Respectable trackday lap time for Silverstone GP Arena.
Discussion
Mitch911 said:
Awesome laps 
Here is an old comparison of my in GT4 vs 6GT3. Sadly the 6GT3 lap was interrupted by traffic at end of hanger straight and again over the start finish line. For hanger straight I did some video trickery to realign the videos.
The GT4 was running at 2.26 and 996 GT3 looks very similar (iirc vbox ideal lap was 2.26/2.25)
https://youtu.be/btJt5SzopPA
TrackTwit said:
v8bloke said:
TrackTwit said:
2.17 in a 675 LT this week.
Can we see the video?That's mega quick.
We were discussing what kind of pace is possible in the faster cars like 991 RS and 675 LT but (naturally) quite rare to see one being pushed to its limits or any video or vbox trace from the car.
LaSource said:
Awesome. That's in a totally different category. Any video?
Here's a 2.08 ... Lost a little time towards the end.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drhbp7KvUak
This is a better lap, but it's on the International during a race rather than a GP trackday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MxrA-KlFA
Edited by Willbee on Tuesday 29th November 17:48
Edited by Willbee on Tuesday 29th November 17:48
Willbee said:
Here's a 2.08 ... Lost a little time towards the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drhbp7KvUak
This is a better lap, but it's on the International during a race rather than a GP trackday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MxrA-KlFA
Loved the video, having only experienced tin tops, it's amazing. Not the speed, but the lack of speed reduction on entry to any corner. I am just wondering how big the impact would be if I tried corner entry speeds like that in my car. You'd hear the bang in Wiltshire. Respect to driver and Radical.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drhbp7KvUak
This is a better lap, but it's on the International during a race rather than a GP trackday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MxrA-KlFA
I was at Silverstone yesterday and they were using the 'historic' GP layout which basically uses a much faster sweeping curve through Vale instead of the 90 degree left (believe the tarmac was being resurfaced at traditional Vale).
It may be a small change buy boy does it change the complexion of the whole Vale to Club complex - yes it becomes another complex like maggots/becketts/chappel. So you can take the entry fast, compromise a little in the middle, and then try to exit club as best as possible. It makes Silverstone feel much more like a great mix of technical, high speed, low speed, etc. Just missing more elevation changes
It also wreaks havoc with your 'muscle memory' in the beginning as you are used to going straight on to the 90 degree left and more than once I almost ran on onto the tyre 'fence' at Vale.
The entry into the historic vale is also a little blind as the circuit dips just as you approach it.
Overall it definitely quickens the circuit. I guess somewhere between 2-4 seconds. I ran a 2:24 in a 996 RS on old tyres...which I estimate would be at best 2:26 on the tranditional circuit.
It may be a small change buy boy does it change the complexion of the whole Vale to Club complex - yes it becomes another complex like maggots/becketts/chappel. So you can take the entry fast, compromise a little in the middle, and then try to exit club as best as possible. It makes Silverstone feel much more like a great mix of technical, high speed, low speed, etc. Just missing more elevation changes
It also wreaks havoc with your 'muscle memory' in the beginning as you are used to going straight on to the 90 degree left and more than once I almost ran on onto the tyre 'fence' at Vale.
The entry into the historic vale is also a little blind as the circuit dips just as you approach it.
Overall it definitely quickens the circuit. I guess somewhere between 2-4 seconds. I ran a 2:24 in a 996 RS on old tyres...which I estimate would be at best 2:26 on the tranditional circuit.
loggyboy said:
Cant be that historic as the Bridge segment isn't there anymore!
I think the 'historic' tag is not about the circuit (the layout is not all that historic) but more about the type of cars that use them. The layout is I believe mainly used for historic car racing where the abrupt 90 deg stop and turn is perhaps a bit too harsh on the cars...Massively improves the track. Hateful corner that one, probably one of the least enjoyable corners in the country. The historic cut creates a really nice challenge as well, once you get the hang of it its really awesome fun. Personally I think all track days should use that cut and just leave the sharp left to the F1 boys.
Silverstone could be further improved with a similar cut around the loop another useless corner.
Silverstone could be further improved with a similar cut around the loop another useless corner.
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