GT40 Seating and pedal positions

[René]

last year I sat behind the wheel of a (CAV) BDR GT40, and found the seat position not straight? (at least for my legs/feet) I had to move my legs a bit to the middle (a LHD so my legs were to the right instead of normally straight forward ala Exige en BMW) so not that ideal...

Is that so with all the GT40 replica's? or does the one does that more then the other?

 

[Jim Craik]

Re: GT40 vs. Modern Cars - M3 - 911 - Lotus etc.

Rene,

From what I can tell, the seating position in the SPF appears straight.

 

[René]

Re: GT40 vs. Modern Cars - M3 - 911 - Lotus etc.

Rene,

From what I can tell, the seating position in the SPF appears straight.

:idea: I have to try that as soon as I see such SPF, I don't like offset pedals, ofcorse you can get use to it but would love all straight forward.
Sadly that SPF dealer in the Netherlands moved to Florida...he still seems to be the SPF dealer for Europe though a bit odd.
Anyway I can't try it out now sadly.
Bur when I will find/see a SPF GT40 I sure ask if I can have a sit behind the wheel to feel if thats better, thx for pointing out.

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[Andy Sheldon]

Re: GT40 vs. Modern Cars - M3 - 911 - Lotus etc.

Rene

Our pedals are not offset

Thanks

Andy

 

[René]

Re: GT40 vs. Modern Cars - M3 - 911 - Lotus etc.

Rene

Our pedals are not offset

Thanks

Andy

good info :thumbsup: will add that one on my list too, to try,
guess a Tornado GT40 is also easier to find/spot in NL, keep my eyes on those to, thx. (hope to find a LHD to try, a lot on this side of the pond are RHD)

 

[Eric Johnson]

I'm pretty sure my GTD's pedals are pretty close to being straight as you are fairly close to being in the center of the car. Incidentally, the very nature of the car's foot well area put the driver's feet extremely close to the passenger's, so when giving a ride I make sure to tell the ridee to keep their feet in place as they could inadvertently interfere which would not be a good thing in a GT40.

 

[Fran Hall RCR]

RCR are straight ahead also...

 

[MICK.(southerngt)]

Southerngt are also straight.
Mick

 

[Andy Sheldon]

Rene

OK and thanks. We have more foot width also.

Thanks

Andy

 

[René]

thx for the inputs, more then I thought, I was a bit afraid that more GT40 brands could have the same not ideal position as I had in that LHD BDR GT40,
here in the Netherlands.

with a car with so much power and doing a few trackdays per year, me thinks its important it feels good to you (more in control)

Gladly still enough possibilities to choose from and ofcorse try some and see wich feels good so that I can narrow my search when I'm free (sell my car) to buy one.

are some footwell's open? I mean no console/plate there? or do some mean not so closed as say the footwell of a SPF that one is closed and others I saw had a profile from about 15cm or so between passenger and driver?

also see wich seats feel best, guess there would be differences too? and how about steering positions? guess those are almost the same.

 

[Ian Clark]

The best thing to do is test all the cars you are considering buying.

In all cases on Left Hand Drive GT40s the throttle pedal is strait ahead for your right leg, the brake pedal is a heel pivot to the left. Where you will find differences is in the room for the clutch and dead pedal - if equipped.

Balance in the controls, suspension setup, gear selector function are much more important in a track only (or mostly) car. Good luck and welcome aboard.

Cheers

Ian

 

[EGLITOM]

Rene

I´m 1,87m and fit perfect in my RCR. In 2 Months i have a LHD and a RHD here for you to test the seating position. Both cars are also equipped with a fully adjustable (height and depth) collapsable steering column ( i´m sure you have seen it on my build log).

If you on trackdays, also take in account the seat construction and its ability to be adapted to the drivers ideal position. Here the RCR seat is great with his 2 piece construction. Also the lateral support on those seats are higher than on others ( just compare some pics of RCR seats to others)

Thanks

TOM

 

[René]

Thanks Ian, your right about that, I'm a bit sensitive for those connected feelings of a drivers position and the links to the controls specially the pedal box/seat position but also gearlinkcage and steering, specially when driving fast and or on a track day
so the seats have to be good to, not only for looks ;-)

I still have a lot of time, sadly in the Netherlands you don't see them so often, but next time i see one I ask if I can try the drivers position of the car.
I remember 4 years ago i have a seat in a Hermsen or a KVA (one with a Audi V8) that appears on a classic car show in the Netherlands, but do not know
if that one felt good (I guess not bad otherwise remembered it )

though last year in that "new" BDR which is for sale in NL, it felt a bit disappointing (for me) though I liked the interior so much and the idea of stainless steel or at least I like a rust free easy to maintain chassis, bad weather or good weather car "all season" (though it will be garage stored when not driving and at home)

most GT40 (mk1 rep) look the same but are different in feeling and or little details or big details like mono or not or alu/stainless/carbon/mild steel

almost to much choices

so maybe a good idea to go to a meeting of GT40 I believe in Germany they going to hold one this year...

@Tom, thanks,
lucky for me I'm not that big, I'm 1.80m and slim/sporty(just by looks ha-ha) so can fit in most cars...
what i not like are to wide seats so that when your on a track day your bud goes from left to right so to speak, that's not fine.

in 2 months you have also a LHD? that's fine to hear, I saw indeed the RHD model pictures on your website a while ago, so maybe when they are ready I drop over to test the seating position and look around there
hope your not to far in Germany, I look it up...

wow...its still 800km driving from Almelo to Ramerberg Germany.

hm...then I guess the GT40 meeting will be a shorter way
or when your or better more GT40 are @ the Nurburgring? that's about 300km from my house and time for me to go (only lapped that 4 times )

anyway,thx for the info.

Also I'm not a big mechanic (can do little things though) so I do not engine rebuilds...
what type of engine must I not take and what type engine are almost maintaine free and last many many km...(I know most modern engine's are but mostly old rebuild engine's are used I guess?)

thanks,
René