Goatboy 52 Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Quick question for other IPS drivers. Have you ever spun on track? If so what do you do with your gears? Obviously in a manual you just stick your foot on the clutch, but with with an IPS pulling both paddles takes an age to select neutral, and taking a hand off the wheel to press N is unlikely to happen. Does it matter if you end up doing the box backwards? Unlikely but possible I guess.... Any thoughts? Cheers all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Colin P 642 Posted August 8, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Well the general advice on track limits days is that if you spin in gear select neutral but do not use the accelerator when you restart the car. 1 Quote A Lotus is for driving, pork is for breakfast. Link to post Share on other sites
Goatboy 52 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thanks Colin. I will be doing a car limits day at northweald so high probability of spinning. (kinda the point of the day). I've do line it a few times but never in an auto. Really looking forward to it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Colin P 642 Posted August 8, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 If you don’t spin you’ll be made to go faster till you do. IMG_0079.MOV That took 2 mm off the new tyres. 1 1 Quote A Lotus is for driving, pork is for breakfast. Link to post Share on other sites
Goatboy 52 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Good effort to nearly get over to the grass! I am only doing an activity day so I can do as much or as little as I like but spinning is on the cards! My 1st trip there my car was a smidge lighter than the Evora.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goatboy 52 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 I can confirm a high speed spin in an Evora will see the car shift down, then select neutral and then switch off. Lower speed spins simple shift down. IPS was epic all day long as was the rest of the car. Great day out!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mg4lotus 135 Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Sounds like fun. Did you have any dashcam footage? Presuming it was in sport mode, did you have traction control turned off? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goatboy 52 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2020 Will try and upload some dashcam footage. Needs editing though... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goatboy 52 Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Rather dull dashcam ... Spin on high speed bend Circuit single lap Great day out, for £50 I couldn't recommend it enough 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Kevin Wheeler 346 Posted August 25, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 North Weald Aerodrome? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mg4lotus 135 Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 @Kevin Wheeler N51.7213 E0.1454 is North Weald flying services. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold FFM Kevin Wheeler 346 Posted August 25, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Thought it was North Weald. That was where I went with Club Lotus when I bought my first Lotus (the Elise). It was a great training day that showed just how fast you could take a right angled corner in a Lotus (90 mph with enough of a run off!). Scared the missus to death! Sorry for thread drift. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goatboy 52 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 You are most welcome to drift the thread. Yes north weald. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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