As some may know I go to combe pretty regularly as it's the closest place for me to get my track fix :evil: As such it gives me a chance often to test out any mods, chassis changes, tyres to really see how they affect the drive of the car and also the time that might (or might not) be gained.
This video was a day a couple of months ago now, I'd been fiddling around with the geo earlier in the summer and managed to make the car quite considerably worse. Retracing the steps meant that I settled on a setup I felt pretty happy with. I'd been running NS2R nankangs for track work for a while and for the money had felt they were pretty ok, but this summer I found a good deal on some AD08R yokohamas. I put them on before going to Goodwood in August, the car felt great but I had no reference point it being my fist time round. At Combe a few weeks later I immediately dropped a second from my times with the NS2Rs and have on my most recent visit just got into the 1:16s (1:16.9!). Bearing in mind it's quite a power circuit and an M4 has been clocked there just 1 tenth quicker, it's not bad I think.
The car feels so much better on turn in with the AD08R, it's surprised me the difference just a change in tyre can make to the enjoyment of driving the car, let alone the time difference. They have also been wearing incredibly well vs the NS2R, in short the money saved from buying the cheaper tyre is not worth it in the long run.
http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/castle-combe
Here's the vid, I forgot the type at the end about running out of talent might have been a reason
[youtube]BsxHyGHcLC4[/youtube]
This video was a day a couple of months ago now, I'd been fiddling around with the geo earlier in the summer and managed to make the car quite considerably worse. Retracing the steps meant that I settled on a setup I felt pretty happy with. I'd been running NS2R nankangs for track work for a while and for the money had felt they were pretty ok, but this summer I found a good deal on some AD08R yokohamas. I put them on before going to Goodwood in August, the car felt great but I had no reference point it being my fist time round. At Combe a few weeks later I immediately dropped a second from my times with the NS2Rs and have on my most recent visit just got into the 1:16s (1:16.9!). Bearing in mind it's quite a power circuit and an M4 has been clocked there just 1 tenth quicker, it's not bad I think.
The car feels so much better on turn in with the AD08R, it's surprised me the difference just a change in tyre can make to the enjoyment of driving the car, let alone the time difference. They have also been wearing incredibly well vs the NS2R, in short the money saved from buying the cheaper tyre is not worth it in the long run.
http://fastestlaps.com/tracks/castle-combe
Here's the vid, I forgot the type at the end about running out of talent might have been a reason
[youtube]BsxHyGHcLC4[/youtube]
on the ragged edge at times but impressive , , silly question coming , is the tc off ? If so why ? :?
