First test at Hockenheim for the Team Schirmer 2010 CSL Cup car

[Steve Gill]

Hi Folks

Just registered on this forum, but thought you guys might be interested in this.

I went to Hockenheim on Monday for the first testday with my new racecar. It's not the fastest of laps as its my first time driving a sequential gearbox, and its left hand drive, but I had great fun regardless.

Needless to say the car is incredible and I'm extremely happy with it. Schirmer Race Engineering have created a monster!

The video is here

[witeshark]

Looks like serious fun!

[RoadsterMadness]

Looks great! Where are you from Steve? I know a beast or two that could chase you... - pesky slow old fashioned 6-Speed E46 M3 though...

[witeshark]

That was a Focus that stayed in your way wasn't it? I think he should given you a quicker point - by

[Steve Gill]

Originally Posted by RoadsterMadness

Looks great! Where are you from Steve? I know a beast or two that could chase you... - pesky slow old fashioned 6-Speed E46 M3 though...

I'm from Scotland, UK - but the car travels between the UK and Germany.

The 6 speed e46 M3 isn't slow!!!! It's a great car

[Steve Gill]

Originally Posted by witeshark

That was a Focus that stayed in your way wasn't it? I think he should given you a quicker point - by

He was going well - I don't know Fords very well now but it was some form of turbo'd car. I still can't believe they let us speed through the narrow pits

[Steve Gill]

Updated my signature, and some more pics

[witeshark]

Nice.

[denyo77]

cool... was it at an open track event?

[denyo77]

Originally Posted by Steve Gill

He was going well - I don't know Fords very well now but it was some form of turbo'd car. I still can't believe they let us speed through the narrow pits

it looks like it was a Focus RS with an aftermarket rear valance. They have 300hp stock. Otherwise it might have been a chipped Focus ST which has 225hp stock. Funnily enough both have the 5-cyl Volvo engine (just different turbos) which we have in our new V70 putting out 245hp chipped.

[Steve Gill]

Originally Posted by denyo77

cool... was it at an open track event?

It was a german trackday, not 100% sure who ran it. Well run though, rules were incredibly flexible compared to UK trackdays

[Steve Gill]

Originally Posted by denyo77

it looks like it was a Focus RS with an aftermarket rear valance. They have 300hp stock. Otherwise it might have been a chipped Focus ST which has 225hp stock. Funnily enough both have the 5-cyl Volvo engine (just different turbos) which we have in our new V70 putting out 245hp chipped.

I think you're right, it was probably the RS but modified I believe. I'm told it was quite light too - the car was stripped out and setup as a racecar. I was running with maximum ballast so the car was in its heaviest setup - thats my excuse

[LEXUAL]

nice shots.