Scoob vs Vauxhall Combi Van at the Pod
11 August 2010, 01:34 PM
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That doesn't justify anything!! What if I was coming the other way with my little boy in the car and you had a blow out etc or just lost it? Or if it was the other way you plodding along at 70 late at night heading back from a night out with the family and some jumped up person in there fast car came hurtling out of control towards you!?
I travel late at night with my family often due to other family living so far away just be careful for your sake as well as others!
Track day all the way!! Do it and brag about it then. . . as its safer than the road!
I travel late at night with my family often due to other family living so far away just be careful for your sake as well as others!
Track day all the way!! Do it and brag about it then. . . as its safer than the road!
and i look after my but even if i had a head one with you at 70mph that would be a 140mph impact so i think there would be some deaths there!
as i said earlier i dont do track days it does not interest me in the slightest!
and i understand wot you are all saying but i bet everyone here has broken the speed limit an been over a 100mph which is illegal
just cause i admit it im in the wrong! pot and kettle me thinks!
sorry reverend!
11 August 2010, 02:15 PM
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15 seconds+ in a scoob-LEARN TO DRIVE 
Getting beat by a van is acceptable though. Watched the Goodwood festival of speed on Sunday: a bloke had a transit running a jaguar V6 and was ridiculously fast!
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Getting beat by a van is acceptable though. Watched the Goodwood festival of speed on Sunday: a bloke had a transit running a jaguar V6 and was ridiculously fast!
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11 August 2010, 02:33 PM
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does anyone no wot the combo is running though?
and i was out with my mate in his sti wr1 a while back up lakeside we had a run in with a nova with a 2.0 turbo in it, he was sittin on my mates **** coming off a roundabout joining the a127 so my flawed it and at 150mph the nova was still sitting quite comfortably in the same place behind us with a big grin!
some of these old skool carsare quick now with modern engines in them.
and i was out with my mate in his sti wr1 a while back up lakeside we had a run in with a nova with a 2.0 turbo in it, he was sittin on my mates **** coming off a roundabout joining the a127 so my flawed it and at 150mph the nova was still sitting quite comfortably in the same place behind us with a big grin!
some of these old skool carsare quick now with modern engines in them.
I also had a Nova 'race' me once - coming back from Billing Aquadrome. His was a turbo redtop running over 300 bhp.
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11 August 2010, 03:11 PM
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there is a corsa running around 300 in newcastle!
and my posting about impreza's having a bad name was that people like your mate doing 150 dont help the rest of us nothing to do with what car you have or have not owned!
and my posting about impreza's having a bad name was that people like your mate doing 150 dont help the rest of us nothing to do with what car you have or have not owned!
11 August 2010, 04:58 PM
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thanks for joining in,
and i look after my but even if i had a head one with you at 70mph that would be a 140mph impact so i think there would be some deaths there!
as i said earlier i dont do track days it does not interest me in the slightest!
and i understand wot you are all saying but i bet everyone here has broken the speed limit an been over a 100mph which is illegal
just cause i admit it im in the wrong! pot and kettle me thinks!
and i look after my but even if i had a head one with you at 70mph that would be a 140mph impact so i think there would be some deaths there!
as i said earlier i dont do track days it does not interest me in the slightest!
and i understand wot you are all saying but i bet everyone here has broken the speed limit an been over a 100mph which is illegal
just cause i admit it im in the wrong! pot and kettle me thinks!
Oh and as for the head on at 70 each way is 140. But I was meaning your higher 3 digit speed when things happen ALOT quicker and you have less time to react no matter how good you think you are. Atleast as 70 you maybe able to control your car more and scrub off some speed if something happens but at 100 plus your just along for the ride. Atleast I could live with myself if it was me as knowing i was travelling at correct speed etc then just a cruel twist of fate.
I too have speeded, upto around 90ish is my limit if I deem it safe (though no such thing really on public roads!!) and thats very VERY rare. If someone wants to risk themselves and possibly other people but going further then I pull over and let them get on with it.
I just hope nothing ever happens and you have many miles of happy driving so im not putting my boot in matey, just heaven forbid if something did happen as would have to live with that doubt everyday. The "what if I was going slower" thought.
