West Mids get together

Fr0dders · 23 May 2006 at 22:48

no but the point im making is that it dont matter how fast your car is when your on public roads, you just dont ever get the space to open up a decent gap. Because for every car that is doing 40/50/60 or whatever when your trying to do 80, youll be loosing ground.

I drive on B roads every day, and i see it all the time. The idiot with the fast car who overtakes every1 dangerously. As said, i nearly allways end up catching them up further up the road, as they get stuck in traffic, and thats without trying to keep up.

Seriously, on populated non race track roads, you just cant open up that much of a gap on a car that is too travelling at 80. Yeah youll open up a half mile gap as you accelerate hard away. but that will vanish as soon as you come across the next car and have to slow to 60 waiting for an oppertunity to pass clearly.

Fr0dders · 23 May 2006 at 22:49

Coco said:
I'm very tempted by this, although i'm only running 170bhp, but i'm sure I can make up for that Check out any Manchester Meet reports for my CV.

And MrLOL, No.
Certain cars are made & tweaked with B-road hammering at the front of the list, blowing away 'normal cars' on these roads is totally where it's at.

all very well and good if you're on completely empty B roads, but how many of them are there ?

and even if they are pretty empty. If your doing 80/90 you'll soon catch up to the next car thats doing 50 that you have to slow to wait to overtake.

show me a B road you can drive round on for hours and not see any1, yeah your average car wont be able to keep up

but roads arent like this.

You see this on the backroads to skegness. Every year we go there, and every year the road is full of loons racing on the backroads. And whats more every year, you allways end up cathing them further up stuck behind a tractor/truck/learner whatever.

Serj · 23 May 2006 at 22:50

Don't throw a paddy just because your car isn't fast. I've seen the vid of those blokes with the teg, mondeo and that rover. Now i'm not saying you're anything like those blokes, but if you drive anywhere near as fast as them i'm thinking 200bhp should be the very minimum!

paradigm · 23 May 2006 at 22:50

MrLOL said:
Seriously, on populated non race track roads, you just cant open up that much of a gap on a car that is too travelling at 80. Yeah youll open up a half mile gap as you accelerate hard away. but that will vanish as soon as you come across the next car and have to slow to 60 waiting for an oppertunity to pass clearly.

You have clearly never been to a Manchester Meet. It does depend on the choice of road to an extent, we drive roads that are pretty much clear 80% of the time.

cymatty · 23 May 2006 at 22:51

paradigm said:
You have clearly never been to a Manchester Meet. It does depend on the choice of road to an extent, we drive roads that are pretty much clear 80% of the time.

If not more.

Hilly · 23 May 2006 at 22:51

MrLOL said:
no but the point im making is that it dont matter how fast your car is when your on public roads, you just dont ever get the space to open up a decent gap. Because for every car that is doing 40/50/60 or whatever when your trying to do 80, youll be loosing ground.

I drive on B roads every day, and i see it all the time. The idiot with the fast car who overtakes every1 dangerously. As said, i nearly allways end up catching them up further up the road, as they get stuck in traffic, and thats without trying to keep up.

Seriously, on populated non race track roads, you just cant open up that much of a gap on a car that is too travelling at 80. Yeah youll open up a half mile gap as you accelerate hard away. but that will vanish as soon as you come across the next car and have to slow to 60 waiting for an oppertunity to pass clearly.

Please leave this thread and don't come back. You have said that you have no interest in the meet, which means you therefore have no interest in the organisation or the paticipants.

Next time, I think an email organisation is due.

Nozzer · 23 May 2006 at 22:52

200BHP counts me and eidolon out then

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paradigm · 23 May 2006 at 22:52

What if you make it 200bhp/tonne ?

Conanius · 23 May 2006 at 22:53

hilly said:
Please leave this thread and don't come back. You have said that you have no interest in the meet, which means you therefore have no interest in the organisation or the paticipants.

Next time, I think an email organisation is due.

I was going to mention that in my post... just look at any of the RR meets ive organised to see what hell can decend on you

Sam · 23 May 2006 at 22:53

Coco said:
I'm very tempted by this, although i'm only running 170bhp, but i'm sure I can make up for that Check out any Manchester Meet reports for my CV.

And MrLOL, No.
Certain cars are made & tweaked with B-road hammering at the front of the list, blowing away 'normal cars' on these roads is totally where it's at.

You will easily keep up with the likes of the ST mate , id keep up with the ST in my FRP easy

Wouldent mind coming , 105 miles to stratford apon avon , will let you know

Thats if my car is worthy

Hilly · 23 May 2006 at 22:54

Nozzer said:
That's exactly what it is. Thanks.

By the way, The Lyttleton Arms in Hagley is a good pub to finish it. Huge car park and you can sit outside and keep an eye on the cars.

Lots of totty too.

Bargain, come along Noz and bring the Elise with you... go on, you know you want too !

Hilly · 23 May 2006 at 22:55

Sam said:
You will easily keep up with the likes of the ST mate , id keep up with the ST in my FRP easy

Wouldent mind coming , 105 miles to stratford apon avon , will let you know

Thats if my car is worthy

You reckon? You ever been in or driven an ST ?

Hilly · 23 May 2006 at 22:56

Conanius said:
I was going to mention that in my post... just look at any of the RR meets ive organised to see what hell can decend on you

I have broad shoulders.. p.s sign me up for that. I don't mind if people completely don't get the point of this, or throw a paddy. Let them

paradigm · 23 May 2006 at 22:57

You going to say "yay or nay" to us un-privalegded peeps who aren't on the guestlist?

merlin · 23 May 2006 at 22:57

Sam, Coco, Paradigm etc - let's us know asap boys :cool:

Conanius · 23 May 2006 at 22:57

hilly said:
I have broad shoulders.. p.s sign me up for that. I don't mind if people completely don't get the point of this, or throw a paddy. Let them

to be honest, let anyone go, by the first corner those that you wanted to come will be the only ones in view

paradigm · 23 May 2006 at 22:57

I'm free, and its not too far. If you want me, count me in.

Nozzer · 23 May 2006 at 22:59

hilly said:
Bargain, come along Noz and bring the Elise with you... go on, you know you want too !

I really can't. I'll have done 1000 miles in two days, with a wedding in between, and I have to be at Goodwood for breakfast by 8am on the 4th. It's not impossible, but I'll only be capable of pottering along at 30mph by the time I get there

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Hilly · 23 May 2006 at 22:59

Conanius said:
to be honest, let anyone go, by the first corner those that you wanted to come will be the only ones in view

It's not about leaving people behind though, it's about being able to keep up... makes no sense I know, but someone will know what I mean !

Nozzer said:
I really can't. I'll have done 1000 miles in two days, with a wedding in between, and I have to be at Goodwood for breakfast by 8am on the 4th. It's not impossible, but I'll only be capable of pottering along at 30mph by the time I get there .

Stop beign a girl and come !

Conanius · 23 May 2006 at 22:59

hilly said:
You reckon? You ever been in or driven an ST ?

got to be totally honest, someone in a new focus ST was 'giving it large' infront of me at a roundabout a few weeks back, we pulled off, got to the dual carridgeway exit and I was doing about 25 in 1st, he went for it, as did I, and it wasnt until I went for 3rd that he started to noticably pull away (it was almost as though I came off the gas at that point mind !) so I could quite feasibly say sam could keep up...

(obviously, I dont know how hard he accelerated, or in what gear)