1/4 mile times

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 1:51 pm

soo why when you were in my car erm were you playing with the imaginary brake pedal a few times ....

at least it wasn't the gear knob this time - ooops wrong one says erm

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 1:55 pm

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

derek stop sharing ya fantasy with us.....i told u already no matter how many times u ask me the answer will still be no, i am not gay

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 1:58 pm

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

derek stop sharing ya fantasy with us.....i told u already no matter how many times u ask me the answer will still be no, i am not gay

erm obviously is trying to defect attention from himself here.

his reply is most obviously a display of panic but we understand erm. we promise not to tell everyone

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 2:04 pm

i thought erm might do this - change the topic to keep the attention away - good move erm

as for hijacking

i would never do that. i merely posted a response regarding engines in relation to the post and the next thing is we have erm going on about playing with things :rolleyes: i don't think this is needed in a family forum erm

let this be the end of your hijacking and return to the original topic

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 2:11 pm

looks like erm has found someone else.

awwww bless

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 2:19 pm

:rolleyes: derek talkin to himself again

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 4:08 pm

don't be all shy erm, we know you aren't normally :rolleyes:

easy jet do cheap flights from london to glasgow so no need to worry about the distance.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 4:20 pm

awww erm had a post waving to kirsty and saying he was the forum tart then gets it removed

i don't know, it will take him longer to reach 4000 posts now

carl · Post by **carl** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 4:42 pm

was hoping for thimes in the 15secs range really!

Is yours supercharged or something? :rolleyes:

kirstys-pug · Post by **kirstys-pug** » Thu Feb 13, 2003 11:03 pm

was hoping for thimes in the 15secs range really!

Is yours supercharged or something? :rolleyes:

no standard engine, but others can get faster speeds. My friends 1.6 megane done the 1/4 mile in less than 16 secs so was hoping I would!

carl · Post by **carl** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:27 pm

Are Scottish miles shorter than English ones then? 15s in a 1.6 Megane? You must be having a laugh.

A look at http://www.syclone.freeserve.co.uk/rivals_cars.htm shows us that the 'fifteens' range from:
Escort Cosworth and Nissan 200SX at 15.0 seconds to
Honda Accord Type R and Saab 900 Turbo Coupe at 15.9 seconds

Megane Coupe 16V is at 16.2 seconds as is 206 GTi, so I reckon that anything sub 17s for a CC (10% heavier than a 206 GTi) is pretty good going.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 8:37 pm

nope, all miles are the same silly

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 8:43 pm

nope, all miles are the same silly

Except nautical ones, obviously ;-)

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Fri Feb 14, 2003 8:52 pm

nope, all miles are the same silly
Except nautical ones, obviously ;-)

there's no need to complicate things

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 8:08 am

was hoping for thimes in the 15secs range really!

The limiting factor isn't the engine it's the suspension. To get the really fast times you need to completely avoid wheel-spin and, in this respect, the 206cc's suspension just isn't up to the job. It's too soft. It's been deliberately softened (from the 206GTi) so as not to shake the car to pieces when the roof is down.

I even get a noticeable momentary loss of grip going over the speed bumps and rumble strips at anything faster than "dead slow".

Even if you can overcome that then you also need to be prepared to mash the gearbox and burn out the clutch. In that respect, taking your own car for speed trials is a mug's game. Borrow someone else's car to do it next time.

Vince.