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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #45 on: September 16, 2009, 11:52:20 am »
That's what I thought.. I'd imagine the ST that was taken round by Redline mag didn't have a full on professional racing driver behind the wheel that knew the track like the back of his hand either..

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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #46 on: September 16, 2009, 11:56:37 am »
never driven an st but the tuned one with an instructor on a closed ring did a 8min 30 btg in redline last month, thats pants, but that heavy engine will not help as said above. back to topic i think the golf is in a class of its own in the hot hatch class, softer and more refind than the competition, good idea really as there is no competition, matter of taste.

thats not really pants though is it, iirc the meganne R26R record sits at 8:17, 13 seconds off and without a LSD
the megs time is a full lap!!!! thats a good 30 sec longer, so 40 sec faster than the ford, my standard r26 has done a 840 in heavy traffic with a numpty behind the wheel :signLOL: i was there when redline did it, the white st on the cover belongs to a friend of mine,
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #47 on: September 16, 2009, 11:57:33 am »
That's what I thought.. I'd imagine the ST that was taken round by Redline mag didn't have a full on professional racing driver behind the wheel that knew the track like the back of his hand either..
it did mate, instructor, holds the fastest lap on a bile around there, the st is not a quick track car
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #48 on: September 16, 2009, 12:00:21 pm »
O I C.. My bad.. Pants then..  :signLOL:
Didn't realise you had a R26 now bud?

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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #49 on: September 16, 2009, 12:03:16 pm »
yeah, ran out of room in the trophy!!! divorce so needed room for kids! miss it though, bought an mx5 for track as the meg is fast but little boring compared to the clio :signLOL:
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #50 on: September 16, 2009, 12:19:59 pm »
Jesus, that shows how much of a track slag you are if the R26 doesn't excite you enough on track..  :signLOL:
Mate has just bought one actually, in black. Got it for a bloody steal IMO. Black, 07 plate, 30k, lux pack, xenons etc... £9400.  :surprised:
Getting a little bored with the power already though, so I can see it taking a trip to Paul @ RS Tuning very soon..  :wink:

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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #51 on: September 16, 2009, 12:49:46 pm »
That is cheap!!!! Good lad is Paul thought I had seen your name on megane sport forum! It is good but heavy on track!great on ring but sometimes you can't beat a 900 quid mx5! Lol 
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #52 on: September 16, 2009, 01:05:19 pm »
They are meant to be great fun, that is for sure..  :wink:

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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #53 on: September 17, 2009, 04:20:07 pm »
We need to get you on track Ben, you not fancy it?

Are there any track day junkies on here?
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #54 on: September 17, 2009, 06:47:21 pm »
We need to get you on track Ben, you not fancy it?

Are there any track day junkies on here?

Would love to, but with the Golf being a company car, it was always to risky. I know what i'd be like, i'd get carried away and end up on my roof in the kitty litter..  :laugh:
That and the fact I don't have a driving licence till next June too..  :ashamed: Be defo up for a trip to the Ring next summer though. As I would go super steady round there and go more for the experience and trip than anything else..

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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #55 on: September 17, 2009, 07:08:22 pm »
thats what everyone says ben!!! but you just cant help yourself :signLOL: before you know it your doing 140 with rear wheel cocking its leg!!! lol
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #56 on: September 17, 2009, 07:10:03 pm »
thats what everyone says ben!!! but you just cant help yourself :signLOL: before you know it your doing 140 with rear wheel cocking its leg!!! lol

Who'll be doing only 140 :innocent:
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #57 on: September 17, 2009, 07:26:32 pm »
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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #58 on: September 17, 2009, 07:27:55 pm »
who will be going shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit :signLOL:

Oh yeah....I'm hoping to do a lot of that.....just hoping I don't go..

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Re: gti compard to the rest of its hot hatch class....
« Reply #59 on: September 18, 2009, 08:19:51 am »
Or shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit, BANG, SMASH... How much is that armco per meter again?  :scared: