May all your Christmases be as relaxed and as carefree as a journalist driving a manufacturer test car on circuit...
May all your Christmases be as relaxed and as carefree as a journalist driving a manufacturer test car on circuit. Not a thought will be given to the super unleaded being drained from the tank, nor the expensive tyres as they're roasted into clouds of white smoke or even the brakes, which will be hammered to within an inch of their lives. And insurance? Someone else is paying for that, and for the stone-chipped bumper too.
If you've been, you'll know how daunting the not-quite-flat-out run around the back of the circuit is. Even in a modestly powerful car like an A110 you approach Church at almost 130mph, carrying at least 100mph through the unsighted apex. The consequences of getting it wrong don't bear thinking about...
Through the chicane and the 90-degree corners near the start of the lap the A110 is sublime. It flicks this way and that, changing direction like a housefly. The brakes are strong and resilient and you can toy with the car's mid-engined balance, persuading the rear end to swing around gently to help you find each apex. The steering is brilliant too, being perfectly weighted in Track mode and giving a clear, instinctive sense of what's going on beneath you.
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