Took my S to a track yesterday
03-02-2003, 08:21 AM
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Took my S to a track yesterday
Amazing! 
Bedford Autodrome was the venue which is a great track with lots of grass and tarmac run off areas.
The brakes on the S when really pushed are absolutely phenominal! Only a porshe 911, a lotus elise and a radical braked better. No significant brake fade either.
Span off a few times which was GREAT FUN!
Got the hang of powerslidiing the car including a powerslide at 100mph which was pushed an inch too far and ended up spinning! VERY exciting at 100mph spinning round
I would advise anyone to do a track or airfield day as it's sooooo much fun.
Going to do more that's definite!
Bedford Autodrome was the venue which is a great track with lots of grass and tarmac run off areas.
The brakes on the S when really pushed are absolutely phenominal! Only a porshe 911, a lotus elise and a radical braked better. No significant brake fade either.
Span off a few times which was GREAT FUN!
Got the hang of powerslidiing the car including a powerslide at 100mph which was pushed an inch too far and ended up spinning! VERY exciting at 100mph spinning round
I would advise anyone to do a track or airfield day as it's sooooo much fun.
Going to do more that's definite!
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sounds like a brill day out
03-03-2003, 12:21 AM
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Have to agree, you haven't driven the S2000 properly until you've tracked it.
Dracoro, would you be interested in a day at a 'proper' circuit if I organised it in a month or two?
Dracoro, would you be interested in a day at a 'proper' circuit if I organised it in a month or two?
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03-03-2003, 03:05 AM
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MarkB - Yup, definitely.
I like Bedford as it's safe with loads of run off so you can experiment more with nothing to hit.
Drove past Brands on the way back to have a look but there seems to much to hit there.
I like Bedford as it's safe with loads of run off so you can experiment more with nothing to hit.
Drove past Brands on the way back to have a look but there seems to much to hit there.
03-03-2003, 04:57 AM
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Right, I'll have a look aound.
My idea is to do a track day at a circuit which I haven't been to but will be racing at this year - that way I get to learn the lines for racing. It probably won't be for a couple of months because I'm skint at the moment from getting the race car ready, so I'm thinking May/June time.
The only circuit I'm not too keen to take the S on is Cadwell - apart from it being in the middle of nowhere, it's a bit tight and twisty and with not enough run off for a road car.
Brands is one of the better UK tracks for runoff, Brands and Mallory were top of my list of possibles...
My idea is to do a track day at a circuit which I haven't been to but will be racing at this year - that way I get to learn the lines for racing. It probably won't be for a couple of months because I'm skint at the moment from getting the race car ready, so I'm thinking May/June time.
The only circuit I'm not too keen to take the S on is Cadwell - apart from it being in the middle of nowhere, it's a bit tight and twisty and with not enough run off for a road car.
Brands is one of the better UK tracks for runoff, Brands and Mallory were top of my list of possibles...