Back on topic. . . . cant wait to go to pod again and beat me some transit tin cans . . whoops mean vans!!
11 August 2010, 08:19 PM
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Evening lads, My son built the van and it is running at the mo about 220bhp, but is going to be remapped, after that it will be running around 270-280 bhp, I put this on here as a Suburu fan and a laugh, not for people to slag each other off, If the Combi is mapped like is Astra van that he owned that was pushing 300 bhp plus.
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12 August 2010, 01:35 AM
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Evening lads, My son built the van and it is running at the mo about 220bhp, but is going to be remapped, after that it will be running around 270-280 bhp, I put this on here as a Suburu fan and a laugh, not for people to slag each other off, If the Combi is mapped like is Astra van that he owned that was pushing 300 bhp plus.
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12 August 2010, 09:50 AM
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No chnace I would'nt rally slag my Impreza, I love it too much, mind you his VXR Astra estate which is a one off model, is another story.Cheers
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12 August 2010, 01:27 PM
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Saw the van, wasn't the Scooby race though. My mate has a Nova, red-top on throttle boddies. He ran a 13.6 last weekend. Last time we were there he made an STI bugeye look a little silly, and that was before the remap.
Scoob could well have been an n/a, I've never dragged mine but I'm pretty sure that's the sort of time it would run. I haven't rally slagged mine either though, and I don't have a bonnet vent, so I'm not even pretending it's something it's not ;]
Scoob could well have been an n/a, I've never dragged mine but I'm pretty sure that's the sort of time it would run. I haven't rally slagged mine either though, and I don't have a bonnet vent, so I'm not even pretending it's something it's not ;]
12 August 2010, 04:21 PM
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If he wants to drive at xxx mph then that's his look out ... we can all drive at whatever speed we like & suffer the consequences as appropriate. How do you know that it wasn't at 3am on a deserted road? He might also be a pro rally driver.
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The all important part. Only a matter of time on public roads at those speeds. No matter how good at driving you think you are in truth you won't be. Nobody is as good as they think they are. There are too many other factors to take into account. I hope for your son's sake you see sense and especially don't drive like that with him in the car.
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13 August 2010, 10:06 AM
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dont care how you dress it up 150 is stupid on a road at any time no matter what level you think you have driving skill wise!
animals can run out late at night foxes badgers etc! tyres can blow out no matter how expensive they are! and lets not forget the odd drunk on his way home from the pub!
animals can run out late at night foxes badgers etc! tyres can blow out no matter how expensive they are! and lets not forget the odd drunk on his way home from the pub!
13 August 2010, 10:59 AM
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Doesn't matter what time it is. Granted it's better when the roads are empty if you're going to speed but you never know what is around the corner. Pro rally driver or any professional racing driver lol. He wouldn't be bragging about it if he was. As he wouldn't want the bad publicity.
13 August 2010, 11:14 AM
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dont care how you dress it up 150 is stupid on a road at any time no matter what level you think you have driving skill wise!
animals can run out late at night foxes badgers etc! tyres can blow out no matter how expensive they are! and lets not forget the odd drunk on his way home from the pub!
animals can run out late at night foxes badgers etc! tyres can blow out no matter how expensive they are! and lets not forget the odd drunk on his way home from the pub!
it is just different risk and i agree it is alot more dangerous on the road and its illegal,
but say if your on the track and have a high speed crash with someone and you kill them! you will still have a family with no dad and no husband so you would still have to live with that as well, just because its on a track and its legal it is not going to help you!
so as its already been said its down the individual to wot risks they want to take and as i have proven in my other thread there are ppl that want take that risk and do.
so once again its down to the indivdual and while ppl produce and tune cars that will 2 or 3 times the speed limit ppl are going to do it like it or not.
