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Bevel Head
Bikes: 1098s Tric
Posts: 85
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire
Mood: Tricolore :)
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I have a modified Lotus Elise Sport 160 just for track days. It runs cut slicks and 400/500lbs springs on 2-way Racing Dynamics dampers plus race brakes, geo and harnesses. I do a lot of UK and European track days including Spa (7 visits), Nurburgring (5), Zandvoort, Folembray, Croix, Silverstone, Snett, Cadwell, Oulton, Goodwood, Brands, Donny etc...
The only time I have compared performance is at the ring where the car is *much* faster round the corners (by a huge margin) but get murdered on the straights.
I will also be racing a BMW in the UK Kumho series this year. The BMW is 5 seconds slower a lap round Brands (55 secs in the Lotus, 1 min in the BMW).
I would say it would take a fast bike and a good rider who knows the circuit well to lap quicker on a bike than the Lotus.
ps. Misterpink: are you a member of SELOC?
03-Feb-2005, 14:24 
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