Radical, Deadly Sports Day Weapons - Sports Cars
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Radical, Deadly Sports Day Weapons - Sports Cars
Track lovers know this well: road cars suffer from the track, no matter how sporty they are. As incredible as it sounds, one Ferrari 488 GTB it's a car built for the road, not the track. Its outstanding performance is undoubtedly more accessible on the track given the road constraints, but in fact, the track puts the mechanics of even the most powerful supercars to the test.
Brakes and tires wear out at a disarming rate, and "useless" masses (electronics, luxury seats, sat nav) are becoming the obvious limit.
However, there is a category of cars, track-day toys that can be driven on the road, but were created for use on the track. The radical is without a doubt the queen of this category.
FROM THE WAY TO THE STREET, LITERALLY
La Radical sports cars a small English car manufacturer founded in 1997; Mick Hyde and Phil Abbott, two engineers and racing enthusiasts founded the company with the intention of creating certified racing cars for on-road use.
In fact, English cars are LMP-like racing boats that run at Le Mans (an SR9 raced there in 2016) that can be registered and used on the road, even if with obvious limitations.
La Radical SR3, the model released in 2002 is the most famous car of the automaker. It is a small boat with a frame chassis, extreme aerodynamics and racing car components. set engines of motorcycle origin developed, with a capacity of 205 to 330 hp
But it's not so much the power that drives this car crazy: it's ridiculous weight, terrible aerodynamics, racing brakes and sequential gearbox.
Just to understand Radical SR3 Supersport The 1500 is powered by a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated engine that develops 205 hp. at 9500 rpm and 214 Nm of maximum torque at 7100 rpm, his dry weight is 460 kg and the gearbox he installs is a sequential 6-speed gearbox, it runs from scratch. to 0 km / h, a peak of 100 G is achieved in 3,8 seconds when braking and cornering.
LIGHTNING WAR
Who visits me track day he knows how much, more than brute force, I'm there cornering speed and braking to make a difference. Huge deportation Generated by Radical, it allows him to enter corners with incredible speed, especially in fast corners where the air pushes him to the ground, literally sticking to the ground. The hardest part for those not accustomed to this type of car is getting used to this type of driving, where the harder you get into corners, the better the grip. Thus, the stopping distance is very short due to the light weight of the vehicle.
Flagship jewel of the House Radicalhowever it is called SR8... This is the most extreme and fastest version of the range: powered by a 8 cc V2600 engine (actually two Suzuki inline four-cylinder engines wired together), the Radical develops 4 horsepower. at idle speed 363 rpm.
The SR accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in about 3.0 seconds and from 0 to 160 km / h in 6 seconds with a top speed of 300 km / h. Cornering deceleration and traction values reach 2,7 and 2,8 G respectively.
There is also a version SR8LM with a displacement of 2800 cm³ and a power output of 455 hp, a car that holds the Nürburgring Nordschleife record for a road-legal vehicle with an amazing running time of 6 minutes 48 seconds.
