Luddenham track. One night away, leave home after lunch and still be home for a late-ish dinner the following eve.
A relatively slow, short track which suits the Suzuki. Having said that there were no slow cars on the day.
Gee, it really has been a long time since I've been on a track.
The Nankang AR-1s are such a step up from the PS5s. It shouldn't have been a suprise but it was a suprise. Incredible braking. Certainly the car's forte. And I do not jest when I say that trail braking is so much easier with only 2 pedals. Having said that the track is so short and twisty I didn't miss a manual 'box at all, I was glad to be in an auto. Sacrilege I know but *shrug*
Which brings me to the cars dynamic steering. I've mentioned many times my former Peugeot's beautiful lift-off oversteer. The Suzuzi has very little of that. Due to a combination of sticky tyres and lack of suitable corners made it difficult to make use of oversteer. There was only one section on track where a little gentle lift-off was needed for tightening the line. Cornering came down to managing understeer. Having said that I thought cornering speed was quite good for a shopping trolley.
At the end of the day I was faster than the slower cars but not as quick as the faster cars. Even though I was 6th slowest on the day I didn't feel like I was going slow. I didn't need more performance. Of course more would have been "better" but I was challenged enough as it was.
Did I have fun? Yes, yes I did. Are track days going to be a regular event? No, I don't think so, I've scratched that itch.
https://speedhive.mylaps.com/sessions/9638701
Here, let me bore you with a clip. (Apologies for the horrible quality. Captured at 1080p.I am thinking that the shakiness is due to the camera mount, not a fault of the video per se.)