Handbrake turn
Discussion
I haven't done a handbrake turn for years! It was a regular occurrence between the ages of 17 and 20. Then I got a company car and they kind of drifted away gradually. I don't think the BMW will be impressed if I attempt it. I may have to borrow my Sisters Fabia and relive my youth with a quick handbrake turn!
Limpet said:
Handbrakes on cars now are generally a bit crap for this kind of thing, and that's the ones that aren't electronic. My mk2 Cav SRi seemed particularly good at them, and finished off with a good rolling burnout. I was a dick to that car, and it never broke. Amazing.
They were good :nod:My dad had a Rover 800 Vitesse which was also good as long as you kept about 5000 rpm when you released the clutch having completed the turn. It was the earlier revvy V6 version rather than the torquey turbo four cylinder.
That car was a fighter. And I seem to remember that the Michelins were quite expensive....
Not had much success with hand-brake turns. The most memorable one was on the way back from the pub late one evening. Dark country lane, fortified by alcohol and with the hand-brake lever goading me, it just seemed like a good idea at the time... Bang and into a ditch.
Unfortunately I wasn't driving at the time...
Unfortunately I wasn't driving at the time...
My old Morgan +4 was good at that stuff, a big handbrake lever on a "fly off" type hand brake was ideal.
Talking about number of spins, I had a big lose one night in this,
At about 8.00 PM, in an endurance race at the old Gold Coast Surfers Paradise circuit, the car in front of me put a rod out through the sump, dropping about 3 gallons of oil right round the 125 MPH corner under the bridge at the end of the main straight. I could not see the oil, & neither could the flag marshals.
When I felt it going I locked it up solid, & it spun like a top, right around the corner staying on the oil all the way.
Some bloke in the pits later reckoned he counted my headlights rotate 12 times. I don't believe a word of it. I doubt it went round more than 7 or 8 times.
Talking about number of spins, I had a big lose one night in this,
At about 8.00 PM, in an endurance race at the old Gold Coast Surfers Paradise circuit, the car in front of me put a rod out through the sump, dropping about 3 gallons of oil right round the 125 MPH corner under the bridge at the end of the main straight. I could not see the oil, & neither could the flag marshals.
When I felt it going I locked it up solid, & it spun like a top, right around the corner staying on the oil all the way.
Some bloke in the pits later reckoned he counted my headlights rotate 12 times. I don't believe a word of it. I doubt it went round more than 7 or 8 times.
LotusOmega375D said:
Is that a cine camera on the front of your 275GTB?
If so it must have been like a modern-day dash cam.
Yes. The car was part of a 3 Ferrari team, it, an LM250, & a P4. I was supposed to get film of the other 2 cars, & other top contenders in the race.If so it must have been like a modern-day dash cam.
Only 2 problems. The camera was fixed, so I had to point the whole car at what ever I wanted to film. It only had 3 minutes of film, so I had to flick the reversing light toggle switch it was wired through, to start the thing, & again to turn it off, to save film. You could say it was an early attempt at an in car camera,
Even worse after nearly crashing a few times flicking switches, while trying to hold the car sideways, we found a rock had gone through the camera lens after just 3 seconds of filming.
Would you believe, in 1968 we considered the LM250 to be "the old nail", & did not want to have to drive it. What is it worth today?
Edited by Hasbeen on Wednesday 22 October 06:35
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