scooby L

those brakes are off the R205 (not the spec C)

TonyBurns

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It will probably be a limited edition car, they normally bring one out just before a facelift

Tony

Shaun

Tony - You have a lot to learn in the world of marketing and niavity then! The car is either total standard or it is not.... that is the question and I very much doubt would of been the reality.

TonyBurns

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The Spec C RA wasnt standard Shaun and from day 1 of the new hatch Spec C they were testing it with the uprated brakes, this could just be the final incarnation of it before they release a new "special edition", so really for it to hold the record, does it not have to be a road production model??

Tony

rickya

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DCCD's on Hawkeyes were improved over Blob, especially e.g. at 3mins 55sec on video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N5AScA-5q4

Tony my Hawkeye Spec C & Jim & Guvs Blobeye Spec C's all weighed the same when we weighed them at Brands Hatch.

rickya

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The full video, make your own minds up, I for one am not sure
At 3mins 20 sec they state that the car used was a prototytpe which "would" be very similar to the production model?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kdTg...eature=channel

juggers

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i think it will come out very soon and most likely be the R206 as they released the S204 straight of the back of the S203.

ScoobyDoo69

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I'm pretty sure I once saw a 7.55 from a white Spec C a couple of years back...?

rickya

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Off topic but a great piece if info for Spec C & JDM Sti drivers at 19mins 45sec, - "shift up early for faster times"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kdTg...eature=channel

TonyBurns

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It was the MY05 STI Spec C type RA and it did the ring in 7min59sec

Rick, they changed the ammout of torque split front/rear on the hawkeye cars, supposedly it wasnt as good as the MY05 Blob cars as it was too understeery

Immy, probably agree with you there, I have a feeling its a new limited car, always a good selling point getting it around the ring quicker than everything else then putting it into production

Tony

bluenose172

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It doesn't look like a type-ra. (7.59 vid)

rickya

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I dont know Tony, Iv driven both, seen both on track & watched videos & tests comparing both by pro drivers & I still think the revised Hawkeye DCCD on the Spec C is better than previous versions. The problem IMO with the blobeye DCCD in Auto mode wast that it was a bit unpredictable on the limit, its not that the Hawkeye became more understeery. I think the Hawkeye got rid of that sudden changing to over steer on the limit in AUTO, which could cause a slight loss in stability & time in the blobeye. I think the Hawkeye took an unfavourable handling trait out of the blobeye & not IMO a question of oversteer. But thats just my opinion I am sure there are others out there who would say otherwise.

Anyway all this talk & automotive **** of SpeC's & JDM Hatch & saloons makes me want to go & get another one asap!!!! lolol

TonyBurns

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Thats why it came with the nurburgring badge on the car

Tony

Shaun

Tony,
You totally misunderstand me. Who's to say the one in the video did not have a hybrid turbo, Cosworth heads, Q16 race fuel and 2bar of boost? Just because it is made out to be a production car (current or future) does not mean the actual spec was that of the production car they are suggesting. That is what I am getting at. What they publicly state the spec was, could be some way off what spec it was actually running to achieve that time.

Anything published commercially I always take with a pinch of salt.

It's all academic anyway imo.

urban

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I particulary liked the way he selected 2nd instead of 4th at approx 1.30

ScoobyDoo69

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It did seem to accelerate like hell in third gear! Sat and watched the whole thing in full screen last night. Amazing stuff!