bennyboy
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So, I finally got round to doing my first 'proper' track day in the Turbo. I've done plenty of track days with work (in our own cars of course), but this was my first outing in something I own personally. So I was pretty nervous, but more to see how the car would cope rather than anything else.
It's a neat little circuit, only 1.3 miles long or similar, and mostly turning right, but some tricky corners to negotiate. The first corner, Gerards, is a long, sweeping right-hander. I managed to spin here on my second outing, carrying too much speed and came off the throttle too quickly, and the back end came round in a lovely pirouette (spelling?). Managed to avoid hitting anything though. Strangely enough, my convidence grew after the spin?!
Other corners of interest are the devil's elbow, a very tight right hand hairpin with lots of camber, and then the following corner is a fast left hander down a considerable incline. This requires complete conviction or you simply drift off towards the edge of the track down the incline.
I went with a friend in his 964 putting out 320bhp, running KW's and R888's. So when he followed me out later in the afternoon, and then back in 10 laps later, stating that he couldn't keep up with me, I was absolutely thrilled!
The car behaved faultlessly, except for consuming about a litre of oil. My new pads took some time to bed in, but once sorted were extremely capable.
I was really chuffed with the car. Through the long right hander I was quicker than pretty much anything other than the Radicals, the car was just so beautifully balancable (a word?) on the throttle. Really can't say that the car needs anything to make it more enjoyable. Sure, R888's would make me quicker but then the car wouldn't be half as much fun to drive. I think ultimately more grip would also mean more stress on the chassis and suspension, so whilst I can completely understand using R888's in competition, I don't really see the merits at a track day when you want to enjoy the handling of your car?
Anyway, each to their own, and roll on Cadwell! (mind you, gotta pass the MOT this week first[:-]!)
It's a neat little circuit, only 1.3 miles long or similar, and mostly turning right, but some tricky corners to negotiate. The first corner, Gerards, is a long, sweeping right-hander. I managed to spin here on my second outing, carrying too much speed and came off the throttle too quickly, and the back end came round in a lovely pirouette (spelling?). Managed to avoid hitting anything though. Strangely enough, my convidence grew after the spin?!
Other corners of interest are the devil's elbow, a very tight right hand hairpin with lots of camber, and then the following corner is a fast left hander down a considerable incline. This requires complete conviction or you simply drift off towards the edge of the track down the incline.
I went with a friend in his 964 putting out 320bhp, running KW's and R888's. So when he followed me out later in the afternoon, and then back in 10 laps later, stating that he couldn't keep up with me, I was absolutely thrilled!
The car behaved faultlessly, except for consuming about a litre of oil. My new pads took some time to bed in, but once sorted were extremely capable.
I was really chuffed with the car. Through the long right hander I was quicker than pretty much anything other than the Radicals, the car was just so beautifully balancable (a word?) on the throttle. Really can't say that the car needs anything to make it more enjoyable. Sure, R888's would make me quicker but then the car wouldn't be half as much fun to drive. I think ultimately more grip would also mean more stress on the chassis and suspension, so whilst I can completely understand using R888's in competition, I don't really see the merits at a track day when you want to enjoy the handling of your car?
Anyway, each to their own, and roll on Cadwell! (mind you, gotta pass the MOT this week first[:-]!)
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