BESTuners Gallery | Updated October 28th, 2006 - DB9 by ChromeBallz
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Thanks Duck
These may save you a trip to Europe, I took them at the British GT Championship round at Castle Coombe last year, one of the support races is the AVO Ginetta Championship
AVO Ginetta Championship pictures
G-T-4-FanA serious request from me and I would REAAALLLLLLYYYYY like to see this car, Renault Clio Sport.
It's such a cool car man it's my favorite of all, I want a write up of it
Edit: Oh man it already got viewed, damn this thread grows fast
If you are talking aboutthe 2.0 16V Renaultsport Clio, then I've done that one already, the V6 is still however up for grabs.
In fact, no its not, thats what I'm doing next, the Clio V6 is mine.
ekmatt9Awesome write up Scaff. Cool idea that you attatched that document
Thanks ekamtt9, glad you liked it, the attachement was to be honest just me being lazy. I always record my settingsin Excel and it just seemed easier to print it out as a .pdf and attach it. Hopefully it will make it easier for members to keep hold of the settings.
Anyone who wants a copy of the actual excel document, just PM me.
Regards
Scaff
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Ahh Castle Coombe, such a dangerous track but great memories. Ive seen so much expensive metal get written off there its sickening. The run off is ridiculous but it makes for fun viewing. A mate of mine span off last year at a track day and missed the tyres by inches...best to bring a little runabout to that track.
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I now would be glad to say that Duck is the new Co - Founder of BESTuners. GBoss is no longer Co - Founder because I haven't spoken or talked to him in a while on GTP or the internet. So now Duck and myself are the Co - Founder and owners, but I am not taking full responsibility for all of it. PM Duck with your reports now and not me please because I'll only post in here...Thanks Duck for taking this oppurtunity.
You have to regularly submit reports, and you get the privilege of using the "BESTuners" account to post reports. You have to link to BESTuners in your sig, and that way people know that you tune great, take good pics and write great reviews.dudejo
@ ekmatt - Why, thank you.
Unfortuately, we're trying to be more peaceful...zefffYou guys are so boring when you arent pissing each other off!
ekmatt, that's 7 times you've changed your mind! You get no Duckie points if you keep it up! j/k
But really, we're trying to do less bickering, more reports.
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BESTunersEveryone, please welcome Blake, who passed his tryout, and is now a BESTuner!
Congrats to Blake, welcome from myself to the wonderful world of BESTuners.
Now you're about to see you're personal life vanish as you think about nothing else. Did we forget to mention that before?
Regards & well done.
Scaff
Honda Accord Euro R '04
Driver: ekmatt9
Deep Forest Raceway Time: 1'23. 871
The Exterior:
The exterior is okay. I like it. Gives it that Euro look Kind of reminds me of home back in Europe too This is what gave the United State's TSX. So many posers are out there with TSX's trying to achieve the Euro R look. I give some props to other people, but not most 
Polyphony Digital could have messed around more with this car. As there are jaggies, a lot to be exact I was in photomode and took pictures that seemed fine to me. Then I started editing them. The car was horrible in the edited pictures. So no pics for this update 
So to make up for it. I made a video It'll be posted at the end of the update. I give this exterior an eight out of 10. Why eight? Because PD could have experienced some more with the details of this car.
The Pro's on the track
Some of the handing is good. The last corner before you hit the straight away on Deep Forest is good if you're going fast
You lose your speed a little bit, but not by much. Acceleration is good, but it's shaky. Not sure why either. I know it's not because the suspension is extremely stiff. But I'm not sure. I tuned this car quickly and I was happy with the results. It's mostly for people who just drive cars. Not looking forward to racing them all the time. The over all performance with this car is an eight out of ten. I give it an eight because I had some problems with the LSD and the handling in certain spots.
The Con's on the track
The Understeer returns!! So the acceleration is shaky. I don't know what to do about it. It has a bit of understeer in different spots where ever you are. The Understeer kicks in out of no where when you're turning. I got so mad one day about it too. There's not too much trouble with this car. Just wanted to point some things out. One being good and 10 being bad, this car's troubles are probably a 3 out of 10.
Over All
It's okay. I have driven better. Over all, this car would be a 8.5 out of 10.
