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11-21-2007, 06:38 AM
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  | Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record  The Caparo T1 is the closest thing to a street-legal F1 car money can buy, well it will be once the thing actually goes on sale, and it’s just proven it’s the fastest kid on the block by setting a new record around the Top Gear test track. The two-seater set a new lap record time of 1:10.6, an astonishing seven seconds quicker than a modified Koenigsegg CCX which held the previous record. There is a catch, however. Top Gear specified that in order to appear on the board, cars must be capable of driving over a speed bump. In their opinion, the T1 would not have been able to do this and was subsequently removed from the top of the leader board. The model tested was a final engineering test-mule without adjustable ride height and electronic active driver control systems, which will be standard on the production models. Interestingly, the T1’s time was also better than the unofficial time of 1:12.8 set by the Ultima GTR last month. Source: Motor Authority » Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear's lap record 
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11-21-2007, 06:52 AM
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record This is the 3rd repost on this subject. We know the time from the TOP GEAR official tread. So it could go even faster. |
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record IE, look here: Quote:
It was posted today on Motorauthority, so? If you don't want to discuss it, stay away from this thread and that's it. OK?
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record I guess this was to be expected considering the type of vehicle this is. It is pretty much a racing car for the street. M
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record Quote:
can we still make new threads about it.. without them being closed for reposts? 
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record My point/confusion exactly. |
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record Artist, this news was published today on several web sites as newest news, that's why i've posted. Plus, for me it's a news, didn't know for that. Plus, i haven't seen a single thread with that title. You can post if it wasn't posted already, i mean if there's no thread dedicated to that news. In Top Gear thread you were posting videos, no text, no details that are included in this MA article. You well know what we close and delete, a real repost. This here? That ain't classic repost.
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| Re: Caparo T1 smashes Top Gear’s lap record im still confused though..but okay..
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