{"id":3511,"date":"2020-02-13T14:14:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T14:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tegiwaimports.com\/blog\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2020-02-13T15:47:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T15:47:33","slug":"type-r-trophy-build-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tegiwa.com\/blog\/builds\/other-builds\/type-r-trophy-build\/type-r-trophy-build-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"TYPE R TROPHY BUILD – PART 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Type R Trophy Build \u2013 Part 5<\/h3>\n

We\u2019ve just about managed to warm back up after spending yesterday at Oulton Park in the cold Cheshire wind. Although, with that being said, we couldn\u2019t have asked for better conditions than what we were blessed with, as there was no rain and all the snow that we\u2019d had over the previous days had all disappeared making for a perfect day on the weather front.<\/p>\n

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First Time Out<\/h4>\n

With it being my first ever proper track day, I was slightly apprehensive to begin with as I wasn\u2019t really sure what to expect out there. So off I went onto the sighting lap to get a feel for the track and also the car too, bearing in mind that I\u2019d never actually driven it before. First impressions were that it drives like nothing I\u2019ve ever driven before; my previous cars have been fairly high-powered Fords and Audis to give you some context. The car went exactly whereabouts I wanted it to go and the diff inspired so much confidence as it felt like it\u2019d pull me through the corner no matter what.<\/p>\n

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I then handed the car over to Mike, who has marginally more experience than me when it comes to track days, with a couple under his belt previously. Now I certainly wasn\u2019t expecting what came next, and to be truthful I\u2019m not sure he did either seeing as it was the first time that he\u2019d driven the car post-build too. Not a single car managed to get past us, and we were literally flying past everything else out there on the track too, including some very expensive machinery in the form of a brand-new Porsche 911 and a Mercedes Benz C63S. Now, we\u2019re not na\u00efve enough to think that our car is actually quicker than these supercars, plus we know that driver skill and talent has a major role to play, but the car is certainly very capable when in the right hands.<\/p>\n

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Room For Improvement<\/strong><\/h4>\n

With it being an open track day there was no timing allowed but if timing was allowed then Mike\u2019s best lap would have been a 2:06:06 which is pretty damn fast compared to other times we\u2019ve seen. We reckon that a sub 2-minute lap is achievable with another couple of seconds being gained when we switch to a set of Nankang AR-1\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> from our 180 compound NS-2R\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> and with a bit more driver confidence and no traffic.<\/p>\n