Drove the V12 Vantage S at Millbrook today
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Had a fabulous experience driving the V12S today (thank you HR Owen!).
What an amazing place, and what a stunning car.
We were "chauffeured" by Austin Kinsella from Aston who clearly knew the place like the back of his hand, and more importantly knew exactly how to get the best from the car.
He then (bravely) swapped seats, and let me go at it to the best of my abilities.
As a manual driver the gearshift took a fair bit of getting used to, but by the end of the session I felt that the "nodding dog" sensation on upshifts was becoming a bit less extreme.
The abilities of the car are simply outstanding, and to be honest you could probably spend most of the lap in 3rd and still have a very exciting time.
I bottled out at 156mph on the mile straight, but the pro got to 174, and didnt even look like he was trying.
Probably the single most enlightening and impressive part of the car for me however were the carbon ceramic brakes, which hauled you to zero from 150 in what seemed like no time at all.
Being driven by Austin on the hill circuit (think roller coaster with blind bends) was laugh out loud funny. and by the end Austin was well versed in Scottish expletives!!
Another marvellous moment was being overtaken by a McLaren P1 at huge velocity on the banked circuit.
All in all a fabulous day out, and one that I am very glad I did.
I had a lot of work stuff going on, and very nearly cancelled the invite.
Soooo glad I didn't.....
What an amazing place, and what a stunning car.
We were "chauffeured" by Austin Kinsella from Aston who clearly knew the place like the back of his hand, and more importantly knew exactly how to get the best from the car.
He then (bravely) swapped seats, and let me go at it to the best of my abilities.
As a manual driver the gearshift took a fair bit of getting used to, but by the end of the session I felt that the "nodding dog" sensation on upshifts was becoming a bit less extreme.
The abilities of the car are simply outstanding, and to be honest you could probably spend most of the lap in 3rd and still have a very exciting time.
I bottled out at 156mph on the mile straight, but the pro got to 174, and didnt even look like he was trying.
Probably the single most enlightening and impressive part of the car for me however were the carbon ceramic brakes, which hauled you to zero from 150 in what seemed like no time at all.
Being driven by Austin on the hill circuit (think roller coaster with blind bends) was laugh out loud funny. and by the end Austin was well versed in Scottish expletives!!
Another marvellous moment was being overtaken by a McLaren P1 at huge velocity on the banked circuit.
All in all a fabulous day out, and one that I am very glad I did.
I had a lot of work stuff going on, and very nearly cancelled the invite.
Soooo glad I didn't.....
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