2022 F-Type R is the best F-type ever made?
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Don't diss the Miatas! I watch the Porsches, Vettes, etc blow past on the front straight at Autoclub Speedway, but then I repass them going 15 or 20 MPH faster around turn 2 still on the banking pulling 1.5 g's and outbrake them into turn 3. Lowered, Xida Race shocks, Eibach springs, race alignment, on Hankook Ventu RS4 street tires.
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Out-braking them? I thought that Miatas were so fast because you guys don't use the brakes, and just removed all that useless weight, hah. Kidding aside, I was very impressed by the laptimes the Super Miatas were turning at Willow Springs. Another big advantage of a light car is the MUCH lower expense on consumables - tires and brakes. I just shake my head when I read about tracking F-Types, but to each their own!
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Lower consumables costs is a big plus unless you don't need to care about that. Another big plus is that you can push the envelope a lot harder, If I go off or hit a curb badly and bend something, or catch a rock chip, or a rock in the radiator it's all cheap to fix. I would never push the Jag to that absolute edge on a track, the inevitable repairs or cosmetic upkeep required to keep it looking great would be insane.
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Lower consumables costs is a big plus unless you don't need to care about that. Another big plus is that you can push the envelope a lot harder, If I go off or hit a curb badly and bend something, or catch a rock chip, or a rock in the radiator it's all cheap to fix. I would never push the Jag to that absolute edge on a track, the inevitable repairs or cosmetic upkeep required to keep it looking great would be insane.
I would never track any road car.
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OTOH, I always suggest to the owners of newer sports cars (even Miatas! <<DUCKS>>) that they try at least ONE HPDE day at a racetrack, with an instructor. That gives them a real sense of the potential of the car, a potential that is a bit unsafe to explore on the street.
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OTOH, I always suggest to the owners of newer sports cars (even Miatas! <<DUCKS>>
that they try at least ONE HPDE day at a racetrack, with an instructor. That gives them a real sense of the potential of the car, a potential that is a bit unsafe to explore on the street.
that they try at least ONE HPDE day at a racetrack, with an instructor. That gives them a real sense of the potential of the car, a potential that is a bit unsafe to explore on the street.Since Jaguar doesn’t do it anymore, I’d rather rent an F Type for such purposes. Luckily for me, I know the road limits of my car since I am near winding public roads with little traffic. Google: The SmokingTire
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Recently went to a viewing of the new Corvette Z06 and was blown away by how quiet it is in comparison to the '15 R!
Obviously a different class of car but still
Obviously a different class of car but still
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The sound list by price are 1. USA Muscle cars, 2. Jags and Rovers, 3. AMG GT, 4. Thé Italians
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