New arrival. Exige 410 Sport
Discussion
Morning all.
It's been a fairly busy few weeks for the Exige following a busy summer of track days and tinkering.
Firstly the car went to Hendy Performance in Eastleigh for a proper geo / track setup. It was more difficult than expected to find track settings for the 410/430 as not many people had done it, and those that had seemed to want to sit on the details (Andy Tims was a help I might add). After researching the CupR, Alias23 and other race car settings I settled for the following. It took a bit of reading to try to understand what the adjustments meant but we got there in the end:
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The height drop was a bit of a shock when I picked it up but luckily it gets up the driveway and over speedbumps without scraping the splitter.
Before:
After:
The Exige was a new thing for Hendy as far as projects go, but credit where credit is due they did a grand job:
The lad that worked on my car sets up Porsche race cars on the weekends so I left it with them with reasonable confidence that it would be done properly. All adjusted parts have been paint marked and we'll be back again soon for him to check it over after it's shakedown at Silverstone this week.
On that note, the 14th saw us at Silverstone on the GP circuit under blue skies and warm air. What....A...Day! The track was not overly busy and driving standards were exceptional. All in I managed 67 laps, using 3 tanks of fuel. It was my first time on the GP circuit and it took me most of the morning to get the hang of what is a very technical track. Once it did click, it was amazing.
The new setup was brilliant and with the good weather I felt really confident pushing the car over 1.5G in the corners (over 2 in some)..... and that's on 5500 mile / 9 track day old Cup2s. Straight line braking was greatly improved with minimal squirm and the car felt very well balanced at all speeds and under cornering. This is also the first time I've tracked the car using Race mode throughout the day, and I had no issues with slip or loss of traction at all. It just felt solid.
While not the fastest I could have been I was focussed on keeping it smooth and getting my lines right. 2m.38s consistently by lunch and the same in the afternoon with passengers. I really hope there's a dry day in October as I'm gagging to go back to improve on my performance.
Here's a couple of vids and some pics of the day.
https://youtu.be/NIumHxYKles
https://youtu.be/zqCpHv_SaQE
Once home there was the inevitable clean up job:
On the subject of rubber:
You just can't kill these. That's probably 1500-1800 track miles and still life in them. Obviously they've now seen a a few heat cycles, but in managing the pressures on track they've done remarkably well and will likely continue to do so once the debris scrubs off. Brilliant tyre!
It's been a fairly busy few weeks for the Exige following a busy summer of track days and tinkering.
Firstly the car went to Hendy Performance in Eastleigh for a proper geo / track setup. It was more difficult than expected to find track settings for the 410/430 as not many people had done it, and those that had seemed to want to sit on the details (Andy Tims was a help I might add). After researching the CupR, Alias23 and other race car settings I settled for the following. It took a bit of reading to try to understand what the adjustments meant but we got there in the end:
The height drop was a bit of a shock when I picked it up but luckily it gets up the driveway and over speedbumps without scraping the splitter.
Before:
After:
The Exige was a new thing for Hendy as far as projects go, but credit where credit is due they did a grand job:
The lad that worked on my car sets up Porsche race cars on the weekends so I left it with them with reasonable confidence that it would be done properly. All adjusted parts have been paint marked and we'll be back again soon for him to check it over after it's shakedown at Silverstone this week.
On that note, the 14th saw us at Silverstone on the GP circuit under blue skies and warm air. What....A...Day! The track was not overly busy and driving standards were exceptional. All in I managed 67 laps, using 3 tanks of fuel. It was my first time on the GP circuit and it took me most of the morning to get the hang of what is a very technical track. Once it did click, it was amazing.
The new setup was brilliant and with the good weather I felt really confident pushing the car over 1.5G in the corners (over 2 in some)..... and that's on 5500 mile / 9 track day old Cup2s. Straight line braking was greatly improved with minimal squirm and the car felt very well balanced at all speeds and under cornering. This is also the first time I've tracked the car using Race mode throughout the day, and I had no issues with slip or loss of traction at all. It just felt solid.
While not the fastest I could have been I was focussed on keeping it smooth and getting my lines right. 2m.38s consistently by lunch and the same in the afternoon with passengers. I really hope there's a dry day in October as I'm gagging to go back to improve on my performance.
Here's a couple of vids and some pics of the day.
https://youtu.be/NIumHxYKles
https://youtu.be/zqCpHv_SaQE
Once home there was the inevitable clean up job:
On the subject of rubber:
You just can't kill these. That's probably 1500-1800 track miles and still life in them. Obviously they've now seen a a few heat cycles, but in managing the pressures on track they've done remarkably well and will likely continue to do so once the debris scrubs off. Brilliant tyre!