My Video is HERE They include the settings, a lap in Deep Forest Raceway. Outside the car, inside, the settings, and some nice music Please download. It's 3Mins, 42Seconds.
Enjoy Fans!
Driver: ekmatt9
Deep Forest Raceway Time: 1'23. 871
The Exterior:
The exterior is okay. I like it. Gives it that Euro look
Kind of reminds me of home back in Europe too This is what gave the United State's TSX. So many posers are out there with TSX's trying to achieve the Euro R look. I give some props to other people, but not most Polyphony Digital could have messed around more with this car. As there are jaggies, a lot to be exact I was in photomode and took pictures that seemed fine to me. Then I started editing them. The car was horrible in the edited pictures. So no pics for this update So to make up for it. I made a video It'll be posted at the end of the update. I give this exterior an eight out of 10. Why eight? Because PD could have experienced some more with the details of this car.The Pro's on the track
Some of the handing is good. The last corner before you hit the straight away on Deep Forest is good if you're going fast
You lose your speed a little bit, but not by much. Acceleration is good, but it's shaky. Not sure why either. I know it's not because the suspension is extremely stiff. But I'm not sure. I tuned this car quickly and I was happy with the results. It's mostly for people who just drive cars. Not looking forward to racing them all the time. The over all performance with this car is an eight out of ten. I give it an eight because I had some problems with the LSD and the handling in certain spots. The Con's on the track
The Understeer returns!!
So the acceleration is shaky. I don't know what to do about it. It has a bit of understeer in different spots where ever you are. The Understeer kicks in out of no where when you're turning. I got so mad one day about it too. There's not too much trouble with this car. Just wanted to point some things out. One being good and 10 being bad, this car's troubles are probably a 3 out of 10.Over All
It's okay. I have driven better. Over all, this car would be a 8.5 out of 10.
My Video is HERE They include the settings, a lap in Deep Forest Raceway. Outside the car, inside, the settings, and some nice music
Please download. It's 3Mins, 42Seconds.Enjoy Fans!
However, I spent a good 2 hours messing with an MR2 for my first report, and I can definatly see more time being poured into it!BESTuners Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 68 Report
Driver: Duċk
Deep Forest Laptime: 136.010
NOTE: Review tested with S2s, laptime tested with R4s.
Exterior/History:
In the early 50s, VW was well known to build cars, that were reliable and fuel efficient for the average man. Although their cars were good, people wanted a classier, more beautiful car to ride in. The higher powers of Volkswagen thought itd be smart to build an elegant high class car, a car that would be on everyones want list.
So, Volkswagen contracted Karmann, a German coach builter. Then, Karmann asked Italian firm Ghia for a sports car design. Ghia dug up an already made, but unused one (it was originally made for Chrysler). Then they modified it so that it would fit on a slightly modified VW Beetle platform.
The VW executives were enthralled by the new concept. So, in August of 1955, they built the first Karmann Ghia. The public loved it, and so over 10,000 of them were sold the first year, wowing VW.
They loved the looks, the quality, the class in it. Yes, it isnt a true sports car, since it used the Beetles 36 HP 1.5 L Flat 4, but the great looks, the Beetle reliability, and the handcrafted body more than made up for it.
Unfortunately, the Karmann Ghia was discontinued in 1974, because of safety regulations and its sluggish sales. But it has (and still is) capturing peoples hearts. An owner of one has let me test out his 68 Karmann, for this day only. Its one of the few extensively modded ones, and since Im the tuner geek, it fits me well.
Thanks go to Wikipedia for the information of the history of this car.
The Good :
It is very nimble, and it can never understeer. At least not with my settings. The Ghia is easy to turn, and power through without losing power, which many low HP cars cant boast about. I can go very easily through the kink at Midfield Raceway without even slowing down. Getting its tail out isnt hard, but keeping it tucked in isnt a chore, thank God. Its rear will slide a bit, but not much. Pretty much, it excels in its handling
And the bad:
And theres a reason for that. The Karmann Ghia only has 110 HP, and thats with at least 90,000 Cr worth of engine upgrades put in. It has a weird powerband. Its torque peaks out at 2000 RPM, which youre past in the following seconds. Its HP peaks at 5000 RPM, and the redline ends at around 7500 RPM. That means if you shift to the highest scream, youll be flailing around where theres barely any power available. I have to look at the tachometer to make sure Im getting power. And then I cant concentrate on the road if Im always looking for when to shift. The top speed is 104 MPH. And the Karmann hits the redline when youre almost finished going down a straight. I could stretch the gears so it hits 115 like it could, but that means sacrificing acceleration. A lot of it. And we dont need that.
