CD Radical Day, 30th July
Discussion
I've just signed up for a Radical taster day being organised by Circuit Driver mag - think we're going to be sampling the range, so hopefully a few laps in each of the SR4, SR3, SR3 Turbo and Clubsport.
Any of you experienced chappies got any tips for novice Radical drivers?
Thanks,
AdrianR
p.s. In case anyone was wondering, this isn't a sneaky plug, it was subscriber only and is sold out already.
Any of you experienced chappies got any tips for novice Radical drivers?
Thanks,
AdrianR
p.s. In case anyone was wondering, this isn't a sneaky plug, it was subscriber only and is sold out already.
nildram said:
Enjoy! Tips are:
1) Change up without the clutch.
2) Change down WITH the clutch. :-)
3) Don't crash.
Didn't do (1), but managed (2) and (3). They slapped a rev limit on us which limited driving enjoyment a bit but then again I guess they didn't want us fluffing downchanges and buzzing the engines.
Got a few full on laps with Mick Hyde in his SR4 on slicks which was neck-wrenching, and some seemingly calmer ones with Nick ?? (sorry forgot surname in the excitement) in an SR3 on road tyres.
Didn't buy one though
AdrianR
I went to this and whilst I thought it was good the imposition of the rev limit, though justified, somewhat hampered my enjoyment of the day.
The initial "instructor" laps and the drive yourself laps were so obviously way below the envelope of the car's performance that I actually came away with the perception that the car's are almost too competent.
I loved the sequential shift but we were not allowed to sample the delights of clutchless shifting which again was a shame.
Having said all that, I would be seriously tempted, especially as they managed to quell some of the fears over 20 hour rebuild cycles and that kind of thing. I just can't help thinking that it was a bit of missed opportunity.
The only other thing (I am not really a moaning old git but it did nothing to improve my opinion of Bruntingthorpe as a track - I am sure they could make it more interesting - that long, wide back straight s crying out for some work!
The initial "instructor" laps and the drive yourself laps were so obviously way below the envelope of the car's performance that I actually came away with the perception that the car's are almost too competent.
I loved the sequential shift but we were not allowed to sample the delights of clutchless shifting which again was a shame.
Having said all that, I would be seriously tempted, especially as they managed to quell some of the fears over 20 hour rebuild cycles and that kind of thing. I just can't help thinking that it was a bit of missed opportunity.
The only other thing (I am not really a moaning old git
but it did nothing to improve my opinion of Bruntingthorpe as a track - I am sure they could make it more interesting - that long, wide back straight s crying out for some work!Had I not had the ride with Mick, I'd have thought the same - everything else was just driven/demonstrated too slowly to catch the imagination. Even the SR3 with Nick seemed a bit tame, but I put that down to tyres.
That said, if I had tried to drive the way Mick did over just a few laps then I would probably have embarrassed myself or damaged something. What would be ideal would be a bit more seat time in a relaxed atmosphere to build up the pace gradually.
And yes, at a proper circuit, not a bumpy old runway. The SR3 Turbo (which did few runs before it broke) was showering its occupants with fragments of splitter on the back straight.
AdrianR
That said, if I had tried to drive the way Mick did over just a few laps then I would probably have embarrassed myself or damaged something. What would be ideal would be a bit more seat time in a relaxed atmosphere to build up the pace gradually.
And yes, at a proper circuit, not a bumpy old runway. The SR3 Turbo (which did few runs before it broke) was showering its occupants with fragments of splitter on the back straight.
AdrianR
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