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James Clio 16v
22-01-2006, 21:35
All of these took place at different times but all happened today.

The 206GTI was quite easy, overtook him on a small section of duel carraigeway near where I left, he was really going for it, but I had him by the end of third. The look on his face was priceless, totally gutted that he had been done by a Clio!

The 172 was as I was coming onto a slip road for the A2, he was in front of me and I thought that I would go for it. Anyway, as we have gone round the tight left hander on the slip road at God knows what speed, the back of his car just flipped out and he was lucky to catch it. Mine was dead steady, so maybe the 172 doesn't handle that well! Anyway, there was a load of traffic, so no more could be had.

The Civic tried to get away from me around the Crayford one way system and totally over-cooked it on a tight bend and lost the back twice! I backed off from this one, as the fella driving it was obviously driving way above his abilities and I didn't fancy him wiping me out. I was all over him anyway.

Jamie.
22-01-2006, 21:42
when u say 206gti u mean the 180 or the pitiful 137bhp 206 "gti"

James Clio 16v
22-01-2006, 23:12
Don't know, I assume it was the pants 137bhp one, as I wasn't behind him for long!

Coops
22-01-2006, 23:20
the 180 says it on the back under the GTI bit on the badge dont it?!

richy
22-01-2006, 23:21
when u say 206gti u mean the 180 or the pitiful 137bhp 206 "gti"

lol pitiful is correct! no wander they made them with 180bhp in the end lol

James Clio 16v
22-01-2006, 23:50
It was dog slow, he was about 3 car lengths in front of me and I reeled him so easily.

Purple
23-01-2006, 01:17
The Civic tried to get away from me around the Crayford one way system and totally over-cooked it on a tight bend and lost the back twice! I backed off from this one, as the fella driving it was obviously driving way above his abilities and I didn't fancy him wiping me out. I was all over him anyway.
Actually, he might be a better driver than you think. Depending on how the Civic is set up, they typically do not give much warning before the tail lets go. The fella must be quite used to the car to catch it twice in one corner. Rule of thumb is don't tailgate these things hard into an unsighted corner, else you might be staring into his headlamps! :)

James Clio 16v
23-01-2006, 01:43
It wasn't too tight a bend and I can take it a stupid speeds.

The thing that may have caught him out, is that there are 2 bumps on the corner, which can un-settle the car.

I wasn't that close to him, I've been driving long enough, not to get too close.

Purple
23-01-2006, 01:49
The thing that may have caught him out, is that there are 2 bumps on the corner, which can un-settle the car.

A french and a japanese car into a fast bumpy corner.
That's not fair! You gotta give the jap car some hope, mate. :)

neme
24-02-2006, 12:44
Reading this i see you using that engine the way it should be james :D

Glad to see your enjoying it


steve.

JonnyK
24-02-2006, 15:02
woohoo ! someone posting about driving tales in places near me!