MX5 v Supra

Shane Constable · Post by **Shane Constable** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:19 pm

Hello everyone,
Last weekend I had a race with a Toyota Supra, 3lt v6 in my 1800 MX5. He
strugled to pul away. I had to slow down becuase 2 lanes went into 1 lane.
ust thought you would like to know that.
By the way, I have changed address, who do I e-mail to get the club info
sent to the right place.
Shane
DV8Now

Lou Girardin · Post by **Lou Girardin** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:21 am

That's what an extra 500kg's does.
Get yourself an new turbo 5, then go find him again. Mind you, it's still a
lot slower than my old 5. 7.8 secs to 100km/h, I could damn near run that!
Lou

garethkemeys · Post by **garethkemeys** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:20 am

Lou, theres a turbo kit for sale on trade me, starting price is 6500, is that the sorta price one would expect to pay?
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Colin Francis · Post by **Colin Francis** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:06 am

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 18:19:31 +1200, you wrote:

Hello everyone,
Last weekend I had a race with a Toyota Supra, 3lt v6 in my 1800 MX5. He
strugled to pul away. I had to slow down becuase 2 lanes went into 1 lane.
ust thought you would like to know that.
By the way, I have changed address, who do I e-mail to get the club info
sent to the right place.
Shane
DV8Now

THat happened in Brougham Street in Ch-Ch .. One dead. One still in Hospital and
one in Jail. Old maths... Two into one won't go .
Colin Francis
Krenford Holdings Ltd
P.O. Box 18547
Christchurch
New Zealand
Ph (64) 3 3387-450 or (64) 0 274 321-737

www.westmorland.co.nz

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Well put Colin.

It's nice having a car that is fun to drive - but drive it responsibly.

My kids had to watch their friend get run over with two cars doing
exactly the same thing.

The kid spent the next 9 months in hospital. There is always a price to
pay for this kind of attitude.

By all means enjoy the car, but keep the racing to the tracks.

Chris

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:11 pm

I remember a similar race between two cars up Hunua Gorge about 25 years ago. My off-sider, Warwick Peterson, and I pulled three dead kids out of a Ford Cortina as a result. We tried to keep one of them alive for more than three hours. The only survivor has never been the same since. In many ways, I guess, neither have I.

The most tragic thing I have ever seen is a lovely young girl and a good looking young man, sitting in the back seat of that Cortina, with their arms around each other, stone dead.

Those kids could have grown up to do wonderful things, and even if they didn't, the world might have been a better place, just for them being in it now. They did not give themselves that chance.

Shane, just permit an old copper to give you three words of advice. DEAD IS FOREVER! If you want to race your car, good on you, but the roads are not racetracks. Grow up while you have the chance, you will only ever get one.

Regards

Eric West

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 7:26 pm

FYI - the aussie AVO kit starts at less than that ... ~$4000 if I remember right. Depends what you get/want of course !!

The new turbo is "low" output apparently due to parts carry-over and warranty friendly-ness. No doubt there will be lots of warranty-voiding hot bits shortly!

Jeff

'96 1800 turbo thang

garethkemeys@xtra.co.nz wrote:
Lou, theres a turbo kit for sale on trade me, starting price is 6500, is that the sorta price one would expect to pay?
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Lou Girardin · Post by **Lou Girardin** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:26 am

What make?
Lou

Gareth Kemeys · Post by **Gareth Kemeys** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:35 pm

avoturboworld bolt on apparently.
heres the link
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/list ... 913005.htm

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