[DML] PRVs on Parade

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All

Last Friday saw possibly the most complete collection of PRV engines 
assembled in one place ever. Organised by the Renault Alpine Owners 
Club, we had a 3 mile circuit at Bruntingthorpe proving ground all to 
ourselves. This includes a 2 mile runway that's 60m wide, so plenty of 
room to make mistakes, and no speed limit!

The cars in attendance were:

Alpine A310 (2.7 carb odd-fire)
Chris Hawes' 81 DeLorean (2.8 K-jet odd-fire)
Alpine GTA V6 Turbo (2.5 turbo even fire)
Venturi Atlantique 300 (3 litre 12v turbo even fire)
Venturi 400GT (3 litre 24v twin turbo - the monster!)

I had the pleasure of a ride in all the cars, and ignoring the wet 
surface on which all the turbo cars were wheelspinning quite badly, it 
was a riot. I'd like to categorically state that anyone who genuinely 
wants to put a 400hp PRV in a DeLorean is just plain nuts :-)

The 310 and the DeLorean were very closely matched, except for the 310 
being lighter and more nimble - the good old fashioned power-to-weight 
problem.

http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3252.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3253.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3255.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3256.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3258.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3260.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3262.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3263.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3264.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3265.JPG
http://www.venturi-owners.co.uk/pics/DSCN3266.JPG

Martin
www.delorean.co.uk
www.venturi-owners.co.uk




To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address:
moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx

For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com

To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/