"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
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Trevor Wilson wrote:

The local car show on TV punted a number of cars around a race track and
the
figures are as follows:

Porsche 911 - 54:23 Sec
Subaru WRX STi - 54:29
BMW M5 - 55:70
Ford XR6 Turbo - 56:90
Commodore HSV Clubsport R8 - 57:29 (VERY similar to the Monaro)
HSV Maloo R8 - 57:59
Mini Cooper S - 57:67
Audi TT 3.2 DSG - 58:17

Compare Top Gear's times ( driven by a racing driver ) here....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/powerlaps/

Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
Porsche 911 Carrera S - 1.28.9 (very wet
Subaru Impreza STI - 1.30.1
Vauxhall Monaro VXR - 1.30.1
Porsche 911 turbo - 1.31.0

What's an HSV Maloo btw ?

**This:

http://www.hsv.com.au/cars/vz/main.a...ain/maloo.html


Very popular with young tradesmen and farmers. Maloo is the Aboriginal word,
meaning 'Thunder'. I guess you can figure out the rest: 6 Litre V8, 300kW, a
poor weight balance, etc.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au