First Run

[Guest jeffszero]

first run out today in the zero,huge grin factor going on inside the helmets ,shame it was getting dark,have to do another run at the weekend ,whoopie.A huge thank you to simon and everyone else up at GBS for their hard work ,cheers lads :yahoo:

[Guest merc190provan]

Well done, the smile will last for ages, just wait until you get the hang of it, in the meantime please be careful as it is a steep learning curve if this is your first seven, some good advice given to me at the start was to remember to blip the throttle during down gear changes at speed as the back end can lock up and swing round. I hope this nice weather holds out for you a bit longer so you can get some miles on it.

 

Marty Smith

[sj-bradley]

Yes, I was warned these cars bite back and STILL got bit

 

Take special care when cornering ...

 

Simon.

[speedtripledan]

enjoy it mate would be worth doing a track day to learn the handling and remember to check your bonnet clips. still smile driving kits 7yrs on from my 1st one

[Guest wedgy]

Steep learning curve ???????....EH...???

[David S]

Congratulation on gettnig the car on the road. I remember my first drive well when I picked up the car from the factory .... it rained all the way home.

 

I hope you enjoy the car for many years.

[speedtripledan]

Steep learning curve ???????....EH...???

light weight rear wheel drive can be interesting off roundabouts needs a bit of respect if your not used to it

[agent_zed]

Thankfully i don't have a lot of power and don't drive particularly fast but i did have the back end step out a little as i came up over a brow on a corner and lifted off the throttle. Back end went a little light and allowed the back to slide a bit. Thankfully my 2b seems to break away nicely. Was a bit scary at the time but I've since practiced at slow speed to put it into a bit of a slide so i can get used to the signs/feeling. It's worth doing to be as safe as you can as they are small cars.

 

when it snowed a few weeks ago i had my bmw out in the snow and went into a few empty carparks and turned of traction control and spent a bit of time learning how it reacted to braking and cornering in a safe environment. Think everyone should do this to be honest to understand how their cars behave in the snow. Would be a lot less accidents in this country.

 

congrats on the first drive by the way. Been on the road 5 years and still grin when i get out in mine

[Grim]

i got a tankslapper on the other week, handfuls of opposite lock, but that's half the fun of driving in the snow

[chris n]

Hi Jeff,

 

Glad to hear your now on the road

 

Told you it was fun you now have that grin factor

 

Chris.

[Grim]

grim factor

 

I'm not entirely sure i want to know what that is...

[chris n]

 

 

I'm not entirely sure i want to know what that is...

 

Opps! Small buttons on this damm phone lol