Formula Atlantic Revival - Taupo Historic GP 2025

[Raleigh]

Formula Atlantic Revival - Taupo Historic International GP, January 2025 . Shaping up to be a Great Event.

https://www.taupomp.co.nz/events/taupo-historic-gp-2025

https://drive.google.com/file/d/193E...voC5rZ4O5/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Bq...dDkkGPK3V/view

https://www.cognitoforms.com/TaupoMo...ormulaAtlantic

[Raleigh]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NmTVNpdJk-o

[Raleigh]

https://www.v8sleuth.com.au/fords-an...o-historic-gp/

[Jamez]

Taupo is a good mix of fast and slow corners, it can feel like an overly busy track in a tin top or high powered single seater but the Atlantics combination of high aero and low power suits the track perfectly.

Below are my peaks and lows of all the various corners in my Swift DB4 for anyone considering taking part (low is mid corner, peak is after the corner) - These speeds yield a lap time around a 1:24 which I suspect will be around the middle of where everyone ends up in January (track conditions permitting as lap time varies a lot with temperature).

My 2c worth, you spend the first few corners barely holding on around some tight bends, trying not to spin as you go around an almost off camber turn 4. I then spend the run into "A1GP" (turn 9) telling myself to take it flat but it's more a drivers flat than an engineers flat . The final part of the lap is probably the trickiest as you can ruin a great lap by going too deep by braking on the apex at 12 and not being able to pull it up enough to get around 13.

	Min (MPH)	Max (MPH)
Turn 1	43	86
Turn 2	84	96
Turn 3-4	90	92
Turn 5-6	50	102
Turn 7-8	50	110
Turn 9-10	102	125
Turn 11	54	138
Turn12/13/14	53	114

[Raleigh]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C-64UOtCMPx/

[Raleigh]

[Raleigh]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vQwCgM7Vc

[Raleigh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCyNnrz8UU

[Raleigh]

https://www.facebook.com/taupompnz/v...90563298/?_rdr

[Raltracer]

Taupo is a good mix of fast and slow corners, it can feel like an overly busy track in a tin top or high powered single seater but the Atlantics combination of high aero and low power suits the track perfectly.

Below are my peaks and lows of all the various corners in my Swift DB4 for anyone considering taking part (low is mid corner, peak is after the corner) - These speeds yield a lap time around a 1:24 which I suspect will be around the middle of where everyone ends up in January (track conditions permitting as lap time varies a lot with temperature).

My 2c worth, you spend the first few corners barely holding on around some tight bends, trying not to spin as you go around an almost off camber turn 4. I then spend the run into "A1GP" (turn 9) telling myself to take it flat but it's more a drivers flat than an engineers flat . The final part of the lap is probably the trickiest as you can ruin a great lap by going too deep by braking on the apex at 12 and not being able to pull it up enough to get around 13.

	Min (MPH)	Max (MPH)
Turn 1	43	86
Turn 2	84	96
Turn 3-4	90	92
Turn 5-6	50	102
Turn 7-8	50	110
Turn 9-10	102	125
Turn 11	54	138
Turn12/13/14	53	114

Thanks, good advice

[Jamez]

Had a go on Taupo today and they have resealed a few sections. Set a new PB of 1:23.8 https://youtu.be/frqBXDVO27g

[Raltracer]

Had a go on Taupo today and they have resealed a few sections. Set a new PB of 1:23.8 https://youtu.be/frqBXDVO27g

Thanks James, I ran my 5000 there in about 2015, loved it. Back with Atlantic this time. Cheers and hi to dad!

[Raleigh]

https://autoaction.com.au/2024/12/10...-open-wheelers

[Raleigh]

https://www.taupomp.co.nz/news/bathu...os-historic-gp

https://www.taupomp.co.nz/news/brabh...po-historic-gp

[Raleigh]

https://autoaction.com.au/2024/12/14...historic-taupo

[Raleigh]

https://autoaction.com.au/2024/12/16...la-pacific-car

[Raleigh]

https://www.velocitynews.co.nz/trans...o-historic-gp/

[Raleigh]

https://speedcafe.com/lawson-set-for...gp-appearance/