Whats the best/fastest car you've beaten in your 300???

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Whats the best/fastest car you've beaten in your 300???

Post by CBA » 20 Mar 2011 12:11 am

--- on an unrelated note I saw some dude putting a ~2010 Rolls Royce Phantom~ through the big blue arc carwash, had to turn around and take a second look, did not believe my eyes :shock: , gave him a shake of the head and J-turned outta there!

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Re: Whats the best/fastest car you've beaten in your 300???

Post by whiskeyonesix » 20 Mar 2011 10:17 am

I beat a Ford Falcon XR8 off the lights earlier....... :twisted:


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Post by volvosneverdie » 20 Mar 2011 01:59 pm

I can honestly say Ive never beaten anything thats ever been trying hard.
I hung onto the back of a GTO (not pontiac) up to about 100 in the vario, but then I bottled it.

He did several double takes in the rear view as he tried to blast away.

(it was probly only a 1.6 anyway though :lol: )
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Post by trabitom99 » 20 Mar 2011 02:30 pm

A 1980's BMW 316i - many years ago :oops:

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Post by jtbo » 20 Mar 2011 07:06 pm

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution uhm, 3, 4, 5 what them numbers were on 2004? On wet racetrack, he was fast on straights, but awful slow at braking and corners and I did gained him on every lap, however he did drove to paddoc before I could actually overtake him, but I had faster lap times so it does count, yes? :D

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Post by Chris_C » 21 Mar 2011 12:48 pm

Autotesting - red topped Escorts, 16V golfs, caterhams (like that wasn't driver error...) scoobs.

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Post by volvosneverdie » 21 Mar 2011 01:45 pm

^ I like the driver stances in that pic Chris.
Beemer man is willing it on with his teeth clenched, and Chris looks like hes out for a casual sunday drive.
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Post by foggyjames » 21 Mar 2011 02:53 pm

Two epic pics...even if I have to admit that in the case of the former through gritted teeth...

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Post by Chris_C » 21 Mar 2011 02:55 pm

Foggy knows how much I didn't want to go NASLR racing too, stupid pointless lacking in corners sport.

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Re: Whats the best/fastest car you've beaten in your 300???

Post by foggyjames » 21 Mar 2011 03:26 pm

I'd have liked to see you keep up at Combe ;) Was going round quite a bit faster than a Clio 16v which attended...

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Post by SteveP » 22 Mar 2011 08:29 pm

I'd like to see the V70R on a tigher track. I suspect it'd be a complete mess. Plus I'm actually surprised a standard T5 is much faster than a Clio 16v, suspect driver :P Surely they only weigh about 850-900kg? If that's the case similar power to weight.

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Post by foggyjames » 23 Mar 2011 03:29 am

No debate there...I was suffering through the second-gear chicanes. Most vaguely major tracks are fast enough to favour the V70R, though. Cadwell is the only exception which springs to mind. The Clio driver is an experienced track-day enthusiast, and it had Wilwood 4-pots...but lacked grunt. I'd have been in trouble at the Haynes track, don't get me wrong...but I was doing 120mph at the end of the start/finish straight at Combe, whereas you're doing well to get out of second gear on the Haynes track.

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Post by Ian Mac » 24 Mar 2011 12:08 pm

I overtook an AC Invacar once. Only once mind.... :oops:
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Post by CBA » 19 May 2011 06:43 pm

theyre pretty nippy them invacars, I tried to beat one on a mountainbike.. :oops:

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Re: Whats the best/fastest car you've beaten in your 300???

Post by L14MNP » 19 May 2011 09:18 pm

Just streeto and the traffic light grand prix for me I'm afraid. I've had a few things though, MR2 Turbo, 150 CDTi Vectra, 2.0 Turbo Saab, EP3 CTR are worthwhile mentions. The 300 pulls alright considering.
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