Hi there,
on the 6th of August, a so-called Orange Driving Day, essentially a trackday organized and sponsored by the Austrian bike manufacturer KTM, took place at the Wachauring in the pittoresque Wachau region. This time, the ODD was focused on the brand-new KTM X-Bow sportscar, and contained several track sessions and a road trip, all supervised by well-trained instructors and Austrian rallye aces Kris Rosenberger and Raphael Sperrer.
A friend of mine was invited to attend the driving experience, and luckily, he asked me to come with him.
So, now I'll let the pics speak for themselves.
The weather was really superb.
Here you see the KTM-operated racing transporter, including a workshop tent and several X-Bows.
I don't know if the X-Bow's already known out of Middle-Europe, but that's it!
Carbon fibre just verywhere - here you can see the carbon-made monocoque chassis.
Optional, the X-Bow comes with visible carbon fibre panels.
An instructor shows the attendees how tthe car works. Necessary, as the car has NOTHING - no brake booster, no anti-lock brakes, no traction control, no stability programs. Only the driver.
The spartan cockpit. Optional, the steering wheel can be detached. Note that the seats are fixed, but therefore you can adjust the steering wheel and the pedals.
The competition has to get used to that view - 240 turbo-ponies, provided by Audi, meet well under 800 kg.
As an option, you can get center-lock wheels.
Here's the website (www.ktm-x-bow.com), in case the X-Bow is something totally new for you.
In my opinion, this is the ultimate driving machine of our days. Forget Lotus Elise, forget Ariel Atom, this is the real deal.
Thanks for your attention, and please post your opinions!