Palmersport day at Bedford - BRILLIANT!!

Das Chin · 11-04-2014, 10:11 AM

Finally got the chance to take a couple of customers to the Palmer day and WOW what an experience. I am aching from head to toe but smiling have some great memories.

the drive up in the early morning sun in the CSL was a great start. a nice brekkie and briefing from the ever friendly staff

started with the Palmer Jaguar LM prototype which was a real handful with slicks and down force but great fun. managed top time in the team ;-) real handful in the corners but the slicks and down force meant you really had to hang in there

then onto the single seater with same engine (3 litre v6) but a fair bit lighter. 260 BHP in 600 odd kilos makes for a very very quick car. really noticed it in the steering and turn in but again proper rapid car and good fun. both the LM and single seater were paddle shift so that helped make it a bit easier. I would say the single seater has the edge in terms of lap time by a few seconds and very different with no instructor there!

then onto the land rovers for some off roading and calm down a bit.

Caterhams after lunch which were fun but not really my scene.

then the BMW e92 M3 GTS experience which was more like it as loads of grunt but you could so feel the weight under braking and turn in. massive giggle though, red lining everywhere (great they let you do that in all the cars!). power steering and air con was welcome.

then onto the Ariel Atoms which were an absolute riot and so much fun. bonkers fast and massive capability in the corners and again brill with the sequential boxes. very squiggly under braking and very light at the front.

overall an absolutely brilliant day and the whole experience was one to remember. the fact the instructors would take you beyond your limit and learn so much more was great. none of this 'supercar experience' with limits at the red line and day over if you spin.

DC

Trawler · 11-04-2014, 02:04 PM

Done the half day in the rain with Atom, Caterham & BMW. As you say great fun.

How do I become a customer & get my invite?

Das Chin · 11-04-2014, 04:59 PM

work for a big bank!!

Trawler · 11-04-2014, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Das Chin

work for a big bank!!

You should have qualified that so I'm going to hold you to it.

Das Chin · 12-04-2014, 09:15 AM

right of course. so you are not the first person on here to say that ;-)

second in the single seaters and Ariel Atoms. 3rd in the M3. rubbish in the caterhams!!

we had Jason Kenny with us as he has done some hospitality before. triple Olympic gold medallist in the cycling and mega quick on anything with wheels. top top bloke though and very humble.

some more pics....on the phone so apols about quality

Atoms:

Palmer Jaguar LM:

M3s with Cage and APs all round:

M6 Grand Coupe: beast of a car and 100k motorway barge

Das Chin · 13-04-2014, 09:39 PM

some footage of me in the single seater formula jaguar.

I have to say I have always wanted to do this.

not far off a GP2 car in terms of grunt, grip and acceleration (Palmers son told us that!)

11-04-2014, 10:11 AM	#1
Das Chin S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 477 Casino cash: $5938	Palmersport day at Bedford - BRILLIANT!! Finally got the chance to take a couple of customers to the Palmer day and WOW what an experience. I am aching from head to toe but smiling have some great memories. the drive up in the early morning sun in the CSL was a great start. a nice brekkie and briefing from the ever friendly staff started with the Palmer Jaguar LM prototype which was a real handful with slicks and down force but great fun. managed top time in the team ;-) real handful in the corners but the slicks and down force meant you really had to hang in there then onto the single seater with same engine (3 litre v6) but a fair bit lighter. 260 BHP in 600 odd kilos makes for a very very quick car. really noticed it in the steering and turn in but again proper rapid car and good fun. both the LM and single seater were paddle shift so that helped make it a bit easier. I would say the single seater has the edge in terms of lap time by a few seconds and very different with no instructor there! then onto the land rovers for some off roading and calm down a bit. Caterhams after lunch which were fun but not really my scene. then the BMW e92 M3 GTS experience which was more like it as loads of grunt but you could so feel the weight under braking and turn in. massive giggle though, red lining everywhere (great they let you do that in all the cars!). power steering and air con was welcome. then onto the Ariel Atoms which were an absolute riot and so much fun. bonkers fast and massive capability in the corners and again brill with the sequential boxes. very squiggly under braking and very light at the front. overall an absolutely brilliant day and the whole experience was one to remember. the fact the instructors would take you beyond your limit and learn so much more was great. none of this 'supercar experience' with limits at the red line and day over if you spin. DC __________________ 996 GT3 mk2 Guards Red

11-04-2014, 04:59 PM	#3
Das Chin S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 477 Casino cash: $5938	work for a big bank!! __________________ 996 GT3 mk2 Guards Red

12-04-2014, 09:15 AM	#5
Das Chin S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 477 Casino cash: $5938	right of course. so you are not the first person on here to say that ;-) second in the single seaters and Ariel Atoms. 3rd in the M3. rubbish in the caterhams!! we had Jason Kenny with us as he has done some hospitality before. triple Olympic gold medallist in the cycling and mega quick on anything with wheels. top top bloke though and very humble. some more pics....on the phone so apols about quality Atoms: Palmer Jaguar LM: M3s with Cage and APs all round: M6 Grand Coupe: beast of a car and 100k motorway barge __________________ 996 GT3 mk2 Guards Red

11-04-2014, 02:04 PM	#2
Trawler Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,213 Casino cash: $25916	Done the half day in the rain with Atom, Caterham & BMW. As you say great fun. How do I become a customer & get my invite?

13-04-2014, 09:39 PM	#6
Das Chin S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 477 Casino cash: $5938	some footage of me in the single seater formula jaguar. I have to say I have always wanted to do this. not far off a GP2 car in terms of grunt, grip and acceleration (Palmers son told us that!)