[zippycar]

Like AndyC, I sat in the car for several fast laps of Dunsfold with one of McLaren's "tame" racing/test drivers and also clocked around 1:24 from a rolling start (start finish line was half way round the laps that we were doing). Can't believe that 10 plus seconds could be shaved off that time, even with new rubber and pads.

Love to be proved wrong, but lets be realistic, not many of us could even get near 1:24 with our own skills, so its all a bit academic and Top Trumps talk.

Its how is goes and handles on the roads, in our hands, that really matters.

 

[zippycar]

Lets not forget that AndyC and myself and probably other posters on this site have actually (and fortunatly) sat in the 12C and gone round the TG track in approximately 1:24, mine from a rolling start and driven by McLaren racing/test drivers.

And lets put it mildly, it was f***ing quick.

To think that it could go 8 or even 10 seconds quicker, is very questionable, but given perfect tyres and brakes and set up specifically, then yes something near 1:16 may be achievable.

Lets put it another way and be in the real world, who on this forum could achieve anything close to 1:24, very few, if any, and most of us would struggle to get near 1:30.

That’s not a criticism of the 12C, but an illustration of the difference between driving ability and the ability of the cars we drive.

 

[zippycar]

6th Element

What of rumour?

I’ve personally experienced the 12C round the TG track, have you?

My comments are therefore considered and a genuine appraisal of real life.

The London dealers comment is not independently verified. Did they say this and if so, who did this time?

TAG has, rightly or wrongly, commented upon an unproven source.

As I have said before, the only comparison time that counts is when the Stig drives it, but what is the big deal and why so defensive?