Spa Francorchamps in-car

Post by: **Randy** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:17 am

Hope some of you will enjoy coming on-board for a couple of laps of Spa in a Historic Elan 26R:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ihh78-aQk

Post by: **Geoffers71** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:27 am

Wow, that was Faaaaan...TASTIC. I really enjoyed that. Well done!

Post by: **Randy** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:39 am

Glad you enjoyed the vid. I certainly enjoyed making it, Spa is the most wonderful track!

Post by: **rgh0** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:42 am

Nice track and nice driving -- I would love to race there ! Not happy with the E type?

cheers
Rohan

Post by: **ken ob** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:49 am

Excellent. Thanks for posting.

Ken

Post by: **Randy** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:23 am

rgh0 wrote:Nice track and nice driving -- I would love to race there ! Not happy with the E type?

cheers
Rohan

I did get a little grumpy with him in the car!!! This was a qually session and every lap was wrecked by traffic... He blatantly knew I was coming up on him towards stavelot, chose not to give me room exiting or through the following right, then held me up all the way up past Blanchimont. :-(

Post by: **rgh0** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:25 am

Not really good to hold up someone in qualifying where you are clearly slower I agree

cheers
Rohan

Post by: **Tournesol** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:35 am

Great video and looks like a lot of funnnnnn!
Spa is an amazing place, and there are nice roads to drive along the track too, may be not at that kind of pace though... Believe some of those roads were part of the original (long version) track. Memory eludes me on how long the whole original track was though.

Post by: **elj221c** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:46 am

Fourteen kilometers.

http://www.spa-francorchamps.be/en/circuit-history.php

Indeed a great track even in its current format.

Post by: **Europatc** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:24 pm

Excellent Randy, well done
Stuart

Post by: **Spyder fan** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:57 am

I always think of qualifying as being like a good natured track day, keep an eye on your mirrors in the straight bits and concentrate on your lines for the wiggly bits, faster cars coming up on you respect this and don't generally overtake in braking zones. Cooperation and consideration is required by all. Spa is a big circuit and flag marshals are thin on the ground, but a black flag should have been pointed towards Mr E Type as I doubt this was his only misdemeanour of the day.

Anyway, that's some nice in car footage thanks for posting it up.

Post by: **pharriso** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:16 pm

Great post.... Those barriers are huge with little run-off!

Post by: **silverlink** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:05 pm

Touch of 'sour grapes' I think from Mr E type! my cars bigger and faster than your little car, I THINK NOT.
Nice one Randy
Ian

Post by: **SF69Elan** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:21 pm

Thanks very much for posting - watched it several times and sent the link off to my German engineering obsessed friends.

Post by: **el-saturn** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:32 pm

i imagine there's at least 1000gramms of weight reduction potential here: it looks like all of the bolts could use some shortening and maybe a couple of k-nuts: one of the cheapest (and most obvious) ways to save weight!!! cfk, titanium etc. is quite a bit more cheers -- the race must go on! 36/4982 sandy

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