[Jaw_F430]

Quote: Originally Posted by alski (original)

no luck fighting any bull today,
they must have heard my mighty 94db roar and decided not to show
but some lotus 7 and caterhams-made me look like i was going backwoods
on the plus side
did pass a radical a few times, does it count if he has spun

It counts as the first stage is keeping the car on track!!

[batou]

Karl, is it the same Lambo from back in January or maybe last year... seems to be quite a common story of yours?

http://www.mini2.com/forum/search.php?searchid=4890317

Jan 2nd, 2008:

Quote: Originally Posted by GTT 280 (original)

With your 260bhp scharge kit your getting in Jan (i have a few little extra bits but essentially the same, ish) i was keeping up with a v10 5 litre Lambo 56 reg and i have a witness His zorst was bl00dy loud, at first i thought i had seriously dropped a gear change, but it was his engine revving !!! when you are side by side those exhaust outlets it is all you can hear - it was utter madness - pure thunder !!!! Now all of this happened on de Autobahn of course

Just pi55ed that i never had a solid state recorder fitted !!!!!!!!!!!!!! grrrrrr - keeps bugging me that.

Anyway, sorry, back on topic

Cheers,
K.

Sounds like you've got this story down to a T mate

[DaFlake]

OK, now you got my intrest....

I highly doubt that kept up with a Lambo and if you did either the person couldn't drive or it was firing on only two cylinders...

All this talk is starting to go a way over the top. If you think that you are pulling those numbers, it is time to go to an independent dyno like Power Torque and let him post his findings up on the WEB. All you are doing at this point is make yourself look bad.

C'mon Karl, let's keep it real.

[GTT 280]

Quote: Originally Posted by alski (original)

saw some lambos on top gear once, they had a few miles on them too

so as i am also on the track later today...

and as i have a nice bbk and only about 6hp shy of your estimated 280,
i should be able to scare anything now

so any tips for me lambo baiting, will it be best if i try ..out braking, aim for high cornering speed,
or just try out right grunt,

or did you master the bull with all 3

Hi Alski.

No real tips really, just do what feels right and drive naturally. I'd say that you should use your light weight and big brakes to your advantage and really use them hard at the very last second - this alone gains you a big advantage, and yes, cornering speed is up on the list too.

Nice one that you have a good bhp under the bonnet :-) yeah man, it's a top laugh. I'm sure you'll have loads a fun!!!

I don't think i am ever going to convince this MINI community about my lambo encounter LOL, but you will find out yourself how sick these MINI's can be - i am sure you already know. And what matters is that me and my friend experienced it first hand, so we are not bothered if anyone beleives us - we both know it happened

Oh, and please be sure to drive safetly and/or on a track. I've had a few friends die from others driving dangerously so i have a personal gripe about this one :-))) It becomes more of an issue with modded cars becuase the tempation to use them is greater.

Enjoy .....and keep an eye on that oil level

Cheers,
K.

[GRSmotorsport]

Quote: Originally Posted by GTT 280 (original)

Wow - cat fight PS. seeing a GTT MINI and a Lambo on full chat is kind of surreal - i can tell you immediately that you couldn't really hear the MINI - and i thought i had destroyed my gear box shifting from 3rd to 4th - i hadn't though - it was the zorst on the lambo - it was like thunder !!! (with my window open i was about 4 or 5 meters away from the pipes while the engine was chatting like a footy crowd) that in itself was the best part!! No, i am mistaken, the best part was about 5 minutes later when we'd pulled over and me and my mate just looked at each other (like when the trotters sold that watch for £6million) we couldn't stop laughing in total hysterics. and i will always remeber what my mate said... "Dude, you know that he will be on his way back to the dealership now don't you, asking for his money back" - classic!!!

L8trz.

K.

Quote: Originally Posted by GTT 280 (original)

Hi Alski.Oh, and please be sure to drive safetly and/or on a track. I've had a few friends die from others driving dangerously so i have a personal gripe about this one :-))) It becomes more of an issue with modded cars becuase the tempation to use them is greater.

Cheers,
K.

Karl,

Your comments are a little hypocritical

[GTT 280]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaFlake (original)

OK, now you got my intrest....

I highly doubt that kept up with a Lambo and if you did either the person couldn't drive or it was firing on only two cylinders...

All this talk is starting to go a way over the top. If you think that you are pulling those numbers, it is time to go to an independent dyno like Power Torque and let him post his findings up on the WEB. All you are doing at this point is make yourself look bad.

C'mon Karl, let's keep it real.

I'm not making myself look bad, others are doing that job for me :-)) ...and as for keeping it real, oh man, you've got me totally wrong LOL.

I won't mention it again

Cheers,
K

[GTT 280]

Quote: Originally Posted by GRSmotorsport (original)

Karl,

Your comments are a little hypocritical

Not at all.

Doing 70mph in a 30mph zone ona side street where children play is STUPID !!! and kills people!

Doing 70mph on the motorway at 2am in the morning with nobody there is far safer.

How am i hypocrytical LOL

Cheers,
K.

