Last year I went to an advanced drivers motorsport course at a local race track. All sorts of people came, heaps of WRXs, 200sx, 300XZ-TT, a Saab Turbo (one guy came in a rented Ford Falcon! - a very pedestrian large family car - what cheek!). The highlight of the line up was this young vietnamese kid (he looked no more than 20 or so) in a bright yellow 355. As all the other drivers pored over the car he sat there coolly showing us his F1 paddles etc. etc.
Anyway to cut a long story short, the MX-6 acquitted itself very well, acheiving lap time of 1.38.01 (the track is Sandown if you're an Aussie). The Ferrari? Best lap of 1.39!!
How you ask? This pussy kid would FLY past us on the straights making a FANTASTIC sound, back off early and meander through corners I was taking at 110kph in the 6 at about 60, then cruise through the chicanes etc until next straight. Then he'd be gone, only to repeat the ritual at the end of the straight!
The worst part about the whole thing would be that you'd be on his tail after the first corner, worrying about smacking into him, then he'd be off again!
It's back to the track next week, I'll try and get my times down some more!
OH. And BTW the 6 placed ahead of 3 of the 4 WRXs, the 300ZX as well as all the others you would expect it to beat!
Anyway to cut a long story short, the MX-6 acquitted itself very well, acheiving lap time of 1.38.01 (the track is Sandown if you're an Aussie). The Ferrari? Best lap of 1.39!!
How you ask? This pussy kid would FLY past us on the straights making a FANTASTIC sound, back off early and meander through corners I was taking at 110kph in the 6 at about 60, then cruise through the chicanes etc until next straight. Then he'd be gone, only to repeat the ritual at the end of the straight!
The worst part about the whole thing would be that you'd be on his tail after the first corner, worrying about smacking into him, then he'd be off again!
It's back to the track next week, I'll try and get my times down some more!
OH. And BTW the 6 placed ahead of 3 of the 4 WRXs, the 300ZX as well as all the others you would expect it to beat!