So close at the ring with a citroen zx

James Breadvan · Post by **James Breadvan** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:18 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63_Zc4BGaZU

lsop · Post by **lsop** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:28 pm

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:32 pm

wet... my arse !!!

They should have seen it in September

Very lucky to not have good grip that spat them into the armco.

Post by **Ben** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:03 pm

bugger

James Breadvan · Post by **James Breadvan** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:54 pm

I can't see how he managed to do it, Lifted off?

lsop · Post by **lsop** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:58 pm

Cant figure where the compression starts... I think he may of just hit the start of it!

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm

yes - lift at the bottom - the cambers are all over the place, but committment, ability and a small belief in the car would have got him through there easily.

On our first ever lap we went through there at well over 100mph - speeds now are limited by the size of my danglies. It CAN be taken flat in mine (prob 145mph) I am told !!!

lsop · Post by **lsop** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:01 pm

Re watching it again, watching the top of the windscreen on the horizon to gauge how unsettled the car is, i think he's hit the compression in the dip and its just un balanced the whole thing! He said he was doing nearly 100mph at that point?!?!?!

James Breadvan · Post by **James Breadvan** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:15 pm

So is that something to aim for 100mph?

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:24 pm

i do it at around 130mph now

100 mph is essentially easy if you dont panic and lift. As with any corner, heavy weight shifts break the traction circle much quicker and cause the lift off oversteer that they experienced.

That section is pretty straight despite what the voices say its just very claustrophobic and extremely steep