Hi folks one of the new boys here (I have only had my RS turbo 2+2 for a
month or so).
Talking about using our cars, I thought you might find this interesting.
Yesterday I used it for a track day at Castle Combe.
The car behaved well apart from getting a little warm which made me slow
down and short change so as to prevent damage.
I have no idea of lap times but suspect about 1min 33 and the car was
showing 110 mph on the aproach to Avon rise, I found that the car would spin
its wheels even at 50 on slower corners, so would look into softer springs
and more damping. (learning curve coming)
Wife Diane was my passenger and she enjoyed it, but has sat beside me and
driven too for the last 25 years on track!
The biggest surprise of the day was meeting the guy who rescued it from
being sat under a tree for 2 years and tuned it to its present state
(Farndon rods balanced and using a CVH 300 cam etc) He claimed that it was
unbeatable at Landow and was a car that he and his family (his daughter was
there too) loved until he sold it 4 years ago, he also showed me the hidden
switch that brings in the Superchip upgrade.
Our daughter was there yesterday too and took me round in her 350 bhp Subaru
(which did not feel faster than mine) I love the looks she gets when she
takes her helmet off and the lads find that a good looking girl has just
whuped them (I am clearly biased but she was a model).
In conclusion then, it needs the suspension tweaking and a bigger rad (any
idea's please).
On the road this car is more like a motorbike and overtaking is a punch in
the back possibility on very short straights indeed!
I will be putting a short video on Utube about this track day soon.
Enjoying reading all the posts every day.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Clews" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 20,000 miles...
Neil,
Congratulations. Its one of the good things about Quantums - They are
used! Mine is a Yellow 2+2 and is our daily driver. It has gone
through 36,000 miles in the 9 years since I finished the build. We
don't do much mileage a year at present being quite close to work or
it would be higher. Next year at 10 years on the road I plan a major
upgrade and a bit of a refurb. That should take it to 20 years of
good serviceability.
But I recall there are a few folk out there who have done 100,000 + in
theirs, so I claim no records just lots of enjoyment.
Derek
On 24 Apr 2010, at 19:36, barnacle wrote:
Eleven years after it was built, Q2-359 is twenty thousand miles old.
Eleven thousand of those have been in the two years that I've had it
(and I still can't see any wear in the tyres!)
Here's to twenty k more.
Neil
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