Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby jeffw » Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:15 pm

I'm sure you have the necessary 'talent' already and a large engine is not required to have fun on track.

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby matt_gsxr » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:08 pm

petercoll wrote:
Very jealous - I just need a more powerful engine



Pete,

Sounds like you already have one of the key racing driver excuses though

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby jeffw » Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:11 am

:D

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby PaulW7 » Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:48 pm

Great video Jeff. Did anything pass you out on track? The car looks to have performed very well.

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby jeffw » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:05 pm

The only thing that went past was a M3 on slicks when I was following John on his Z4M. I did chase it but it was pouring petrol out so though twice about it. There where 2 sessions (Advanced & Expert) and most of race cars where in Expert so I only had tintops, ferraris, porsches & several supercharged Elises to play with. The car was going very well. What is interesting was that I started to get to the point that the track flows rather than being a series of separate corners and this is where I always think you start to know a circuit.

Great fun and I maybe going back in October.

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby petercoll » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:11 pm

jeffw wrote:I'm sure you have the necessary 'talent' already and a large engine is not required to have fun on track.


Not sure about the talent bit Jeff. Definitely fun on track in my 130bhp Striker, but I need more power if I am going to hit the speeds you do on the longer straights !

Pete

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby PaulW7 » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:26 pm

Going back in October.....am now turning British racing green... :mrgreen:

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby jeffw » Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:27 am

Pete, I think you would need to re-body the car as a Phoenix as well if you want to see over 120MPH at Spa. :D

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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby David » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:01 pm

Particularly as the longest straight "straight" is steeply uphill!
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Re: Spa Trackday in the Phoenix

Postby petercoll » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:58 am

That had crossed my mind Jeff. This may form part of my longer term plan.

Pete

jeffw wrote:Pete, I think you would need to re-body the car as a Phoenix as well if you want to see over 120MPH at Spa. :D


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