Hi.
I thought that I should share this with you all as I lost one today
Near where I live M4 Junction 7 there is a very tight hair pin bend which basically comes around on its self and then leads to a nice long straight for about 1 mile until it leads to a roundabout at the bottom. I seem to use most of my gas here daily.
Today I got eaten for breakfast even when I was using nos.
Ok My car. 20i Fiesta ST using 25bhp of gas.
As I approach the junction I am following a 4.2 litre Jaguar thingy XK8 Super. Not sure of the model exactly.
He is moving briskly and approaches the hair pin without slowing down that much.
Of course I am behind in my fiesta and could easily out handle that wallowing wale.
But I stick behind him as its a single lane.
I arm the switch ready to eat him for breakfast.
Sitting in 3rd gear keeping the revs around 3000k
The road starts to straighten out and opens out to a duel carriage way.
I floor it giving it everything including the gas.
I have terrible torque steer in 3rd gear and starts to blow past the Jag.
Then all of the sudden this Jag suddenly lets rip and excuse my French. Fu**!!!!
The thing left me revving the tits of of my car. Out in the outside lane all alone.
I mean he was gone.
Im sure the driver thought Seeya
I felt a right plonker.
So I took shame and hid behind the steering wheel so I could not be seen.
My Fiesta is very quick even with just 25bhp jets. But not that fast. Shame Shame
But why as a human reaction you feel like getting rid of the car because you loose against something like that?
Oh well I suppose you cant win them all.
I now understand why I lost in big style.
I looked up the Jag on the internet and its specs are as follows.
0 - 62 mph 5 seconds
Top speed 155 mph
Cylinders 8
Valves 32 v
Engine power 420 bhp
Engine torque 413 lbs/ft
Piccie below