Donington Track Day In The R8 - March 2017
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- Had fun sliding the R8 around at Donington (not always intentionally) for another track day with RMA. Sean and Rob from SJB Garage also came out for some passenger laps and we had some pretty weird conversations out on track...
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Subtitles were great. Easier to understand what you are saying when you have it written out below. Keep doing it!
Not usually a fan of track day videos but loved this, the R8 sliding around the track is so cool. Captions certainly helped, the one angle thing didn't bother me, could see track and inputs like you said. Keep it up!
glad to hear that, cheers
skids!!! a genuine brown trouser moment when the back end went on that corner, and your welcome, for walking a million miles that day to get mad shots 😂
SKIIIIDS
Chris we did Spa with RMA last year, was a fantastic day. Cars that turned up was unreal.
Yeah I bet their international ones get some amazing cars turning up. I did spa on a normal track day last year in the M4 and it was a great experience, but I think I'll just stick to UK tracks this year
I know McLaren's and Ferrari's are awesome, but this right, there, a manual R8 V10 (supercharged), is my ultimate dreamcar. Chris, I really hope you're going to keep this car for much longer and continue to make great videos with it. Also, is there a particular reason you never rev it out to 8700 rpm, or are you just taking care of the engine?
when they installed the supercharger they said it's best to change gear a little before red line. There's so much mid range torque that you don't feel like you need to rag it all the way to the limiter tbh
epic driving, love these track day videos
Really enjoy watching these Chris, and the captions work well. Thanks for sharing :)
Looked a fun day, your getting pretty good at the drifting, and the R8 looked a weapon on track.
i am new to this channel and your drift one ( before the 350 ) and i ve watched ll your videos and i dont know why i was anticipateing this one so much ! Also the caps improved it a lot !
hope it lived up to expectations haha
sure did !
Beautiful car, love an r8
Welcome back. I didn't know about the other channel!😉
That track day ball talk lol
The captions were good btw
Beard 😂
all about them balls
video and subtitles are great. I used to control pletely destroy brake pads in my 350Z. I did 3 track days in one summer and everyone was cut short by brake pad failure so I feel your pain. I tried a few different brand's hardest wearing pads but even though they performed well they never lasted. EBC blue stuff (not my normal go to brand) because they were apparently tested for endurance racing and weren't road legal but they still only lasted one track day.
I think any heavy (ish) road car with standard brakes, even if they are designed with performance in mind, will eventually give up the ghost with enough punishment.
I've heard people say not to push braking zones on track days but when someone's in from, I want to pass them, and when the track is clear ahead I want to make use of it. :D
yeah brakes seem to take more of a battering than anything else on track days. I got some PFC 08 pads in the front and they're awesome (although very expensive). Done 3 track days on them and they haven't faded at all and still have plenty left on them. Its just the rear pads that are the problem, as they're still the stock audi ones. I asked PFC if they make any for the rear but haven't had a response
yes, keep doing funny subtitles
Love the subtitles
Your R8 seems particularly prone to over-steer! Yay for "skidssss"
SKIIIIIDS :)
Oh and yeah once the tyres get hot it slides around everywhere lol which can mean understeer, but I trail brake into the corners or come off the throttle really sharply and that's enough to shift the weight forward a bit and get the front to grip and the rear to slide
Ah yes! What are the tyres, are they not great or just not track focused tyres? I've got a crappy pair on my Merc just to slide everywhere on haha
they're michelin pilot supersports
ChrisDrift oh wow, you see such good reviews for them! Who knew :) keep up the great videos!
they are good tyres... just not on track after a few laps. They're road tyres and that's where they shine.
Was good with subs :)
I wonder if the stability control is eating the rear pads? (no idea)
moaaar captions :)
Awesome stuff! you probably need a nice big wing on the back to make it more stable on that 100mph corner. Should have just ripped one off the many GT3's there.
Captions are appreciated, yet I'd prefer if they we're not hard coded. Great video!
even with quattro the car just slides like crazy xD imagen RWD it would have drifted all over the place
lol yeah I think it would be a handful rwd only
The white Porsche with the big wing sounds amazing on up and down shifts. Seq box I assume?
not sure, but yeah it sounds mad
I liked the captions 🖒
How are you even allowed to drift on a track day?? I’d have thought they’d have put a a stop to that because of the risk to other drivers if you tank it.
Next project - a grip/track car.
but sideways is more fun
Hey Chris. Break discs don't warp these days?? Tell that to the 2 new sets of £300 discs on my s2000.
I didn't explain very well but have a read of this: www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/-warped-brake-disc-and-other-myths
What tires are you running?
Also love the captions
Michelin pilot super sports (which are great on the road, just not really suitable for more than a couple of laps on track)
DedicationBlog whatever you do, don't get bridgestones...
DedicationBlog try a track tyre?
Are you still thinking of selling the r8?
nah not really, I'll keep it for another year at least (probably longer)
PAGID RS29s!!! MIchelin Pilot Sport Cup2s and it will TRANSFORM your R8!!
I had the pagids and hated them. Got some PFC 08 compound pads on the front and they're great. But yeah sticky tyres would make a huge difference
DedicationBlog what didnt u like about the Pagids? maybe Pfc 08s for the rear as well to help cope?
they were just a nightmare to bed in properly. I followed their bed in procedure perfectly, and was still left with real juddery brakes that vibrated a lot. Switched to PFC pads and they've been perfect
4:10 reminds me of this: imgur com/a/IaKvx