Bouldy
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:25 AM |
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Caterham Smashes Topgear lap record
For those of you who are Interested We have just released this in house statement on our news buletinborad for Goodyear Dunlop Tyres. regarding the
new caterham CSR260 as it was blasted around the top gear track by the Stig for the new seris of Top gear and has set the new lap record. Its a good
advert for us as it was fitted with our new Track day Dunlop tyres. They may be an alternative to the Toyos and other tyres you all use currently.
Sorry did not no how to copy the link so i scanned and pasted the buletin . You will find a link with an address at the bottom of the page
Paul.
 
Rescued attachment CATERHAM.jpg
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Bouldy
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:29 AM |
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Attachment has not worked !! anyone interested go to
the thrills section of Dunlop's www.injection.tv
Paul
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smart51
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:33 AM |
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"smashed" is hardly the word that I'd choose but then I work in engineering not PR
Blimey thats fast Is that time because the caterham is fast or because the tyres have so much grip that you don't have to slow down for the
corners?
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Bouldy
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:40 AM |
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Both, And you now no what the stig looks like....
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jos
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 09:50 AM |
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www.injection.tv
.: Motorsport / motor racing circuit / track wall art Apex Traxs :.
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iank
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 10:06 AM |
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Nice, now if they'd just put an ultima round the track...
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mad dad
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 10:06 AM |
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confused is that the Stig or a Dunlop driver as mentioned in the text..........what engine does that Caterham have in it???
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smart51
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 10:36 AM |
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It has a 2.3 litre duratec tuned to 260 BHP. Caterham quote 3.1s 0-60 and 155 MPH top speed on the standard Avon tyres.
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RazMan
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 11:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Nice, now if they'd just put an ultima round the track...
I doubt that the Ultima would get a look in
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Agriv8
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 11:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bouldy
Both, And you now no what the stig looks like....
dont know if it was the stig ( suspect not ) the statement is ' smashed the Stigs record '
Surly if he was driving it would have been smashed His record . Maybe me reading too much into it
I still belive there is more than 1 white stig.
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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MikeR
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 12:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Nice, now if they'd just put an ultima round the track...
I doubt that the Ultima would get a look in
If it had track day tyres i suspect we'd have another "smashed" - shame top gear will never let it happen 
shame really, bl**dy good car & british.
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Jubal
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 12:45 PM |
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Am I alone in finding Dunlop's online presence confusing and awkward to navigate? I need new rubber so tried to find these tyres at their
various websites. Not a chance.
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jos
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 02:57 PM |
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"A stunning power lap from a Dunlop test driver" - guess that answers whether it was the stig or not.......
[Edited on 25/10/06 by jos]
[Edited on 25/10/06 by jos]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 03:37 PM |
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I'm glad to see a new fastest lap, but must admit, it fails to impress me that much either. "Smashed" by the heady time of 0.02
secs. Desn't that just mean the driver is a few lbs lighter than the Stig, or had a good poo before driving? Also, not meaning to degrade the
new Dunlop tyres, but how do they compare with the konessssegeegege tyres, since the Top Gear cars must run as from the factory.
Having said that, a £40K motor has just beaten all other recorded attempts so far. 
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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scutter
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 03:56 PM |
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I have to agree, Bu**ered if i can find there trackday tyres on the website.
Shame as i'll be looking for new boots in the spring. Lumox that just looked them up on the net, £130 per corner for 195/50*15
ATB Dan.
[Edited on 25/10/06 by scutter]
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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Jubal
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 07:36 PM |
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Yup, I eventually found them too at Camskill but I just bought some R888s for 64.50 each instead. No way am I paying 130 quid a corner!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 07:59 PM |
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I notice the word underdog in the statement ?
Anyone who knows the handling capabilities of a 7 would not call it an underdog on a tight twisty circuit, horses for courses would it be up there if
a 200mph straight was included ?
Its all pro rata int it, how many times do we come on here and tell storeys of our sub £4k locosts beating £60+k super cars on track days ? Same
difference.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 08:19 PM |
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Got to agree with that. Put both round Lemans, for example, and see which wanders rapidly off in the distance. 7 are good at corners, less good at
high speeds. Probably the same reason the Atom beat the bike round too.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 05:03 PM |
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also the error, it beat the time by 0.02secs not 0.2 as stated.
What tyres was the konig on?
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chockymonster
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:26 PM |
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I've driven the circuit at dunsfold and it's really not the sort of circuit I'd thought that would suit the seven. It has a large
number of long straights, especially sphincter inducing follow through, something I thought I might do!
The only slow bit is hammerhead.
It really is a big power circuit
PLEASE NOTE - Responses on Forum Threads may contain Sarcasm and may not be suitable for the hard of Thinking.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 27/10/06 at 03:45 PM |
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Still not convinced myself, the difference of 0.02 just means bugger all. Track temp, air temp, driver weight, humidity just about anything can
make/lose that much and more.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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