I have a view here - as it was my CRX 
- the event was 10 Of The Best 3 held @ Elvington airfied near york
Yes the RUF missed a gear - unfortunately the other time I beat it was not recorded - and it also beat EVERY RS500 cossie there and loads of other exotic machinery :bannana: This was all on a brand new engine that had just 500 miles on it when I started the competion - those runs were @ 317hp - the car now has 383hp
Remember when you look at book figures - you are quoting PERFECT figures from manufacturers. This event was a real, one day, one off, shoot out of the fastest cars in the country - and these 2 werent even in my class! Track temps exceeded 30 degrees and cars were blowing up left right and centre - the RUF was not one of them
The CRX won the FWD shootout, and lost the 2WD shootout to an 800hp Supra - but ran an all time best of 12.70@111 - not exactly earth shattering - but bloody quick for an <1800cc road legal car on 195 tyres!
It also beat the black GT2, and a couple of skylines - so the performance was hardly a one off freak of a RUF blowing up - on a colder day there is at least 3/4 tenths to be gained due to the denser air charge and more aggresive advance from the ECU
Its since run 12.82@116 at Santa Pod with the extra power - but traction is becoming much more of an issue. This means the terminal speeds are increasing but the extra power is costing me traction - time for in gear boost control methinks!
Anyone can buy a fast car - but as mine proved recently at bruntingthorpe - a decent well built "buget" car can destroy much more exotic machinery
The new CRX racecar is under construction (well almost finished) - all road legal and just needing the new engine to be transplanted from the black car for me to be low 12's - high 11's - so bring on the Nitrous'd CLK500 - the shopping trolley is waiting
Mark
- the event was 10 Of The Best 3 held @ Elvington airfied near yorkYes the RUF missed a gear - unfortunately the other time I beat it was not recorded - and it also beat EVERY RS500 cossie there and loads of other exotic machinery :bannana: This was all on a brand new engine that had just 500 miles on it when I started the competion - those runs were @ 317hp - the car now has 383hp
Remember when you look at book figures - you are quoting PERFECT figures from manufacturers. This event was a real, one day, one off, shoot out of the fastest cars in the country - and these 2 werent even in my class! Track temps exceeded 30 degrees and cars were blowing up left right and centre - the RUF was not one of them
The CRX won the FWD shootout, and lost the 2WD shootout to an 800hp Supra - but ran an all time best of 12.70@111 - not exactly earth shattering - but bloody quick for an <1800cc road legal car on 195 tyres!
It also beat the black GT2, and a couple of skylines - so the performance was hardly a one off freak of a RUF blowing up - on a colder day there is at least 3/4 tenths to be gained due to the denser air charge and more aggresive advance from the ECU
Its since run 12.82@116 at Santa Pod with the extra power - but traction is becoming much more of an issue. This means the terminal speeds are increasing but the extra power is costing me traction - time for in gear boost control methinks!
Anyone can buy a fast car - but as mine proved recently at bruntingthorpe - a decent well built "buget" car can destroy much more exotic machinery
The new CRX racecar is under construction (well almost finished) - all road legal and just needing the new engine to be transplanted from the black car for me to be low 12's - high 11's - so bring on the Nitrous'd CLK500 - the shopping trolley is waiting
Mark
