Just Back from Driving 1200bhp/ton F1 Car in France
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Originally Posted by DaveMiddleton
I will save up for a ride in a Mig 29 near Moscow. Half an hour £6K.
I am not one to save for a rainy day!!
I am not one to save for a rainy day!!
I have no doubt that the Mig experience would be the better all round package, but the Lightning has a nostalgic value over and above anything else I can think of.
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Thanks, but Dave's version sounded more up my street
Dave what kind of insurance waivers etc did they make you sign?
Dave what kind of insurance waivers etc did they make you sign?
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Originally Posted by Edcase
Thanks, but Dave's version sounded more up my street
Dave what kind of insurance waivers etc did they make you sign?
Dave what kind of insurance waivers etc did they make you sign?
I paid an extra £100 to cover me with a liability reduced to 1000Euros.
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Originally Posted by Edcase
Dave,
any chance of PM'ing me the details for this?
do they limit the revs at all?
thanks
Ed
any chance of PM'ing me the details for this?
do they limit the revs at all?
thanks
Ed
Details below: Look for Monaco F1 Drive:
www.adren-a-line.com
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out of service F3 cars are actually pretty cheap - you can pick up a full carbon fibre F3 car - the whole wings and slicks deal from £ 5000 +
You can then go sprinting which is one of the cheapest forms of motorsport.
The cars are based upon production engine units - in my case a Reynard chassis - full carbon fibre, with a Toyota 3S-GE engine, as found in an MR2 or Camry saloon, but dry sumped, trick cams, an ultra high compression ratio and, gas flowed head, slide throttles and so on. And because they're based upon common engines are pretty easy to work on unless something drastic goes wrong.
Whilst its not the full F1 experience, these are two steps down from F1, and would have been driven by all the top drivers on their climb up the ladder.
Its still jolly quick, and to date has been the best way to spend Christmas morning - haring up and down the local air field whilst everyone is cooking turkey.
You can then go sprinting which is one of the cheapest forms of motorsport.
The cars are based upon production engine units - in my case a Reynard chassis - full carbon fibre, with a Toyota 3S-GE engine, as found in an MR2 or Camry saloon, but dry sumped, trick cams, an ultra high compression ratio and, gas flowed head, slide throttles and so on. And because they're based upon common engines are pretty easy to work on unless something drastic goes wrong.
Whilst its not the full F1 experience, these are two steps down from F1, and would have been driven by all the top drivers on their climb up the ladder.
Its still jolly quick, and to date has been the best way to spend Christmas morning - haring up and down the local air field whilst everyone is cooking turkey.
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Originally Posted by Leslie
A trip in a Lightning is never to be forgotten CrispDuk.
Les
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Originally Posted by Chip Sengravy
there's a camera mounted on that F1 car?
did you gat any in car footage?
did you gat any in car footage?
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The circuit is not really big enough although the experience is great. To be honest though I dont think I would pay the price tag for the day but to me £1299 is a hell of a lot of money which I couldnt justify spending on a one day experience.
Also on the day it was wet so getting the power down was an issue. It had a crude traction control system which shut cylinders down and it was not the most comfortable thing when it kicked in.
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