My in-car footage @ combe

[DreXeL]

Don't expect anything special, if anything all this video does is highlights just how rubbish my driving was on saturday.......

The little 'moment' at 9:10 was where I noticed my stupid water temp, hence coming off straight after.

Google video I'm afraid

Vid is actually 9:30 long, but my mate messed up with the editing so you see the last half of the video again, and apologies for the poor sound and dodgy camera angle.

 

[DreXeL]

Watching now, how fast did you go up the main straight into quarry?

I didn't look at the speedo, but I was at around 7.5k in fourth. I'll try and find out what that equates to....

 

[DreXeL]

What was in that fiesta?. Bloomin eck, looked quite quick (as did the scoobs).

I don't think your driving was that bad tbh dude .

God knows what was in that fiesta, but it was damn quick. When I say my driving sucked, I mean that I wasn't at the cars limits in the bends, I'm sure it has a lot more in it.

 

[DreXeL]

OK, from what I can find here , max speed in fourth is 144mph, I assume that is at the 8k redline so what would that make ~7.5k?

 

[DreXeL]

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[DreXeL]

Your car is very quick Drexel, was that your first trackday?

Not my first trackday, but first time in the rex, hence still getting to know it so not really pushing it. Plus I was on brand new brake pads so I was braking early and not stomping on them.

It was obvious he wasn't on the limit of grip, those Scoobys and the fiesta simply had a lot more corner exit speed. You don't always need a fast car to go fast around a track.

Yep, that's exactly what was happening. Combined with my early braking.

how did you find combe compared to when you used your scoob there Drexel?

It felt supurb, and obviously quicker on the striaights. I'm sure it'll be as quick, if not quicker through the bends too. The scoob had loads of grip, and all the handling mods I did meant it had no understeer, but it did have a tendancy to snap oversteer.

In the rex i have just as much grip, but with a much more predictable and progressive rear end, and a lot more controllable during oversteer.

Forget the Fiesta, that Pulsar was mental!!

Yeah that Pulsar was very impressive. Running some serious power I think, I remember seeing it come up behind me and thinking 'christ, that intercooler is huge'..

 

[DreXeL]

The Rex is very quick indeed. Your challenge is to get the best out of it.

Aye, and I relish the challenge if I'm honest. The Scoob was pretty easy to drive on the edge, the rex needs more respect, but is more satisfying.

I'll be on the track again at Japfest, I'll be pushing a bit harder then