| OK folks,
Sorry, the word "sedate" was the the wrong choice. It is probably that i have had so many enquiries about the purchase of the 917 from people who think that they can take them down to the local store, as you could do with the 40 in "relative" comfort. At only 800 Kg the 917 is "alive" and like a "scalded cat on steroids". You feel as one with the chassis when strapped in and that very forward and laid flat driving position, despite its vunerability, makes it an incredibly precise car to drive. I adore driving it, despite the huge amount of development work and expence. There is also a huge difference between just doing track days or having them as show cars, and actually racing them. I,m doing the latter and pushing the development that much further, so my comparison for Keith, who has also raced properly, was to aid his decision in case he wants one.
It is so very different to the 40 and i was just trying to give the comparison in simple personal feelings.
Graham. |