Hello, volvo racing series?

Post by **sammysideways** » 29 May 2011 02:09 pm

Hello
I just wanted to say hi to everyone. Ive just brought my first volvo 360!
I was looking for racing series in the uk to compete in it if there is one? Any ideas?

Post by **Speedy88** » 29 May 2011 03:06 pm

They make great rally cars. Takes a while to get into that, try joining your local motorsport club and doing autoslaloms. Best place to start! Another cheap motorsport that's easy to enter is drifting but it depends if that's your thing or not. Hope that helps

Post by **jtbo** » 29 May 2011 03:42 pm

Drifting, cheap, just how many tyre sets in a season?

Post by **Speedy88** » 29 May 2011 05:00 pm

Don't know about over there but I find it really easy to pick up scrap tyres for pennies. I've got 5 waiting for my next autosolos

They were free.

Post by **jtbo** » 29 May 2011 07:29 pm

Speedy88 wrote:Don't know about over there but I find it really easy to pick up scrap tyres for pennies. I've got 5 waiting for my next autosolos They were free.

Ya lucky bummer

I have no idea what used ones cost here, probably a ton, last time I did use used tyres was when I was given set of winter tyres by my mother, they had less grip than my summer tyres, tyres I have got with cars have been totally crap ones, some have had tread left, but they have been really crap otherwise.

Post by **Speedy88** » 29 May 2011 08:27 pm

Also there's some old ones sitting in my front garden. I've got a feeling they belong to my landlady. I might "borrow" them for a few races seeing as I hate her

Post by **jtbo** » 30 May 2011 12:39 pm

Speedy88 wrote:Also there's some old ones sitting in my front garden. I've got a feeling they belong to my landlady. I might "borrow" them for a few races seeing as I hate her

Man has to know how to cut costs

We have something like car navigation competition here, basic idea is that it is less costly than rallying, also it is closer to original idea of rally racing, where one has to find route and drive trought checkpoints to some destination, even going too fast has been requlated so that distance must take at least certain amount of time to finish.

It is not without speed, as one missed turn and it is easy to loose time, but in theory one should follow speed limits, but as roads that are used are with very little amount of traffic and speedlimits of those roads are far more than safe speed, that makes driving nice and challenging even within speedlimits.

I think that in UK there must be something similar?

Post by **Speedy88** » 30 May 2011 01:43 pm

Yes we have "treasure hunts" which happen on public roads. There's also *ahem* 12 car but that's very sedate and deffinatly not fun at all. You have to average 30mph

Post by **roadrallyliam** » 30 May 2011 04:05 pm

Speedy88 wrote:Yes we have "treasure hunts" which happen on public roads. There's also *ahem* 12 car but that's very sedate and deffinatly not fun at all. You have to average 30mph

i love a good road rally !!! as the name sugests

Post by **Chris_C** » 30 May 2011 04:11 pm

jtbo wrote:I think that in UK there must be something similar?

12 cars are pretty much identical to what you say Jani. As Speedy says... they are set to an average of 30mph so not fun at all

Post by **jtbo** » 30 May 2011 05:54 pm

You guys need to do something about your health and safety terror

Post by **MCHUDD** » 30 May 2011 08:14 pm

Hi mate.
Welcome to the V3M mad house.
I am not going to rant about drifting iam not, no not. I said i was not.

Cheers Mark.

Post by **sammysideways** » 30 May 2011 08:17 pm

Funny you should mention drifting.. been doing it for the last 9 years on and off so fancy time for a change!

Was kinda hoping theyd be some proper racing i could get stuck into. Whilst im here whats the best conversion to do on my 360 to get some decent power?

Post by **volvosneverdie** » 30 May 2011 09:33 pm

sammysideways wrote:Funny you should mention drifting.. been doing it for the last 9 years on and off so fancy time for a change!

Was kinda hoping theyd be some proper racing i could get stuck into. Whilst im here whats the best conversion to do on my 360 to get some decent power?

Sure theyres still a classic touring series?

Here

Or Rallies as everyone has said.

OR get over to the Flatland and rock the 360 cup

Here

For uprades, a 2.3 turbo from a 940 makes sense. Up the snail size for bigger wins.

HTH bud.

Post by **sammysideways** » 30 May 2011 10:14 pm

cool that give me something for me to check out. thank you.

heres me in my current car

http://www.blackettphotography.com/imag ... DWYB17.jpg

kinda think a volvos going to be...different

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