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Any Good On A Hill Climb? Anyone hillclimbed their FRP? Rate Topic:

#1 Rog

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 05:23 PM

Just wondering if anyone had competed or been to a hill climb school with their FRP and wondered how they, or more importantly, their car, got on. Seems plenty have had track action but not seen too much re hill climbs

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 05:44 PM

There is at least one FRP being used for hillclimbs, never heard a report on how competitive it is though.

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 05:56 PM

It'd carry impressive speed through the turns, but the relative lack of torque may be a problem on hill climbs.

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 05:59 PM

I have.
fun, totally

crazy, deffinately

post all about it here, though I have done it since and improved significantly on my time.
would I do it again, yes, would I use my FRP, probably not. I am at the stage when the next time I think I would rather be in a car I did not care about so much. The FRP is a little to expensive to repair if you meet anything hard with it. thinking more a car to be in the class down from the one I was in for my club, as up against the likes of EVO FQ 300. Where the class below was more fun with 1.6 pugs and MR2s etc.
The FRP is nice and torquey so was good to drive and the power was there

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#5 pumarv6

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 06:39 PM

Sorry Kate, I had forgotten you had done that bit of hill climbing!

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 06:46 PM

lol bit

you trying to say that doesn't count

did it again the following year

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 07:32 PM

frp in clevedon does hill racing but its totally wreaked the car!

its a puma thing!

two cars down lmao! no one buy a 1991 shape 3 series! they crumble....sooo close yet so far from owning another puma! its doing my head in!!!!!

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 07:44 PM

QUOTE (nebbz @ Jan 1 2007, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

frp in clevedon does hill racing but its totally wreaked the car!

Hillclimbing doesn't have to wreck the car-it depends on how you drive!

Although not in an FRP myself, when we've been sprinting and hillclimbing there was a FRP in the upto 2 litre class...it seemed to go well, and let's face it the car is set up perfectly for what is usually pretty smooth, pretty twisty tarmac. As long as you keep the revs where they need to be I don't see why it couldn't be a very competitive car, and it would certainly look the part

Hillclimbing is very easy on the car compared to other race disciplines, and a lower powered car can beat all-comers if driven properly! Happy Kat is it your FRP I always see out on track at Silverstone for the shows? And in Performance Ford with Tiff driving at Castle Comb?

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 07:55 PM

yes I do take it out at Ford Fair (though this year was the last following absolutely stupid briefing given so not again!), but that was not mine with Tiff at CC but Lucy Hody

though I have been in Performance Ford mag several times including a great track picture at Brands, and in Fast Ford at Silverstone covering FF, and a few others

like to get out and about

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 06:39 AM

Thanks Guys; MMmm

Might give you another shout Kat

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 12:23 PM

shelsley walsh hilclimb is good. watch it but never competed

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 06:48 PM

that looks to have more run off Rog

unlike this!
http://www.happy-kat.dsl.pipex.com/The_Hill.gif

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 06:58 PM

I reckon a standard lighter, narrower 1.7 with the lower FRP final drive and LSD running 15s should be quite good...

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 07:24 PM

QUOTE (happy-kat @ Jan 2 2007, 06:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

that looks to have more run off Rog

unlike this!
http://www.happy-kat.dsl.pipex.com/The_Hill.gif

Think I'd have used about 50m of bubble wrap around the car for that course! You must have been very brave

I'll do the training course at Harewood first then maybe a few meets afterwards; I'll let you know how I get on once the weather gets better

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 07:53 PM

brave or stupid

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:32 PM

QUOTE (happy-kat @ Jan 2 2007, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

brave or stupid

No challenge, no incentive

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:35 PM

I've done Harewood a couple of times and it is a very good track-are you a member of the BARC? I'd also try Auto66 for the Yorkshire area-they organise a very good sprint series for cars

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