Volvo 300 Mania - Summer Meet

Post by **5lab** » 07 Aug 2005 11:47 pm

www.bittorrent.com

the program there is a downloader for .torrent files - basically you save the .torrent, and the bittorrent program uses it to get an 'index' for the file it wants to download.

Post by **bodejodel** » 08 Aug 2005 12:46 am

Thanks, it works! But it is s l o w . . .

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2005 01:00 am

Depends on your connection...if you've got a fast link, give it a while and it'll get going. Anyway, THREADJACK

Anyhow, thanks for coming guys! A great time was had by all. That's gotta be one of the best meets I've been to.

MJ....did you see me having fun with that Civic Type R? I got fed up with him sitting on my bumper, so I took on the VTEC y0...and won

Either those things have very little torque, or he wasn't trying *that* hard....seemed like he was though!

cheers

James

Post by **bodejodel** » 08 Aug 2005 01:22 am

Maybe it was a case of badgetuning?
They have very little low end torque, untill the V-tec kicks in...

Anyway... KILL EM ALL!!!

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2005 01:43 am

I just checked the specs, and the two cars have exactly the same peak torque figure (145lb/ft), but at very different RPM points, resulting in very different peak power figures (bhp being a function of RPM).

It would seem that high rpm power makes less difference that you'd think. I doubt he was totally going hell for leather - but the point is that he didn't have enough power to overtake safely either. How many people would believe that - 138 vs 200bhp?!

Anyhow, threadjack over

cheers

James

Post by **340GLT** » 08 Aug 2005 01:45 am

Any pics of the meet guys?
Cheers Adam

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2005 01:47 am

There will be....we're all bloody shattered after Kate and Chris kept us up all night with their loud....

cheers

James

Post by **340GLT** » 08 Aug 2005 01:56 am

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2005 02:44 am

Haha...I just watched the video footage. Man that's funny. It's about 38 minutes of Andy and Pete getting increasingly pissed off because I keep overtaking things and spoiling their shots!

Let's just say I now understand why people often use radios for such things...I was just trying to get to Hugh's quickly so we had plenty of time at the steam rally!

Never mind, we know for next time!

cheers

James

Post by **SteveP** » 08 Aug 2005 09:14 am

foggyjames wrote:Haha...I just watched the video footage. Man that's funny. It's about 38 minutes of Andy and Pete getting increasingly pissed off because I keep overtaking things and spoiling their shots!

haha superb... twin carbs don't exactly encourage relaxed driving though

Post by **Chris_C** » 08 Aug 2005 01:33 pm

Watch it you lot.... Must say, I nearly didn't get home, was very close to totalling Kar cos of a t*sser in a focus, scared the hell our of all concerned. Didn't head back to island till this morning, and got caught in the lorry on the A31 incedent. Ho hum.

Very cool meet though, pics up later!

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Aug 2005 01:50 pm

I thought that happened at ~5am?! Hmm...maybe that's because up to that point he was busy

cheers

James

Post by **redline** » 08 Aug 2005 01:54 pm

glad you all had a good time and got home safely

Post by **Chris_C** » 08 Aug 2005 02:36 pm

I think it did, but I left Kate's at 6 this morning, cos I couldn't be bothered to drive last night

Tis proper kaos, keep an eye in the news.

Post by **Chris_C** » 08 Aug 2005 04:47 pm

Oh, and never before do I think has there been more of a call for a 340pw

smilie!