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craig180^p · 24th September 2008, 08:22

Looking good bro. I'm sure I'll see it soon enough

Raz · 24th September 2008, 09:09

looks ace Cloud...

Can i ask...im curious to know how much you are paying for insurance and running costs of your car?

Car is lovely...and i agree with Jaybiss....has potential to be better than the green one

James · 24th September 2008, 16:45

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Originally Posted by saxo180

Looking good bro. I'm sure I'll see it soon enough

Tar buddy, I am sure you will lol

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Originally Posted by Raz

looks ace Cloud...

Can i ask...im curious to know how much you are paying for insurance and running costs of your car?

Car is lovely...and i agree with Jaybiss....has potential to be better than the green one

Running costs, insurance is 780 fully comp on my own policy.. petrol wise.. strangely enough it's better than the green one lol got just over 200 miles on half a tank with 3 people in

Tar man

Luke · 24th September 2008, 16:50

I understand obviously, was just saying it looks weird thats all but it's like anything - you get used to it.

Raz · 24th September 2008, 16:50

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Originally Posted by James

Tar buddy, I am sure you will lol

Running costs, insurance is 780 fully comp on my own policy.. petrol wise.. strangely enough it's better than the green one lol got just over 200 miles on half a tank with 3 people in

Tar man

and performance wise whats it like?

louis_23 · 24th September 2008, 16:56

NOW that is nice, wheels look the dogs danglies

davew · 24th September 2008, 16:57

looks good mate.

realy like the black mk1's and stealthy as fook with black wheels

James · 24th September 2008, 16:57

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Originally Posted by Raz

and performance wise whats it like?

Ain't too shabby man, gets away from standard VTR's easy. Not really tried against a standard VTS but i'd expect it to be close.. VTS would probally pull away though

Ran a 15.6 on the 1/4 mile with budget tyres and alex driving, no doubt at all it can run faster but from what I understand that isent far off VTS territory

James · 20th October 2008, 18:19

Huge thanks to Adam for these, will sort you out with some money for the images without your name on etc, it's only fair afterall

Car help up brilliant, did about 5 sessions @ 20 minutes each and never had one problem. Still running great now!, my new proxies are a bit cooked on the front but that was to be expected.

I had 2 spins on the second session with Ash, on the exact same corner.. both spins were my own fault and I learnt from the mistakes. I was over-braking into a corner I really did not need to break into hard, both times the back end snapped out and at the speeds I was going there was no chance in hell it could have been corrected. The 3rd/4th & 5th sessions went smooth and I think I put some pretty impressive laps down.

I have 2 video's on facebook if anyone wants to see them, the first spin (rather timid compared to the second) was captured on camera. You can see the backend come out as we start going backwards before we are even at the corner lol

Scared the shit out of Alex who seams to think I have no fear lol, Let Alex drive it but I don't think he enjoyed it on the track.. being his first track day he was nervous what I can totally understand. I know for a fact he would have me down the lanes

Going to free the rear brake bias off and get some new brake pads, service this month and I am good to go again for next year

Tar for reading

louis_23 · 20th October 2008, 18:27

great pics. gota get some pics of my car on a track.

samcook · 20th October 2008, 19:08

nice one mate, the car looks real smart

craig180^p · 20th October 2008, 19:36

Looks right at home on track mate and that head"light" looks awesome!!!

You get any scrubbing on the tyres?

James · 20th October 2008, 19:39

Ja plenny of scrubbing on the front arch liners but nothing I am going to worry about lol, not taking them out because I don't want shit going into all my door sills.

Yates · 20th October 2008, 20:38

Certainly seemed alot faster than a standard vtr, i know there was you, then me and another vtr behind, and that just seemed to get left behind

I dont believe for a second you would of span if it wasnt for the conditions on the track though.

Best be dry next time so that i can properly test out the arb and tyres! Really need to get bushes done and brake lines as well lol.

And cheers for the thanks for the bed for the night, it was nothing haha

Mark51^p · 20th October 2008, 20:42

looks very nice mate

Mr_suv · 20th October 2008, 20:43

looks awsome i think i may try your no headlight look next time im on track as its a damn good idea, also i cant afford morrettes so that would work just as good!

leeroybrown · 20th October 2008, 21:11

Hey James

You've lost a light :}

Steve · 20th October 2008, 21:21

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Originally Posted by Yates

Certainly seemed alot faster than a standard vtr, i know there was you, then me and another vtr behind, and that just seemed to get left behind

That standard VTR never got left tbf

Sure Cloud can Vouge for how quick the VTR was.

Was good fun, watched the VTR for three laps while trying to keep with it in the Civic hanging off the rear end of the VTS.

Photo somewhere of the VTR right behind it up the straight. lol

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Here it is just out the hairpin with Jai in his EP3 trying to keep up lol

Was funny watching you drift round sunny in cloud haha looked like the rear of your car was sliding all over into the corners but held well lol, the amount of smoke coming off teh passenger front wheel out the hair pin was un real lol

Luke · 20th October 2008, 21:24

Car looks awesome mate.

Liam_ · 20th October 2008, 21:57

I can definitely vouch for how quick Richie's car is in the bends - I couldn't believe how much it was hanging on. Kinda puts it into perspective when you're carrying the same speed as a 205 into a corner and it spins out in front of you, haha.

Your car seemed to go really well Cloud, was definitely inching away on the straights!