Evo n. 253 Exige cup 430 Anglesey

[alias23 1,517]

On 19/09/2018 at 11:37, GuyT said:

Watching the footage and looking at the telemetry printed in EVO, they are two different laps, certainly on the sound side of things.  That's not saying he didn't fluff up the gearchange.  You can see below.  Lotus in red.

 

So I check my logs this evening to compare. Looking at the vmax between church and rocket the 430 seems to be circa 135mph. In comparison I'm getting to around 119mph in my V6.
For sure im no professional so driving standards always come into play, i've only done Anglesey twice, overall time difference against the 430 I'm about 3.3 seconds slower.

[RobbieB 44]

Here are my trace numbers from an April sprint plus some thoughts.  V6Cup, EX430 kit, no chargecooler, Trofeo Rs 205 Front, 265 Rears.  Standing start on cold tyres from the old pit lane:

Church min speed  77MPH (Evo 85mph)

Max speed up to Rocket 130mph (Evo 132mph)

It was a good lap from Evo, doubt there was much more, to be had.  The gear change up to rocket loses a chunk of time, you change at about 120mph from 4th to 5th, it's a slow change across the gate so you're coasting for quite a distance at that speed.  You can see a similar thing in the Evo trace above.

[Hangar 111 302]

17 hours ago, RobbieB said:

V6Cup, EX430 kit

Digression, but out of interest, which car is it you have?  PM if you prefer.

Dave

Edited September 24, 2018 by Hangar 111

[razad 83]

Had to check my logs driving back here in Sweden.
Gear change 4th to 5th gives more loss than 3rd to 4th.
 

[AdamK 29]

Just to resurrect this discussion...

the torque difference between the Cup 430 and the other cars is huge. 

Cup 430: 325 FTLB

AMG GT-R: 520 FTLB

Ford GT: 550 FTLB

GT2 RS: 550 FTLB 

Any weight advantage the Lotus has in terms of braking and agility is more than cancelled out by the sheer grunt of the other cars and the already mentioned Dual Clutch gearboxes. 

Horses for courses. I suspect the Exige has its performance pegged back due to its gearbox. With a better gearbox it could have far more power & torque because the engine is capable. Then it would be the £100k performance bargain. 

Sadly it’s an ageing platform approaching its end of life. I still adore it and think it’s a bloody good looking car. I’d have one. 

 

[PhilT 54]

Put Peter Soderberg in the 430. He knows what to do with a LHD exige.