# Top Gear : Race car vs Road Cars

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 30, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009 "2006-06-30T09:02:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/1 "2006-06-30T09:02:04Z")

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Hot.

I’d take that quattro over anything ever.

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/2 "2006-06-30T09:09:13Z")

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Silly french and there curbs…oh wait. silly supercars and zero clearance

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/3 "2006-06-30T09:19:48Z")

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[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2216488882026047768&q=Audi+Quattro+S1](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2216488882026047768&q=Audi+Quattro+S1)

mmm more audi love

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/4 "2006-06-30T10:48:02Z")

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The Audi on Top Gear was NOT an S1 (AKA Shorty).  
The S1 one would have stomped all over the Evolution.  
The S1 had up to 1000hp!!!

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**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/5 "2006-06-30T12:02:08Z")

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pretty cool watch

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**Author:** ![BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BaD_AZz_Z_28)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/6 "2006-06-30T15:31:24Z")

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Nice seeing that gt40 in action :tup:

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/7 "2006-06-30T15:39:46Z")

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GT40 is still hot.

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**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/8 "2006-06-30T15:52:04Z")

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Did you see all of those crazy people running out of the road in the second vid. And do you think the quattro needed all those lights:eek: ???

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**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/9 "2006-06-30T16:20:37Z")

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> [@AWDrifter](#):
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> The Audi on Top Gear was NOT an S1 (AKA Shorty).  
> The S1 one would have stomped all over the Evolution.  
> The S1 had up to 1000hp!!!

That explains it. I figured there was no way in hell a stock Evo is beating a Group B car.

The other problem with the comparo is tires. I’m sure the GT40 had slicks, and the Noble at least DOT-Rs, but I’m thinking the rally cars had gravel tires on, not good tarmac tires.

That Noble is barely even a street car, either. That the GT40 could hang with it says alot about how good it still is.

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**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/10 "2006-06-30T17:01:58Z")

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i want the rally escort.

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**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2006, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/11 "2006-07-02T10:43:09Z")

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:tup: on the focus RS

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**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/top-gear-race-car-vs-road-cars/14009/12 "2006-07-02T11:47:49Z")

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evos fuckin kick ass.
