minis vs nova 16v and turbos day
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as i found out yesterday at castle combe, 16v novas really are quick! there were three of us, renault 19 16v, mk3 golf 16v and a subaru impreza (which went home on a flatbed lorry- oops!) I was in the 19, and we were haveing a whale of a time taking out cossies (honestly!) when a nova come past us like a bat out of hell on the straight, we were doing 120+, suffice it to say we were impressed!

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

but novas corner like s**t, nuffin holds the road better than a little mini!!!

it may b small but it purfectly formed
http://photobucket.com/albums/v340/1976_mi...roject%20turbo/

i have an intense hatred of muppets listneing to so solid crew in their half finished halfords modified novas who cruise around my area and i just love taking them out on roundabouts in my 1 litre, when i have turbo power, their arses will be kicked!

1976_mini, thats what i thought, well at least untill cc. my guess is its the first properly set up nova that i have seen, but not much was touching it anywhere on the track, the only things going round corners better were those running full slicks.

Thankfully, most nova drivers seem to think a big stereo makes there car go and handle better than anyone elses, and to be honest its more fun bursting their bubble when you go flying past them then it is trying to keep up with a good one!

And on the 7th day........... God created turbochargers!

i rely on roundabouts wen i try n race people, thankfully that where all the racing goes on around my area, is, roundabout-straight-roundabout etc for about 2miles. result

it may b small but it purfectly formed
http://photobucket.com/albums/v340/1976_mi...roject%20turbo/

until you come up against a properly set up modern car .. love minis to bits, but a well set up lightened modern hot hatch can make for very interesting competition.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

yeah agreed there, 106gti for example, had one for over a year and that would take some mini to beat it on the straights on the roundabouts.

yeah, was going on my experiences followign 106GTi's and saxoVTS's to various events, these were all cars set up with sensible wheels and designed to go fast,i.e. not the max power brigade.

turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)

Denis O'Brien.

whos going to post a link of this thread to a nova site then :)