they would probably be better off letting one of the ring taxi drivers do it, either that or i'll do it for free as long as they pay the expenses.
Which i think is a better idea and way to showcase their achievements even more so, with the headline "Average joe beats ring record in our car"
Which i think is a better idea and way to showcase their achievements even more so, with the headline "Average joe beats ring record in our car"
30 March 2013, 01:31 PM
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"local reputation" - I've never set foot in there in my life..... I live 10 miles away.
There is a wealth of talented guys round here, Alyn Stockton, Andy Kindon.....
Bob Rawle is a regular up here for Mapping as is AndyF to mention a few....
Fill in the blanks, i know where my money goes...
This thread is very odd......
There is a wealth of talented guys round here, Alyn Stockton, Andy Kindon.....
Bob Rawle is a regular up here for Mapping as is AndyF to mention a few....
Fill in the blanks, i know where my money goes...
This thread is very odd......
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30 March 2013, 05:03 PM
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DVD's - lots hopefully...of course we would do discount for scoobynet members
;-)
GTR for 30k will be a clanker of a car, decent early ones with 476bhp are still 40k as thats when they seem to be coming in to us for parts..
new ones are 76k and 82k for a track spec one, with bilsteins and erm' blue seats..
Last year we passed two GTR's on our warm up lap, great cars but you sure that 7.29 time was done in a "std" car on "std" tyres....?
Can you imagine if we could get near or beat that time - that would be amazing...
Lap times are great headlings.....but as long as your smile is big when you drive your scoob on track (even if its std) that means youre having fun.. and surely thats what counts..!
;-)
GTR for 30k will be a clanker of a car, decent early ones with 476bhp are still 40k as thats when they seem to be coming in to us for parts..
new ones are 76k and 82k for a track spec one, with bilsteins and erm' blue seats..
Last year we passed two GTR's on our warm up lap, great cars but you sure that 7.29 time was done in a "std" car on "std" tyres....?
Can you imagine if we could get near or beat that time - that would be amazing...
Lap times are great headlings.....but as long as your smile is big when you drive your scoob on track (even if its std) that means youre having fun.. and surely thats what counts..!
30 March 2013, 05:27 PM
#146
I stand corrected, but a quick look on piston heads revealed these few examples, last one even has 2yrs warranty left.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...n-2009/1124153
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...at-nav/1020968
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...n-2012/1142989
Anyway we digress, good luck with the record attempt.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...n-2009/1124153
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...at-nav/1020968
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...n-2012/1142989
Anyway we digress, good luck with the record attempt.
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