Got caliper clearance??

alexthecheese · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:40

I don't quite understand the levels of hate and vitriolic bile that come out of some people on this forum when they're shown a Nova that some guy clearly loves and has spent loads of time and effort on. :confused:

Who cares it's a Nova? It's his money, he obviously knows what he's doing... what's wrong with that?

VFR_KID · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:41

mk1_salami said:
I'm wondering if I know you... You're talking about Steven and Ian. I'm good friends with both. The wheelie story was pretty funny. I was with him on my bike that day. Silly boy

Add me to msn and i will find out if i know you lol

Nige01010 · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:04

iaind said:
Shhhhhh.

Are you 12?

Anyway fantastic track car, who cars if it’s a Vauxhall Nova? Will embarrass a lot of cars on the track and is perfect for the purpose!

iaind · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:08

Nige01010 said:
Are you 12?

No.

You clearly took some sort of personal exception to me saying a Nova was a poor starting point for a track car (Vauxhall fanboy, perhaps) and have taken to trying to wind me up.

Frankly, I couldn't care less what sort of objection you've taken, I'm just going to ignore you.

Begbie · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:18

iaind said:
No.

You clearly took some sort of personal exception to me saying a Nova was a poor starting point for a track car (Vauxhall fanboy, perhaps) and have taken to trying to wind me up.

Frankly, I couldn't care less what sort of objection you've taken, I'm just going to ignore you.

Nova's are great track toys, and I have saw a few with very little money spent on them embarrass a lot of very fast cars on a track.

I suggest you find someone that owns one, have a passenger ride and then decide.

iaind · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:20

Begbie said:
Nova's are great track toys, and I have saw a few with very little money spent on them embarrass a lot of very fast cars on a track.

I suggest you find someone that owns one, have a passenger ride and then decide.

I've been in a few "hot" Novas, although none that have been done as track machines generally. I was just saying I'd personally rather start out with something a bit more track focussed in the first place. As I said before though, each to their own

"Nige" seems to have taken this personally and turned it around into personal insults but he's probably getting a bit frustrated that I'm not going to bite

Nige01010 · 14 Sep 2009 at 18:26

Nothing personal whatsoever perhaps I may have picked your post out so I do apologise! I am too old and wise to be a fan boy of any sort so please don’t play that card. Anyway let’s leave it there.

Anybody have any videos of the said Nova around the track?

mk1_salami · 23 Sep 2009 at 23:46

Here's a youtube video I found of the car if anyone is interested!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Hro5reVWw

iaind · 23 Sep 2009 at 23:50

Are videos not moving pictures these days?

Jonny ///M · 24 Sep 2009 at 00:08

Love all the bitching in this thread

I think it looks like it would be a great laugh. Some of the modded corsa Bs at crail would put a lot of high end stuff to shame. Just listen to the grey corsa here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAW8-NK4N1w

Oh the andrew gallacher focuses and the yellow/green bikes running high 9s were scary quick.

mk1_salami · 24 Sep 2009 at 00:17

I was at Crail and saw that grey Nova. I think it was running 11's? Crazy.

WHoa 2.28s thats my old R6

Jonny ///M · 24 Sep 2009 at 00:22

The R6 the yellow one?(bit dense with bikes) That guy couldn't keep the front wheel down at all. I thought he was gonna kill himself! The green bike with nos was running 9s I'm sure.

mk1_salami · 24 Sep 2009 at 00:33

Yeah the camel yellow one. Best time i saw him run was a flat 11. Very impressive. I didn't get any quicker than 11.8 with it. I suspect some mods have been done! That, and he can launch it (most of the time!)

Jonny ///M · 24 Sep 2009 at 00:36

mk1_salami said:
Yeah the camel yellow one. Best time i saw him run was a flat 11. Very impressive. I didn't get any quicker than 11.8 with it. I suspect some mods have been done! That, and he can launch it (most of the time!)

I think i saw one clean launch once we had moved further down the strip. The bikes scare me,poor guys are holding on tightly by the looks of it.

We had to leave just as the semi finals were happening for 4wd,the evo had just beaten the gtr I'm sure. Think the highlight of my day was seeing the cooling system of an MR2 burst after coming off the drift section! Was worth the 2hour drive each way though!

VFR_KID · 24 Sep 2009 at 10:55

Salami I am still trying to work out who you are lol.

I dont remember anyone having a yellow R6 or if i did i must have only met you once or twice.

That Corsa sounds like its about to drop the engine. Is that the one from glasgow Paul was racing a few times

Firestar_3x · 24 Sep 2009 at 11:07

LSPIII said:
Am I the only one looking at those calipers and thinking "they've been 'sanded' down so they fit inside the wheel?"

Looks like it to me.