hello from possible new owner!

[billy]

Originally posted by richrx
Billy, were you at the RR day in Feb at Star?

the free ss-r club one?

didn\'t make it cause it was fully booked...

[J4P RX]

Im not sure an RX7 is faster than a CTR.  Ive been round Brands at the same time as a couple of them, and they were quick.  I was probably slightly quicker but not by much.

It is a tight track though, if we were somewhere with a longer straight they would of lost loads of ground.  It could also be I just wasnt driving as well as them.

I have seen a few Jap vids though with stock CTR\'s beating Stock S2000\'s on track.  They cant be that slow.

Dont want a Civic though myself.

Lee

[billy]

Originally posted by mr_tim
I think I got about 280 miles from £40ish in the CTR. I now get 210 from £48 or so in my RX-7 - which is standard apart from the exhaust.

It\'s a price worth paying IMO, as i spent money modding the CTR which ended up being better spent on a faster car in the first place.

hmmm.... i get around 210/220 just now from a full tank of optimax (£35 ish - I never drive it too far past the time when light comes on...)...

most of my midweek driving is short journeys, lot\'s of traffic lights - not good for fuel economy!

still, can\'t let that stop you from enjoying your car - you pays your money you takes your choice eh!

[billy]

Originally posted by J4P RX
Im not sure an RX7 is faster than a CTR.  Ive been round Brands at the same time as a couple of them, and they were quick.  I was probably slightly quicker but not by much.

It is a tight track though, if we were somewhere with a longer straight they would of lost loads of ground.  It could also be I just wasnt driving as well as them.

I have seen a few Jap vids though with stock CTR\'s beating Stock S2000\'s on track.  They cant be that slow.

Dont want a Civic though myself.

Lee

hi,

you\'re right, ctr\'s are not slow - but i would have expected an RX-7 to be a good bit faster in general...

a lot depends on how you drive i guess - and the RX-7 is just a totally different prospect though isn\'t it? completely different type of car - would expect an RX-7 to give a ctr a good thrashing though if driven with some welly - plus the RX-7 can be tweaked to a far higher degree than the ctr with some mods i guess...

ctr is great for what it is but RX-7 (like an S2000) is a true sports car i reckon...

[J4P RX]

Of course.  Just thought Id say that seeing your avatar is a picture from a track.  It will be a completely different experience and the RX7 will have more potential, but in terms of speed round a track you may find them pretty close.

[bnaellis]

My Mate has a 2002 CTR.
He lives in Wallington up the road from me so he is my beating stick but as you say that\'s on the straights. On a track is a different story but I have loads of vids of jap cars racing etc all lent out mind, and I don\'t think the average driver is good enough to get the best out of an rx7 on the track. It\'s the kind of car to fufill it\'s potential on a track would need a good experienced driver. Suspension being setup/aligned properly in the first place makes a tremendous difference in a rx7 compared to any other car I know, being fully adjustable in so many different points the alignment can get knocked out so easily.
the CTR are nice though but not enough poke for my liking.

rgds

[mr_tim]

It\'s more than just speed and times though - it\'s the experience.

The CTR has a classic case of the feeling sitting on and not in.

[billy]

Originally posted by J4P RX
Of course.  Just thought Id say that seeing your avatar is a picture from a track.  It will be a completely different experience and the RX7 will have more potential, but in terms of speed round a track you may find them pretty close.

ah, i see what you\'re saying now - the pic was me at knockhill - top day out last june!

was 2 or 3 RX-7s there that day giving it large.

one guy who i\'ve known for a few years was there and i took him out in my ctr - can\'t remember his name - lives in glasgow (possibly bishopbriggs area) - has a red RX7 i think... probably comes on here...

[bobster]

Robbie = Robertio

[billy]

Originally posted by bobster
Robbie = Robertio

ah, that was it!