[roland2003]

Dont underestimate Karls car guys, I was going round CC in 1 min 20 secs on road tyres, fully road legal, no cage etc in my then GTT260 spec road car. Ive not seen a road lambo go round in that there, sure its doable, (just) but I know both Graham GRS and Bhozar were suprised that given all day in there Minis at CC neither could better 1 min 30 seconds in the dry. And both do alot of track days ,- Graham more than me there I suspect.
Sure its not just power, its power delivery, handling and driver aswell, but all the same GTT260 + GTT handling mods + GTT /Porsche brakes + driven well is a formidable weapon .

[Bhozar]

Well, as my name has been mentioned.....

That Castle Coombe track day was my first track day on Coombe, the others being a couple of sessions on an Action Day the previous two years. If you include those sessions, then I had done a total of 4 track day at the time, including that one.

Road tyres. I imagine your Toyro R888's will make a difference between my totally rubbish budget tyres that are on the car. You yourself said they were popular back in the 90's, so not very good really.

My Eiback lowering springs (which is the worst mod I have ever fitted. Handling it better on stock springs) dont exactly compare with your Bilstein coilovers and camber plates.

So with my JCW 200 car + GTT CAI, GTT 3% crank, GTT Manifold, GRS Intercooler, 1320 cam car with has rolling roaded at 217bhp was 10 seconds slower. (197bhp without the cam)

Shame I didnt get a lap time earlier in the day before I overcooked the brakes, as I was a lot quicker when I knew they werent going to pack in on me.

I think once I get my suspension alligned and R888's installed I should be doing laps much quicker, even with my lack of power and my additional weight compared to the GTT car with Roland driving.

[Bhozar]

Oh, we could compare the difference between my car and Lees turbo conversion too. There is a write-up here: Lee (2 Much) & Alex (Bhozar) @ Donnington Today - Mini Torque.

On Donnington a few weeks ago, on the straight under the Dunlop bridge Lee was hitting 125mph. I was hitting 118mph, and with a slightly chunky passenger (sorry Paul). Now Lees car is a quick track day weapon. I wonder what Lee would be doing if we swapped engines? That would be my 5th trackday.

[GRSmotorsport]

I must say I was a little concerned at the state of your disc's Alex.

Anyway looks like they'll be a few stop watches at the Mini Action day in September, looking forward to seeing Roland and a few others there! For me I have nothing to prove

[Bhozar]

Quote: Originally Posted by GRSmotorsport (original)

I must say I was a little concerned at the state of your disc's Alex.

So was I. Thats why I took it easy on them after it happened. Hence setting a 1:30

[Hyper Active]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hyper Active (original)

Hi, can i ask which team/teams Roland worked for back in his Formula 1 days ?. And which drivers were in the team at the time ?.

Anyone know the answer to this ?.

[roland2003]

...No camber plates, stock bushes all round. R888's are worth just over 1 second over conventional tyres (did it on our TT ,same day , at CC and swopped from R888's to normal tyres).

[roland2003]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hyper Active (original)

Anyone know the answer to this ?.

Do you want to know which teams my engineering company made parts for , or Steves racing achievments.?, his highest level was on 2 wheels.

[batou]

Karl said you had F1 heritage, I think he was interested in what you did. Chris who has worked on my car at 1320 previously worked for Cosworth so you could say he has F1 heritage lol. I'd love to be part of a race team, not sure what opportunities there are for a software developer/engineer... I'd imagine the guys working on race car software must be a lot more talented lol

[alski]

never been to cc, so take this with a pinch of salt
but have been told not much run off and lots of armco, [by instructors at abingdon ]

so not the best place for any beginer to push their car?

[Damo]

Karl, just to add to Daflake's post commenting on your previous posts to his (as its just got even more laughable) the RR day on the 26th, is not so much a 'day' as a morning really. And as its at Warrington and your based in Manchester its not to far out of your way. I believe that myself and a few others would happily pay the £35 for the RR and the £10-£15 for petrol it would cost to visit.

So there you go free RR session offered to you at an independant garage for you to proove us all wrong

As for Lambo baiting I can imagibe the post now on a Lambo forum...

Quote:

I had another encounter today, a pair in a Mini trying to keep with my Lambo.
However, I was impressed as I was shifting at 5k and they kept with me. I bet there telling all there mates that they can keep with and beat a lambo now ROFLMAO

[Jaw_F430]

Quote: Originally Posted by roland2003 (original)

Dont underestimate Karls car guys, I was going round CC in 1 min 20 secs on road tyres, fully road legal, no cage etc in my then GTT260 spec road car.

I know of one Mini Cooper S from Mini Torque that can lap CC in 1min17seconds on road tyres!!!

[Hyper Active]

Quote: Originally Posted by roland2003 (original)

Do you want to know which teams my engineering company made parts for , or Steves racing achievments.?, his highest level was on 2 wheels.

Both sound interesting . Yes i was wondering what teams, and what sort of parts. Was this a company you owned, or you worked for ?.

Is Steve one of your employee's at GTT ?.