Spa-Francorchamps - Your Lap Times in your cars...

Spa-Francorchamps - Your Lap Times in your cars...

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osmiumOs76

6 posts

115 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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James.S

585 posts

211 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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jonnyleroux said:
2m 45s in a 2009 Caterham R300 on road tyres (Avon CR500's)

(potato quality) video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1pLZsmiHAQ

Jonny
BaT
I was quicker but qauli doesn't count in lap records....bummer. 2.45.33 in 2009 R300. 'Twas a dramatic weekend at the best circuit in the world.

terenceb

1,488 posts

170 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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3:08, BUT in my defence it was in my then fia race MGB.Had all of150bhp and Dunlop historic tyres fitted.Modern, sticky low profile tyres shoulf equate to around four seconds less.
Pleased to say the the modern cars I now use are considerably faster.lol

reynardfvl

36 posts

171 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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You missed out this year in the Mag7 race at Spa James! Very close racing

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

213 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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terenceb said:
3:08, BUT in my defence it was in my then fia race MGB.Had all of150bhp and Dunlop historic tyres fitted.Modern, sticky low profile tyres shoulf equate to around four seconds less.
Pleased to say the the modern cars I now use are considerably faster.lol
Thats lovely I hope mine looks like that..... modern cars don't slide around as much though on the stickier rubber. As an aside I didn't think the brake cooling holes were allowed as per appendix K or is this another not supposed to have but everyone has it?

terenceb

1,488 posts

170 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Thank you PB, but you are correct about the brake ducts.They got me a Red Dot on my papers (despite it not being an fia sanctioned event).
Car has since been sold and replaced by a mk2Capri 3.1ltr.Just getting it ready as and when my work allows.

cwin

953 posts

218 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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reynardfvl said:
You missed out this year in the Mag7 race at Spa James! Very close racing
Just come back from the Spa Summer classic, Danny ran a 2:36 in the Caterham on road legal Avon ZZRs then drove the car back to the hotel,




keep it lit

3,388 posts

166 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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cwin said:
reynardfvl said:
You missed out this year in the Mag7 race at Spa James! Very close racing
Just come back from the Spa Summer classic, Danny ran a 2:36 in the Caterham on road legal Avon ZZRs then drove the car back to the hotel,



well done lads!! smile

spadriver

1,488 posts

170 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Good result, was the car driven to a trailer at the hotel?
2003 I drove my B to and from Spa,2 qualifying sessins plus two races =1 set of front pads but it didn't miss a beat.
bte, I got a 'red dot ' on my fia papers for the front valance but it was changed for the correct version before my next race at Silerstone the following w/end.

cwin

953 posts

218 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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spadriver said:
Good result, was the car driven to a trailer at the hotel?
2003 I drove my B to and from Spa,2 qualifying sessins plus two races =1 set of front pads but it didn't miss a beat.
bte, I got a 'red dot ' on my fia papers for the front valance but it was changed for the correct version before my next race at Silerstone the following w/end.
Thanks, yes driven back to the hotel about 20 klms away, we did the drive it from the uk, race it,drive it home a few years ago in a 328 Ferarri and had the same result, 2 race wins and lap record for class.
This time I had to take a friends car as well as my parents in a trailer I adapted my self.

Picture taken from inform of our hotel before heading off home,





spadriver

1,488 posts

170 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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De la Cascade? We always used to stay there-room 18 .The owner knew that to be our favorite so used to hold it till we booked.

cwin

953 posts

218 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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spadriver said:
De la Cascade? We always used to stay there-room 18 .The owner knew that to be our favorite so used to hold it till we booked.
Haha,, that's the room we always reserve and stay in, been going there for the last 6 years on the trot.

When did the circuit change its layout, was it in 2008 when they moved the bus stop chicane back ?

spadriver

1,488 posts

170 months

Saturday 4th July 2015
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Thats quite amazing! Not been there for around ten years now, we stay with friends-five mins away. Is Felixe still running it? His father was very very knowledgeable of F1, lovely guy.Many late night sessions just listening to some of his tales about Graham Hill, Dan Gurney et al.
Think it was 08 they started buggering around with the layout-the original was way way better albeit a little tighter but much more enjoyable.

Edited by spadriver on Saturday 4th July 15:08

LaSource

2,622 posts

207 months

Sunday 5th July 2015
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2.53ish in a 996 GT3 with traffic on a couple of corners.

https://youtu.be/Zx5EBmtm3V8

juansolo

3,012 posts

277 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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Best I've had is a 2.40 from earlier in the day (from the internal logger). Just threw a camera in for a session later. As our part worn slicks we get were already starting to go off so the best I could do was a 2:42 (lifting for Blanchimont for a start, which you don't need to do when they're newer). Vbox is obv bouncing around a bit through Eau Rouge as the G and speed is all over the place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJKOLCxkZQ

Someone with more talent, commitment and better tyres would be going a lot quicker than me in this car wink

Edited by juansolo on Monday 6th July 08:32

spadriver

1,488 posts

170 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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Anyone else watched the rsrnurburg video of the 918 at Spa? It has the time of 3:07, not sure if thats the video length or laptime, but its worth watching just for the line over Le Radillion;) He wouldnt have taken that line a few months back!!!

LaSource

2,622 posts

207 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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LaSource said:
2.53ish in a 996 GT3 with traffic on a couple of corners.

https://youtu.be/Zx5EBmtm3V8
Now 2.52 smile
...still room for improvement

https://youtu.be/54yMOIbJ79A

mgv8dave

826 posts

212 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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3.08 Tiger Avon 2.0 Zetec best this year so far

boxsey

3,574 posts

209 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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LaSource said:
LaSource said:
2.53ish in a 996 GT3 with traffic on a couple of corners.

https://youtu.be/Zx5EBmtm3V8
Now 2.52 smile
...still room for improvement

https://youtu.be/54yMOIbJ79A
Nice! Great couple of days it turned out to be. smile

cwin

953 posts

218 months

Thursday 9th July 2015
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LaSource said:
Now 2.52 smile
...still room for improvement

https://youtu.be/54yMOIbJ79A
Nice lap, lovely sounding engine, what tyres are you on Pilot sports ?