RE: Driven: Radical SR3 In Central London

[Gadgeroonie]

dual controls !

does it have two steering wheels as well ?

[hairykrishna]

Dual controls? Worlds greatest driving instructors car...

[Goochie]

Can we have the pic from the top of the article as the next Pic of The Week ?

There is a road registered red one around South Staffs, I've seen it a few times whilst out for an early morning Sunday drive.

[scotty02uk]

I have been driven round a track in majorca in an SR3 , i want one....bad

[Sicob]

Gadgeroonie said:

dual controls !

does it have two steering wheels as well ?

...could be difficult at a T junction if you both have opposite ideas!

[edb49]

Does the car get through the IVA in that form? What about the sharp edges from dive planes etc? 5mm diameter required I thought...

[oggy85]

Looks just like Project Gotham 4 to me!

[Bobdenero]

I have been on and watched a fair number of track days at Oulton Park, I dont ever recall seeing a Radical being overtaken, in the corners they are in a different league from all the Caterhams, westfields etc.

[coanda]

You know, I think a road going version, with a sliding hood, that could be used every day would be fking awesome.

[vetteheadracer]

2006 Furball Gruffy drove a Radical some 3,000 miles around Europe


2010 (last week) Westfield on tour doing 3,000 miles around Europe as part of the Petrolhead Nirvana Alpine Assault.



You don't have to have luggage space, just friends with luggage space......

[Richhhh]

talking of road legal Radicals...
http://www.racinggreenendurance.com/mission.php

[Gixer_fan]

More car details for us anoraks please!
Is that a tuned Hyabusa engine? Power to weight and performance figures?

[Agent Orange]

KMT said:

I'm sorry but this smacks of a cheap publicity stunt for said trackday co. (IMHO)

Really??

[10JH]

Agent Orange said:

KMT said:

I'm sorry but this smacks of a cheap publicity stunt for said trackday co. (IMHO)

Really??

Who cares if it's a publicity stunt!?

Still an interesting article with cool photos.

[RadGirl]

Performance
Accel: 0-60mph (sec) 3.2
Accel: 0-100mph (sec) 5.5
Accel: 0-100-0mph (sec) 12
Braking: 70-0mph (sec) 5
Accel: Quarter Mile / 400m (sec) 10.2
Quarter Mile Speed (mph) 132
Top Speed (mph) 161.32
Dist: BrakeFrom60mph (m) 18.8
Curb Weight (kg) 570
Ground Clearance (m) 0.05
Gearshift System Paddle
Brake Type-Front Slotted Disc
Brake Type-Rear Slotted Disc

Engine Spec
Displacement (cc) 1340cc
Engine Configuration Inline
Cylinders 4
Compression Ratio 13:1
Bore (mm) 81
Stroke (mm) 71.5
Power (specify hp or kW) 210 hp
Power (rpm) 10500
Torque (specify lb-ft or Nm) 130 lb-ft
Torque (rpm) 8000
Redline (rpm) 10500
MaxRPM (max on tach) 12000
Variable Valve Timing? No
Stock Aspiration Type Natural
Stock Boost (Bar or psi) N/A
Engine Mass (lbs or kg) 84kg

[Walton]

RadGirl said:

Performance
Accel: 0-100mph (sec) 5.5

Sorry, but there's no chance a Rad would do 0-100 in 5.5s - more like 8s, and if it did your figures imply it's take 6.5s to stop from 100 (0-100-0 12s)!

There's another big reason not many are road-registered. If ever anyone's seen a properly set-up radical for track they run much less ride-height than that shown in the pic and needed for road-use. The problem then is that you lose most of the down-force, making it no more grippy than a Caterham (I think Evo tested one set-up for the road for their lap timings). You'd have to do a full on geometry set-up every time you went on track - which in reality won't happen.

TBH most Radicals aren't driven at anything like their potential using all the down-force, which takes a good bit of practice. Certainly the last half dozen I've come across on track-days have been a slower than my R500.

Edited by Walton on Friday 17th September 16:03

[PompeyM3]

That's it, my decision is made. that'll be my next daily driver. Where can I put the baby seat BTW ?

Nice car.

[k-ink]

Great article

[[AJ]]

Excellent. I love Radicals.

[RadGirl]

The specs I listed are officially quoted from Radical. Come and drive it... and eat your words!