Lost it at 95 mph in my Chim today !
Lost it at 95 mph in my Chim today !
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20 posts

236 months

Wednesday 25th April 2007
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Thankfully at Zolder race track in Belgium. Conditions: hot sunshine about 27 degrees and dry.It was a long wide double apex corner to the right. Very strange as I spun it exiting the last long corner. I was full on the gas doing about 95 mph when I hit some loose gravel on the track. The back end swung out left in front of me so fast that I couldn't correct it. Did a 720 degree spin and ended up 1.5 metres from the inside track wall sitting in the correct direction, very very lucky.. Got to admit it really knocked my confidence for the rest of the day. Kept good lines but eased off the speed a little.
Learnt so much about the weight transfer and feel of the car . I will be doing this again next month for sure.
Many Porsches, BMW's, Merc's and skylines there today but the Chim caught the most attention from the school kids that visited the track, which was nice.
My p and j has just had a well deserved wash and is resting in the garage(in one piece)

serious pete

66 posts

258 months

Wednesday 25th April 2007
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phew

that was lucky, did a similar thing at over 100 in sierra at Goodwood once, span it twice and still came out at 50

The passenger screames and nearly peed himself.