Spa Francorchamps 21/22 this month
Discussion
Dakkon said:
The guy in the La Ferrari is clearly more confident around Spa, but the 918 does put its power down well on the damp track a few times the back of that Ferrari is stepping out pretty quickly.
the 918 was being driven for the first time on track ( since collection on the thursday) with every driving aid turned off . There was some very "interesting" behaving cars out there and traffic was a nightmare to get through . It was very difficult to capitalise on a lead gained , the risk reward ratio was skewed to say the least ( no offence to newbies and slower drivers , we all understand that its just a track day not a test day ) . It was impossible to just shoot down the inside of people like on a test day though and frankly inappropriate and unfair to others given the conditions . Johnny is a friend and we respect his overtaking guide lines . The 918 is faster through and out of corners , the la ferrari has a better top end . Condition were terrible and both cars suffered under braking ( hence the stupidly early braking zones ). The conditions were not up to a meaningful comparison . tyres went off very rapidly too after 4 / 5 mins ( they hadn't been adjusted enough ), 918 was like a spinning top early in the day , I counted at least 8 full on spins . If you could see in car footage of the 918 you would see how much correction was required , the wheel was never straight . It was awesome day out . Ask the observers , aston race cars and cup cars how confident the driver was around spa in his carrera gt on day 2 . 
a couple of pics
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|http://thumbsnap.com/Y6H09d2M[/url]Edited by wtdoom on Wednesday 25th March 21:35
wtdoom said:
I would like to add a massive thank you to Johnny and all the BAT team , absolutely fantastic , first class run event as always from Bookatrack
Yeah it was great couple days, I'll second the thanks to team BAT. Some epic laps with Mr Wilds in my GT2 once it dried out with best lap of 2.41, not bad for a humble road legal 911! Will get the videos uploaded sometime this week, one in particular will appeal to any Ukranians watching!Edited by wtdoom on Wednesday 25th March 21:36
spadriver said:
The old boy can still pedal then
One of the old school racers and a bloody nice bloke to know.
Did anyone take the wrong line out of EauRouge ?
I think I would rather have gone into the wall backwards than over those added sleepers! Looked like could be a painful experience for man and car!One of the old school racers and a bloody nice bloke to know.
Did anyone take the wrong line out of EauRouge ?
wtdoom said:
the 918 was being driven for the first time on track ( since collection on the thursday) with every driving aid turned off . There was some very "interesting" behaving cars out there and traffic was a nightmare to get through . It was very difficult to capitalise on a lead gained , the risk reward ratio was skewed to say the least ( no offence to newbies and slower drivers , we all understand that its just a track day not a test day ) . It was impossible to just shoot down the inside of people like on a test day though and frankly inappropriate and unfair to others given the conditions . Johnny is a friend and we respect his overtaking guide lines . The 918 is faster through and out of corners , the la ferrari has a better top end . Condition were terrible and both cars suffered under braking ( hence the stupidly early braking zones ). The conditions were not up to a meaningful comparison . tyres went off very rapidly too after 4 / 5 mins ( they hadn't been adjusted enough ), 918 was like a spinning top early in the day , I counted at least 8 full on spins . If you could see in car footage of the 918 you would see how much correction was required , the wheel was never straight . It was awesome day out . Ask the observers , aston race cars and cup cars how confident the driver was around spa in his carrera gt on day 2 .
a couple of pics
A couple of video clips at La Source of you guys (taken by one the guys with the 964 group):a couple of pics
Carrera GT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNU6SykrfA4
918
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CPJHH37lM
boxsey said:
A couple of video clips at La Source of you guys (taken by one the guys with the 964 group):
Carrera GT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNU6SykrfA4
918
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CPJHH37lM
The CGT howling a little:Carrera GT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNU6SykrfA4
918
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CPJHH37lM
https://vimeo.com/123021801
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