
Have you ever been photographed sat on a balcony eating a croissant; or wallowed in luxury just for the sake of it? What's the most ostentatious thing you ever seen or done?
( , Thu 28 Jul 2011, 13:18)
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I took (and failed) an assessment for a driving job there about 15 years ago in a Cavalier Turbo 4x4. The natural steering speed in the top lane of the bowl is 100mph, and at 150-odd this Cavalier had to have 1/8th of a turn of steering lock applied all the time, just to keep it away from the barrier.
I presume vehicle dynamics have moved on a bit since the Mk3 Cav though.
( , Mon 1 Aug 2011, 16:14, 1 reply)

I admire your balls in doing that in a family saloon car on steroids rather than a ground-up designed sports car though. The VH platform owes more to aeronautical engineering than traditional monocoque.
( , Mon 1 Aug 2011, 16:24, closed)

The instructor sat in a blue Sparco bucket seat with a 6-point harness. The driver got the standard velour Cavalier job with a 3-point inertia reel.
Apparently at top speed on the banking, the tyres twist so that only a 1"-wide patch on the outer edge of the tread is being used... So the whole car is in contact with a total area of road smaller than the palm of your hand, at more than twice the motorway speed limit.
( , Mon 1 Aug 2011, 16:57, closed)
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