Good to see your 410 getting a shake down as not many folks seem to track them regularly.
Silverstone is a power circuit with a few high speed straights where Exiges with big wings and aero get slowed down but they do excel in the bends.
Good to get a lesson if you didn’t this time. I had one with a local instructor who showed me what my car could do 2 up
Silverstone is a power circuit with a few high speed straights where Exiges with big wings and aero get slowed down but they do excel in the bends.
Good to get a lesson if you didn’t this time. I had one with a local instructor who showed me what my car could do 2 up
Rocketreid said:
Good to see your 410 getting a shake down as not many folks seem to track them regularly.
Silverstone is a power circuit with a few high speed straights where Exiges with big wings and aero get slowed down but they do excel in the bends.
Good to get a lesson if you didn’t this time. I had one with a local instructor who showed me what my car could do 2 up
Yeah, once everything is back up and running I'll look into some instruction there. I took instruction back in Feb on the national circuit but it was lashing with rain all day so ended up being fairly pointless. Silverstone is a power circuit with a few high speed straights where Exiges with big wings and aero get slowed down but they do excel in the bends.
Good to get a lesson if you didn’t this time. I had one with a local instructor who showed me what my car could do 2 up
After a few hundred miles and a full day on track the suspension appears to have settled and it was time to take it back to Hendy Performance for a check and retune. Unfortunately the front dropped from 130mm to 122mm and occasionally clipped the arches on full lock. The rear has remained pretty much as per the prescription, probably due to the more consistent weighting (big engine sat on it) on the ramp and on track. Because of the predicted settling we've dialled in an initial figure of 135mm at the front with a view that it will settle to around 130mm, giving us a 10mm rake and reduced risk of catching the front splitter and arches. Camber, caster and toe have all been adjusted accordingly so hopefully we have that ideal fast road and track setting nailed for the Cup2s. If we move on to semi slicks next year then maybe we'll look at springs and damper settings too.
Our next date is Castle Combe in 2 weeks hopefully
Our next date is Castle Combe in 2 weeks hopefully
ecain63 said:
On the subject of rubber:
You just can't kill these. That's probably 1500-1800 track miles and still life in them. Obviously they've now seen a a few heat cycles, but in managing the pressures on track they've done remarkably well and will likely continue to do so once the debris scrubs off. Brilliant tyre!
Agreed - just fantastic You just can't kill these. That's probably 1500-1800 track miles and still life in them. Obviously they've now seen a a few heat cycles, but in managing the pressures on track they've done remarkably well and will likely continue to do so once the debris scrubs off. Brilliant tyre!
Who are you doing Combe with?
Edited by andy tims on Monday 5th October 14:01
Yesterday saw me back at a dry (for a few hours at least) Goodwood Motor Circuit. Following a quick tweak of the geo at Hendy Performance in early morning to adjust the rear alignment we were on track in the sunshine by11.45am. But only for 4 laps due to noise issues. Doh!!
I put the 350mm cans on during lunch and went back out. But 7 laps in, just as I was getting into my stride the NOISE board was out followed by a black flag on my next pass.
Back in the queue again and we managed to get out for another 5 laps before being called in for triggering 2 of the meters. Maybe it was the weather yesterday, but it's also likely that because we're now going quicker we're using more throttle in areas where we previously weren't. The geo has made a massive difference and even with my tyres having done 1900 track miles (6100 total) I've seen a comfortable 3.5s improvement over previous visits and I know there will be more to clip off if we can avoid the noise issues or get on a dry 105db day. The car is so comfortable on track now too. I absolutely love it!
Rob Baxter will release his pics soon, but here's some decent laps on camera and a few phone pics.
Video 1. Chasing down a couple of track / race cars. The mini handled comically lol Got black flagged once I'd got into my stride.
https://youtu.be/ymoTm9y2yvw
Video 2. Fellow PHer Breadvan came along in the Regal built TCR track weapon. The aim was to catch and overtake, but again I got black flagged for noise.
https://youtu.be/27T0-mw6XFQ
I put the 350mm cans on during lunch and went back out. But 7 laps in, just as I was getting into my stride the NOISE board was out followed by a black flag on my next pass.
