Sentences with phrase «as trackday»

As trackday cars experiences go, the Atom 3 Mugen takes it to another level.

Neither car is likely to be considered as a trackday weapon but, as we did venture onto track (albeit briefly), it would be remiss of us to not inform you what they were like.

Not exact matches

«I've done one trackday and it was great to throw the car around as the Z's grip is so good on the road that it's rare to be near its limits.

Where trackdays are the last bastion of the thrill - seeking UK motorist, Americans get another option: spend a day hacking around in the wilderness, free to do largely as you please.

As regards a helmet, if you don't have one most trackday companies will hire one to you (check and book in advance), but if you are going to do it regularly then it's wise to invest in one.

Forza 5 v Real Life Is there any need to go to a trackday or is it just as much fun to sit at home on the Xbox?

«As yet I haven't had the chance to use the Exige on a trackday, but I have done a couple of «activity days», organised by Car Limits at North Weald Airfield, which involve a sprint course and big corners where you can push things to the limit.

In addition to the RS, Mazda will once again show its Global Cup racer in Tokyo, as well as a Roadster NR - A model aimed at club racers and trackday - goers.

The standard brakes easily endure heavy road use, but regular trackday fans should consider a switch to grooved discs and high - performance pads, such as Pagid.

Fitted with regular Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres, as opposed to more extreme Pilot Cup trackday rubber, it has a rare level of delicacy and allows you to work up to and beyond the limits of mechanical grip without it being a white - knuckle ride.

As mentioned before, muscle cars turned trackday toys are nothing new.

As those miles have included trackdays, group tests, performance testing and being borrowed on more than one occasion by Kenny P, you could be forgiven for thinking that our Vauxhall might be a little worse for wear.

As someone who loves trackdays, I found the Masterclass educational yet fun, while driving there and back through North Wales (via the evo Triangle) made my two days even better.

They're still off - the - shelf items, though, as are the tyres — a set of Pirelli Trofeo trackday tyres.

I do like to think of this as a gentleman's grand tourer — it's not a trackday car.»

The car is also patently too noisy for the majority of UK trackdays as well, but maybe most will spend their lives in storage accruing value - able to be bought, if recent history is anything to go by, only by the dealer's favoured customers.

But would it be as much fun on a trackday when you're not against the clock?

Further new - ness includes an almost lickable Pagani-esque carbonfibre windscreen frame, a subtle re-working of the bodywork aft of your head — the coupe's glazed rear deck makes way for some deftly integrated rollover protection — 8 kg of additional reinforcement in the carbonfibre tub, a greater choice of wheel styles, a transmission oil cooler to prevent cooked cogs on desert trackdays, air - con as standard, a slightly plusher cockpit with more leather and an uprated Alpine stereo, heavier but less ugly headlights and, crucially, tweaks to the chassis aimed at sweetening its steering and improving directional stability.

But as an added bonus of sorts, there's an optional three - camera system that works with the onboard telemetry system and GPS to record your best Senna impersonation at local trackdays for later review and YouTube glory.

You'd probably have to take it to a trackday to fully explore its pleasantly progressive oversteer, though, as it needs room to play (and a gravel trap for when your talent runs out).

We're therefore expecting to see the likes of the lightweight Lotus 7, the legendary Lotus Cortina and other notable cars from their coveted history such as the old school Elans, Esprit and of course the flagship Elise and Exige trackday cars.