Det tog mig en masse tid og tålmodighed til at opnå en bro til Gantry omgangstid under 10 minutter under turist kørsel sessioner på Nordschleife. Denne udfordring blev afgjort for sjov men også til at bevise det kunne gøres med arbejde, vedholdenhed og en smule af vanvid for... Denne TUD3 dieselmotor er kendt for sin ringe pålidelighed og jeg gik igennem 9 motorer og 5 gear! Var bekendt ved nu hvordan langt fremstiller gå til at validere deres nye sportsvogn ved at anbringe en tidsindstillet YouTube video af deres værdsatte nye legetøj, værd i det mindste titusinder af dollars, cylinder ned Nürburgring på Vmax med nogle hot shoe driver. Ringen tid er begyndt at blive en regelmæssig, men ofte misforstået, benchmark for hvordan kan en bil er. Nu, kondensere alle denne bestemmelse, prestige og store penge producent opbakning; Strip ud penge og prestige, og tilføje beslutsomme franskmand med et diesel Citroen som han slag til at bryde det magiske 10-minutters mærket. Bilen er en nær-materiel 1993 Citroen AX 14D, en 1. 4L 53hp diesel econobox — momentum bil ville være en underdrivelse. De eneste nævneværdige ændringer er en (formentlig) mere trægt sæt af forreste dæk, stødte brændstoftryk, spankulere bar for at forhindre den træt chassis fra vride yderligere, en aluminium indtagelse off den større 1. 5L 15D motor at rydde spankulere bar, og endelig nogle beskedne vægttab. Det tog syv år og en hel del af Citroen dele at få det. Resultatet, er imidlertid en ihærdige driver, der virkelig kender bilen hes kørsel. Kig på den visuelt rolig, men mekanisk hurtig skift. Skiftegrebet har nok spiller, at han begynder at smide det godt før løb løbsk og slukker koblingen. Altid køre med absolut tillid, selv i den sidste time video når servostyring pumpe begynder at kæmpe ham fra varme (du kan høre pumpen klynker som han kæmper hjulet på hjørnet exit). Han skriver, Racing er en sindstilstand, som han lukker YouTube beskrivelse af flugt. Perfekt. It took me a lot of time and patience to achieve a Bridge To Gantry lap time under 10 minutes during the tourist drive sessions at the Nordschleife. This challenge was definitely for fun but also to prove it could be done with work, tenacity and a bit of madness too… This TUD3 diesel engine is known for its poor reliability and I went through 9 engines and 5 gearboxes! Were all aware by now how far manufactures go to validate their new sports car by posting a timed YouTube video of their prized new toy, worth at least tens of thousands of dollars, barreling down the Nürburgring at Vmax with some hot shoe driver. The Ring time has started to become a regular, though often misguided, benchmark for how capable a car is. Now, condense all of that determination, prestige and big-money manufacturer support; strip out the money and prestige, and add determined Frenchman with a diesel Citroen as he battles to break the magical 10-minute mark. The car is a near-stock 1993 Citroen AX 14D, a 1. 4L 53hp diesel econobox — momentum car would be an understatement. The only notable modifications are a (presumably) stickier set of front tires, bumped fuel pressure, a strut bar to help prevent the tired chassis from twisting further, an aluminum intake off the larger 1. 5L 15D motor to clear the strut bar, and finally some modest weight reduction. It took seven years and a fair amount of Citroen parts to get it. The result, though, is one tenacious driver who truly knows the car hes driving. Look at the visually calm, but mechanically quick shifts. The shifter has enough play that he starts throwing it well before ratcheting on and off the clutch. Always driving with absolute confidence, even in the last hour of video when the power steering pump starts to fight him from heat (You can hear the pump whine as he fights the wheel on corner exit). He writes, Racing is a state of mind, as he closes the YouTube description of the run. Perfect.
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