Stylus showing off it's dynamic abilities
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:38 am
Hello all ,
Many thanks to '' madmaninshed '' for supporting me at GOODWOOD today , along with four or so other friends of mine. The STYLUS had a damn good day with only two cars bettering it's time. A racing PORSCHE with mega grunt and a single seater , both did times in the sub 90 sec's area. The others were there practicing for the revival meeting and a few just testing like me. Quite a mixture , racing CAPRI'S , A35 RACING , 2LT SINGLE SEATERS , JAG' XKI20 RACING , DB4 RACING , CATERHAMS , WESTFIELDS , GEMINI V8 , various saloons M3 , ALPHA , DOLOMITE SPRINT etc etc. Also historic motorbikes practicing for the revival so I was told , very quick pulling 170 past the pit lane.
Last year the best time I'd ever done at GOODWOOD was 97 sec's , in July . The racing team (TOED RACING) clocked me today at 94 sec's best. I past most things during the 10 laps slots we had but the last slot I past the two cars in front of me (30 sec's apart at start) twice so the STYLUS got quite a lot of attention .
10 of those laps were with a lady passenger who was unwise enough to ask if I would give her a ride !
So I was overly concerned that I might have lost my ' edge ' having not driven it in anger since Oct' 2005 --- I was a bit edgy till I'd done a couple of laps then it all slotted in to place.
Photos to follow from Dean , my friend with a FURY ------ should have built a Stylus !
Many thanks to '' madmaninshed '' for supporting me at GOODWOOD today , along with four or so other friends of mine. The STYLUS had a damn good day with only two cars bettering it's time. A racing PORSCHE with mega grunt and a single seater , both did times in the sub 90 sec's area. The others were there practicing for the revival meeting and a few just testing like me. Quite a mixture , racing CAPRI'S , A35 RACING , 2LT SINGLE SEATERS , JAG' XKI20 RACING , DB4 RACING , CATERHAMS , WESTFIELDS , GEMINI V8 , various saloons M3 , ALPHA , DOLOMITE SPRINT etc etc. Also historic motorbikes practicing for the revival so I was told , very quick pulling 170 past the pit lane.
Last year the best time I'd ever done at GOODWOOD was 97 sec's , in July . The racing team (TOED RACING) clocked me today at 94 sec's best. I past most things during the 10 laps slots we had but the last slot I past the two cars in front of me (30 sec's apart at start) twice so the STYLUS got quite a lot of attention .
10 of those laps were with a lady passenger who was unwise enough to ask if I would give her a ride !
So I was overly concerned that I might have lost my ' edge ' having not driven it in anger since Oct' 2005 --- I was a bit edgy till I'd done a couple of laps then it all slotted in to place.
Photos to follow from Dean , my friend with a FURY ------ should have built a Stylus !
but great to watch.