Just saw this last night and wow......
There's nothing like watching the front suspension of a 7 working hard, kinda mesmerizes (sp?) you.
YouTube Link
Apologies if this has been posted before, and if it has its probably worth another look.
Beags
EPIC HES GOT BIGGER BALLS AND MORE TALENT THAN I WILL EVER HAVE.
nearly collects that puma that wasnt watching his mirrors though..
Always love watching those!
If you havn't seen Sorens2(?) vids of the ring (he's a member on here), they're well worth watching, he doesn't hold back either!
Very impressive driving, you have to be very commited with the blind corners
did i see 2g around the carousel <spelling
The car's obviously geared for 125mph - you can hear the engine bouncing off the rev limiter on the long straights!
I was impressed by his cornering - if you watch the wheel in the bottom-right corner, once he sets the steering for a corner he rarely has to change
it until he's finished. No sudden corrections, etc.
wow.
I think he has done that before!
We need to get some of you guys with those turbo-busa and supercharged duratecs out there. I do agree that on the straights it sounds like he had
purposefully limited it in top gear so there wasn't a bomb under the bonnet. I too also really liked the telemetry data that was provided, I
love getting to see that while rounding a circuit.
Thats one thing that has always puzzled me regarding the engine size. According to Caterham's website the R300 Superlight uses a 175hp Duratec.
There are quite a few more powerful Duratecs floating around (flakmonkey and his 290hp monstrosity immediately springs to mind) and I would think that
another 100+ hp on top of the 175 would increase the top speed by a fairly significant amount..... toooooo say 150ish..... ????? Am I way off on
thinking that?
I know and understand that the 7 isn't intended for flat out speed but I guess it really depends on the circuit thats being driven.
Beags
[Edit] I did a bit further reading on the Caterham site and they state the top speed of the R300 as 140 so that kinda answers my question.
Definitely governed I would say. [/Edit]
[Edited on 6/21/2011 by beagley]
I like the way no-one else appears to be able to give that car/driver any trouble.
Do you get told there "If anyone comes bearing down upon you let them past" because most cars just gave him a wide berth
It's a damned impressive lap that! I'm sure with that 5 series and Puma out of the way he'd have done even better! Really impressive, puts my laps to shame!
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Originally posted by Ninehigh
I like the way no-one else appears to be able to give that car/driver any trouble.
Do you get told there "If anyone comes bearing down upon you let them past" because most cars just gave him a wide berth
Cracking to watch, i wouldnt want to drive it that fast, or necessarily even passenger, but from this distance its cracking work. People do move out the way very well, i know I was. Its just the bikes you have to watch as they usally appear from nowhere mid bend!
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Originally posted by beagley
Thats one thing that has always puzzled me regarding the engine size. According to Caterham's website the R300 Superlight uses a 175hp Duratec. There are quite a few more powerful Duratecs floating around (flakmonkey and his 290hp monstrosity immediately springs to mind) and I would think that another 100+ hp on top of the 175 would increase the top speed by a fairly significant amount..... toooooo say 150ish..... ????? Am I way off on thinking that?