MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: T88OMM on September 08, 2010, 03:48:05 pm

Title: Track day toy anyone?
Post by: T88OMM on September 08, 2010, 03:48:05 pm
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22426

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Post by: S2 Ant on September 08, 2010, 03:54:47 pm
That is fecking awesome !!!

That engine must sound sexy as fcuk at 10k rpm as you scream along too!
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Post by: john_o on September 08, 2010, 03:58:59 pm
and it appears to run tonyd's old brakes  :happy2:
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Post by: MAT ED30 on September 08, 2010, 04:18:01 pm
Check out this months top gear mag it's in it as they took it down to Ferrari and a few other places
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Post by: RedRobin on September 08, 2010, 04:33:40 pm
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Stunning!

Will it be Hurdy's next trackday car?
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Post by: Janner_Sy on September 08, 2010, 04:34:21 pm
that is an awesome looking bit of kit.  
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Post by: RedRobin on September 08, 2010, 04:43:46 pm
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Passed an Atom going the other way on some West Country twisties last week and we exchanged thumbs ups  :happy2:

I think it's by far the best of this type of open car.
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Post by: Hurdy on September 08, 2010, 05:20:11 pm
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Stunning!

Will it be Hurdy's next trackday car?

Maybe..................if someone can stump up the extra £100k :laugh: :driver:
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Post by: Poverty on September 08, 2010, 06:03:49 pm
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Stunning!

Will it be Hurdy's next trackday car?

Maybe..................if someone can stump up the extra £100k :laugh: :driver:

Tis a shame these sort of cars are out of reach of true enthusiasts. Probably for the best though cause my mates would probably be dead in a week if I owned one of those!
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Post by: RedRobin on September 08, 2010, 06:28:04 pm

Tis a shame these sort of cars are out of reach of true enthusiasts.


....There are some true enthusiasts that such cars aren't beyond the reach of. But they don't go by such names as "Poverty"  :wink:










....Nor by the name of "RedRobin"!  :happy2:
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Post by: Hurdy on September 08, 2010, 07:33:27 pm

Tis a shame these sort of cars are out of reach of true enthusiasts.


....There are some true enthusiasts that such cars aren't beyond the reach of. But they don't go by such names as "Poverty"  :wink:










....Nor by the name of "RedRobin"!  :happy2:


I could!........................anyone know a good divorce lawyer :rolleye:


















Only kidding.....I love her really. :happy2:
Title: Re: Track day toy anyone?
Post by: andrewparker on September 08, 2010, 09:32:53 pm
That does look awesome, but as one guy says on the PH Forum, they're not great on track days simply because they're too fast for anything else out there. I've been at a track on a couple of occasions when an Atom has been out running rings round everything and anything!
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Post by: RedRobin on September 08, 2010, 10:19:22 pm

That does look awesome, but as one guy says on the PH Forum, they're not great on track days simply because they're too fast for anything else out there. I've been at a track on a couple of occasions when an Atom has been out running rings round everything and anything!


....I don't understand that. A trackday isn't a race and so what does it matter how fast or slow everyone else is as long as you're having fun driving.
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Post by: Poverty on September 08, 2010, 10:26:02 pm

That does look awesome, but as one guy says on the PH Forum, they're not great on track days simply because they're too fast for anything else out there. I've been at a track on a couple of occasions when an Atom has been out running rings round everything and anything!


....I don't understand that. A trackday isn't a race and so what does it matter how fast or slow everyone else is as long as you're having fun driving.
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I can see what he means though. Like when I go karting with my mates we usually have a 15 min warm up and then they grid us up according to pace, ie fastest at the front. Now me and one of my other mates are always a fair bit quicker than the rest, so we get asked to be put to the back as otherwise I get bored as I walk away from all the other drivers and end up having a boring race on my own. I like to chase or be chased! A challenge if you will!
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Post by: andrewparker on September 08, 2010, 10:27:00 pm
I guess because you'll be catching traffic a lot of the time. The quote came from someone who has owned two Atoms, and it kind of made sense...
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Post by: stealthwolf on September 10, 2010, 06:02:13 pm
Would love to have one of these!
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Post by: RedRobin on September 11, 2010, 02:31:38 pm

Would love to have one of these!


....But where would you put your bag of sweeties?   :evilgrin: