MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Janner_Sy on December 23, 2010, 07:14:12 pm
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check out this jamsport focus RS.
thats pretty impressive, especially when you consider those M5 ring taxis have uprated brakes and suspension driven by people who pretty much no that track more than anyone else, and lets be fiur, the ring taxis dont hang about and bully people out of their way. The M5 looks really on a knife edge at that speed, the FRS on just lowering springs looked pretty comfortable, with no traction issues with 400hp :congrats:
Spec,
Compomotive wheels 9 x18
Toyo R888 265/35/18
Standard dampers with standard reduced height springs (Now being fitted with KW Clubsport coilovers,
JAM-Sport 362mm discs and AP Racing 6 pots,
Ferodo DS2500 pads,
JAM-Sport JS450 engine conversion,
Running near standard boost on this run = 400bhp/ 440lbft
Best lap of the weekend in heavy traffic was 8.15
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Awesome vid. I love the ring so much!
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does that bmw not like 5 people in it :rolleye: and dont they just show boat around the ring and not racing like he thought the rs driver thought :rolleye: Nob
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thought the taxis were getting around faster than 8:15s?
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does that bmw not like 5 people in it :rolleye: and dont they just show boat around the rind and not racing like he thought the rs driver thought :rolleye: Nob
like you wouldnt!!! nob :signLOL:
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yeah i would but still we all know they are they just show boating people around the place :P
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oh and with 400bhp he should have got passed ages before he did :P
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you would still be happy if you caught one and went past, anyway, 8:15 in that aint ought to go on about.
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thought the taxis were getting around faster than 8:15s?
traffic and condition dependant though. does that bmw not like 5 people in it :rolleye: and dont they just show boat around the ring and not racing like he thought the rs driver thought :rolleye: Nob
looks like its got 4 in it. you can see right through the centre of the rear window. either way its still a 500hp+ track prepared M5 driven by a racing driver. and there is a FWD car with minimal chassis mods staying with it through the bends. Also you know when they are show boating as they go sideways everywhere. That didnt look much like show boating to me there.
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I followed Sabine around at the 'ring in the M5 taxi for almost a full lap and she was certainly showboating to the max, biiiiig tailslides with Scandinavian flicks into the corners - marvellous stuff, but it doesn't make for fast laps. I could have passed her more than once, but it was more fun staying behind and watching the 'ring mistress in full flow :drool: :party:
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she almost cleaned me off the track. came up behind me like i was stationary, then almost sideways up the inside of the track. i had two wheels in the dirt to avoid her
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what sort of times you go around in mate?
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Looks to me like the M5 was miles quicker in the straights, and in the corners was being a little more sensible and cautious with the traffic.
Also looks like the M5 let the RS through!
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to be fair you have to let through if your caught
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what sort of times you go around in mate?
never really timed myself tbh. I was only bluefin stage 2 @ the time so pushing about 250Hp @ best. Used to use the dash clock and that was it, so not accurate, but stopped me being an idiot :laugh: i was normally in the high 8's lowish 9s. Thing is if i had tits in the way or bikes i used to just slow down and let em past. I like my space for when im pushing it :grin:
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what sort of times you go around in mate?
Low eights B to G. Fastest video'd lap I have is 8'18" when the car was running on dud plugs. I reckon I've done some excellent clean laps untimed that couldn't have been far off 8 min B to G. A stage 2+ ED30 like NeilM's should easily do a sub 8min B to G with the right tyres. I was overtaking modded RS's like they were going out of fashion at both Spa and the 'ring, so they aren't as fast as some people think :evilgrin: :signLOL:
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Looks to me like the M5 was miles quicker in the straights, and in the corners was being a little more sensible and cautious with the traffic.
Also looks like the M5 let the RS through!
im not on about the power in a straightline. The point im getting at is the FRS with just uprated springs was keeping with an M5 which has fully track specced suspension setups and brakes. They also renew the suspension very frequently so its always in perfect condition. Hence why its so expensive
that is impressive. obviously the Badge snobs and haters amongst you wont be able to accept that though :grin: id agree that the M5 let him through, but he also blocked him on numerous occasions
I was overtaking modded RS's like they were going out of fashion at both Spa and the 'ring, so they aren't as fast as some people think :evilgrin: :signLOL:
even with mine @ stage 2 the std FRS wasnt that much quicker than my vRS with bluefin stage 2. From the beginning cones after the barrier to the first right hander, a full throttle drag with mine and a FRS only had him gain about 3-4 car lengths which is amusing cos the bluefin was sh!te
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timing is never good, i never did then my girlfriend did without telling me, never enjoyed it as much since, got stressed about people slowing me down and forget to enjoy it!!! next time i will be taking a cheap track car that i know wont be fast so i have more fun :happy2:
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im pretty strict with myself for timing equipment. I know id do something stupid else. Dont even film myself. Sometimes id try and latch onto quicker cars to see how long i could stay there, but i wont go up peoples ass(on track that is)
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what sort of times you go around in mate?
Low eights B to G. Fastest video'd lap I have is 8'18" when the car was running on dud plugs. I reckon I've done some excellent clean laps untimed that couldn't have been far off 8 min B to G. A stage 2+ ED30 like NeilM's should easily do a sub 8min B to G with the right tyres. I was overtaking modded RS's like they were going out of fashion at both Spa and the 'ring, so they aren't as fast as some people think :evilgrin: :signLOL:
i know your time john!!! as for the focus, you can never tell on track, as it depends whos driving.
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I don't think the M5 is trying too hard, if the M5 driver had the same mindset as the Focus driver it would be a different story.
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have i missed something pov? just a clio getting done by a csl and a gtr with a shocking driver :confused:
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I'm not really sure what that video is proving? I've no doubt the Focus is quick, and it should be with 400Hp and R888s, but that's just waving your knob around and claiming a victory over someone who didn't even know it was a competition.
Traction?? Can't be measured. Hot day on R888s and he didn't drop below 3rd. Lets see it around Anglesey or something else tight and technical.
I like the FRS, I like it a lot. I don't like their owner's desperate attempts to prove they're quicker than an out-of-the-box French POS.
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Yeh but was it a JKM confirmed 400hp because if it wasnt then its probably not 400hp :signLOL:
But will still keep up with an m5!
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have i missed something pov? just a clio getting done by a csl and a gtr with a shocking driver :confused:
clio keeping up with stuff it supposedly shouldnt be able to.
Im not impressed by the FRS abilities, it performed as expected, whats so impressive about a 400hp 1500kg car keeping up with a 500hp 1700kg car loaded with 5 passengers?
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That m3 acceleration is uber quick!!! A boat load more than 360 by the look of it. Love it.
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have i missed something pov? just a clio getting done by a csl and a gtr with a shocking driver :confused:
clio keeping up with stuff it supposedly shouldnt be able to.
Im not impressed by the FRS abilities, it performed as expected, whats so impressive about a 400hp 1500kg car keeping up with a 500hp 1700kg car loaded with 5 passengers?
get what your saying but its 8:45 lap which is very slow for both the csl and gtr, not that fast for the clio tbh, as i said above sticking footage of cars on track staying with others is pointless, my gran could be driving a gt3rs and im sure you would pass her on a scooter :signLOL: the ring has the slowest people on there of any track you will go on, rich pricks who want a sticker most of em.