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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 02:49 AM
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I fancy taking the Corrolla around Keevil and making it dance
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by zero_to60' date='Feb 9 2005, 11:49 AM
I fancy taking the Corrolla around Keevil and making it dance
I could do some stomping in the Daimler.

Mind you, it's more fun blowing away Beemers and Mercs on the roads.

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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 02:55 AM
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I've got quite proficent at making the Corrolla 'go fast'.........

What's really good fun is braking very late and hard into a corner while turning in and making the rear go light and using the rear end to tighten the line without using much steering input

I've surprised quite a number of drivers who think I am easy meat
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by zero_to60' date='Feb 9 2005, 11:55 AM
I've got quite proficent at making the Corrolla 'go fast'.........

What's really good fun is braking very late and hard into a corner while turning in and making the rear go light and using the rear end to tighten the line without using much steering input

I've surprised quite a number of drivers who think I am easy meat
I just wait for tailgaters to pull out and then put my foot down.

Most satisfying.

The faster we're going at the time, the more humiliating it is.

The best ones are where they have a passenger........

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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:00 AM
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I enjoy throwing my Corolla about. It's only the 1.3 but it's very chuckable.
When I changed the front tyres after just 9k The tyre fitter told my "There a bit of an odd size, only used on some Unos and white vans"

Wooly
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:01 AM
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Zero, I've always had you down as a 'member', but today I found out you're a 'guest'.. what gives?
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:05 AM
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I used to be able to make my 2cv go pretty fast.

It was an art of not braking and using hills and traffic lights to my advantage. I'm not sure I'd fancy tracking one though.
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by GSi' date='Feb 9 2005, 12:01 PM
Zero, I've always had you down as a 'member', but today I found out you're a 'guest'.. what gives?
can you guess?
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:28 AM
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I've had ideas of tracking the omega for a laugh. v6 & rwd, gotta be some fun (turn that tc off 1st though!!! ) Would only want to do a half day or less. The weight would shed those pads & tyres in no time.
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:31 AM
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Already done it several times, then again my beater is CRX / Prelude !!
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