Hot Laps Challenge
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Caught a glimpse of this at Brent Cross today: Hot Laps Challenge in a Mazda RX-8 or MX-5; anyone take part?
They're looking for a champion. Anyone tried this?
They're looking for a champion. Anyone tried this?
Hi, I wondered if anyone on here would post.
I went along on Saturday morning. It's been advertised in the London free papers so I was expecting it to be quite busy, but basically turned up and I was having a go within 15 minutes.
You get one lap to drive the course and work out where it goes, then two timed laps, one in each car. You have to do the whole thing in second gear, and they make time additions or deductions for driving style (use of throttle, steering inputs etc.)
Was good fun, although the two tight corners in second wasn't the ideal gear and the car struggled to pick up (esp the RX-8), the MX-5 was generally a second quicker.
They then let you do a passenger lap in the RX-8 with some sort of drift merchant behind the wheel, but I couldn't be bothered with that.
It's on again this weekend coming, so might be worth having a go. Prize is a trackday at Donnington, so there's not a huge amount on offer, but it is free (and they give you a hat!)
EDITED to say - they don't have my times on the website - not impressed!
I went along on Saturday morning. It's been advertised in the London free papers so I was expecting it to be quite busy, but basically turned up and I was having a go within 15 minutes.
You get one lap to drive the course and work out where it goes, then two timed laps, one in each car. You have to do the whole thing in second gear, and they make time additions or deductions for driving style (use of throttle, steering inputs etc.)
Was good fun, although the two tight corners in second wasn't the ideal gear and the car struggled to pick up (esp the RX-8), the MX-5 was generally a second quicker.
They then let you do a passenger lap in the RX-8 with some sort of drift merchant behind the wheel, but I couldn't be bothered with that.
It's on again this weekend coming, so might be worth having a go. Prize is a trackday at Donnington, so there's not a huge amount on offer, but it is free (and they give you a hat!)
EDITED to say - they don't have my times on the website - not impressed!
Edited by BalhamLotus on Monday 23 July 22:18
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