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he would probably be quite good... also i would happily take home minimum wage if i got to fly fast jets for a living

I used to have those wheels on my golf, kinda miss them now after seeing them on your Z.

Electric motors work in almost the opposite way to what i explained above They have constant power - flat power curve. so, for the same amount of supplied current, they have lots of torque at low rpm but as they increase in revs the torque decreases... i think Edit, electric DC motor curve i just googled:

put your hand on an axle. then try to twist it. the twisting force is torque - the force providing rotational accelleration. Now as you get the axle spinning you would have to twist it with the same amount of force as you did in the first place (from rest) to produce a flat torque line on a revs / torque graph The measurement of this twisting force (torque) multiplied by the rotational velocity (revs, but not measured in rpm) is power. So if you provide the same torque as the revs climb then you get a steady increase in power. that reads about as clear as mud but i hope you undeerstand me. After that lesson, see if you can understand this: you see the relatively flat torque line provides a constant rate of power increase as the revs climb

thats not a bad idea. i might actually use a glue gun or epoxy with sticky backs. the ones i have for work re only sticky enough for a few 1.5 mm cables. cheers guys. it would be removable with that too

I have looked for some guides on mesh fitting on the internet and most of them say screws. However unless i have screws visibly poking out im not sure how to do it that was. was thinking of maybe using epoxy. does anyone have any reccomedations? the bumper is an EPRacing V2 pics here:

Corrected that for you

20's are a big wheel for the Zed IMHO. I don't think any tyre places round me have a paintbrush the right size to put the tyres on with.

That's far too much effort for me, lol

I this is definately the case. BMW made such brilliant drivers cars out of the early M-models that they soon became the status symbol for every arrogant twonk in the financial district. The M-cars were allways a good driver's car though so, dispite the reputation of some of their owners, i still liked them. However these days, all the twonks seem to e driving Audis, an Audi are LOVING this so market their cars to such people. unfortunately because of this and the fact that Audis have no redeaming features as far as sporty driving dynamics are concerned is the reason that i can't stand them. With that said allow me to wrap up this thread with a picture: actually, i prefer this one:

This is too true and exactly where my jab at F1 came from. Yes they are all very skilled and i do love watching it but (sorry Vix) it is OBVIOUS that the F1 grid isn't full of the most talented single seat drivers - this isn't my opinion i'm afraid, it's fact. Some of the more skilled guys have moved to other, not as highly regarded disceplines after being dropped in favour of max-chilton-esque money fountains.

someone needs to take the reins on this, bagsee not me

Being smaller than average is also a big help, Most of the all time greats have been small...Fangio, Senna, Prost, Moss, Stewart, Surtees, Alonso, Villenueve all very small guys. Only one driver over 6 foot tall has ever won the championship (Hunt) and only 2 others over 5-11" (Damon Hill and Button) . You also need very good eye sight, as far as I can remember only 3 F1 drivers have worn glasses. Pete Don't follow it that close to know those stats but it makes sense but it's that lack of fear in them all that gets me . Still if your driving someone's else's car and not your own why not . i expect thats why i don't do track day's Bordais wore glasses, but he was pretty hopeless in the wet as a result because they fogged up

Also a guy at my work has just got an SLK 2 litre diesil with an AMG body kit. purely for posing reasons i image. WHY ARE PEOPLE RUINING CONVERTABLES WITH HORRID SOUNDING, UNINSPIRING ENGINES!?!?!?!

Audi A5, especially the diesel S-line model. Everyone who has one seems to think it's a sports car.... hmmm dreary diesel lump with front wheel drive and a hugely imbalanced chassis in favour of understeer. "yeah but it's sporty"... just because my teeth hurt when i'm in it doesnt make it sporty, that makes it crap. i also hate any drivers car that has been put on air ride, especially with performance enhancing engine mods... WHY!?!?!?! or one that has had this done to it:

They look nice but even with poorboys, i would ruin these with brake dust in a month

Holy sh*t this. The best race for me every year is the LM24. There is nothing like it, four (well, three really) different classes all on the same track for an entire day. Being there is very special, but even just watching it on the TV is still a fantastic experience. It's all the best bits of proper racing (driving balls to the wall) combined with the tech and strategy of F1 (aero, fuel consumption, tyre wear) and the length of an F1 season wrapped into just one day. Utterly stupendous. hehe. I like your summary of my quote and enthusiasm too. this year i could have gone to leMans and F1 at silverstone/lakez meet. But i already have a holiday booked that spans both weekends. My mates are still going though which is the most annoying thing.

So my new plate arrived today. i think i may have made a bit of a **** up. look how small.... and test fitted. I like it but am worried it might be a cop magnet. My mesh arrived today too but i cba to fit it tonight. Whats the best way to secure mesh? i was thinking epoxy but it'll never come off then

1116% increase bugger off dave. i'm on the web all the time. felt like i've been living in the stone age until now

Thanks you the races up to 2011 were absolutely amazing as the cars were awesome. If you want to see them a few people have uploaded the races to youtube: Anyone who liked the V8 noises in the LS engine thread will like these cars unfortunately the GT1world channel on youtube wasn't up until last year so the old vids are hard to find, but you can watch last years, which were like a GT3+ spec and all of this years on the GT1world channel. my last post was a bit of a rant, lol. I like F1 but the ecclestone effect has blinded a lot of people from other forms of motorsport which are far more enjoyable

People talk about F1 like it is the best motorsport because it has the most cash, newest technology and prestige, when really it is by no means the mostt entertaining. people watch it all weekend then complain about how boring it is blah blah blah. and half of the drivers only get a seat because daddy owns an oil company. i dont get why people choose to exclusively watch f1 when you can watch phenomenal GT racing on youtube with no sky subscription LIVE(!!) or whenever you want without the radio spoiling the result. I just finished watching this weekends GTSeries championship race. Please spend 5 mins and watch the last few laps of this race.. this is VERY TAME by GT series standards, but it is still loads more fun than F1. I have posted about it numerous times on this forum but everyone seems to have their Hamilton blinkers on and still watches a championship that they keep complaining about. The racecraft in GT Series is so much better than F1. The past few years has also seen a lot of decent ex-f1 drivers going into GT (where Webber will most likely end up next year, albeit in an LMP) so you can still get to see the famous people - you can actually go and talk to them if you go watch it live too as a paddock entry ticket is only £30 for a full weekend and all the drooling Jason Plato fan boys have stayed at home to watch touring cars on the TV. I understand why peeople cant be bothered to watch endurance racing as 6 hours is a long time out of anyone's weekend (although i bet a lot of you spend this long watching F1) it's only for a select few nerds like myself but these GT sprint set-ups are awesome Touring cars is just the chavs version of GT racing IMHO. The cars are no way near as good or exiting. FWD , niether is the balance of performance so you end up with a crappy chevrolet with money spread over it dominating against a load of privateers. In answer to the question, "what makes a good racing driver?"... Also consider that until 2 years GT series was running GT1 cars which were possibly the most outragous GT cars we will see in a generation

I just got a Nismo V2 from EP racing and got it fitted and sprayed (with black middle bit & cannards) by a local body shop for £180

If you get bored of them PM me

Seriously? Don't see the skill... compared to what? You're obviously entitled to you opinion, but you're very wrong on this! maybe his daily is a Polo