RE: Ultima reveals new 'RS' model

[Mintbird]

its got a manual and no driver aids, why are you guys harping on about laptimes?
if you want the ultimate in laptimes you need a PDK and a slip control system a la ferrari that optimizes every corner.

its a raw driving machine, but not made for the ultimate laptime.

[RobM77]

Mintbird said:

its got a manual and no driver aids, why are you guys harping on about laptimes?
if you want the ultimate in laptimes you need a PDK and a slip control system a la ferrari that optimizes every corner.

its a raw driving machine, but not made for the ultimate laptime.

Surely with a good enough driver there wouldn’t be much difference with or without aids? PDK is heavy, so I’m inclined to think the same about that too.

That said, I’m not one of those people who is interested in lap times - far from it. I only care about driving pleasure in a road or trackday car.

[hairykrishna]

RobM77 said:

Absolutely, yes. I'd love to see a track biased journo that we know and trust such as Chris Harris, Mark Hales, Jason Plato, or Tiff Needell do a track test. An Evo feature from Richard Meaden? Autocar feature with Steve Sutcliffe? Inclusion in Autocar's annual track handling day? Evo if they do similar?

There's an old Tiff video of him driving the GTR. I think he was underwhelmed but I can't find the video anywhere.

[RobM77]

hairykrishna said:

RobM77 said:

Absolutely, yes. I'd love to see a track biased journo that we know and trust such as Chris Harris, Mark Hales, Jason Plato, or Tiff Needell do a track test. An Evo feature from Richard Meaden? Autocar feature with Steve Sutcliffe? Inclusion in Autocar's annual track handling day? Evo if they do similar?

There's an old Tiff video of him driving the GTR. I think he was underwhelmed but I can't find the video anywhere.

Let me know if you do - it'd be good to have his opinion.

[hairykrishna]

RobM77 said:

Let me know if you do - it'd be good to have his opinion.

He likes it more than I remember in the short clip I could find http://www.trevorwillardracing.co.uk/movies/ultima...

(terrible quality mpeg hosted on the car owners website)

[RobM77]

hairykrishna said:

RobM77 said:

Let me know if you do - it'd be good to have his opinion.

He likes it more than I remember in the short clip I could find http://www.trevorwillardracing.co.uk/movies/ultima...

(terrible quality mpeg hosted on the car owners website)

Thank you, I'll watch that tonight.