Snetterton 300 lap times

[LaSource]

Snetterton has been a very recent discovery for me. I had assumed it was a bit far away, but only 2 hours from Surrey. Plus the track is a great mix of high speed straights, high speed corners, slower technical sections, and reward a well balanced car.

Now been twice in the last month and I'm sure more to come.

So what kind of pace are people running to there? I got down to 2.15 in an E46 M3 with standard engine and a few track mods

Edit: So taking the lead from one of the other threads here, with some context:

Car: BMW E46 M3
Tyres: AD08R
Weather: Dry
Time: 2:15

[Altrezia]

Car: Lotus Elise (S1)
Tyres: Avon ZZR
Weather: Dry
Time: 2:10

[Toilet Duck]

Saw you there on Thursday Mr LaSource, although didn't realise it was you at the time

Car: Ariel Atom (supercharged)
Tyres: A048R
Weather: Dry
Time: 2:09:628 quickest lap in this clip playing with a mate in his Gayman GT4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52dXYom2JBk

[LaSource]

Ah yes, I saw your laps on YT
Looked like there should be faster times in your car if the GT4 was not in the way.

[git-r]

There was a new M3 at Snetterton recently that was basically standard other than slicks, pads and remap that was doing 2:07 with a passenger! Very impressed!

I've done around 2:10 on crap tyres in a '91 Skyline GTR with 470 @ hubs.

From memory here are some others:
A friends boxter s race car does 2:13

Stock focus RS around 2:15

Stock Megane RS does 2:18

It's a fantastic track and the staff are much less strict than somewhere like Brands if you want to have fun

I go from south London and it also take about 2 hours if traffic ok, wish I lived closer!

[LaSource]

Same here - two hours from south west London / surrey is only 15 mins more than Silverstone door to door.

It's a wonderful track. May have to try it in something faster than an M3 soon!

Thanks for the lap info.

[mpit]

I think I'd consider Snetterton one of, if not my absolute favourite circuit(s).


Car: BMW E92 M3
Tyres: BTCC Slicks
Weather: Dry
Time: 2:08

There was another second or two there as well, I reckon. I only got two sessions with it being my first time on slicks.

I was there last week in a friend's Elise, too.

Car: Lotus Elise Audi Conversion
Tyres: ZZR
Weather: Drying
Time: 2:12

Edited by mpit on Monday 22 May 13:45

Edited by mpit on Monday 22 May 13:46

[Willbee]

Love Snett 300, very technical. Hamilton turn is exciting. 1m51 is my best

[HustleRussell]

'64 Lotus Elan 26R on Dunlop CR65s

2:15.4

I should go 5 seconds quicker later this season in my Caterham Supersport.

Edited by HustleRussell on Monday 22 May 16:41

[mpit]

Willbee said:

Love Snett 300, very technical. Hamilton turn is exciting. 1m51 is my best

Got to be with aero. SR3?

[Willbee]

mpit said:

Got to be with aero. SR3?

Close, PR6

[comfortably numb]

I haven't been there yet, but on the PS4 the curbs look huge! That long right (Coram) just before a very sharp left looks challenging.

[mpit]

comfortably numb said:

I haven't been there yet, but on the PS4 the curbs look huge! That long right (Coram) just before a very sharp left looks challenging.

There are a few sausage curbs, the only one I ever hit is at Nelson.

I used to hate Coram, it's a big balls corner that is very hard to really extract all the time from. Unless you're in a radical, which is flat - epic feeling.

[HustleRussell]

I preferred the Coram on the old Snetterton when it ended with the Russell's chicane. Now it's a slower sharp left you have to really reign it in more and more as Coram tightens so you can get the car over to the right for the left hander. You can go in really fast though.

[Steve H]

I managed 2.12 in my 106s/c when we were last there, dry obviously!

I reckon there's a low 2.11 if I can get my entries right to a couple of corners.

[Tri_Doc]

2:29.81 in a turbocharged mk1 mx-5 (running 170bhp) on Federal 595 RSR's.

[LaSource]

Some fast laps here!

I guess I need more practice there or add a supercharger to the M3

[mpit]

LaSource said:

Some fast laps here!

I guess I need more practice there or add a supercharger to the M3

There are people doing 2:07s in NA E46s with not a lot more than suspension, brakes, stripping - on slicks, of course.

Not sure what that translates to on road legal rubber, but I did a high 2:11 on Cup2s before the 2:08 on slicks.

[Neal 182]

Steve H said:

I managed 2.12 in my 106s/c when we were last there, dry obviously!

I reckon there's a low 2.11 if I can get my entries right to a couple of corners.

2.11's you say best I manage was 2.11.73 first time there and I'd say 2.10 is possible Honda Civic eg

[Willbee]

Same circuit on a different day can give totally different laptimes, especially at Snett with it's two huge straights and head/tail winds. I would say the accurate comparison of tyres is best done back to back on the same day. I've found 2 or 3 seconds varience in laptimes on different days of similar conditions, temperatures etc. Laptimes are usually slower in the afternoon for most in general too