Portland, OR About Blog Palatov Motorsport LLC was founded in October of 2008 to design and manufacture high performance vehicles, parts and accessories, primarily targeted at recreational
trackday use.
PRIOR to our session at the Bedford Autodrome, I think it's fair to say we knew the circuit would play into the hands of the Cayman R. Mid-engined, lightest of the bunch and sporting carbon - ceramic brakes, the bare - bones Porsche is in all probability the one car here that will be bought with
trackday use pretty high up the purchaser's list of priorities.
Not exact matches
At that power level a limited - slip differential is wise; either a Quaife ATB [# 690] for someone who wants to
use the car daily — these were also
used in the Mini Challenge, so they're still good on track — or a Tran - X unit for the ultimate in
trackday performance.
«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.
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.
If I were predominantly
using my GT3 for
trackdays, I'd go PDK; but for a car mainly
used on the road, I'd opt for the manual.
Good for road
use, most karting and
trackdays, but not motorsport.
A tag on the Bluetooth switch says that the loud setting is not for
use on the road, but I doubt there'd be many
trackdays you'd get away with such an anti-social exhaust either.
In Ferrari's words it's «aimed at a select group of clients», which in the FXX's case meant a group of wealthy owners who ran a car on exclusive Ferrari
trackdays and stored it with the supercar giant when not in
use.
I suppose 90 per cent will
use their cars on the road, with up to ten
trackdays a year.
Their 1.5 million euros also paid for the attention of Ferrari's technical team and the
use of the FXX in competition, making it a pricey but highly desirable
trackday toy.
Additionally, this kit also allows you to switch from street
use and
trackday setups with ease, giving a flexible suspension option.