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CLUBMAN DRIV
Jon Billingsle
Jon
Billingsley
DRIVER
010
R O A D
T R A C K
R A C E
A N N U A L 2 0 1 6
Age:
33
Weight:
**** off!
Race wins:
20+
Championships:
2
Experience level:
Clubman
Favourite excuse:
No excuses
Favourite track:
Donington
Favourite race car:
Radical
Claim to fame:
Being in
this feature!
GETTING TO GRIPS WITH
THE ZENOS E10 S
Ahead of the contest, the Race-
logic data logger was fitted to re-
cord the telemetry and data, so we
could compare the drivers’ perfor-
mances. At no point did we allow
either driver access to this data, in
order to ensure the test was as fair
as possible. The trusty Racelogic
VBOX HD data logger was fault-
less all day and despite it being
a gloomy day, the camera was
crystal clear. All of the footage is
available on
MotorsportDays.com.
Zenos kindly gave Billingsley,
Clucas and MSD a tour of the car,
which provides a fresh take on
a track car, carrying some Lotus
and Caterham heritage thanks
to Zenos’ owners, Mark Edwards
and Ansar Ali, who are familiar
to many within this industry. The
Zenos E10 S uses the popular Ford
2.0-litre EcoBoost turbocharged
engine, which boasts an impres-
sive 250bhp, can reach 60mph
in less than four seconds, and is
available from £29,995. The car it-
self is a real beauty, but it’s when
you hear it thunder down the
track that you can truly appreci-
ate it at its best. The turbo on the
car makes it sound like a jet and
on the foggy, wet track it looked
spectacular.
Both drivers had to get to grips
with the track layout, so Zenos’
Emma Bloomfield kindly showed
us the track – an airfield with sev-
eral tight chicanes and hairpins on
multiple surfaces to challenge the
drivers. The grippy, runway sec-
tion of the track includes a long,
fast sweeping straight, leading
onto the very tight hairpin. Coming
out into Belief corner, it starts with
amazing grip, but before you hit
the Ansar Straight the grip disap-
pears and a controlled power slide
is important, so our drivers really
did need to believe in the Zenos!
We managed four sighting laps
of the circuit with Billingsley
driving (despite Clucas’ accusa-
tion that this was “cheating”!).
Neither driver had been around
the circuit before.
SESSION 1
We arrived back at base and it
was time to decide who would
go first. Both drivers agreed that