The braking was crappy, too. Seriously. When a car is going 100 MPH, it better stop real quickly. My Corvette C1, that is 15 years older than the this.
Conclusion:
Its Photomode fodder. Nothing more, nothing less. You can try to salvage it, for some good 2 player battles, but theres better cars for the job, like a Ford Ka and the Volkswagen Lupo. But you got to admit, it looks good in Photomode. It should make for some good pictures.
The set-up:
VW Karmann Ghia set-up
Thanks for reading, and please comment!!!
Driver: Duċk
Deep Forest Laptime: 136.010
NOTE: Review tested with S2s, laptime tested with R4s.
Exterior/History:
In the early 50s, VW was well known to build cars, that were reliable and fuel efficient for the average man. Although their cars were good, people wanted a classier, more beautiful car to ride in. The higher powers of Volkswagen thought itd be smart to build an elegant high class car, a car that would be on everyones want list.
So, Volkswagen contracted Karmann, a German coach builter. Then, Karmann asked Italian firm Ghia for a sports car design. Ghia dug up an already made, but unused one (it was originally made for Chrysler). Then they modified it so that it would fit on a slightly modified VW Beetle platform.
The VW executives were enthralled by the new concept. So, in August of 1955, they built the first Karmann Ghia. The public loved it, and so over 10,000 of them were sold the first year, wowing VW.
They loved the looks, the quality, the class in it. Yes, it isnt a true sports car, since it used the Beetles 36 HP 1.5 L Flat 4, but the great looks, the Beetle reliability, and the handcrafted body more than made up for it.
Unfortunately, the Karmann Ghia was discontinued in 1974, because of safety regulations and its sluggish sales. But it has (and still is) capturing peoples hearts. An owner of one has let me test out his 68 Karmann, for this day only. Its one of the few extensively modded ones, and since Im the tuner geek, it fits me well.
Thanks go to Wikipedia for the information of the history of this car.
The Good :
It is very nimble, and it can never understeer. At least not with my settings. The Ghia is easy to turn, and power through without losing power, which many low HP cars cant boast about. I can go very easily through the kink at Midfield Raceway without even slowing down. Getting its tail out isnt hard, but keeping it tucked in isnt a chore, thank God. Its rear will slide a bit, but not much. Pretty much, it excels in its handling
And the bad:
And theres a reason for that. The Karmann Ghia only has 110 HP, and thats with at least 90,000 Cr worth of engine upgrades put in. It has a weird powerband. Its torque peaks out at 2000 RPM, which youre past in the following seconds. Its HP peaks at 5000 RPM, and the redline ends at around 7500 RPM. That means if you shift to the highest scream, youll be flailing around where theres barely any power available. I have to look at the tachometer to make sure Im getting power. And then I cant concentrate on the road if Im always looking for when to shift. The top speed is 104 MPH. And the Karmann hits the redline when youre almost finished going down a straight. I could stretch the gears so it hits 115 like it could, but that means sacrificing acceleration. A lot of it. And we dont need that.
The braking was crappy, too. Seriously. When a car is going 100 MPH, it better stop real quickly. My Corvette C1, that is 15 years older than the this.
Conclusion:
Its Photomode fodder. Nothing more, nothing less. You can try to salvage it, for some good 2 player battles, but theres better cars for the job, like a Ford Ka and the Volkswagen Lupo. But you got to admit, it looks good in Photomode. It should make for some good pictures.
The set-up:
VW Karmann Ghia set-up
Thanks for reading, and please comment!!!
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Excellent report, Duck. Your pictures really do it justice.
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I'd just like to announce. It is ekmatt9, but I got a new GTP User Name. So in my Golf video I am doing and in the report, you will see ekmatt9 as the names.
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