I have to say that everyone is entitled to an opinion. There are several possibilities here:
1. The Golf 4 Motion was parked at the side of the road when he beat it.
2. The Golf 4 Motion was in reverse.
3. the Golf 4 Motion had had its wheels nicked and was running on its discs (probably still would win actually.
I had a Nova 1.3sr when I was 17 and it had a K&N and an exhaust and I have to say it was pretty quick compared to my 950cc Fiesta which it replaced.
I owned a GSI Nova at one point and it had a few engine mods, and I was wasted by a Golf TDi.
So sorry NovaSR, no disrespect but I think you may have been smoking the herbal ciggies when you passed the stationary Golf 4 Motion.
Amen!!
Malky