Quote from Jakg :

pitlane sillyness - Redman getting pissed due to quali'ing badly due to (imho) and unfair (and now changed) quali system

Yes and no, his quali was very sub par to begin with and he was going to be midpack at best for quali. The system did hand him a harsh grid start but it wasn't overly bad, his qualify was simply poor and was close to where he belonged

Quote from csurdongulos :

nah, it was because he forgot to put in enough fuel for the feature race.

edit: but he might know better

Yeah he could have pulled off a decent finish if he kept his head on strait.

Quote from Jakg :

because he was bitching about the quali system - adding the right amount of fuel he might of recovered, but being pissed off made the whole reaction start

But dealing with stress and high pressure environments is the name of the game, and he bombed it miserably. A very poor race from this awesome driver. Yes he was dealt with a fairly unfair hand, but that doesn't mean you have to lose your cool.

Quote from JamesK :

It did belong to a US Serviceman, but was UK registered (along with the SRT4s).

Yes but they are only registered as a temporary import so they are not subject to as many rules and stuff, and besides the car isn't going to be perminently in the UK =P I probably know the guy your talking about, he's on SRT Forums quite a bit.

Still 1 out of 2 in the UK isn't bad, I think that guy is moving soon aswell =)

Quote from frokki :

I have to agree. It's like a Golf, except it looks better and drives better.

I would like to have a Corrado, they are excellent machines from that era =)

Quote from JamesK :

Be sure to join up There's already an ACR in the country, saw it at the Mopar EuroNationals last summer along with the SRT in the front page photo ... there was also a nice Cobalt SS attending, getting beaten by the Mopars Unfortunately I didn't get more photos or talk to the owners 'cause I was busy in the gantry, 'helping' with the commentary

Are you sure that that wasn't from the USA military Bases? I am thinking I will have the only perminent ACR in the country but I have not way to know for sure. I plan on going to the nationals this year =)

Quote from Nathan_French_14 :

guys, some of you are giving him new cars as suggestions, which, granted, you can get a new car for under 10k euro, but, you cant buy a new "sporty" hot hatch for this prices, like one american suggested a vauxhall astra VXR, this car is priced at about £18000?? give him sensible suggestions please guys.

frenchy

Yeah hehe that car is expensive. Honestly I would go with a Civic due to the fact that there are parts everywhere for them. Personally though I hate the engines, they are gutless with no torque and you have to revv them up the wazzu, but hey whatever floats your boat, I grew up with American V8's and I have always been a fan of torque.

Great job once again =) THey keep getting better and better =)

Quote from JamesK :

lol, havn't got that for any of my cars, just added a slowing relay to the indicators. But yes, VAT and duty is a rip ... buuut, you don't have to pay VAT on a 2nd hand car, so just buy from a serviceman whos going home or something

If you like Mopar wait until you see an ACR =) Mine should be here by the end of March =) went to your site BTW, very nice and I will look at it more tomorrow =)

You guys have to switch the heads on the car for emissions? I know it's a hemi head but cmon =) it's not that bad.

I don't know how it works in Germany but in the UK if the vehicle is held within the country by the same person for at least a year you do not have to pay the tax on it. There is still an MOT done on it though and they switch out the headlights and put in a rear fog light but emission wise the car is fine for the UK. The only thing that causes a problem is the mufflerless exhaust which has too high of a decebel rating for road use but since it's factory they let it through.

VXR is on par with the ACR but has slower acceleration. A very nice car though but costs alot more than any SRT-4. Never could see if the VXR came with an LSD or not.

Nothing wrong with importing a car. I don't know the cost but they wouldn't be that much, Military guys stationed there can buy them new at $22k which is 16k Euro's new. You could probably get your hands on one for 12K Euro's or so if you searched well.

The car is perfectly realistic, affordable, economical, and just plain fun to drive =)

SO long =)

AS cadet

Quote from JamesK :

Its a shame that most of Europe now encourages scrapping of old cars on "Environmental grounds" ... anywho, a new-ish hothatch for that money shouldn't be hard to find. If it were me, I've get a Chrysler Neon R/T - a lot of car for the money. Seats are also good value for money these days, or there's always Skoda. A Lotus Proton is good in the 'cheap & cheerful' category.

Or you can step up from the Neon R/T and get an SRT-4

By far the hottest hatch on the market, it will eat Civics for breakfast and then spit out STi's and Evo's after dinner. Not the new ones ofcourse but 05 and older IIRC.

Dodge SRT-4's are only sold in the USA but I bet if you looked around the US military bases there you would come up with one.

I ran 13.7's in the 1/4 mile with my 05 ACR. The handling is on par with a Civic TypeR with the standard Model and with the ACR model your looking closer to Miata handling numbers. The SRT-4 comes with everything, mufflerless exhaust, Dodge Viper racing seats, forced induction with intercooler (1BAR or 14PSI)

Insurance is cheap because it's still based on the Neon. In the states I paid less than 60 dollors a month while my cousin was paying over 200 for his Camaro.

Fuel milage isn't bad either at 30MPG.

The power that these cars produce is phenominal and it will leave the line like a rocket. I have been asked multiple times if my car was AWD, which i'ts not, only FWD but has a factory LSD in the 04 and 05.

HP: 230 BHP (270 at the engine) @ 5275
Torque: 250 FT/LBS from @ 2200-4400

The cost should be right around 10,000 or so if you find a used one, maybe a bit more, don't know the market over there.

I know in the states these sold new for $21k

LOL Jeff Gave me a good laugh though =)

Nope hair is gone now, and it's still funny =P

LOL my someone is in a good mood today

LOL =) Your so funny =P

Sounds good to me, I usually run 36% or so with AWD's to prevent tires from overheating. I don't care for XFG but I will live XRG is much more fun to drive than the snowplow.

RWD =) RWD =) RWD =)

If there was an FXO I would say that car to see how it feels compaired to my SRT-4.

Talking about that they are picking up the car today or tomorrow and I should see my baby by the last week in March =)

Anyone up for a trip down to this thing yet? =P

Well I sent in the paperwork to ship my car in yesterday afternoon. Last night my brother called and they are picking up the car today to send to the docks. If all goes well I will be driving my car by the end of March =) Talk about a quick ship =)

7 days @US dock (quarintine)
17 day on the boat
3 days @UK dock (quarintine)

they ship once a week so I could see my car as early as the 17th of March!!!! :drool:

Considering that as of yesterday there wasn't any paperwork done I am amazed so far on how fast this will take. I was expecting it to be the second week in April.

Awesome! =)

Have fun, wish I was riding now =)

Quote from Vain :

Not funny, 4/10.

Vain

Who said it had to be funny? =P

I used to watch Darkwing Duck, 7/10 =)

those Candy Lips? Yum Tasty =)

8/10 =)

Somthings building up somewhere, odd I donno, maybe it happens on mine too I get lag jumps every few laps where the game freezes for a second. I also noticed that it does go a bit choppy after I have played a while.

I must have missed the announcments for the polls between 5 and 8 then =( Ahwell I can live with the cars, I do like the FXR =)