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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 05:09 AM
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what cars can i take in a race

i have an 07 stock cooper ,and i wanted to know which car i take in racing,any type of racing tahbk you
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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Depends on the driver, I passed a Ferrari and Lamborghini on track this past weekend.

Frankly, posts such as these really do nothing.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by gckman
i have an 07 stock cooper ,and i wanted to know which car i take in racing,any type of racing tahbk you
Any type that's on a track right? Surely you're not talking about street racing.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 07:02 AM
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Auto-x, track, straight run?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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...an R53...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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A lot of it depends on the driver, but let's assume you had the same exact driver (no skill difference) in two different cars on the same track, only then can you compare the cars.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Arnbut
...an R53...
oh, that's mean...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Stock cooper? You will lose to everything. Don't even bother.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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You can easily beat a Cub Cadet lawn tractor, even on lawn.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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Pretty sure you can lap a Prius.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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My old '87 Sentra
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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I beat a guy on a bicycle. He was moving but I took him on an uphill.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Darkness
Stock cooper? You will lose to everything. Don't even bother.

You must be talking about an R53!
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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haha very funny guys
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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The Cooper shines on the twisty's.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by OXYBLUECOOP
You must be talking about an R53!
That's funny, cause I don't know of any R56's that are putting down 270 HP to the wheels. Last I checked it was only R53's that had gotten closed to that 300+ wheel HP "Holy Grail".
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyboy155
That's funny, cause I don't know of any R56's that are putting down 270 HP to the wheels. Last I checked it was only R53's that had gotten closed to that 300+ wheel HP "Holy Grail".
It was a jokeI'm aware of the R53's capabilities thanx.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by OXYBLUECOOP
It was a jokeI'm aware of the R53's capabilities thanx.
Yea, but you know us R53 owners, always trying to knock the R56 .
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Man, you guys get harsh in here. Backs out of room facing forward.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by gckman
i have an 07 stock cooper ,and i wanted to know which car i take in racing,any type of racing tahbk you
I would like to take a stab at answering this question with a serious answer. D=But i would like to know if you are really talking about a justacooper? or an s?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyboy155
That's funny, cause I don't know of any R56's that are putting down 270 HP to the wheels. Last I checked it was only R53's that had gotten closed to that 300+ wheel HP "Holy Grail".
....the Alta R56 is/was at 270 last I checked...they've got their eye on 300 next

*image server is down so their dyno's are down at the moment*
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Street racing, drag, auto-x, or track? The question is very general? Have you done any mods? What year is your car? Any ways if you are street racing (you should take it off the streets and onto a track) you must be top end racing and non turbo/super cars have a major tendency to run out of steam when they get 1000 rpm's away from red line. If it is a super, most of the stock super S have full boost from 2500 to red line. Turbo is about the same with more boost around 4000 but a real loss around 5500. I think both S's are 6 speed so you do the math (in 3 i can be either doing 25 or 70). 1/4 time in a just a non mod will be sad, so don't unless you want that scion driver laughing at you at the next light (or at the end of the pad). Car and driver quotes the 07 s in the 15 second range (thats comparable to the civic si, s2000, etc....) auto-x and track driving is all about you less about the car. you can track a station wagon (if you can sort out the body roll) if you wanted to. Pm me and i could give you a bit more if you want.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BrandonH
Street racing, drag, auto-x, or track? The question is very general? Have you done any mods? What year is your car?
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Originally Posted by gckman
i have an 07 stock cooper ,and i wanted to know which car i take in racing,any type of racing tahbk you
 
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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Rally@StanceDesign
....the Alta R56 is/was at 270 last I checked...they've got their eye on 300 next

*image server is down so their dyno's are down at the moment*
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=0
 
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