ACR Viper 9.0 Donington GP Hot Lap

So first time at full GP circuit with Viper. As only limited number of track days there with no noise limit(1 a year or so) here I am again from last year when I was there but it was the National circuit. A couple of hairpins towards the end make it a bit trickier to negotiate a manual, 3 pedal car, particularly with the somewhat balky heavy gearbox the ACR has.. 😂
Quite a busy morning with a number of red flags meant not easy to get a good lap. In the afternoon between 2 and 3:30(when it started to rain) there were however a couple of opportunities to properly gun it.
My optimal lap was 1:35.4 and I can see where I could gain time using those opportunities into my ultimate hot lap, but I also think that pushing a couple more of the corners with a bit more speed could bring me down another second or so.Not bad for a manual big American car that I then jumped back into and drove back home to London in! Not many cars you can do that with!!
Car was on used slicks having been used 2 days in the past so last day of use. I binned them after this track day. New slicks would also have added another second or so, so I reckon under perfect conditions I could dip into the 1:32's. Having said that I'd like to see how the OEM Kumho road tyres fair here too. I suspect that they won't be that far off the slick. Only problem is that they wouldn't last the day!😒😂 Well maybe next year!!

[@snakebitten6967]

BEAST!!!
I see your car is on the Donnington National circuit list as the road car fast lap champ.
The time on this video must be on the Grand Prix circuit. You are only 3 secs off the Manthey Porsche record which was done by a race car driver. Phenomenal driving.
Love to see the Snake making noise over the Pond. Stay safe. 👍
Any chance of you or a pro doing a full send in your Viper at the Ring? That would give people the truer Sense of what a Viper can do on the Ring, as opposed to the handicapped one Manny took around the Ring a few weeks back😄. It was entertaining but made the Viper look like an earth worm on a track lol.

[@ARDEN440i]

How do you pass the sound limit on tracks amazes me

[@realstradman]

It was a no noise limit day

[@joa_motorsports]

great !! =)

[@TurninTrackOut]

That was awesome

[@realstradman]

Cheers buddy. The things a beast! 😂 Like dancing with a bear 🤣

[@ralfw3550]

That is fantastic to watch and listen to. Superb driving 👌🏻

[@realstradman]

Cheers buddy.!