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RS250 vs 2x Honda Civic TypeR's at the Nurburgring Yesterday...

Discussion in 'Track Days & Track Driving' started by R26Man, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. Apr 11, 2016 #1
    R26Man

    R26Man

  3. Apr 11, 2016 #2
    R26Man

    R26Man

  4. Apr 11, 2016 #3
    Dubz

    Dubz

    Also could be careful drivers as those are 30k cars
     
  5. Apr 11, 2016 #4
    nickfrog

    nickfrog

    Good going. What tyres ?
     
  6. Apr 11, 2016 #5
    Pipps310

    Pipps310

    Bloody good drive Paul


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  7. Apr 11, 2016 #6
    R26Man

    R26Man

    Only Federal 595's....it's a cost thing .......if you spend three times as much on Dunlop Direzzas then that's good for about 10 seconds a lap. Trouble is they last about a third of the time!! Direzzas will go all day where the Federals I have found "go off" after three laps and need cooling down. It's not worth the extra cost as a fun thing for me....
     
  8. Apr 11, 2016 #7
    nickfrog

    nickfrog

    595s are fine - were the Honda on plain road tyres ?
     
  9. Apr 12, 2016 #8
    f3nr15

    f3nr15

    Great stuff! What mods/spec are you running with your RS250?
     
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  10. Apr 12, 2016 #9
    R26Man

    R26Man

    They are on the stock Continental Sport Contact 6....the only tyre recommended by Honda as the car was designed around it and if any other tyre type is used the car warranty is invalidated.
     
  11. Apr 12, 2016 #10
    R26Man

    R26Man

    Piper Cross air filter
    200 cell sports cat
    Milltek exhaust including downpipe
    KW Clubsport
    19mm spacers
    Full cage
    Race seat
    Schroth harnesses
    OMP steering wheel
    M tech short shift
    Gearbox stabiliser bar
     
  12. Apr 12, 2016 #11
    nickfrog

    nickfrog

    LOL. That would piss me right off. So you can't put Cup2s...great for a track focused car.
     
  13. Apr 12, 2016 #12
    MilosB

    MilosB

    Is yours remaped?

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  14. Apr 12, 2016 #13
    R26Man

    R26Man

    No not re-mapped, however, as stock even the 250's came with about 265/270 bhp and with the filter and exhaust I would guess at around 280/285 bhp now.

    There's a real power battle with some of the owners of these cars and people are spending a fortune on trick diffs, weight loss, mapping, intercoolers, tyres, 17" wheels, de-cat, suspension, carbon bonnets, bootlid, perspex windows and for sure that's worth about 20 seconds around the Ring but at what cost? I've heard that some of these cars are costing €60K/€65K and the running costs are higher. My little car is fast enough for me and I am still able to play in the pool with the BIG fish!! Some of these wealthy guys are not such big-shots when it comes to driving!!
     
  15. Apr 12, 2016 #14
    MilosB

    MilosB

    That is very nice to hear.
    And your driving skils are top :smile: the late brake etc it was a joy to wach .

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  16. Apr 12, 2016 #15
    papps

    papps

    Nice Spec and very nice driving mate.

    Good to see you enjoying another meg out there.

    Agree about £££/Speed, its good to know when enough is enough, and its all about exiting the track with sore cheeks because you've been grinning so much :smile:
     
  17. Apr 12, 2016 #16
    G7EGT

    G7EGT

    Great driving the Honda could do with using more of the track.
     
  18. Apr 13, 2016 #17
    John.C

    John.C

    That's some remap to gain 110bhp ... Also I wouldn't be bothered about tyres voiding the warranty when it's been mapped lol

    Nice driving Paul , knowledge is power out there , the first type R doesn't seem to know where he's going but the second one soon disappears

    I'd like a new type R but not at over £30k


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  19. Apr 14, 2016 #18
    nickfrog

    nickfrog

    It makes little sense at that kind if money indeed.
     
  20. Apr 14, 2016 #19
    R26Man

    R26Man

     
  21. Apr 14, 2016 #20
    Aerofoil

    Aerofoil

     
  22. Apr 14, 2016 #21
    sunnylunn

    sunnylunn

    i just couldn't bring myself to part with that amount of money for the new type R,looks gash for me, the RS Focus seems a much better bet.
     
  23. Apr 14, 2016 #22
    sunnylunn

    sunnylunn

    Nice driving Paul:cool:
     
  24. Apr 14, 2016 #23
    Aerofoil

    Aerofoil

    £25K for a nearly factory fresh Type R that has only had a gentle arse grazing on the drivers seat ain't bad if you could live with the awful looks. That's £8K of depreciating pain someone has already kindly soaked up.

    Personally, a decent 250 slightly tweaked as per this thread is where the value is.
     
  25. Apr 15, 2016 #24
    R26Man

    R26Man

    Checked with the owner about the power and I made a mistake (translation!!) it's 380bhp and not 420 bhp....
     
  26. Apr 15, 2016 #25
    MBC

    MBC

    Nice footage mate!


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  27. Apr 15, 2016 #26
    Drunken Master

    Drunken Master

    Looks as if they don't know the lines very well, still good driving.

    Can you put up any details of your car?
     
  28. Apr 16, 2016 #27
    R26Man

    R26Man

    Hi, Look back over this thread for details of my car....
     

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