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Rilot · 2 Mar 2020 at 10:34

Not really a spot, but TurboToaster's Elise has made PH's reader's car of the week: https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-features/600hp-elise-dragster--readers-car-of-the-week/41939
God alone knows how.

vanpeebles · 2 Mar 2020 at 10:44

Should be in the shed section

Cleisthenes · 2 Mar 2020 at 10:45

At least the comments know the truth

Akagi · 2 Mar 2020 at 10:48

I love how it was crap as a road car, crap as a race car, he was incapable of driving it around a track, so he decided to build it for drag racing instead, and then there is a picture of it losing to an MX5.

Guy is such a ****.

Martynt74 · 2 Mar 2020 at 10:52

I'd have thought he was your hero @Acme

Conscript · 2 Mar 2020 at 10:56

Acme said:
I love how it was crap as a road car, crap as a race car, he was incapable of driving it around a track, so he decided to build it for drag racing instead, and then there is a picture of it losing to an MX5.

Guy is such a ****.

Blistering.

Akagi · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:13

Conscript said:
Blistering.

I remember seeing that video, hilarious...

Marvt74 said:
I'd have thought he was your hero @Acme

God no, we are VERY different kinds of idiot.

Rilot · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:14

I could do a standing quarter faster than that on my electric bicycle.

Akagi · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:15

Does it in about the same time as Cleetur's Limo did it.

Chris1712 · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:25

Conscript said:
Had a great encounter this morning, although no pictures. Heading north on the M25, coming up to the A12 junction from the Dartford Crossing. I was in the outside lane trying to get past a clump of traffic so I could settle down to a cruise. Coming up behind me at about Mach 1 was a black Range Rover, tinted windows, and the number plate "BIG 1".

I rolled my eyes, accelerated and moved over out of his way, and was just thinking to myself that the driver must be a walking stereotype with the world's smallest penis, when, as he passed me, I noticed he was quickly followed by another car bearing the number plate "BIG 3", so fairly obviously linked - it was a white Bugatti Veyron.

Awesome machine, and the first time I've seen one in the flesh on the road. Fair enough mate...well played

Anyway, this prompted a question from my girlfriend..."If your Range Rover has BIG1, and your Bugatti Veyron has BIG3, then what is BIG2 on?". I've just looked on the MOT checker and BIG 2 is also currently on...a red Bugatti "Unknown", but registered in 2019...so presumably a Chiron?

So assuming these are all owned by the same people - fair play to you

Saw a similar situation myself, Veyron zooms past followed by a Phantom absolutely packed to the brim with Harrods bags. Serious money.

Nasher · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:45

600hp in a k series? Built it himself? Yea ok...

Akagi · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:48

Nasher said:
600hp in a k series? Built it himself? Yea ok...

Did the quarter in 11 seconds as well with no video or time slip to prove it lol.

Nasher · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:49

Acme said:
Did the quarter in 11 seconds as well with no video or time slip to prove it lol.

Best performance mod he can do to that Elise is return it to factory spec, because Lotus know what they are doing.

tom_nieto · 2 Mar 2020 at 14:57

Saw this last night and had to laugh. The fact that he is apparently building engines for other people is quite frightening! Not really sure how else he can repurpose the car, perhaps as an off roader next?

LuckyBenski · 2 Mar 2020 at 15:06

tom_nieto said:
Saw this last night and had to laugh. The fact that he is apparently building engines for other people is quite frightening! Not really sure how else he can repurpose the car, perhaps as an off roader next?

Mars lander. Obviously!

Frozennova · 2 Mar 2020 at 17:40

Acme said:
I remember seeing that video, hilarious...

God no, we are VERY different kinds of idiot.

I remember driving the MX5

Akagi · 2 Mar 2020 at 17:47

Frozennova said:
I remember driving the MX5

Haha.

Nasher · 2 Mar 2020 at 18:34

Elise is the wrong platform to use as a hardcore drag racing car really. Even though they are very quick off the line for a stock car, it's trying to force it to be something it isn't.

tom_nieto · 2 Mar 2020 at 20:40

LuckyBenski said:
Mars lander. Obviously!

Simplify and add lightness AND MOAR ROCKETS!

Rilot · 2 Mar 2020 at 21:31

How can he possibly be building engines for people? He has shown time and time again to not know the first thing about cars, engines, aerodynamics, good taste, or good ideas.