What's wrong with my driving?

[dunc_sx]

bigdog3 said:

Would be good to see some track videos from other drivers but they don't seem brave enough

"Nobody calls me yellow"

I like a drive round a track but don't have any delusions of greatness (and I do realise it's far from a perfect lap), my 2nd fastest lap of the day at a normal car trackday at Knockhill.

• * This vid might be a bit loud so watch the volume before clicking ***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61HXVn3OXLg

Dunc

[Monkeylegend]

dunc_sx said:

"Nobody calls me yellow"

I like a drive round a track but don't have any delusions of greatness (and I do realise it's far from a perfect lap), my 2nd fastest lap of the day at a normal car trackday at Knockhill.

• * This vid might be a bit loud so watch the volume before clicking ***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61HXVn3OXLg

Dunc

Love the sound of the Radical.

Now that's how you hit an apex and use the track on the way out of a corner, looked pretty good to me

[meatballs]

timbo999 said:

The worst driving on the track video is from the TVR (?) - he should have let you past just after the chicane, along the pit straight rather than hold you up through Madgwick. I've always wondered about the people who do this sort of thing on track... where does he think you've come from when you've obviously caught him up?

I only watched half and was jealous of the track day etiquette up to that point with people indicating to let past. Last day I went to there was hardly any indication when you caught up with someone.

[bigdog3]

dunc_sx said:

"Nobody calls me yellow"

I like a drive round a track but don't have any delusions of greatness (and I do realise it's far from a perfect lap), my 2nd fastest lap of the day at a normal car trackday at Knockhill.

• * This vid might be a bit loud so watch the volume before clicking ***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61HXVn3OXLg

Dunc

Same lap time as Dan Cammish when he put his BTCC Honda Civic Type R on pole in 2018

[ginettajoe]

bigdog3 said:

softtop said:

I watched without sound, what engine have you gone in there?

80,000 miles scrapyard engine from a Ford Puma. It was dirt cheap, has never been apart but a ran a whole race season in 2012. We rev the goolies off it but it doesn't go bang

..... now we know you are definitely having a laugh!! There is no way in this world a Puma engine is going to rev, and pull those speeds in a Sierra!

[bigdog3]

ginettajoe said:

..... now we know you are definitely having a laugh!! There is no way in this world a Puma engine is going to rev, and pull those speeds in a Sierra!

No the A35 has the scrap Puma engine which we rev to 7200rpm and more sometimes.

Sierra is the serious racer. That has a Small Block Ford V8 with over 500hp. The car replicates Sierra XR8 - a batch were built in South Africa in 1984. The car is quick

[HustleRussell]

bigdog3 said:

HustleRussell said:

Claims of 112mph in a historic spec A35 around Goodwood when two-up

Just GPS data which is backed up by the gearing/revs. Perhaps we were only doing 80 mph...

Martin Brundle was quicker in Sector 2 with a trap speed of 114.7 mph. But perhaps that's all nonsense too. Oh st more name dropping

https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=BARC/2010/10372...

Makes a bit more sense now we know you’ve got a Puma engine and every other A35 has an A-series

[boxsey]

bigdog3 said:

Well this thread has been live for over 4 hours but there's not even a whimper although the video view count has gone through the roof. There is some time to come out of the lap and I wondered if anyone would notice but they haven't yet.

Here's a race video from a quicker car at Oulton Park with my son at the helm. Any comments about his driving?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrtypALTFs


That's my contribution. Anyone else willing to post a video of their driving and invite criticism? Are you brave enough?

Well, I enjoyed watching that a lot! As a casual track day driver that gets no where near your son's lap times at Oulton (best for me is 2.03) my only comment about his driving is that his worst part of the lap is down the avenue into cascades. He brakes before the dip and loses a lot of momentum before the turn in. I've always been instructed to take the dip on balanced throttle (not flat) and then brake and use the compression to slow the car. But maybe that's because I've always been in a 911 or Cayman and it wouldn't suit the Sierra's brakes?

P.s. I've been round Spa in that RSR with Tony and in a GT3 with Aston. Really nice fellas and great drivers.

[bigdog3]

HustleRussell said:

Makes a bit more sense now we know you’ve got a Puma engine and every other A35 has an A-series

Our A35 should be a bit quicker than Rae Davis's full race cars, like MB's. It managed 58.371 secs around Brands Indy and pulls 107mph into Paddock which isn't bad for an A35. That was back in 2013 but it's not been raced since. We've concentrated on the Sierra XR8 instead.

https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=MGCC/2013/13185...

Plans are afoot to make the A35 quicker


BTW Andrew Jordon achieved 118.1mph at Intermediate 1 in their historic Austin A40 during the first St Mary's Race in 2017. Some of these A-series have lots of power.

https://www.tsl-timing.com/file/?f=GOODWOOD/2017/1...

