At least it's not goats and chickens too

Right? I thought it was just a ghetto goblin kind of thing

@@tf7274 Not a lot of difference in behaviour tbh.

Or a dif rear end

Needs wider and better tires.

I initially thought the same thing, but you'll notice on an uphill section it couldn't maintain its RPM in top.

And the rest of the lap.

@@brucelamberton8819 But it can't get more speed on flats or downhills. One more gear will save SEVERAL seconds on the long straights.

ive owned a VW .:R32 MKV and it came with a dual clutch auto and paddle shifters, im used to having a 3rd pedal and rowing gears. let me tell you those dual clutch autos are amazing. they get boring after a while BUT it lets you make moves you wouldnt be able to or confident to if you had to clutch and shift. its alot safer too. BUT the THRILL of driving is GONE you just mash and steer. the "oh shit " moments are gone. ive moved on to a Stage 3+ Ford Focus ST(wanted a stick, leather recaros, and boost) and wouldnt want to drive it if it was a auto.

Ariel Atom V8 with paddle shifting is so much better than this model.

scary

Another 2 gears

thanks

And then runs out of gear on the long bits.....

External mic

Porsche, yeah that's pretty fast also

Yeah I think his lines in the beginning were untidy because he must of been concentrating on catching those cars that left early in front of him. Anyway his lines looked great after that 👍

20 seconds on a track is a long way down the road. Whilst the Atom was sitting the 911 was hammering down the road. In fact, the 911 would probably be 1k down the road before the Atom left.

@@BatMan-oe2gh 20 seconds on a 20.8 km track is only roughly a 3 mph / 5 kph average speed difference to catch up. The Atom just wasn't faster. Still scary though considering the wide open cockpit.

Sounded like it needed one more gear. Was on the rev limiter. Any idea what speed he was going in top gear?

bahahahaha

Pretty obviously

@@twoeyedbob Or just a misfire. It is not so obvious for an ignoramus like me.

big balls for that

Could you find me that video? I can't find it :/

@@Kerbhunter_Alex ukposts.info/have/v-deo/gYZ2i4lspG6Eo30.html

@@TrackandTuner ukposts.info/have/v-deo/p4mLp22LmGiEtJ8.html @sebastianvittel Is the original uploader. He is an excellent driver.

Much higher top speed plus head start.

You just did 😂😂😂

@@peterherrington3300 true😂

Correct short gearing

Yes but 2 seconds for every gear. Blistering acceleration.

I saw the same thing in the very first right hander and thought well that's a bit too casual of a grip for this car

Lift off oversteer?

Needs a lot more gear and a lot more tire, the rear end is trying to push past the front end, no front end grip and 15 miles on limiter cant be good for the valve springs

Ha, Im just a Internet Genius, Meaning I have Zero idea what to do, but I watch a lot of you tube, so that makes me smart :) First of all the car is all the cool, just needs to be sorted for higher speeds. As many other posts say, it clearly needs more gear because its on the limiter all the time. Anyway, I look forward to seeing it again

Sorry Th X There are multiple reasons for a RWD rear engine car to exhibit varying degrees of oversteer that DON'T involve the throttle on acceleration, and many of them don't indicate an issue with the car setup. The atom chassis and suspension is pretty sorted out, but it will definitely favor a little oversteer and get just a tiny bit tail happy in the corners when pushed to the absolute limit. It Dosen't matter how perfect the suspension setup is. Yes, all 4 tend to break loose at the same time, (indicitive of a well sorted suspension setup) but... the rears will rotate more than the fronts in a 4 wheel slide... because the engine is in the back of the vehicle, and the car weighs nothing . The lotus 7s And caterhams exhibit similar behavior when driven hard. Its just a characteristic of rear engine, rear wheel drive lightweight track cars. As long as the driver is skilled, and doesn't let it get away from him - a little counter steer to arrest the pendulum effect will sort it out and no "problems" will result. Its an expected condition in this type of car when driving it to its absolute limit of grip. Big dave, you are partially correct - wider rubber up front, or staggering compounds could delay the effect - but it won't really stop it. It'll just make the car even faster through the corner before grip is lost, all 4 will slide and it'll do the same thing... just at a higher speed.

The scariest car on the track would be my 235,000 mile, 20 year old golf diesel.

I have driven a supercharged Atom (300bhp, with additional brake upgrade) round a small track, it was insanely quick 😊. I can imagine how much fun this beast was.

A Reliant Robin ;-)

I think that the white 911 that was 20 seconds in front of the Atom,...but was not even in sight during the entire run must be more scary..

My dad’s 74 Pinto hatchback.

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