Lap 5/6:
First lap with no passenger, and ESP and ABS disconnected - Freedoooom!
(would really like the ABS back though!) The car was faster without my 115kg passenger obviously, and to my surprise, it behaved a lot different.
Highlights of the lap were: 911 wiggle at Schwedenkreuz - saved by electronics.
I made a lot of small lock ups, and one big one at Aremberg, just behind the wiggly Porsche.
Overtook a bunch of slow cars including a Tesla at Bergwerk ;)
I hi-lighted the speedo in this one; 12 o'clock is 120 km/h
Top speed was approx. 195 km/h in Fuchs röhre.
Average speed from bridge to gantry was 123 km/h.
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My first time in 3 years on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife - Good to be back!
Having only driven the ring in my beloved old Fiat Panda 1.2 with 60 Hp (and my Eunos Roadster in granny tempo), the extra power in my 100HP made a really big difference! The 6 speed box was really well spaced for the ring as well, which helped a lot to pull me and my friend up the hills - combined weight for us is around 215kg :)
The car:
2007 Fiat Panda 100HP 1.4 16v with 227.000 km, but still going strong.
Almighty annoying ESP system, slowing us down.
185/55R15 Continental ContiEcoContact - slowing us down :D
The eco tyres were an attempt to lower the grip enough, to make the ESP system leave me alone - it didn´t work. We deactivated it by lap 4/6 by unplugging the R.R. ABS sensor.
Because of the high tyre profile, the car is 5% higher geared than with the standard 195/45R15 fitment.
Camera setup:
Main camera: LG V40 107* wide angle lens on homemade wooden mount on 3 chassis points.
Rear camera: Good old Sony Xperia SP
Foot camera: Sony AZ-1 Action cam 170* lens.
I ♥ der ring!
12 сен 2024
