EX 2000 Turbo Lancers

smokey1275 · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

you know i find allyuh fellars trying to rough me up on this forum . dred hear this one i have driven a rearwheel drive lancer , with go suspension at a moderate rate in an around, cause a pal asked me to try it out a bit . a proper set up is crucial we all know . then at the same time i wonder why at the same step that many a front wheel drive car of today with the same power will out handle the rwd lancer . dred if you can't respect fwd , don't indirectly criticise it . you have your preferences that's you . the minis were giant killers then and now , there was once a btcc race in snetterton in the 80's and your group A u.k. spec lancer was left in the dust by the then richard longman tuned mini 1275gt . respect the tech . i'm not trying to fight a cause for my mini , so why allyuh want to pick on my car for .
as for the wagon boy ,dred , cool yourself a little nah you get worked up for nothing and you let small talk get to you fellar . as for drags dred ,i thought you's a dexer ?

wagonrunner · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject:

Sanctifier · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:57 pm Post subject:

Easy fellas... smokey1275 iz ah closet mitsu man himself... Very Happy

I have no shares in any car company. None pay me any dividends. I just like cars!!!... Very Happy

smokey the Longman Mini will always be a legend. Nobody can argue about that.
BTW I was a marshall in the 70's at the FIA-sanctioned circuit meeting, when Longman actually raced at Wallerfield... Smooth, boi... SMOOTH!!! Cool

Average Evos pull about 0.95g or less. Good Evos pull just over 1g to 1.1g on 1st class 'street' radials (sometimes.)
On the other hand... as far as Mini handling is concerned; it's good but how many g's can it really pull on a skidpad? Seriously... I really don't know!

IMHO the Mini was good up to a point...
Yup maybe even better than a Lancer 1400 or even 1800 GSR... I owned both models...
In stock trim, Lancers all suffered "terminal" understeer at the limit.
No way in hell could any stock rwd Lancer (even GSR's) stay with a Vauxhall Viva (even a "no-brakes", soft, heavy 1256cc model) on any corner.

But I don't think the Mini can touch a well designed rwd car like a Vauxhall Viva/Firenza or Chevette HSR. Maybe the best of all was the Opel Manta.
Personally I don't think they can stay with an Evo or 2006 JDM Subaru Spec C on a skidpad or slalom either.

My $0.02c

smokey1275 · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:

most minis that sport the spax kit are capable of cornering at about the same 0.9 and a little higher but those are racing mini miglias that run very low ride heights and are set up like oversized go karts . the latest technology and tweaks in supsension for the classic mini have retained many things loved about the original and then some
you can get more info on www.mini7.co.uk a venerable site dedicated to mini racing in the uk

Sanctifier · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject:

Street tyres smokey.. not slicks. Very Happy

Still a great performance for a car design that's nearly 50 years old. Cool

"The defence rests, Mi Lord!... Move to dismiss!"... Laughing

BTW thanks for the link. Wink

zodiaque · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject:

Sanctifier · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:41 am Post subject:

Fellas... everybody "pongs" other OEM models.
I do it ALL the time with Slow barrows, (Ehm!) Subarus....
What the hell... they deserve it anyway!
Just check Zorce.com. But it's a joke that's all.
... I wish I owned a JDM 2006 STi Spec C right now.
(Ah mean iz ah "shitz" car eh, buh if it free!... Laughing

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Lighten up a little everybody please. Wink

droppa · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:27 am Post subject:

so its ah decent friday fellas, lets hope the weather holds out, tomorrow will have ah good event, i will most likely go down, if i get to run, i will, otherwise, lets jus all sit back and watch the competition, i everyones mind, the auto that they support and love will be the best....................................

ally see the man on the forum who wanna GT-R ah RWD lancer, he cant own ah skyline so he going as close as he can.

i like my lancer, so does Zodiaque, 4G63Turbo, Sanctifier and all the other mitsu die hard brothers, other cars may be able to perform better, but sometime yu can only dream of affording them. Cool

smokey1275 · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:35 am Post subject:

no confrontations just ole talk zodiaque ,lol

droppa · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:52 am Post subject:

^^^ hoss u ever see the crossbreed minis Shocked

yea boi ah padna had one with ah nissan E15 and box yes Shocked

real get on bad, but then.............................................................. Rolling Eyes

zodiaque · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:01 am Post subject:

zodiaque · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:13 am Post subject:

uh, actually it seems it was just overcast, I just gone outside and it dry Laughing

see what does happen when you wake up late and then stay inside.
so hopefully you have good track weather Very Happy

droppa · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:22 am Post subject:

i come to town with my car today so the friggin rain better hold up, i eh really want to wash it this weeken. Twisted Evil

smokey1275 · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:21 pm Post subject:

hey droppa there is a mini with a rotary engine and also one with an olds school l28 gas engine , how's that for cross breeds

droppa · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:41 pm Post subject:

WOWWWWWWWW
in trini that is fadda Question

smokey1275 · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject:

yep one is from point and the other is in arima

zodiaque · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:13 am Post subject:

droppa · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:01 am Post subject:

^^^ ways that was rain eh hoss, i went up to the drags and dex, jus to see wah go on, but nuttin, so trincity mall hold ah good gape yesss Twisted Evil

if yuh see toe Mr. Green

4G63Turbo · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:51 am Post subject: