Chris Wilson Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I was enthralled to see the boss of the now defunct Reynard Racing Cars, Adrian Reynard, had made a comeback and was bankrolling a unique track day and possibly road car called the Reynard Inverter. It is unique in that Adrian has spotted a niche market for a full ground effect car. These have been banned or emancipated for years in nearly all International motorsport, their heyday being the mid to late eighties and very earlier nineties. Track day cars however have virtually no regulations to adhere to, so a relatively cheap car with a potential 4G cornering forces is something new. Initially powered by a bike engine and transmission it may appear with something more exotic and powerful later. The initial press releases were months ago, and I heard little more, so imagine my surprise when a last minute scan of the attendees at Oulton tomorrow, where I am booked in for a Bookatrack track day, shows the one and only Reynard Inverter currently running in private hands in the listing. I have grabbed my camera and will try and get some photos. It will be interesting to see how it goes! I don't think i can honestly say it's pretty, but technically it's beautiful! There's some info on Reynards site: http://www.reynardracingcars.com/ A google search on ground effect race cars should explain the theory. This was the reason behind me buying a very early nineties F3000, before ground effects was banned and the downforce dropped considerably. In the days of sliding skirts to seal the underbody aero the F1 and F2 cars were quite awesome things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 holy extreme cornering forces batman, 4G , i cannot even comprehend what that feels like, no wonder F1 drivers are always going on about their necks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Very nice and price wise not too different from an Atom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Oooh what a toy! I bet they aren't built for 6'6" and 100kg though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Group buy on sliding skirts to seal the underbody by Chirs Wilson anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Not pretty? I like it Come on Chris, where are the pics then? How did you fair against it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Err, I forgot the camera, sorry. It only ran about 4 laps total. I waited for it to go out once and went in chase, but either it had problems or something, as it just wasn't being pedalled very fast at all.. I treated the Zeus to some fresh rubber and have neck ache today, I had forgotten just how much high speed grip the thing has on good tyres The Reynard looked well built, but probably not, IMO, 36K worth well built. The owner said with his own development and uprated bits it now stood him at £65K, for which I'd rather have an older F1 or an F3000 with a brilliant spares package. I think once it is developed to its full potential it should raise a few eyebrows in the Bike Sports Championship though, which he's aiming running it in (read it'll get banned for the following year ) Reynard are offering the Hayabusa engine too, which would wake it up a bit I should think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Actually you should find the below link will give you thumbnail images from a pro photographer there on Saturday, who was taking on track photos. I think the link will work for none site mebers, too. The driver was Bradley Philpot. http://bookatrack.com/-pX?event&942 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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