Portimao
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Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

302 months

Monday 24th October 2011
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Anyone here done Portimao? I got to drive in a parade there on Saturday and it was amazing so might try and organise something for 2012

If you've driven it at speed - what did you think?

martvr

480 posts

300 months

Monday 24th October 2011
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A great track, all apart from the chuffing great big bumps on the start / finish straight either side of the concrete access tunnel underneath eek Did it last February and going again in Feb 2012. Like most of the tracks I like, it has the one necessary ingredient of lots of elevation changes. It also has a good mix of corners and presents a very enjoyable challenge.

A lap here: http://vimeo.com/20133622 if you want to have a look, watch the horizon jump as you come onto the start / finish straight. As ever, the video doesn't show the elevation very well but if you've been round the track no doubt you've seen it for yourself.

XG332

3,927 posts

217 months

Monday 24th October 2011
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Went with the team a few weeks ago. Cool place but falling apart, bumps in the track and pit lane. Main grandstand has a dip in it ect.
Also its well known as a Ford GT killer amoungst the team.

tertius

6,914 posts

259 months

Monday 24th October 2011
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I drove it earlier this year on the Bookatrack Iberia trip. I thought it was an immense, challenging circuit, but very much a power circuit: massive long straight and all the twisty bits seemed to be up hill! My K series Elise was a bit under-powered ... wink

Has a couple of really deceptive corners - a tight right diving downhill that immediately follows a blind brow; and a tight left hander that really sucks you in and tries to trick you into out-braking yourself.

Video from the day is here:

http://vimeo.com/20319560

I believe Bookatrack are going back next year, though I can't make the trip unfortunately.

martvr

480 posts

300 months

Monday 24th October 2011
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Interlocking videos biggrin

tertius

6,914 posts

259 months

Monday 24th October 2011
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martvr said:
Interlocking videos biggrin
Ha ha! How funny. Hadn't even seen your video when I posted ...

Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

302 months

Friday 28th October 2011
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Mmm - apparently the bump is due to subsidence - perhaps they should talk to Donington

I'm planning to be near there with a group 16 April 12 so I've mad a few enquiries about if they're scheduling a trackday that day - if so I'll try and bag a session

jonnyleroux

1,511 posts

289 months

Saturday 29th October 2011
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BaT are there again on Wednesday 22nd February as part of our Iberia 2012 trip (with Estoril and Jerez). Portimao is an awesome circuit and can't say the bump felt that bad in the R300.

Jonny
BaT

AndrewD

7,657 posts

313 months

Saturday 29th October 2011
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This year's bat iberia trip was awesome, can't wait for 2012. But the bump on the start finish straight was eye watering in my Sr3RS