my GTR at Spa
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my GTR at Spa
Some photos of my GTR at Spa last week. A wet morning gave way to a dry afternoon. Almost undriveable in the wet. A monster in the dry.
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Looks fantastic; so envious as I’d love to drive Spa some day.
During the wet I found that you really have to keep the car in Race/ESC Sport mode. It saved me about four times a month ago on a drying track.
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During the wet I found that you really have to keep the car in Race/ESC Sport mode. It saved me about four times a month ago on a drying track.
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Awesome photos, looks like a ton of fun!
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wow, amazing..I did a track day with RSR a few years back..wanted to do Spa but only had time for the nurburgring.. my favorite race on the F1 calendar..
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lap times were all over the place. Best I could do on the day was a 2:47 with a good 3/4 seconds lost due to traffic.
The lap times printout below from one of the sessions was representative of the day. the first lap is the out lap,Lap 2 and 3 had a lot of traffic while lap 4 had a yellow sector. Lap 5 was pretty clear but stiill not 100%.
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The Curbstone events are certainly well organized but there were, IMHO, too many cars on track which was further complicated by the vast difference in the speed levels of cars. E.g..one guy was out there in a Mini Countryman and there were even two Fiat 500s. Plus the track was shared with a BMW Experience group who were circulating slowly. As a result it was next to impossible to get a clean lap in so my
lap times were all over the place. Best I could do on the day was a 2:47 with a good 3/4 seconds lost due to traffic.
The lap times printout below from one of the sessions was representative of the day. the first lap is the out lap,Lap 2 and 3 had a lot of traffic while lap 4 had a yellow sector. Lap 5 was pretty clear but stiill not 100%.
looks like a bit bit of a mission to dodge all those cars.
How’s you emotional commitment to the car at the moment ? Are you in love with it yet ?
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The Curbstone events are certainly well organized but there were, IMHO, too many cars on track which was further complicated by the vast difference in the speed levels of cars. E.g..one guy was out there in a Mini Countryman and there were even two Fiat 500s. Plus the track was shared with a BMW Experience group who were circulating slowly. As a result it was next to impossible to get a clean lap in so my
lap times were all over the place. Best I could do on the day was a 2:47 with a good 3/4 seconds lost due to traffic.
The lap times printout below from one of the sessions was representative of the day. the first lap is the out lap,Lap 2 and 3 had a lot of traffic while lap 4 had a yellow sector. Lap 5 was pretty clear but stiill not 100%.
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The GTR is certainly capable of sub 2:40 at Spa, but not with me at the wheel. My talent runs out at around around 2:43'ish. To do a sub 2:40, you would have to be really, really on it and get a perfect clear lap. FYI, the best a Mclaren 670LT could do on the day was 2:39.
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A friend of mine runs 2:34 in his 675LT but that is a completely clear lap, which is in my opinion about as quick as an amateur can take that car. I think it would be really impressive to get the GTR within 3-4 seconds of that.
Always great to see a GTR being used properly, I swear I'm the only one in the UK sometimes
Always great to see a GTR being used properly, I swear I'm the only one in the UK sometimes
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A friend of mine runs 2:34 in his 675LT but that is a completely clear lap, which is in my opinion about as quick as an amateur can take that car. I think it would be really impressive to get the GTR within 3-4 seconds of that.
Always great to see a GTR being used properly, I swear I'm the only one in the UK sometimes
Always great to see a GTR being used properly, I swear I'm the only one in the UK sometimes
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I'm doing a private track day at Dijon-Prenois in October, drop a pm if you want details and we can get some GTR v GTR action!
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Folding my 6-2 frame into a 924s ITR car... wasn't pretty lol
ok so I know I for one would love to see that Of course we would want VIDEO lol
Have fun. be safe guys Unfortunately I think my track days are done... and to think I spent a bloody fortune on new nomex/driving suit. helmet, shoes etc.... before the last race
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Here is a video of a 2:49 lap with quite a bit of time lost due to traffic.
Excuse the excited language of my passenger going up Eau Rouge. It was his first time at Spa.
Excuse the excited language of my passenger going up Eau Rouge. It was his first time at Spa.
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I will be back in my home country in October so won't have a chance to get there. Instead, I hope to get there on Sept 14th with the Pistenclub. But I won't be taking my GTR because I plan to take my new GT3.2 RS which arrives this week.
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My phone ran out of juice for one of the sessions so could not use my lap timer app. After going thru the Gopro footage of the session, I found a lap of 2:45. My friend who is a very, very good driver was driving my GT3, and who passes me in the video, did a 2:40 in the same session.
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Awesome videos and nice driving. I'd say you lost more than 3/4 of a second due to traffic though. Seconds at least. What tires were you running?
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Beautiful car and awesome footage! I would love to go drive at Spa one day. Hope your next track day has less traffic so you can really set a good time!