[bigdog3]

boxsey said:

Well, I enjoyed watching that a lot! As a casual track day driver that gets no where near your son's lap times at Oulton (best for me is 2.03) my only comment about his driving is that his worst part of the lap is down the avenue into cascades. He brakes before the dip and loses a lot of momentum before the turn in. I've always been instructed to take the dip on balanced throttle (not flat) and then brake and use the compression to slow the car. But maybe that's because I've always been in a 911 or Cayman and it wouldn't suit the Sierra's brakes?

P.s. I've been round Spa in that RSR with Tony and in a GT3 with Aston. Really nice fellas and great drivers.

Tom's best time around Oulton is 1:56.281 back in 2016. But you're still quicker than our A35

Thanks for your driving comments. Sierra brakes are effective and balanced (355mm front discs). Cascades is a challenge in that car and it can get quite unstable and even spin under braking if you get it wrong. IIRC fastest entry speed was 116mph which resulted in going on the grass at corner exit. Will have to experiment further. Oulton is our favourite circuit

Tony and Aston are great guys and very competitive.

[ginettajoe]

bigdog3 said:

ginettajoe said:

..... now we know you are definitely having a laugh!! There is no way in this world a Puma engine is going to rev, and pull those speeds in a Sierra!

No the A35 has the scrap Puma engine which we rev to 7200rpm and more sometimes.

Sierra is the serious racer. That has a Small Block Ford V8 with over 500hp. The car replicates Sierra XR8 - a batch were built in South Africa in 1984. The car is quick

Ah, that explains a lot then! The video shows an A series engine in the A35, and your reply regarding the Puma engine was immediately after someones query about the Sierra. Hence the confusion!!
The Sierra does look seriously quick, and would be capable of some quick times round Oulton Park if he spent more time on the power than he is off it! He needs to be more "sympathetic" on the accelerator, and carry more speed, rather than point and squirt! Lines generally were good, other than first chicane after Shell Oils hairpin.

[bigdog3]

ginettajoe said:

The Sierra does look seriously quick, and would be capable of some quick times round Oulton Park if he spent more time on the power than he is off it! He needs to be more "sympathetic" on the accelerator, and carry more speed, rather than point and squirt! Lines generally were good, other than first chicane after Shell Oils hairpin.

Thanks that's good advice from an ARDS instructor. I'll pass on your message

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

bigdog3 said:

That's ok - I'm an odd bloke

Would be good to see some track videos from other drivers but they don't seem brave enough


nb This thread is intended to light-hearted fun and not taken seriously (a laugh just like the A35). Sorry if that wasn't obvious...

Edited by bigdog3 on Monday 12th August 13:44

go on then I'll bite

Silverstone national in a bog standard road car ( as part of my 100 hour track day challenge project), unfortunately there's bit of unbelievabley pants vlogging, but the lap starts at around 1 min. I will do a thread on this project in a few months time if a) there is enough interest, and b) when I have some content.

https://youtu.be/SZeEm91euEA


and then the same circuit in my race car which is a lap record - so clearly you can only post positive comments!

https://youtu.be/xOtsATjMolw

there's about a 9 sec difference between lap cars, that have similar power, both FWD warm hatches, but other than that the cars are quite different....

enjoy, and please be gentle, I have a fragile ego....

[bigdog3]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

and then the same circuit in my race car which is a lap record - so clearly you can only post positive comments!

Congratulations on breaking the lap record Both cars look very stable and understeerry almost boring, so not at all like our two which want to bite your arse if you get in wrong. But impressions and videos can be misleading

[AmosMoses]

I'll throw some videos of me and my 197. Car is on PS4s otherwise its bone stock.

Donington:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g4x4O78xDI&t

Should note I had mullered rear pads by the end of this day. Excuses excuses

Cadwell:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kstn-kRaL3Y&t

Following a mate in his DC5 then getting the whole place to myself.

Curborough:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5J5gvNvj8o&t

Beating the crap out of it to see how far i could push the car.

Bonus video of me skidding a Caterham:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rad025rkyQs

I'll lube up and wait for the abuse.

[bigdog3]

AmosMoses said:

I'll throw some videos of me and my 197. Car is on PS4s otherwise its bone stock.
>>>
I'll lube up and wait for the abuse.

Excellent post - this thread is starting to gain momentum as intended. Let's keep it light hearted

[tu9bas]

In the spirit of receiving feedback you can see my first attempt at Goodwood earlier this year. Only started track days in March.

https://youtu.be/O8F44DN4j3M

[bigdog3]

tu9bas said:

In the spirit of receiving feedback you can see my first attempt at Goodwood earlier this year. Only started track days in March.

https://youtu.be/O8F44DN4j3M

Looked pretty good to me

Crude measurement and open to ridicule, but on a clear lap you managed 1:40 according to the video. That's identical to me in the A35. Wonder what your Focus ST will do in the right hands (not mine) ?

[HustleRussell]

A lap of wet Oulton

A lap of dry Cadwell

I don’t need telling where all the mistakes are!

[motorhole]

Constructive criticism always helpful - yes I know I need to be braver in quicker corners!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi_8qGRzUIQ&t=...