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Interesting little anecdote article from Jeroen Bleekemolen, who competed in the trophy series in 2002 for Team Bleekemolen. He has since gone to compete in the WEC.
"Worst Car(s)
I am lucky to be able to race in this age where truly bad cars don’t really exist anymore but if I have to name one it would be the Renault Clio V6. Again I only raced it a handful of times (the car below actually his father Michael’s 2001 racer), but it truly was a handful. The car had very odd and unpredictable handling characteristics, in large part due to its short wheelbase coupled with a lot of power. The car would literally bounce on track and out of nowhere, you could lose the back end.
It was one of those cars that you either flourished in or found yourself stuck in a gravel trap and many drivers couldn’t get their heads around it.
But even though it was what you would call a bad car that could really scare you it also was a lot of fun. The races were as unpredictable as the car itself and thinking back I still smile. Also, the Clio V6 gave me my first taste of racing at Monaco as part of the Grand Prix support package, a place where I always enjoyed myself, especially since that race was with the family-run team."
Interesting little anecdote article from Jeroen Bleekemolen, who competed in the trophy series in 2002 for Team Bleekemolen. He has since gone to compete in the WEC.
"Worst Car(s)
I am lucky to be able to race in this age where truly bad cars don’t really exist anymore but if I have to name one it would be the Renault Clio V6. Again I only raced it a handful of times (the car below actually his father Michael’s 2001 racer), but it truly was a handful. The car had very odd and unpredictable handling characteristics, in large part due to its short wheelbase coupled with a lot of power. The car would literally bounce on track and out of nowhere, you could lose the back end.
It was one of those cars that you either flourished in or found yourself stuck in a gravel trap and many drivers couldn’t get their heads around it.
But even though it was what you would call a bad car that could really scare you it also was a lot of fun. The races were as unpredictable as the car itself and thinking back I still smile. Also, the Clio V6 gave me my first taste of racing at Monaco as part of the Grand Prix support package, a place where I always enjoyed myself, especially since that race was with the family-run team."
