My first RWD and turbo car

^Thanks.

Off out in a bit, not sure whether to take the hardtop off for the first time. It's a bit nippy out there, but I'm sure it'll be nicer later.
 
[TW]Fox;20072706 said:
Exactly, not a situation he'd have been in whilst driving a Focus ST, which is pretty much the point being made I think? And presumably the ESP would have given him a helping hand in something less raw yet still RWD. I don't think anyone is criticising the VX220 as being dangerous, merely suggesting that as a proper hardcore RWD sports car it requires proper care to drive and skill to drive fast.
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+1

Once you lose the back end on a mid engined car, it is very hard to catch it. You usually over correct and lift off the throttle resulting in a tank slapper type affair. Take it very easy in the wet, especially with a turbo. The boost will come in and spin up the rear wheels, from then on it's basically damage limitation (this is from experience in an MR2 turbo; the VX might be better behaved).

In the dry though, you can push it much harder :D

Awesome car! Look after it!
 
Trifid said:
No he didn't, he said they were close and would be replaced after the track day he was going to.
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Pedant much?

He said they'd already done several track days. He knew they were shot that's why the first thing he did was replace them.
 
Do tyres that have done several track days, which tend to have bits of rubber hanging off and visible uneven wear, tend to pass MOTs?
 
NathanE said:
Do tyres that have done several track days, which tend to have bits of rubber hanging off and visible uneven wear, tend to pass MOTs?
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He said they had 3mm of tread left, have you got any photos to prove the rear tyres at the time of the crash had bits of rubber hanging off them and uneven wear across the tyres surface?

How tyres end up after a trackday really depends how you drive on the day.
 
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Firestar_3x said:
He said they had 3mm of tread left, have you got any photos to prove the rear tyres at the time of the crash had bits of rubber hanging off them and uneven wear across the tyres surface?
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I'm just going by what he posted on SELOC.

Let's face the obvious facts. If the tyres weren't shot then he wouldn't have spun out in a straight line on part throttle and short shifting whilst all the other cars had no problems. And if he seriously believed that only tread depth is what matters in making safe and legal a tyre that's been subject to numerous track days already, then he wouldn't have replaced them the very next day either.

These cars are ridiculously sensitive to tyre pressures and tyre condition. Once the tyres become "hard" these cars become almost dangerous to drive at any speed.

He knew what the caused it. And he solved it.

There's no need to patronise me, asking for photos etc. Clearly I do not have them. Why would I? I don't even know the guy. Branding them as 'illegal' was I admit not from his mouth. But it is easy enough to read between the lines and come to that conclusion.
 
NathanE said:
If the tyres weren't shot then he wouldn't have spun out in a straight line on part throttle and short shifting whilst all the other cars had no problems.
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Loads of variables other than tyre wear could have caused him to spin, I’ve almost spun a rwd car off a roundabout with very little throttle input, it doesn't take much under the right circumstances.

Have you got a link to the thread?
 
Firestar_3x said:
Loads of variables other than tyre wear could have caused him to spin, I’ve almost spun a rwd car off a roundabout with very little throttle input, it doesn't take much under the right circumstances.

Have you got a link to the thread?
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"Almost" spun a car? That's nothing. I spun my old car into a hedge, front first and then the tail, on 10% throttle on what can only be described a "kink" not even a "bend". That had 6 month old RE040's on it, that I since discovered were last-of-stock and sat on a shelf for 2 years.

http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=310974
 
NathanE said:
"Almost" spun a car? That's nothing. I spun my old car into a hedge, front first and then the tail, on 10% throttle on what can only be described a "kink" not even a "bend". That had 6 month old RE040's on it, that I since discovered were last-of-stock and sat on a shelf for 2 years.

http://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=310974
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Damp road + RE040's = hedge, 2 years old tyres or not.
 
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