Chrisbassett
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I just had an hours blast round Bruntingthorpe. Gosh!
I'm new to performance cars, new to maserati, and had no idea what these cars are capable of. If that's how a Spyder handles and performs with a bit of chassis missing, I'm really looking forward to when I get the piece fitted.
The circuit was basically empty and I had an ex-copper advanced driving instructor giving me guidance and egging me on to brake later, get off the brakes earlier, keep the power on, go a bit faster next time and generally try to push either my bravery or the car. I now have great respect for my wee beastie, and must say that my bravery was the only thing troubled today.
It was a great day, we covered safe driving while "making progress" on a few interesting A-roads for a couple of hours, then hit the track and had some fun, but a bit of seriousness too, deliberately going into corners wrongly to see how the car reacted and how to recover. Trouble was, the spyder behaved herself far too much, it took a lot of pushing to get any kind of reaction from either the front or the rear. Much respect all round.
Oh, and I got up to 145 on the straight before I bottled it, but felt I could have pushed much harder and still felt safe. It's a blimming bumpy surface though, so maybe somewhere else for the max speed experience!
I can heartily recommend Ride Drive, and Simon Clowes in particular. He has taught me a lot and made me think hard about driving techniques and styles in a single day.
Can't wait to hit the track again in my rather super supercar. Gosh!
I'm new to performance cars, new to maserati, and had no idea what these cars are capable of. If that's how a Spyder handles and performs with a bit of chassis missing, I'm really looking forward to when I get the piece fitted.
The circuit was basically empty and I had an ex-copper advanced driving instructor giving me guidance and egging me on to brake later, get off the brakes earlier, keep the power on, go a bit faster next time and generally try to push either my bravery or the car. I now have great respect for my wee beastie, and must say that my bravery was the only thing troubled today.
It was a great day, we covered safe driving while "making progress" on a few interesting A-roads for a couple of hours, then hit the track and had some fun, but a bit of seriousness too, deliberately going into corners wrongly to see how the car reacted and how to recover. Trouble was, the spyder behaved herself far too much, it took a lot of pushing to get any kind of reaction from either the front or the rear. Much respect all round.
Oh, and I got up to 145 on the straight before I bottled it, but felt I could have pushed much harder and still felt safe. It's a blimming bumpy surface though, so maybe somewhere else for the max speed experience!
I can heartily recommend Ride Drive, and Simon Clowes in particular. He has taught me a lot and made me think hard about driving techniques and styles in a single day.
Can't wait to hit the track again in my rather super supercar. Gosh!
