Picture the scene. I'm driving around Coventry and surrounding areas, late at night, trying to work off some frustration, and looking for likely victims.
After annoying an escort rs2000, a focus and a mondeo, I was beginning to think i'd not see anything likely to give me at least a contest.
that was until I spotted a Sierra Cosworth on a roundabout about 1/2 mile ahead. I sped up and caught him up. When I got closer we were in town, so pootling along I got a close look - very low, silver, mint cossie, small Castle Performance sticker on the rear, and a big exhaust. Coming up to the ringroad he booted it, I was ready and got a bit of a run on him, bringing me lvel on his outside getting onto the ringroad - for those of you who know got on by Careys. Although I had the run on him, and expected to fly past, just as I was nosing ahead his speed picked up incredibly to equal mine - then the first bend was upon us - rather quick I think, as both dabbed brakes before powering through at over 80 mph, side by side - I was very close to the car's limit on that bend though - almost some sideways action - not nice at 80+ with barriers either side. So we're fairly equal on braking/handling I think.
Onto the straight, we both power on, but see traffic so slow, and come to a halt at luights - one lane has a car in so I let him sit ahead of me. On green he flys - I don't, well not like he did anyway - I got quick into second to try and get power down on wet road, but his traction is a whole load better, and he's away. He slows up to let me follow, and pulls off, heading towards the bypass (always empty, and a good long straight of about 1 mile. We get onto the bypass (end of Skyblue Way) side by side, and both floor it - and feck me if he didn't pull away like I was standing still
Now I got to 115mph before the 1st roundabout - a respectable speed for that stretch - but by the time I hit 100 he must've been 8/9 car lengths ahead. His traction was better, but it was a rolling start so I didn't lose too much spinning. That car was awesome in a straight line - who cares that I was as good round corners? I don't - I want a turbo and 4wd NOW
Was good fun, and the fords got their own back. Friendly wave at the end, and i'm off home to regale you all with my talelmao
So when I sell the Cav, a cossie will be contending with the intended Cav Turbo I think. (I have raced a Calibra Turbo along the same stretch, and there was little in it).
THE END
After annoying an escort rs2000, a focus and a mondeo, I was beginning to think i'd not see anything likely to give me at least a contest.
that was until I spotted a Sierra Cosworth on a roundabout about 1/2 mile ahead. I sped up and caught him up. When I got closer we were in town, so pootling along I got a close look - very low, silver, mint cossie, small Castle Performance sticker on the rear, and a big exhaust. Coming up to the ringroad he booted it, I was ready and got a bit of a run on him, bringing me lvel on his outside getting onto the ringroad - for those of you who know got on by Careys. Although I had the run on him, and expected to fly past, just as I was nosing ahead his speed picked up incredibly to equal mine - then the first bend was upon us - rather quick I think, as both dabbed brakes before powering through at over 80 mph, side by side - I was very close to the car's limit on that bend though - almost some sideways action - not nice at 80+ with barriers either side. So we're fairly equal on braking/handling I think.
Onto the straight, we both power on, but see traffic so slow, and come to a halt at luights - one lane has a car in so I let him sit ahead of me. On green he flys - I don't, well not like he did anyway - I got quick into second to try and get power down on wet road, but his traction is a whole load better, and he's away. He slows up to let me follow, and pulls off, heading towards the bypass (always empty, and a good long straight of about 1 mile. We get onto the bypass (end of Skyblue Way) side by side, and both floor it - and feck me if he didn't pull away like I was standing still
Now I got to 115mph before the 1st roundabout - a respectable speed for that stretch - but by the time I hit 100 he must've been 8/9 car lengths ahead. His traction was better, but it was a rolling start so I didn't lose too much spinning. That car was awesome in a straight line - who cares that I was as good round corners? I don't - I want a turbo and 4wd NOW
Was good fun, and the fords got their own back. Friendly wave at the end, and i'm off home to regale you all with my talelmao
So when I sell the Cav, a cossie will be contending with the intended Cav Turbo I think. (I have raced a Calibra Turbo along the same stretch, and there was little in it).
THE END
