Nice pics at the green hell.......
Will love to drive there one day

Do they do track car rental over there and rougly whats the cost?
What is the timing of RX8 at the ring like?

Cheers
Alan

 

Yes they do rent cars and its anywhere from 400 euro to 1500 euro a day plus gas and lap tickets.

My fastest time is 8:39 and my car is lightly modded. I'm going to finally put all my suspension parts and other stuff I have laying around on the car in the winter. I'm getting to the point that I feel I'm overdriving my setup so hopefully i can get lower times next year.

 

GREEK RX8 CLUB track day

 

Cool......what is your recommendation for someone just visiting that region for a few days.....and wanting a go for the ring....

I think your time is fantastic considering that 8 min used to be the benchmark for supercars and your 8 is lightly modded.
Hope to see you reach the 8 min mark.......

Cheers
Alan

 

Interesting... how did you measure the time? I say this because is not possible to run a complete lap, so how did you measure?

 

I've been wanting to rent a new M3 to run but I think you have to be 30 for that. I'll try to find you some links to help you decide.

It is possible to run a full lap on open track, I just ran 20 laps one day last month on the full track. On the track day I had forgot my lap timer since I was rushed to get to the track since I found out about it a few hours before it started.

My 8:39 was from the overhead bridge at the start to the overhead bridge at the end before the long stretch.

 

Here is a Pic from Sunday on the ring

 

Thanks.....I am definitely over 30.......

Cheers
Alan

 

Ok, now I understand, so I think my time was not too bad...

It was 9:10 aprox. in the same split but I started pulling after the overhead bridge (my speed under the overhead bridge was 50km/h aprox.)... and I stopped pulling after the last corner (my speed under the last overhead bridge was 132km/h aprox.) it was my first and only time (5 laps in 2 days) to enter the ring so I think is a good time, what do you think?

Some info of the driftbox...
Max. Speed: 195,79km/h in Schwedenkreuz I think (it was descent)
Max. Lateral G: 1,499
Max. Accel G: 0,787
Máx. Deccel G: 0,912

Incredible circuit, the best! Once you try itm other circuits becomes boring...

I hope next year I could go again... 1500kms from my home....

 

Thats a good time for your first time on the track, that 8:39 is what I ran last nov. When I ran Sunday my times were around the 8:39 but there was alot of traffic and bikes were like a swarm of bees every time on the track.
My top speed on sunday was 232 km/h at the end of Schwedenkreuz, and that was the first time I ever remember going that fast through there.

 

Here are more pictures I found of my car sunday.

The Mazdaspeed Tow hook looks HUGE on the front.

 

they dont require you to wear a helmet over there?

 

You wear the helmet if you want, because this circuit is not a circuit... it is a "road", so the car must be street legal, slicks not allowed, it must have lights, insurance...

 

Track days you have to wear a helmet, but regular days when you get on by ticket its not required.

 

Does it mean that regular days that is no over taking or racing?

 

You can over take only on the right, and I still go out every time and try to beat my time.

 

Not really "race trim" but my numbers nonetheless...

 

I wish we have something like this in the US...

Man I am so jealous!

 

Don't have any graphics yet...

Painted the inside of my wheels.

 

Autocross 6/21/2009

 

Nice to see an '09 out on the track!

 

This Saturday at Devens. Co drove with Greenblurr because he somehow snapped his front endlink in half...Good times. (I'm 42, he's 69. Pic of me just cause I look awesome..lol)

 

I didn't know you guy's were that old.

 

yeah, we look good for our ages.

 

lol, especially James. :D