Falken Dealers Enjoy Track Day

Falken recently invited 40 of its top performing dealers from around the country to spend the day at Palmer Sport at the Bedford Autodrome. The unique track day involved driving and racing cars ranging from Caterhams to single seater Formula cars and off-roading.

The day began with Renault Clio Cup Racers and Porsche 911. The pocket rocket Clio’s minimal weight and maximum power made for a hair raising way to start the day while the growling power of the 911 certainly woke some people up!

Next up were the Palmer Jaguar JP1s and the genuine competition formula cars, the Formula Palmer Audi. With its mighty V6 Jaguar Cosworth engine the JP1 can reach speeds of 180mph. After managing to keep breakfast down after that, stomachs were tested again with the Formula Palmer Jaguar. This single seater formula car gave a real F1 sensation, being out alone on the track meant the babysitters had gone and the driving was all down to the Falken dealers.

After lunch back at the trackside suite, it was the turn of the most powerful car ever to star on the Palmer Sport event, the XKR features a supercharged 4.2 litre V8 engine that delivers 420 bhp and an astonishing 560 Nm of torque pumped through a brilliant paddle shift 6 speed sequential gearbox. This car delivered visceral thrills like no other. The day finished with the Superlight Caterham 7’s on the East Circuit, but don’t be deceived by the Caterham’s miniscule stature and lack of frills. Once the drivers had mastered the opposite lock slides like a pro, they found themselves grinning like children.