Fiat Panda 100HP - Nürburgring Nordschleife BTG

Lap 3/6:
Getting to know the car better, and getting a bit braver - full throttle on flugplatz and mutkurve for the first time. Transition from braking to getting back on the gas, is getting shorter, and I was able to push the tyres a bit more, helped by the pressures being lowered a bit. I was trying to hit the factory pressures, when the tyres were hot. Progress was halted by the attention craving ESP, which was working overtime even on these eco tyres :/
The engine oil got hot, so the rev. limiter was lowered to 6500 rpm, and I thought I lost some power, so I got nervous, and took it easy up the back straight. BTG was already 10:00 in this one though, and my goal was to get under 10 :) Enjoyed this lap a lot!
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My first time in 3 years on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife - Good to be back!
Having only driven the ring in my beloved Fiat Panda 1.2 with 60 Hp (and my Eunos Roadster in granny tempo), the extra power in my 100HP made a really big difference! The 6 speed box was really well spaced for the ring as well, which helped a lot to pull me and my friend up the hills - combined weight for us is around 215kg :)
The car:
2007 Fiat Panda 100HP 1.4 16v with 227.000 km, but still going strong.
Almighty annoying ESP system, slowing us down.
185/55R15 Continental ContiEcoContact - slowing us down :D
The eco tyres were an attempt to lower the grip enough, to make the ESP system leave me alone - it didn´t work. We deactivated it later by unplugging an ABS sensor.
Because of the high tyre profile, the car is 5% higher geared than with the standard 195/45R15 fitment.
Camera setup:
Main camera: LG V40 107* wide angle lens on homemade wooden mount on 3 chassis points.
Rear camera: Xperia SP
Foot camera: Sony AZ-1 Action cam 170* lens.
I ♥ der ring!

[@xydexter]

An idea. On my Volvo C30 I can turn the ESP completely off and retain ABS by temporarily disabling the yaw sensor using a switch. :)

[@testacorsa1]

Good for you :)