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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #490 on: 23 July 2012, 19:05 »
thats quite a drawing of a boob you have in blue!

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I see what you did there :wink:

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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #491 on: 06 August 2012, 22:22 »
Tested the car out at Blyton Park this weekend. Lovely little track with plenty of off-track run-offs if you get over exhuberant with the throttle out of corners  The Polo performed very well indeed and ate up plenty of other cars on track during the day. There were some downsides to the day........

1. My car wasn't the fastest   
2. The car definitely needs an oil cooler as temps were over 130oC when the WMI ran out on one session.
3. The car has inordinate thirst for Water Methanol - I took over 10 litres of the stuff and was down to the last litre when I left.

The upsides were.......

1. The Federal 595RSR's were really great on track - I doubt if tyres at £50 a corner dearer would perform any better. They didn't wear too much and didn't go "chewy" like some of the softer compound tyres do.
2. The car handles very well - for a change I set the car up on the damping to full hard as the track is absolutely flat, although hitting some of the corner strips did induce spinal shock!
3. The car is fast on track too, and I mean faster than my Ed30 would have been, especially in cornering.

Here is a video that one of the guys took on the day. You briefly see my car storming past at around 1'45" and again lapping him at 9'35"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sYSiiZP4c
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #492 on: 06 August 2012, 22:38 »
John this car still impresses me   :cool: :cool: :cool:

will you be showing at VW Fetival? as I would like a closer look
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #493 on: 06 August 2012, 22:59 »
Unfortunately I'll be working that weekend :cry: pity as I love the festival.
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #494 on: 06 August 2012, 23:49 »
I too would like to see this before you move on....  :cool:

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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #495 on: 12 August 2012, 18:14 »
Well, the Polo is up for sale in the cars for sale section.

Next project is being hunted down as I type.......Golf .:R DSG.

Coming to a project section near you soon. :laugh:
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #496 on: 12 August 2012, 18:54 »
Sweeeeeeeeeet  :evil:

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« Reply #497 on: 13 August 2012, 08:46 »
OOOOO! Golf R Sweeeeeeeet!!! :cool:
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Re: Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!
« Reply #498 on: 25 August 2012, 15:23 »
The Polo GTI is back to bone stock :sad:

Ready to be traded in this week. Got a very good p/x for it too. :smiley:
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