V8 Ariel Atom track toy-Now we are talkin'
06-12-2009, 09:02 PM
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In the UK the Atom 500 is going to be £100k which is a serious hike on the £40k for an atom 300 I agree, but still I believe compared to the GT3 at £90k the atom 300 is in a different league as a track car, and the atom 500 will still represent outstanding value for money as a true track car compared to a GT3 at 10% less cost.
The beatuy of the GT3 is its the best of both worlds which is why I always cry out for people to spec their GT3's as a daily driver. Strip the GT3 naked to make it a pure track car and its just lame compared to a real track focused car like an Atom 300 which is less than half the price!
So I re-itterate - buy an Atom 300/500 for the track and spec your GT3 as LUX and use it as a road car and enjoy the semi-track experience every day.
In the UK the Atom 500 is going to be £100k which is a serious hike on the £40k for an atom 300 I agree, but still I believe compared to the GT3 at £90k the atom 300 is in a different league as a track car, and the atom 500 will still represent outstanding value for money as a true track car compared to a GT3 at 10% less cost.
The beatuy of the GT3 is its the best of both worlds which is why I always cry out for people to spec their GT3's as a daily driver. Strip the GT3 naked to make it a pure track car and its just lame compared to a real track focused car like an Atom 300 which is less than half the price!
So I re-itterate - buy an Atom 300/500 for the track and spec your GT3 as LUX and use it as a road car and enjoy the semi-track experience every day.
06-12-2009, 11:45 PM
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I'm with you +1000, I'm not sure of the couple seasons though. Well in the toyota days rebuilds 25K every few races, that's to be competitive. Now they're Mazdas, bullet proof.
There are very few P-cars other than full race cars, that can keep up me in the FF, at 25K best bang for the buck IMO
There are very few P-cars other than full race cars, that can keep up me in the FF, at 25K best bang for the buck IMO
06-15-2009, 11:59 AM
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Since Atom N.A. is based at VIR I'm hoping to see this thing around testing. Unfortunately, my experience with Atom on track has been sub-par. I've seen them towed away more often than driven.
06-15-2009, 03:47 PM
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in 1965 the shelby cobra was a tangly street/track car.
now in 2009 the V8 atom is the lastest generation tangly street/track car.......
i would like to try one, but im not sure if i would want to own one as i fear it would be parked more then used after the novelty wore off........
now in 2009 the V8 atom is the lastest generation tangly street/track car.......
i would like to try one, but im not sure if i would want to own one as i fear it would be parked more then used after the novelty wore off........
06-17-2009, 08:16 AM
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In the UK the Atom 500 is going to be £100k which is a serious hike on the £40k for an atom 300 I agree, but still I believe compared to the GT3 at £90k the atom 300 is in a different league as a track car, and the atom 500 will still represent outstanding value for money as a true track car compared to a GT3 at 10% less cost.
The beatuy of the GT3 is its the best of both worlds which is why I always cry out for people to spec their GT3's as a daily driver. Strip the GT3 naked to make it a pure track car and its just lame compared to a real track focused car like an Atom 300 which is less than half the price!
So I re-itterate - buy an Atom 300/500 for the track and spec your GT3 as LUX and use it as a road car and enjoy the semi-track experience every day.
In the UK the Atom 500 is going to be £100k which is a serious hike on the £40k for an atom 300 I agree, but still I believe compared to the GT3 at £90k the atom 300 is in a different league as a track car, and the atom 500 will still represent outstanding value for money as a true track car compared to a GT3 at 10% less cost.
The beatuy of the GT3 is its the best of both worlds which is why I always cry out for people to spec their GT3's as a daily driver. Strip the GT3 naked to make it a pure track car and its just lame compared to a real track focused car like an Atom 300 which is less than half the price!
So I re-itterate - buy an Atom 300/500 for the track and spec your GT3 as LUX and use it as a road car and enjoy the semi-track experience every day.
Even then the cars were pretty evenly matched - until it rained and the Atom was nowhere.
The Atom isn't a well sorted package dynamically. It accelerates very well up to 120 or so...and the brakes are ok, but it's weak aerodynamically - no downforce and lots of drag.
Speccing a GT3 as a Carrera2 wannabe is a brain dead thing to do. If you intend to track it, you need buckets, harnesses and a cage. If you don't intend to track, don't buy one.
If you want something lightweight and road legal to bait GT3s try a KTM X-Bow instead. Cup car pace at 10% of the running costs.
