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02-26-2023, 08:08 PM
#1311
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Was it Octopussy that had a chase featuring R5 turbos?
02-26-2023, 09:08 PM
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Hertz Donut (02-27-2023)
02-27-2023, 08:01 AM
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I remember the first time I drove an early 930, a.k.a. the ‘widow maker’, I went pretty easy as I wasn’t sure how it would react definitely something to be treated with respect.
02-27-2023, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Kyras;[url=tel:24988460
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Jim! I was wondering where you've been.
Jim! I was wondering where you've been.I arrived in Durango yesterday. I mostly drive the little Bemer back and forth to Colorado. It‘s more comfortable on long drives than the S.
I am having to get some snow removed so I can manage to get from the garage to the house. I just finished putting a small snow blower together that is narrow enough for the back yard walkways. Gotta go try it out now.
Apologies for an OT response. Just delete…
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Kyras (02-27-2023)
02-27-2023, 09:00 AM
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Saw a beautifully maintained R5 at NOPI in Atlanta in 2000 or maybe 2001.
02-27-2023, 09:17 AM
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Hi Patricia! Yeah, I‘ve been working on some unfinished academic research for a while and have neglected to post much. I am hoping that a Spring Fling gets planned soon. My S is serviced and ready to go.It stays mostly in Colorado, but m main mechanic is in Houston, so I drive it to Houston when it needs attention.
I arrived in Durango yesterday. I mostly drive the little Bemer back and forth to Colorado. It‘s more comfortable on long drives than the S.
I am having to get some snow removed so I can manage to get from the garage to the house. I just finished putting a small snow blower together that is narrow enough for the back yard walkways. Gotta go try it out now.
Cheers
I arrived in Durango yesterday. I mostly drive the little Bemer back and forth to Colorado. It‘s more comfortable on long drives than the S.
I am having to get some snow removed so I can manage to get from the garage to the house. I just finished putting a small snow blower together that is narrow enough for the back yard walkways. Gotta go try it out now.
Cheers
02-27-2023, 09:57 AM
#1317
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@robb ah yes, thanks. A while since I've seen older Bond films, they're all blurring into one.
My first "turbo drive" was a mid-80s Ford Laser TX3, which I think was a Mercury Tracer in the US, although I don't know if you got a turbo version. Small hatchback, only about 140hp stock but light and FWD so power delivery was 3500rpm of nothing before a wall of torque steer. The one in the photo below is a 4WD model, which would have come in handy.
After that it was a modified Ford Sierra Cosworth that very much enjoyed wheelspin at 70mph. It handled very well around corners, as long as you stayed off boost.
My first "turbo drive" was a mid-80s Ford Laser TX3, which I think was a Mercury Tracer in the US, although I don't know if you got a turbo version. Small hatchback, only about 140hp stock but light and FWD so power delivery was 3500rpm of nothing before a wall of torque steer. The one in the photo below is a 4WD model, which would have come in handy.
After that it was a modified Ford Sierra Cosworth that very much enjoyed wheelspin at 70mph. It handled very well around corners, as long as you stayed off boost.
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robb (02-27-2023)
02-27-2023, 10:18 AM
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Love to see the pictures of them when they come in!
03-01-2023, 11:30 AM
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03-01-2023, 12:00 PM
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