Post 635698 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:21:02
Myself, Ashok, and a friend of mine managed to tag along last minute on a TVR Club track day at Goodwood this week.
I took the Accord, which I've been dying to get back on track since Combe. I bought a set of Civic wheels from Mo, which had Pirelli PZero Corsa semi slicks, which I thought i'd give a whirl and see how they compare to the RSR's. In all honesty i'd say they are no better or worse, if anything i felt I had a bit more confidence with the RSR's, but that could be due to the fact the these are 205's, and the RSR's I have are 215's. But still all good! As always the car was absolutely spot on, not one issue of any kind. The brakes were perfect all day long, which, considering the abuse they got surprised me! Those who know my 'driving style' will know I do have a heavy right foot! But I definitely feel my track driving is improving, Tim pointed out that I'm a lot smoother than I once was!
We got a decent amount of time on track, but it was sessioned, and organisation wasn't the slickest! But for £180 (which is super cheap for Goodwood) it was a superb day. I didn't know what to expect joining the TVR bunch. But it was superb, excellent driving etiquette from everyone on the day, and no crashes or breakdowns, that I knew of. Which again, considering we were there with 25 odd TVR's, was a huge surprise! They're going to keep me on their mailing list, and let me know of any other track days they organize. I'd definitely do a day with these guys again, a very decent bunch of people.
As I said in my status update, I have had a lot of good fun on many track days in the S70, and a few in the S60R now. But the fun I'm having in this accord is beyond that. It's not the fastest (especially when you're on a track with Cerbera's, Sagaris', etc.. that are being driven very well!!), and I'm by no means the best driver, but it is an incredible amount of fun, which is what it's all about. And I have complete faith in the car to let me do (within reason) whatever I want, and it just keeps going! I think the S60's track tyres will be hung up for a while!!
I took my GoPro, and Camera, and for once remembered to use it!!!
[video=youtube;ATLUltptkMs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATLUltptkMs[/video]
Post 635699 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:21:33
[video=youtube;LKwRziKQdbw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKwRziKQdbw[/video]
Post 635700 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:22:03
[video=youtube;yMYbhfeIB1s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMYbhfeIB1s[/video]
Post 635701 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:22:34
[video=youtube;Z5tQdDwXo4M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5tQdDwXo4M[/video]
Post 635706 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:25:22
Mo took some drive by vids on the pit straight
[video=youtube;dewG4WuqXy8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dewG4WuqXy8[/video]
Post 635707 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:25:52
[video=youtube;WcbMXdZB_po]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcbMXdZB_po[/video]
Post 635708 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:26:22
This one video per post thing is a ball ache!!!
[video=youtube;pfWXfpClV7E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfWXfpClV7E[/video]
Post 635709 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:26:52
[video=youtube;v1uzsZao43Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uzsZao43Q[/video]
Post 635710 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:27:23
[video=youtube;BqrrGbofNqo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrrGbofNqo[/video]
Post 635711 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:27:53
[video=youtube;DafcXqxizVk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DafcXqxizVk[/video]
Post 635712 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:28:23
[video=youtube;13_Pp2dVY9k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13_Pp2dVY9k[/video]
Post 635713 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 18:28:54
[video=youtube;ttuVvIydR38]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttuVvIydR38[/video]
That's it! Hope you enjoy.
Post 635714 by graemewelch on 2013-08-15 18:51:16
tvr have got to one of my fav cars. some exelent pics there. ill watch the vids when the mrs is out so i can turn the volume up with geting dirty looks
Post 635715 by cherry1809 on 2013-08-15 19:06:31
I'll have to go through all of this later (on the phone :( ) Looks a good day out!
I do have a soft spot for the older TVR's. Don't go much on the newer stuff, but if you're giving a speed 12 away :D
Post 635716 by Nealevo on 2013-08-15 19:08:04
I I love the track at goodwood, I've always had a great day there, glad you enjoyed it, vids are awesome.
Post 635718 by S70T5Chris on 2013-08-15 19:17:46
[QUOTE=Nealevo;635716]I I love the track at goodwood, I've always had a great day there, glad you enjoyed it, vids are awesome.[/QUOTE]
Its probably quite well suited to the Volvo actually, as it's such a fast track. Ashok was flying round in his S60R!
Post 635731 by V70 Graham on 2013-08-15 19:56:17
Looks like you had a great time, thank you for the videos
Post 635805 by AndysR on 2013-08-15 22:09:19
Looks like a good day out for all, I think you should take the ATR to the Ring next year Chris :)
Post 635809 by Biff on 2013-08-15 22:14:19
I hope you took all your fancy bass out to have a crack at the Trevor's Chris? Bet that was a hoot in the atr.
Very suprised no casualties occurred. Lol
