We didn't go too far or anywhere too exciting just some local roads in the area which include nice spaced stretches of dual carriageway split up with roundabouts, followed by a trip underneath two tunnels beneath the airport, for aural pleasure.
Initial thoughts on the car are; it has a quite a bit of turbo lag (currently running original spec T2 Turbo) it is slow to react, but when it does, it seems pretty quick. We've not timed it yet or had much to compare it to, but it does seem fast.
The brakes are superb, excellent feel, progressive and do a good job of stopping, having had a big brake conversion in the past this seems to have been very beneficial. Good brakes is always desirable on track, it will be interesting to see how they hold up lap after lap.
Handling I am still not sure on, the rear suspension has been completely 'slammed' and I wouldn't feel very safe on high speed corners on a race track, it is definately something for us to sort out.
Fun - the car is a lot of fun, very loud exhaust, dump valve (perhaps a little chavvy), light weight and not much to the build of the car all contribute to this. Myself and one of the other owners had a very entertaining evening out. Both of us are pretty pleased with our new purchase.
Considering how much we've paid, the car represents tremendous value for money. We're hoping for many future enjoyable track days this year.
"a trip underneath two tunnels beneath the airport, for aural pleasure." Did you see the scrapes from Ronaldo's Ferrari?
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