In order to put the multi-threaded question of - whether to SS or not - to bed with some empirical evidence, I'd like to set up a 'Top Gear' challenge.

Jimbro1000 is the closest thing we have to The Stig (he may well be him/it), so I would like to offer the use of my A500SS for a few laps the next time he takes his NP A500 to the track.

I'll be as flexible as possible with logistics etc as I'd be interested to see the true difference the SS kit makes - all other things being equal.

Are you up for it Jimbro1000?

Interesting! If Jimbro1000 is as good as you are stating and he is driving the SS you will need an "as good" driver to drive the standard car, or as I stated "a good driver of the standard will make the difference up over the SS"
If you cant find like for like you should put Jimbro in the standard car with the less inexperienced driver driver the SS, then you will see that my comment is either true or false.

The challenge is on.

Old Stig has returned from the depths though

Blueey,  I believe Hozepipe's idea is that Jimbro drives against the clock, not another driver.  Compare lap times.

Blueey,  I believe Hozepipe's idea is that Jimbro drives against the clock, not another driver.  Compare lap times.

Perhaps a side by side, driving at 40 and then foot down test (in other words in-gear acceleration). Don't need hard and fast timings just "a cars length when we hit 60" type stats.

As we have said before, its not just about the acceleration. The car needs to go around a track to show the value for money that the kit provides or else the "re-map" brigade will just start up about buying a resistor of e-bay for £2.50 and that will do the job 

Blueey,  I believe Hozepipe's idea is that Jimbro drives against the clock, not another driver.  Compare lap times.

That's no good, it will not prove the point that a good driver can make up the difference between the two cars. Doing it with the same driver will only show the obvious.

I've no idea what you're talking about, Blueey.  Hozepipe wants to see the difference between NP and SS.  Not different drivers.

I thought he was trying to find out if the SS conversion is worth having. As there is some debate as to the the conversions worth, and some like me think a good driver could claw back the small increase in performance the SS has, a track test as I suggested would answer the question once and for all.