13 August 2010, 11:27 AM
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150 is a dangerous speed where ever it is done! road,track or airfield!
it is just different risk and i agree it is alot more dangerous on the road and its illegal,
but say if your on the track and have a high speed crash with someone and you kill them! you will still have a family with no dad and no husband so you would still have to live with that as well, just because its on a track and its legal it is not going to help you!
so as its already been said its down the individual to wot risks they want to take and as i have proven in my other thread there are ppl that want take that risk and do.
so once again its down to the indivdual and while ppl produce and tune cars that will 2 or 3 times the speed limit ppl are going to do it like it or not.
it is just different risk and i agree it is alot more dangerous on the road and its illegal,
but say if your on the track and have a high speed crash with someone and you kill them! you will still have a family with no dad and no husband so you would still have to live with that as well, just because its on a track and its legal it is not going to help you!
so as its already been said its down the individual to wot risks they want to take and as i have proven in my other thread there are ppl that want take that risk and do.
so once again its down to the indivdual and while ppl produce and tune cars that will 2 or 3 times the speed limit ppl are going to do it like it or not.
13 August 2010, 11:36 AM
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You (and granted a few others) just don't see the whole point do you? If it's on a track the people there are expecting others to be doing higher speeds. They have this brought to their attention in the briefing and the disclaimer that they sign. 99% of the people on the road aren't expecting a big ego'd plonker in his car to come up behind them / towards them at such speeds for the pure fact as you have stated. Those speeds are illegal on public roads. They haven't signed a disclaimer that some numpty could end up killing them while they're on their daily commute or plod to the shops.
but i dont think a disclaimer would help your conscience but thats a risk you take well!
and i think this conversation is done as i accept you and some of the others dont agree with this at all!
and i accept i wont change your opinion and to be fair your not going to change mine
but thanks for th discussion
13 August 2010, 11:43 AM
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point taken mate,
but i dont think a disclaimer would help your conscience but thats a risk you take well!
and i think this conversation is done as i accept you and some of the others dont agree with this at all!
and i accept i wont change your opinion and to be fair your not going to change mine
but thanks for th discussion
but i dont think a disclaimer would help your conscience but thats a risk you take well!
and i think this conversation is done as i accept you and some of the others dont agree with this at all!
and i accept i wont change your opinion and to be fair your not going to change mine
but thanks for th discussion
It has been a good discussion. But nope you won't change my mind. Hear too many horror stories from a family member who has been involved in cleaning up people when they've been splattered over the road. Through driving too fast or drink driving and just straight forward accidents. Worst bit of his job is telling the families that their loved ones aren't going to walk through that front door because someone thought it was ok to do X mph and lost control etc.
Now back to the van. I want a go up the strip.
13 August 2010, 11:44 AM
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13 August 2010, 11:52 AM
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Matt, don't bite mate. This is just another example of the chav scum which has degenerated itself into the Subaru world.
"Aww guy, we all speed innit - I just admit it". Very clever, especially considering the powleece and insurers check these boards. Well done chap, hopefully you drive like a **** once to often and kill yourself and your family... fingers crossed eh?
13 August 2010, 11:53 AM
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plus the fact everyone on track is wearing crash helmets. Have been briefed regarding what you can and cannot do, and tracks where 150mph is do'able, will have long run offs or kitty litter...
13 August 2010, 12:03 PM
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Matt, don't bite mate. This is just another example of the chav scum which has degenerated itself into the Subaru world.
"Aww guy, we all speed innit - I just admit it". Very clever, especially considering the powleece and insurers check these boards. Well done chap, hopefully you drive like a **** once to often and kill yourself and your family... fingers crossed eh?
"Aww guy, we all speed innit - I just admit it". Very clever, especially considering the powleece and insurers check these boards. Well done chap, hopefully you drive like a **** once to often and kill yourself and your family... fingers crossed eh?
next time your about this way give me a shout
ill pm you my number if you want ?
i wonder if all the police cameras that catch ppl spending are chavs?
no i dont think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
never mind half the muppets that drink and drive an do drugs!
and lets not hope someone kills your family in a accident!
proper adult thing to say mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!
13 August 2010, 12:03 PM
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Doesn't matter what time it is. Granted it's better when the roads are empty if you're going to speed but you never know what is around the corner. Pro rally driver or any professional racing driver lol. He wouldn't be bragging about it if he was. As he wouldn't want the bad publicity.
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we've another PSL on our hands, drives a fast car yet has NEVER exceeded the speed limit or indeed gone over 4k rpm ...