Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 5:19 pm
by jamcg
Given how much mainstream manufacturers charge for some of the small volume track only stuff (eg that Aston Vulcan, 2.2m) that seems an absolute bargain by comparison
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 6:59 pm
by DeskJockey
I would, but I've just sold my private race track. Couldn't possibly share with the unwashed. What a shame.
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:07 pm
by IanF
Yes, for the fastest hill climb car out there, that seems like a bargain!
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:17 pm
by integrale_evo
Performance /£ ratio looks very good, however I doubt I could come close to using a fraction of its full potential.
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:31 pm
by jamcg
integrale_evo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:17 pm
Performance /£ ratio looks very good, however I doubt I could come close to using a fraction of its full potential.
Be worth it just to scare yourself shitless in a straight line like catchpole did
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 9:25 pm
by scotta
That catchpole video was something else testing this.
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:01 pm
by Explosive Newt
So instead of buying a £2m megacar, you could buy this and have change to buy a track? How much was that kart track business on the South coast?
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:15 pm
by nuttinnew
To save the searching;
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:35 pm
by speedingfine
Imagine turning up to your local sprint in this, complete with g suit
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:56 am
by Gavster
I love the way so many of us clicked on the title even though it applies to approximately 1 member of the forum
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:01 pm
by Explosive Newt
Gavster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:56 am
I love the way so many of us clicked on the title even though it applies to approximately 1 member of the forum
This is not a forum for people who do not dare to dream…
Goes back to trying to find a £5k Boxster
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:01 pm
by mik
Gavster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:56 am
I love the way so many of us clicked on the title even though it applies to approximately 1 member of the forum
It's good to have plans though - in case your numbers come up.... save you wasting time
I have a mental image of this thing scything through the Craner Curves at around 160mph like reality has been set to fast-forward.....
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Gavster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:56 am
I love the way so many of us clicked on the title even though it applies to approximately 1 member of the forum
This is not a forum for people who do not dare to dream…
Goes back to trying to find a £5k Boxster
Aye... a wise man once said
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Gavster wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:56 am
I love the way so many of us clicked on the title even though it applies to approximately 1 member of the forum
It's good to have plans though - in case your numbers come up.... save you wasting time
I have a mental image of this thing scything through the Craner Curves at around 160mph like reality has been set to fast-forward.....
Someone might take it to a day you're going on and you could get a passenger ri...oh.
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:34 pm
by mik
Lookin' better than ever
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:27 am
by V8Granite
As ludicrous as that is, with the silliest acceleration videos outside of a proper drag car, after a week it would just gather dust.
It’s like a university study of what’s achievable with 4 wheels but a Street eliminator car does it in a much more exciting way.
Dave!
Re: FTAO forum members looking to spend around £820k on a track toy
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:40 am
by jamcg
I could see these ending up with a ban on track days, I can imagine incidents where someone will be following one, loose focus on everything but the car in front and completely miss their braking point off a high speed straight- because that car doesn’t actually have a braking point
I also wonder what would happen if you put half a wheel in the gravel or on the grass, would it suddenly loose downforce and spit you out?