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Offline M6TT F

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #400 on: 15 May 2021, 09:03 »
Watched that this morning too. Also agreed with the majority of it. His wheel choice has grown on me, but the little arch eyebrows are a hard pass! Without seeing them up close, I’m still of the opinion that they’re not necessary too?!

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #401 on: 26 May 2021, 13:52 »
Another decent review by Bob Flavin
I do like how down to Earth he is.

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Offline king monkey

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #402 on: 26 May 2021, 17:36 »
There’s never any fuss or nonsense with Bob. I really like this videos. Enjoyed this one too.
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #403 on: 27 May 2021, 00:41 »
Nice to see Bob getting a bit of a following outside of Ireland  :smiley:
He’s a good guy, he’s been around quite a while now building a slow and steady following. Decent impartial Irish car reviewers are thin on the ground but thanks to YouTube we are getting a handful of decent ones and Bob has some head start. I’d also recommend NobbyOnCars, another down to earth Irish guy who does some good stuff.

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Offline Guzzle

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #404 on: 27 May 2021, 09:09 »
Been following Bob for a couple of years now. I do like his straightforward approach and how he reviews from the everyday usage perspective rather than labouring on about how fast it is round a track.
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #405 on: 16 June 2021, 18:03 »
https://youtu.be/wWcYoit9efE

Good watch if you’re waiting for your clubsport to arrive :grin:
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #406 on: 16 June 2021, 22:26 »
https://youtu.be/wWcYoit9efE

Good watch if you’re waiting for your clubsport to arrive :grin:

It surprised me how well it did against those cars.  :cool:
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Offline Yusee

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #407 on: 16 June 2021, 22:40 »
You have to admire Matt Watson’s commitment.

How does he drag himself out of bed in the morning for another day of pointless drag racing.
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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #408 on: 16 June 2021, 23:10 »
You have to admire Matt Watson’s commitment.

How does he drag himself out of bed in the morning for another day of pointless drag racing.

Well I for one really enjoy those videos and I'm sure many more do too or they would cease to make them. Brings me back to my boy racer days  :cool:  :grin:

I was actually eagerly awaiting this video and I was disappointed that it rained  :rolleyes: I also enjoy seeing rolling road/Dyno results, especially when they indicate that VW were being modest in their quoted figures. Same goes for beating the 0-100 quoted times. I'm sure plenty of manufacturers, back in the day, quoted results from the most idyllic conditions which no near mortal could ever replicate themselves on the road!  :grin:

I hope Matt W and co keep those videos up  :smiley:
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Offline ar899

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Re: Clubsport Reviews
« Reply #409 on: 17 June 2021, 05:11 »
A more realistic 'real world' drag race would be a rolling start from a motorway slip road straight to the outside lane, undercutting/undertaking traffic in lanes 1 and 2, and then tailgating vehicles in lane 3.

That would be more representative of the type of driving I often see.