It will be interesting to see how you like the 718 Cayman S given your extensive experience in road racing! Have you had the opportunity to drive a Cayman S yet?
Hopefully the PEC works out and you upload some footage of it for the rest of us to see
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Hopefully the PEC works out and you upload some footage of it for the rest of us to see
It will be interesting to see how you like the 718 Cayman S given your extensive experience in road racing! Have you had the opportunity to drive a Cayman S yet?
Hopefully the PEC works out and you upload some footage of it for the rest of us to see
I've always been a small-bore racer. My current racer (MG Midget) has about 80 HP on a good day. I also raced Formula Vee and SCCA/ITC......both low horsepower classes. My current street MG is a 948 cc with about 40 HP.
My old NB Miata (with 140 HP) felt like an absolute rocket to me!
So I'm betting the 300 HP 2.0 base car will work out fine. I hope they let me drive the 2.5 liter "S" at PEC, but truth be told, it'll probably scare the dickens out me!
And yes....if PEC works out I'll bring the video camera with appropriate mount.
First: welcome!
Second: You mentioned the new Mazda RF above. I have a buddy who is an auto journalist; he had an RF for a week this past week, and I went on a drive with him (first proper set of twisties for Alli, my two-week-old base Cayman). I drove the RF a little bit ... and lemme tell you, there is almost no comparison between the two. Though it's well balanced for a FWD, the RF leans a lot, understeers, and (as you're keenly aware based on your track activities), has to be absolutely thrashed to be quick in -- momentum is really key. The 718 is just sublime, barely leans at all, understeers/oversteers at will, and has so much torque down low that you'll need to learn how to pedal modulate differently ... or, just do what I did: keep up with the RF at 8/10ths in a car pushing mayyyybe 5/10ths.
Here's a pic of Alli and the RF from the drive:
Finally ... I noticed on another post of yours that you used to ride an Aprilia. I rode an SL1000 Falco for nearly three years; SUCH a great literbike. I like to tell people that an Aprilia was like a Ducati, just better ... >
Ditto. Most modern cars have enough "extras" as standard that even a stripped down car is pretty well equipped in my view.
My MGB only has an AM radio and it's a luxo-barge compared to my Super 7.
Yep: typo there, and I can't correct my post ... thanks!
I actually gave Mike a heads up on his typo very shortly after he'd actually made it. Unfortunately the window for correction is so ridiculously short he simply couldn't do anything about it. Am I the only one who finds this annoying? I know I should proof read more at the time but it's easy to make a typo, omission, or simply word something incorrectly & it would be nice to be able to rectify something & not only have 10 minutes to do so. If you haven't done so after a few hours then fair enough but the existing matter of minutes is a bit OTT. I'm kind of surprised it took so long for anyone to actually comment on the forum though.Yep: typo there, and I can't correct my post ... thanks!
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