Top Gear

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:55 pm

Caparo T1 looked awesome - would love a shot in that (supported by Robin or a team of caparo mechanics)

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:13 pm

Andy G wrote:Caparo T1 looked awesome - would love a shot in that (supported by Robin or a team of caparo mechanics)

and fire brigade

Post by **Shug** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:08 pm

shooomer wrote:Who is going to buy a Caparo? (apart from Premiership players ) and what's the point in it being road legal?

Tell me in all honesty you wouldn't drive it to the odd TD just for the sheer hell of it. Would be hellish on the road, but worth doing once or twice

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:31 pm

Shug... track days are over-rated apparently.

M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:40 pm

shooomer wrote:Who is going to buy a Caparo? (apart from Premiership players ) and what's the point in it being road legal?

so it's allowed on trackdays.. main reason.. main reason I'm doing the same to the Esprit..

M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:53 pm

shooomer wrote:
M Blur wrote:
shooomer wrote:Who is going to buy a Caparo? (apart from Premiership players ) and what's the point in it being road legal?
so it's allowed on trackdays.. main reason.. main reason I'm doing the same to the Esprit..
Cars don't have to road legal to do trackdays? Apart from KH's Hot Marques

some they do.. more down south but it's a trend.. road legal makes a lot of stuff simpler tho you have to compromise a car.. I'd like to see that Capparo up against a SR8.. I reckon the Raddy would have it and look a lot more reliable than the Capparo.. bargain

+ a road legal hyer-racer always worth more than a track car unless its full FIA with provinence of course.. give me a GroupC anyday.. then we'll talk about straight-line..

jason · Post by **jason** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:11 pm

Awesome machine, but...

Watching how it was on the TG track... ...in the hands of a (v wealthy) 'Trackday Enthusiast' (as the marketing is probably targetting?) it's surely either going to tool round very slowly with cold tyres and non-effective aero... ...or regularly spit owners off toward the scene of almighty accidents

Then again... maybe they'll only sell it to suitably skilled drivers?

M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:19 pm

shooomer wrote:
M Blur wrote: I'd like to see that Capparo up against a SR8.. I reckon the Raddy would have it and look a lot more reliable than the Capparo.. bargain
That was my earlier point, on a trackday it is unlikely the driver will have the ability or the opportunity to fully exploit the performance. Will it be that much quicker than a £40K Radical on slicks?

too true Shoomy.. or a 40K nascar Esprit for that matter..

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:14 am

I reckon it'd be pish at KH - not getting enough speed to make full use of the aero - but it'd be a larff finding out

/insert twitchy balloon-knot smiley

M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:19 pm

rossybee wrote:I reckon it'd be pish at KH - not getting enough speed to make full use of the aero - but it'd be a larff finding out

/insert twitchy balloon-knot smiley

aye - into Duffus and out of Clarke's and some decent push over the crest up oit staight and that's yer lot.. about 5-7 secs of the total lap max.. tho if you can carry mroe through Clarke's it would do a lot for a KH lap time.. i.e. fastest turn onto a straight.

I like it - it's different and better than the insane hypercars coming out.. light is best for track after all but better than a SR8..

na.. and jst wait for the new fixed top Raddy's to come out..

how does 3G compare to the downforce of LMP cars.>?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:31 pm

Don't think it's worth it personally didn't someone post last week about an ultima doing the TG track in 1:06 ? (i can't be bothered looking it up I'm at work and hence busy:P)

M Blur · Post by **M Blur** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:42 pm

'only' 1.12 iirc so was gobsmacked to see the Capparo time.. of course Tg conveniently chose to ignore both. A raddy did it in about 1.12 a cpl of yrs back but again discounted.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:10 pm

rossybee wrote:I reckon it'd be pish at KH - not getting enough speed to make full use of the aero - but it'd be a larff finding out

/insert twitchy balloon-knot smiley

It would be epic at Oulton or Cadwell (some the track certainly!)

Down the start straight and all the way round to just before mountain would be epic if you could pull 3G's

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:33 pm

the next episode of Top Gear wrote:Jeremy does his bit for global warming, sort of, by encouraging drivers to ditch their Range Rovers and Porsche Cayennes in favour of a 500bhp estate car.

James takes the Alfa Romeo 159 to the Humber River for a race against a very tall man wearing a giant condom.

Richard and James cause a few sleepless nights in the Ecclestone household by inventing a wildly destructive new motor sport.

The new Honda Civic Type-R tries its luck on the test track.

And England rugby hero Lawrence Dallaglio squeezes himself into our reasonably priced car.

Important bit for me highlighted, this will end 7 months of endless arguements on the CTR forums and start a whole new set, as the owners of the EP3 (previous version) argue with FN2 (new car) owners over which is the best

All depends on the tracktime, over 1:32.8 and we (EP3 owners) get to act smug.

Very similar to the S1 v S2 debate only in the case of the Honda's its the older model that is the superior car

Rory · Post by **Rory** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:03 pm

kenny wrote: All depends on the tracktime, over 1:32.8 and we (EP3 owners) get to act smug.

Very similar to the S1 v S2 debate only in the case of the Honda's its the older model that is the superior car

Do you still own your EP3 Kenny?
Or was that a slip of the tongue, showing that the ol' breadvan still has a place in your heart