The looks of the Lexus RC F drew Mark Goddard’s attention. Its performance kept it. However, he quickly found the capability of the car exceeded his capability as a driver–the hard way.
Mark bought the 2015 Lexus with the intent of having fun on the street and at car shows. Unfortunate…
There may not be many options specific to this platform, but this driver enjoys his Lexus RC F - and he now enjoys the track, too.
Considering how competitive Lexus in with their GT3 cars, it kind of surprises me they don't push the performance versions of the RC-F harder. I think there's an argument to be made that this should have been the Supra.
In reply to JG Pasterjak :
I think there's a very good argument to be made, I like that.
That V8 sounds glorious too.
And don't get me wrong, I love the BMupra as well, and its easy path to 5, 6 or even 700hp. But this is a classic muscular 2+2 grand tourer, which has always kind of been the Supra's thing.
DirtyBird222 said:That V8 sounds glorious too.
I second that!
Believe this car was at NCM with us (1010ths)? Looks/sounds absolutely killer if its the same car, cant imaging two kitted out like this.....
In reply to Olemiss540 :
There is at least one other out there @xmotorsports on instagram, the car runs time trials/time attack. Slightly less stripped down than this example. These things sound so good on track.
Olemiss540 said:Believe this car was at NCM with us (1010ths)? Looks/sounds absolutely killer if its the same car, cant imaging two kitted out like this.....
Mark told me that he has brought the Lexus to NCM. You may have seen it in person, or, better yet, heard it firsthand.
Enjoyed driving one of these at the Lexus Performance driving school and Masters school, they do make some nice noises. Found the transmission a pleasant surprise as it always seemed to be in the right gear, and if not would downshift with a nice bark to it!
Kinda sucked the lead follow deal but a inexpensive way to drive a couple Iconic tracks.
I get why Toyota/Lexus chooses the transmissions they do in the F cars but they've been a total deal break for me when looking at the RC-5 and IS 500. At least the Supra comes with a third pedal or the ZF8.
In reply to rjracin240 :
You’re right, it is a good automatic.
“I ran out of talent,” says Mark.
I've never met this guy, but after reading that, I know he's humble and honest. Nice write-up and glad he saved the car and continues to enjoy it.
Running out of talent is easy to do with so many high performance vehicles and ultra-grippy tires that don't always communicate when you're approaching the limit ... and then in an instant, you've passed the limit of the car and have found out you're way passed the limit of your skill.
People find out the hard (and expensive) way that the vehicle engineers and OEM tire engineers have been very good at masking various driver deficiencies.
I'm impressed with the engineering in high powered vehicles, but long-live the "lowly" Miatae, Toybaru Twins, GTi's, Hyundai N's and all of the DIY GRM cars that receive "point-by's" from drivers in vehicles with twice the power and tire section.
Y'all, and this Mark fellow, rock. 💯
I wondered how that transmission behaves on track days. Is it fun, good enough or wish you had a manual?
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