Kitcar?

Does anyone know what the open two-seater is, in the "sponsor's credits" of
the ITV F1 coverage? It has a sort of curved external ladder-frame chassis
(safety bars, I suppose, in reality). I vaguely remember it as a kitcar
from about 10 years ago - I didn't like the design then, but I encountered
one on a roundabout at Alton the other week, and was most impressed! Does
anyone know what it is doing in the Honda advert? (It looks like a racing
car, and you have to wear a helmet and full overalls to drive in it!)
--
John Briggs

"John Briggs" <john.briggs4 (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

Does anyone know what the open two-seater is, in the "sponsor's credits"
of the ITV F1 coverage? It has a sort of curved external ladder-frame
chassis (safety bars, I suppose, in reality). I vaguely remember it as a
kitcar from about 10 years ago - I didn't like the design then, but I
encountered one on a roundabout at Alton the other week, and was most
impressed! Does anyone know what it is doing in the Honda advert? (It
looks like a racing car, and you have to wear a helmet and full overalls
to drive in it!)
--
John Briggs

Can't remember the credits, but is the car an Ariel Atom

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/frames.htm

Cheers

Mike P

Mike P wrote:

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Does anyone know what the open two-seater is, in the "sponsor's
credits" of the ITV F1 coverage? It has a sort of curved external
ladder-frame chassis (safety bars, I suppose, in reality). I
vaguely remember it as a kitcar from about 10 years ago - I didn't
like the design then, but I encountered one on a roundabout at Alton
the other week, and was most impressed! Does anyone know what it is
doing in the Honda advert? (It looks like a racing car, and you
have to wear a helmet and full overalls to drive in it!)
--
John Briggs


Can't remember the credits, but is the car an Ariel Atom

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/frames.htm

Many thanks - yes, I remember now why I didn't think much of it: it looks
pretty hideous static, you have to see it moving!

The 20-second clip from the advert is on the website.
--
John Briggs

"John Briggs" <john.briggs4 (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote

Mike P wrote:
"John Briggs" <john.briggs4 (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote
Does anyone know what the open two-seater is, in the "sponsor's
credits" of the ITV F1 coverage? It has a sort of curved external
ladder-frame chassis (safety bars, I suppose, in reality). --
I encountered one on a roundabout at Alton the other week,
and was most impressed! Does anyone know what it is
doing in the Honda advert? (It looks like a racing car, and you
have to wear a helmet and full overalls to drive in it!)

Can't remember the credits, but is the car an Ariel Atom
http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/frames.htm
Many thanks - yes, I remember now why I didn't think much of it:
it looks pretty hideous static, you have to see it moving!
The 20-second clip from the advert is on the website.

Touted as "minimalist" in weight to give awesome performance.
Believe it's been featured in both 'Road & Track' & 'Autoweek'.
Looked into it some, actual times around a race track
did not impress me. Many ways to go faster for less cost.

On Mon, 21 May 2007 07:31:55 -0700, a425couple wrote:

Looked into it some, actual times around a race track
did not impress me. Many ways to go faster for less cost.

Such as?

1 Koenigsegg CCX (with TG spoiler) 1.17.6
2 Pagani Zonda F 1.18.4
3 Maserati MC12 1.18.9
4 Ferrari Enzo 1.19.0
5 *Ariel Atom 1.19.5*
6 Porsche Carrera GT 1.19.8
7 Koenigsegg CCX 1.20.4
8 Ascari KZ1 1.20.7
9 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 1.20.9
10 Ford GT 1.21.9

etc, etc.

http://www.topgear.com/content/tgonb...times/thestig/