Spa-Francorchamps. Eau Rouge. Flat out…?

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:48 pm

Worth a watch. Can't wait to go back next month!

Watch on YouTube

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:50 pm

Video no workie!

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:53 pm

Should work now. Was missing a _

mwmackenzie · Post by **mwmackenzie** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:42 pm

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:06 pm

Track looks clear now too.

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:22 pm

It's not flat on a bike. Doing about 160mph as you turn in, need to drop a gear and have a good brake before you get back on the throttle.

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:38 pm

mckeann wrote:It's not flat on a bike. Doing about 160mph as you turn in, need to drop a gear and have a good brake before you get back on the throttle.

Wimp!

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:41 pm

OMG.....that's wow at 130.
think I was close in the VX, but it was only doing 100, at best.

Can't wait to give it a go in the V6......NOT .

Stu

mxvx · Post by **mxvx** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:00 pm

In the wet....
Can we go yet?

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:47 pm

Stu160 wrote:OMG.....that's wow at 130.
think I was close in the VX, but it was only doing 100, at best.

Can't wait to give it a go in the V6......NOT .

Stu

Looking forward to trying to match my bike time in the Exige. Somehow I don't think I'll manage it. Awesome on the bike though.

tut · Post by **tut** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:47 pm

tut

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:41 pm

Stu, I'm sure the VX would be more than 100. In a 160bhp k series, you were just about on the limiter in 4th which was about 120mph. You would lose about 10mph going up the hill, flat in 4th, and then take all of the kemmel straight to get back up to 120 and just grab 5th if you had a tail wind.

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:58 pm

Ha Stu the V6 will defo not be flat! I'd imagine it'll be making a healthy speed by the entry.

Without a pax the 211 would do it but needed corrections.

They made it harder moving La Source further back...actually the trick may be a particularly poor exit there...fluff a gear change etc.

Ape it must be just about a straight line on a bike no?

Standard 120bhp Elise I recommend a good book for the Kemmel...

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:05 pm

alicrozier wrote:
They made it harder moving La Source further back...actually the trick may be a particularly poor exit there...fluff a gear change etc.

I thought about that cheat too.

Strangely more twisty on a bike and I was quite slow up eau rouge.

https://youtu.be/dk_Gq7J9am0

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:51 am

It's about 100mph at the slowest point on a bike.

Scottish Elises