RE: Ariel Atom 'ring lap: Time For Tea?
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The Atom looked a handful. I can`t imagine it`s easy getting heat into the tyres, even on a day like that.
Out of the slow corners, Dale just left me for dead. once we were up to speed in the medium to high speed stuff, I could keep up, but to say that was his first lap in an unfamiliar car, I thought he drove it bloody well to be honest.
I`ve owned the Golf for a lot longer, whilst this was my first trip to the ring in it for a couple of years and the first since I added boost over the winter, I`m still comfortable driving it. Boost was kept low as I needed reliability. Next trip MAY may see it turned up a touch.
Glorious weather, a bit of traffic to make it interesting and a lap with someone you know so you can press on.. Brilliant ! . Roll on DN11
Out of the slow corners, Dale just left me for dead. once we were up to speed in the medium to high speed stuff, I could keep up, but to say that was his first lap in an unfamiliar car, I thought he drove it bloody well to be honest.
I`ve owned the Golf for a lot longer, whilst this was my first trip to the ring in it for a couple of years and the first since I added boost over the winter, I`m still comfortable driving it. Boost was kept low as I needed reliability. Next trip MAY may see it turned up a touch.
Glorious weather, a bit of traffic to make it interesting and a lap with someone you know so you can press on.. Brilliant ! . Roll on DN11
sideways man said:
He said the handling was very twitchy,and even he spun one during his first laps.
^^ It looked frightening both from driver's seat and from behind (from Golf footage). And a lot of slower traffic too (!) Scary stuff.Can't help thinking that a well set-up R400 would be a much better, more planted drive all round... (?)
Edited by Gixer_fan on Tuesday 8th July 23:33
Dale Lomas said:
And here's the onboard from Nige's Golf behind me!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c04bw4FZDWE
Great car & driving.... look forward to seeing a lap on full boost !At around 4.50 into the video I bet the passengers clack-valve was going 'sixpence-half a crown' to say the very least.
Very twitchy IMHO, and having seen the Golf , I'd rather have that in my garage; innocuous shonky--looking VW, a bit of a Q-car.
Excellent driving, especially the above mentioned dabs of oppo!
Very twitchy IMHO, and having seen the Golf , I'd rather have that in my garage; innocuous shonky--looking VW, a bit of a Q-car.
Excellent driving, especially the above mentioned dabs of oppo!
Another thumbs up for the following golf, you expect the Atom to wag its arse around and be loud but not for a fairly typical looking* hatchback to be catching it with relative ease!
(* I know its not typical but seems every Golf or Astra around here had an accident in a Demon Tweaks warehouse)
(* I know its not typical but seems every Golf or Astra around here had an accident in a Demon Tweaks warehouse)
scubadude said:
Another thumbs up for the following golf, you expect the Atom to wag its arse around and be loud but not for a fairly typical looking* hatchback to be catching it with relative ease!
(* I know its not typical but seems every Golf or Astra around here had an accident in a Demon Tweaks warehouse)
That Golf has had years of homebrew development, Nige is a genius and quite inventive when it comes to spannering, concentrating on handling before going wild with power.(* I know its not typical but seems every Golf or Astra around here had an accident in a Demon Tweaks warehouse)
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