Back in the queue again and we managed to get out for another 5 laps before being called in for triggering 2 of the meters. Maybe it was the weather yesterday, but it's also likely that because we're now going quicker we're using more throttle in areas where we previously weren't. The geo has made a massive difference and even with my tyres having done 1900 track miles (6100 total) I've seen a comfortable 3.5s improvement over previous visits and I know there will be more to clip off if we can avoid the noise issues or get on a dry 105db day. The car is so comfortable on track now too. I absolutely love it!
Rob Baxter will release his pics soon, but here's some decent laps on camera and a few phone pics.
Video 1. Chasing down a couple of track / race cars. The mini handled comically lol Got black flagged once I'd got into my stride.
https://youtu.be/ymoTm9y2yvw
Video 2. Fellow PHer Breadvan came along in the Regal built TCR track weapon. The aim was to catch and overtake, but again I got black flagged for noise.
https://youtu.be/27T0-mw6XFQ
ecain63 said:
Yesterday saw me back at a dry (for a few hours at least) Goodwood Motor Circuit. Following a quick tweak of the geo at Hendy Performance in early morning to adjust the rear alignment we were on track in the sunshine by11.45am. But only for 4 laps due to noise issues. Doh!!
I put the 350mm cans on during lunch and went back out. But 7 laps in, just as I was getting into my stride the NOISE board was out followed by a black flag on my next pass.
Back in the queue again and we managed to get out for another 5 laps before being called in for triggering 2 of the meters. Maybe it was the weather yesterday, but it's also likely that because we're now going quicker we're using more throttle in areas where we previously weren't. The geo has made a massive difference and even with my tyres having done 1900 track miles (6100 total) I've seen a comfortable 3.5s improvement over previous visits and I know there will be more to clip off if we can avoid the noise issues or get on a dry 105db day. The car is so comfortable on track now too. I absolutely love it!
Rob Baxter will release his pics soon, but here's some decent laps on camera and a few phone pics.
Video 1. Chasing down a couple of track / race cars. The mini handled comically lol Got black flagged once I'd got into my stride.
https://youtu.be/ymoTm9y2yvw
Video 2. Fellow PHer Breadvan came along in the Regal built TCR track weapon. The aim was to catch and overtake, but again I got black flagged for noise.
https://youtu.be/27T0-mw6XFQ
Is that Golf driver a person with the initials SM? If it's who I think it is he's been trying to persuade me to come on a track day with him and has sent me footage of you two...I put the 350mm cans on during lunch and went back out. But 7 laps in, just as I was getting into my stride the NOISE board was out followed by a black flag on my next pass.
Back in the queue again and we managed to get out for another 5 laps before being called in for triggering 2 of the meters. Maybe it was the weather yesterday, but it's also likely that because we're now going quicker we're using more throttle in areas where we previously weren't. The geo has made a massive difference and even with my tyres having done 1900 track miles (6100 total) I've seen a comfortable 3.5s improvement over previous visits and I know there will be more to clip off if we can avoid the noise issues or get on a dry 105db day. The car is so comfortable on track now too. I absolutely love it!
Rob Baxter will release his pics soon, but here's some decent laps on camera and a few phone pics.
Video 1. Chasing down a couple of track / race cars. The mini handled comically lol Got black flagged once I'd got into my stride.
https://youtu.be/ymoTm9y2yvw
Video 2. Fellow PHer Breadvan came along in the Regal built TCR track weapon. The aim was to catch and overtake, but again I got black flagged for noise.
https://youtu.be/27T0-mw6XFQ
ecain63 said:
Video 2. Fellow PHer Breadvan came along in the Regal built TCR track weapon. The aim was to catch and overtake, but again I got black flagged for noise.
https://youtu.be/27T0-mw6XFQ
Aah, that makes sense now. I watched the video first and was wondering why you couldn't catch a family hatchback. Didn't realize was both a TCR and modded https://youtu.be/27T0-mw6XFQ
Did Breadvan annoy anyone and get into fight?
Edited by hyphen on Wednesday 7th October 21:48
ecain63 said:
Nothing wrong with the 220 at all. What I've learned in owning the Exige is that you have no more fun with a 410bhp rwd car on track than you do with 220bhp rwd car on track. Both are epic and both have their advantages over the other. You'll have a blast in that.
Agree with all of that.hyphen said:
Aah, that makes sense now. I watched the video first and was wondering why you couldn't catch a family hatchback. Didn't realize was both a TCR and modded
Did Breadvan annoy anyone and get into fight?
Ha! No, not that I saw. Please expand on this as I can use it to bait him later on lolDid Breadvan annoy anyone and get into fight?
Edited by hyphen on Wednesday 7th October 21:48
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