after me doing jim a favour and lending him a set of wheels for a couple of weeks, he was kind enough to return a favour and let me drive his car for a lap of the 'ring yesterday morning.

engine felt really nice and has made me want a 24V now

suspension could do with a bit of tuning, but was quite fun to drive and had a good feeling to it. didn't feel as front heavy as i thought that it might, and brakes were not a problem either

did you know your car was capable of a sub 9 minute lap jim?

how are nerves and the hands now that you're back? think you might need a new door handle on the passenger side, that one has nail marks in it.

 

 

BEST lap of the weekend for me

it was nice to see the car getting driven properly

really gotta sort that rear suspension tho, im sure it shouldnt be like that, perhaps my dampers are fooked?

and yes i did grab that handle a BIT hard

 

foreigneRS next time you take my car out


I must admit that Nick is quite fast driver, mauch faster then he looks

 

 

 

that did make me laugh not ideal as you're cresting the hill coming out of ex-muehle

did you get the chance to go out again after that jim?

 

no, i was too scared of binning it it was the thought of a german prison cell that put me off

 

just uploaded a couple of pics i got of you driving her at breidscheid and ex-muehle





and one in the car park in between my ring taxi and mike r



btw, how accurate is your speedo? because it was showing over 140 mph at flugplatz, which is bloody impressive if it's anything like true

 

Quality one Jim

 

FRS, what was the tacko reading that would give a better speed reading.

 

140 indicated is about 125 real speed

 

brilliant, and pics to take away with you Jim, quality mate. Glad it held together

 

dunno johnnyb, didn't look, but it must've been 6k or more

 

what diff have you got jim, sounds like a 4wd twinky diff

 

7" 3.62 LSD

at those speeds we would have been doing about 5.5ish

she doesnt seem to want to pull past that point tho, on the authbahn it seems to hit abrick wall at 140 indicated

 

 

nice pics...

and nice car

I personaly love the ignition map

 

Nice one Jim and thanks for offering me to take your car out

 

sub 9 mins in Jim's saph . Well drive that man.

Just goes to show what track knowledge and good driving skills = good lap times. Especially when u compare that lap to many people who have far more powerful cosworths

RW

 

thank you steven

wasn't flat out either as we were chatting all the way around and were 3 up (not that jim weighs anything) and obviously i couldn't risk crashing someone elses car.

the torque was deceptive from the 24V. useful power everywhere doesn't feel as fast as the turbo rush from a yb or whatever, but can be applied easily mid corner to help with exit speed.

 

Nick fookin Blares round.... scared teh life outa me in that Estate of his!

 

i actually got about half a minute faster this time Stu.

 

Had i thought of it, you may have had time to take my Saff round a couple of times and comment on my suspected tyre problems...

Next time mate if you wouldnt mind.

 

Same with my sapph when it was standard. Had it tuned to 265bhp and it just pulled all the way to the limiter. Amazing how much 40 or so extra horse can do. Btw, your sapph looks great in red.