Spa Francorchamps 21/22 this month

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Anyone at spa next weekend ?

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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 .
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FlyingTrotter said:

No kidding - were they owner driven cars ? I didn't make it to Spa last year - first year missed for a while and that clip certainly makes me want to get back there

yes sir owner driven cars

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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

Edited by wtdoom on Wednesday 25th March 21:36

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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 saw a couple cars go rumbling , looked very bumpy to say the least . Top bloke is Mr wilds !

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Told you the 918 was a treacherous old buzzard , bit me 8 times . That was I think the second time

Damn the gt still sounds so good , after all these years still gives me goosebumps

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braddo said:

I see what you mean about the spinning top.

Awesome stuff.

PAH ! That was mild , I nearly dropped it properly at blanchimont 2