Shock as an E89 is lapped for the umpteenth time on the ring by a 50 year old alfa giulia!
Probably an underpowered 4-banger. The z4 that is
Ffwd to 1.22 for the slick manouvre.....
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E89 lapped by 50 yr old Giulia
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Those Giulia's are actually surprisingly fast and handle exceedingly well even for a 50 year old car, and particularly so if breathed upon by a keen Alfa restorer. Plus, didn't look like the Z was really trying that hard!
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Was the zed stuck in first of something! If it went any slower you could of gone past him on your pedal bike Chris!
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The E89 was on a cool down lap after slaughtering Z4M's all afternoon.....
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True!
I'm thinking poss his/her first ever lap there maybe tho?
I was the same and i think most whove been there have had exactly the same 'first ring lap' nerves. trying to stay on-track and outt of everyone's way. I was in an E46 M3 and corsa's were overtaking me
I'm just making excuses for them now- maybe he was just a timid b@stard who shouldnt be there in the first place
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Silly comparison. And what about the pretty white Alfa Sprint. Brings back memories. Those cars ran in SCCA F class. They were a lot of fun and sounded nice. I had a Giulia spyder. I wish I still had it for tracking . Very safe, very predictable 1860 pounds and about 110 H.P. The ultimate in driving a slow car fast. 0-60 in 10 seconds for the Veloce with the twin webers. 7500 RPM twin cam with good drum brakes. Noted a number of late fifties 300SLs also. Very beautiful low production cars did well in the Mille Miglia. 0-60 in the 7+ seconds. Tubular space frame but tricky snap oversteer. Skinny tires.
In good hands the E89 would and should blow the doors off of them without trying, but it is different now.
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In good hands the E89 would and should blow the doors off of them without trying, but it is different now.
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E89 lapped by 50 yr old Giulia
Probably on the phone to his mechanic, asking if there were any more ponies available back at the stables.