NZ Superlap 2018 Round 1.
#1
NZ Superlap 2018 Round 1.
Just completed round one of the new series.
Street Pro 2wd - 1st place.
Overall 5th place.
Pretty pleased with results. The new 1800cc engine was a lot harder to drive and was a major excercise in corner exit traction management on 225 Nt01's. A change of cornering style and management of the tyres a lot more important now.
With approx 80-100 nm more torque and about 40 whp it was quite a lot different. Sadly only .001 of a second faster than the 1600 time last year...which, after all the years of bagging 1600's here, I was expecting more... maybe its seat time and driving style.....? (or perhaps the tyres are the limiting factor?)
BUT a good result none the less.
http://nzsuperlap.co.nz/news/round-1...25-26-nov-2017
Street Pro 2wd - 1st place.
Overall 5th place.
Pretty pleased with results. The new 1800cc engine was a lot harder to drive and was a major excercise in corner exit traction management on 225 Nt01's. A change of cornering style and management of the tyres a lot more important now.
With approx 80-100 nm more torque and about 40 whp it was quite a lot different. Sadly only .001 of a second faster than the 1600 time last year...which, after all the years of bagging 1600's here, I was expecting more... maybe its seat time and driving style.....? (or perhaps the tyres are the limiting factor?)
BUT a good result none the less.
http://nzsuperlap.co.nz/news/round-1...25-26-nov-2017
#5
First meeting was 3 laps, 2 under safety car then bye bye gearbox.
2nd meeting was this one, of 5 x 8 min sessions.
So definitely have more to come...I just thought it would be easier to come by with the jump in power.
Go figure, you still have to work for it /earn it