Made a pillok of myself today - but it was fun
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So, did Top Gear circuit this afternoon blah, blah, very jolly.
By the back of the circuit office a whole sea of contractors and folk came out to ogle the wasp coloured bellowing Ult. Bad news was that I had to do a five point turn on a slope to avoid cars and stuff. However due to the p0xy carb I stalled it twice. (not my incompetance of course)
What was so wonderful was that on each stall there was great hoots of laughter and smiling faces.
Seems one of the highs of Ultima ownership is that nobody reacts negatively and understands it's just a bit of fun. Wot joy!!!!!!
Had I stalled in the old TNPmobile there would have been some VERY rude gestures (you know the ones I mean)
By the back of the circuit office a whole sea of contractors and folk came out to ogle the wasp coloured bellowing Ult. Bad news was that I had to do a five point turn on a slope to avoid cars and stuff. However due to the p0xy carb I stalled it twice. (not my incompetance of course)
What was so wonderful was that on each stall there was great hoots of laughter and smiling faces.
Seems one of the highs of Ultima ownership is that nobody reacts negatively and understands it's just a bit of fun. Wot joy!!!!!!
Had I stalled in the old TNPmobile there would have been some VERY rude gestures (you know the ones I mean)
Lap times weren't of interest yesterday - don't think I ever actually used full gas as I was absolutely intent on being as mechanically sympathetic as possible. It was an experience to find out whether me and the Ultima can have a long and meaningful relationship together, learning about the car and finding out if it had any foul and nasty habits etc.
The car had wibbly wobbly full soft road suspension settings and some horrid Goodyear fronts. Apart from lurid, squeally understeer the car was impecably behaved. Considering the horses, awesome rear grip.
My half hearted best effort was 1.29 I think, but Graham says the car is easily capable of 1.20 with some tyres and tweaks. Driver training and some left foot braking tuition from the Stig to quell the understeer very much needed if I am to acheive a 1.20.....
Hitting the 6000 rev limit chip top speed was 170 and still accelerating like a good un
The car had wibbly wobbly full soft road suspension settings and some horrid Goodyear fronts. Apart from lurid, squeally understeer the car was impecably behaved. Considering the horses, awesome rear grip.
My half hearted best effort was 1.29 I think, but Graham says the car is easily capable of 1.20 with some tyres and tweaks. Driver training and some left foot braking tuition from the Stig to quell the understeer very much needed if I am to acheive a 1.20.....
Hitting the 6000 rev limit chip top speed was 170 and still accelerating like a good un
How did you find hammerhead? I had buckets of understeer there, but found it was driving style rather than car set up. Now when I set the car up for the corner, I turn microns after full breaking at the point where the fronts have the best grip they are going to get, feed the power on as the car starts to pitch up and then slide the back out to get round. Works for me.
Pete
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Pete,
Most of the understeer and all the other errors due to totally crap technique on my part. (I'm still a novice) It's going to take some serious effort to catch you chaps up!!!!!
But kinel don't these cars go
Mines just a cooking road car - what the heck must the 720 demonstrator be like - gasp.
Pete
Edited by LuckyP on Wednesday 21st May 11:04
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Pete,
Most of the understeer and all the other errors due to totally crap technique on my part. (I'm still a novice) It's going to take some serious effort to catch you chaps up!!!!!
But kinel don't these cars go
Mines just a cooking road car - what the heck must the 720 demonstrator be like - gasp.gtr-gaz said:
Rusti Evo said:
Hitting the 6000 rev limit chip top speed was 170 and still accelerating like a good un
Nice one Stuart 
The acceleration on these cars is just relentless!!
Glad you are getting to grips with it.
Yellow Peril obviously had a good builder
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