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11 Mar 2003, 02:30 (Ref:532329)
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New Pilbeam - Everything new is old again
Well from all the wonderful talk we were hearing about the updated Pilbeam i was expecting something rather impressive. I guess it was all just talk. It did practice at a 2:12.8 in the first session last year, and a three second gain - they went 2:09 today - is pretty good...but it's only good if you have a good starting place. Maybe it was just the first day jitters, we should know the whole story by Friday. Last year they qualified at a 2:06.719 so if they fail to better that time then they know that they blew a whole bunch of money on a pretty new paint job and some new wheels.
Sorry Rob, looks like the shriner-mobiles are doomed to buzz around the back again unless all the other 675s break (which happened many times last year so you never know!!) |
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11 Mar 2003, 13:24 (Ref:532629)
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Re: New Pilbeam - Everything new is old again
Now, that's not quite fair. Why was the MP91 hyped as the new 675 challenger in the first place? Just because it looked different from the MP84? And, is it really no good just because it doesn't match the MGs' pace? This is a brand new car, give them time to sort it out.
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11 Mar 2003, 14:23 (Ref:532696)
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Any word on how the new power plant is helping?
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11 Mar 2003, 15:10 (Ref:532740)
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12 Mar 2003, 16:02 (Ref:533934)
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