I'm too knackered to talk about the day yet but thought I'd let you all know. I gwas talking with John Lyon about different cars today and he reckons the 300zxTT is one of the best road cars out there. Pretty good coming from one of the best High performance driving instructors in the world.

I had an excellent couple of days with him and learnt loads, mostly about how bad my driving is!

 

Dave

So good that you want to sell it?

 

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Glad you had a good time. I expect you learnt lots

I'm very reluctant to sell but two doesnt make sense financially. My head is ringing from the noise of the rx7 over the last 2days (4inch race exhaust ). The driving was amazing though.

Ok,i'll be the thick one here and ask whats on everyones lips... who is John Lyon,lol

 

Paul

http://www.john-lyon.co.uk/

http://www.john-lyon.co.uk/

 

thanks :)

 

Paul

I'm too knackered to talk about the day yet but thought I'd let you all know. I gwas talking with John Lyon about different cars today and he reckons the 300zxTT is one of the best road cars out there. Pretty good coming from one of the best High performance driving instructors in the world.

I had an excellent couple of days with him and learnt loads, mostly about how bad my driving is!

 

Dave

 

Nice one Dave, I'd be interested to know what his comments were ?

How much did this cost approx btw?

Wow, what a great couple of days! I did the 'first drive' (half day) and then the first day of the 'high performance course' the next day. I went along with the mind set I was going to a first driving lesson (!) and it was deffo the right mindset!

Now that I've had a day or two to let it sink in I reckon my driving has improved 200%. Its only the start and I'll be going back for more as soon as I can get the cash together.

John is a breathtaking driver across open country and on circuits, he's also exceptionally safe through inhabited areas (as well as at speed). He has the engine 'singing' at all times which takes a little getting used to in these days of expensive petrol, but it makes so much sense when you see it applied properly. I'd highly recommend John to anyone, just go along willing to learn and realise you arn't a very good driver :) . He gives excellent feedback which may be a little hard for some self styled 'driving heros' to except. Personally it was exactly what I shelled out my money for and I'll be practicing hard before going back to see him for 'limit handling' in a month or two.

 

Dave

Here's a good quote from the guy who recommended John to me on the rx7 forum (fduk.org), he is a member of Johns 'Gold driving club' :

 

 

http://www.john-lyon.co.uk/

 

He's possibly the last of the great all-round drivers, having successfully rallied and raced, taught Police drivers, special forces, chauffeurs, you name it. His demo drives alone are worth the fee.

 

I know taking instruction is a reluctant step for many, but once I did it I didn't look back. For the price of a fairly serious mod you can open up a whole new world of driving, at least that's how it was for me.

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The only downside was that the rex was so feckin loud that I was fully brain bashed by the time I got home. I might start driving it with the exhaust baffle in all the time? its great when you are gunning it across country but was pure torture when going through town.

John didn't like the car much on the first day which was more roadcraft than fast driving, as he had to shout all the time. He was loving it on the second day when we were driving fast across country.

I thought he was the guy from the sex Pistols.

The only downside was that the rex was so feckin loud that I was fully brain bashed by the time I got home. I might start driving it with the exhaust baffle in all the time? its great when you are gunning it across country but was pure torture when going through town.

John didn't like the car much on the first day which was more roadcraft than fast driving, as he had to shout all the time. He was loving it on the second day when we were driving fast across country.

Yer but ain't it fun, wish it was my REX. I want a go in it please can I oh go on I'll be good or should that be BAD.

You're welcome, its fast as feck and sticks to the road like no body's business!

WELL done bud .....it's the hardest thing to do saying your not as good a driver as you thought...same for me bud ...people think POWER POWER but it's about CONTROL.....it's opened your eye's to a hole new world :bow:

 

 

so you think you will be readly for the Zrun 2007.....bud.. :hyper:

 

 

very happy for you bud .....some vid&pic's next time... :bow:

Yep, Nurburgring next year is my aim. Prob in the rx7 though as it'll be better for the track. I think more than anything its made me realise the pluses and minuses of different setups. The zed would never catch the rx7 on a straight or corners but I'd be driving the rx7 with ear plugs whereas in the Zed I'd be listening to a good album at 170mph! plus nothing is better than taking the roof off. I wouldn't take the zed to a circuit again I don't think. I reckon my zed is the closest thing out there to a circuit ready zed, bar stripping it out and putting in a roll cage, but its still too heavy and too long to take round a track reguarly without spending a fortune on tyres and other maintainance. Thats not to say it isn't great to get it on track as the engine set up was perfect at castle combe, but given the choice I'd rather have the rx7. On the other hand my Zed would quite happily drive at speed across europe for thousands of miles and be very comfortable and very fast whereas the Rx7 is just stupidly fast!

It's made me think about what would be the ideal combination as if you want a perfect track car you may as well go for a carterham 7, as the rx7 is still quite heavy compared. I'm quite up for keeping my zed for the daily drive and the rx7 for track and the more 'spirited' evening drives. I don't really want to run the zed through another UK winter and salted roads though.

Dave

We plann to buy a catterham 7 and put a rotory engine in it.

OOHhh now that will be awesome!