Posted July 27, 200816 yr Yes, that's right, I got beat on acceleration by a stripped out J plate Nova on Thursday.... ...Not big news really, but the important bit (for those who've known me a while) is it was my son's Nova after we'd met up and chatted for nearly 3 hours!! Carl
July 27, 200816 yr lol at the nova is it one of your kids you haven't seen for a while due to your divorce?
July 27, 200816 yr Author lol at the nova is it one of your kids you haven't seen for a while due to your divorce? Any prize from the top shelf! Actually, it's a great little Nova, and I'd say he's worked quite hard on it... he paints better'n me too!
July 27, 200816 yr Author Just out of interest, what engine was in the nova? Not sure... It's an SR, and he's tweaked it a bit, and it was more of a drag race than a set distance, so the power to weight ratio of a stripped-out Nova against a larger full-fat Escort (with a fat bastid driving it) is gonna pay dividends! I banged the rev limiter in 2 gears just to keep pace! I didn't let him win, though I will plead that I got stuck fumbling behind a car in lane 1 while he got straight into lane 2 before me!
July 27, 200816 yr Just out of interest, what engine was in the nova? Not sure... It's an SR, and he's tweaked it a bit, and it was more of a drag race than a set distance, so the power to weight ratio of a stripped-out Nova against a larger full-fat Escort (with a fat bastid driving it) is gonna pay dividends! I banged the rev limiter in 2 gears just to keep pace! I didn't let him win, though I will plead that I got stuck fumbling behind a car in lane 1 while he got straight into lane 2 before me! Ahh the good old Sun Roof model. lol. yeah power to weight ratio plays a massive part.
July 27, 200816 yr Glad uve seen ur son. Quite obvious that a nova (i think most SRs are 1.4 are they not) would beat a.....escort of some description..i assume urs is a 1.6. However,racing ROUND other cars on the road is naughty!
July 27, 200816 yr Nice one Carl mate, bet your pleased you could cathc up eh Oh and Craig mate, some of them were 1.3's too but even the 1.3 were pretty nippy for what they were
July 27, 200816 yr That's excellent news Carl ... both you seeing your son and him whooping your ar5e!! LOL I bet 3 hours was'nt nearly enough time for you to both catch up. Let's hope it's a great beginning to the fresh start of a future with him. Have you managed to catch up with your daughter aswell yet?
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