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Ah well, i like it... each to their own and all that! Will check out BBKs suggestions when i get in And Will.I.Am and Britney?!? Shame on you!

Crank up your bass and listen to this little ditty. This record is going to be HUGE!

Silverstone would be awesome, but would rather do a full day... as HadynH mentioned Bedford would be a good starter track, theres a full open pit lane day on saturday 2nd November for £139 at the moment?

+1 my girlfriends 1.1 peugeot 206 has never been stuck in snow, and thats still on summer tyres! with winters on it would be an unstoppable force!

Some cracking photos there! really loving the mix of perspective and shots. Darren i'll watch your footage when i get in - looked at my few videos last night and they looked really slow... hopefully your car with twice the power will seem faster! and yeah low grip drifting is darn tricky - i find sliding a car a lot easier on dry tarmac! Once we've got an LSD fitted to the beemer i want to go on a DWYB day at Santa Pod to finish off some tyres properly

Great day out guys! Haven't reviewed my videos yet but looking forward to seeing any photos! Finally starting to get through tyres now... thats 2 out of 9 deemed to be dead now! will definitely have a look at the tracking before my next day with Ian, just to make sure its all pointing in the right direction!

indeed, countless cars go off there every year, gt cars and LMPs alike. Heres another two from this year, not a corner to be messed with! On the plus side, have a great trackday! No in all seriousness despite the fearsome nature of the track and that corner, i would LOVE to drive Spa. Easily the best track in the world, I am very very jealous of you!

looking forward to this with interest, have yet to see a V8 build on here that went through to completion!

I sold my 18" Rota GTRs with 5mm tread on 452s for £500... sounds like i should have gone for more

welcome! i also had an mk2 MX5 - which was indeed an awesome car - only problem is a lack of power - the zed fixed that

Haha that video is awesome! Love the bit when you went all the way round the roundabout coming into Nottingham, sped up gesturing looks hilarious! You need to do that on a nice bit of A or B road - maybe cut a video together with one looking forwards, and another looking back (in a convoy of course) I'm sure me, Wendy and Jaz would be more than happy to meet up for another B road blast!

hmmm, will try and get up on a ramp to see if i can identify whether its the compression arm bush, the ball joint, or maybe even the front lower arm bush

were you getting a rattling noise from the car over uneven roads? currently suffer from rattle myself, everything i've read suggests its the compression arm bushes, but want to be sure before i fork out £200 to replace them!

Lots of great driving roads in south wales in the Brecons! Firstly, the B4560 from Beaufort to Llangynidr - road over the moors which is frequeny used in Chris Harris videos - theres a hairpin that features in nearly every one of his videos. Also in the same area the run up the hill from Llangattock is brilliant. Secondly, the A4059 running north from Hirwaun to the A470 - brilliant moorland road, can be very fast with well sighted sweepers. Doesnt really go anywhere either, so is good and quiet. Only thing is watch for sheep! so good needs to be ran in both directions! Finally from me, the A4069 from Llangadog to Brynamman - although this needs to be early in the morning as it will be heaving with caravans, and its a bit too narrow to overtake safely.

thats too bad wendy, will keep you posted on the next one!

great photos! nice to get out in the zed, feels like a little while since i've really driven anywhere as have been busy with the beemer of late. but thanks Wendy and Jaz making a memorable drive up there - hope you both enjoyed the B road blast. Drive home was also excellent, despite the two wrong turnings we eventually got on the right road! very much looking forward to the next zed, Ian if you could make it about 40miles away from Leamington spa that'd be perfect

my few tips: preparation: You'll need a long sleeve top and trousers, and a helmet (this can be hired on the day for ~£10) check tyre tread and pressures Check coolant level and oil level Check brake pads and discs for good function Whilst on track: be curteous to other drivers - follow overtaking rules use mirrors, and let the faster cars past Accept that you arent as fast as the slick shod caterham - focus on cars of a similar specification Keep an eye on the temperature gauge - normall only do 3-4 hot laps, and then do a full cool down lap using the brakes as little as possible. Driving: Brake in a straight line, get all the braking done before you turn in. Use the marker cones for turn in and clipping points be smooth with both steering and throttle inputs. Drive within your limits! Other than that, it's pretty straightforward! you'll be grinning like a loon all day

Hooray Britain!

nah alloys are too good... gives away it might be a quicker car than you're letting on. Tell you what, we've got a set of 15" BMW wheels you can have, for the true beater look

isnt this the throttle mapping being particularly retarded in the first 3 gears? mine takes a little while to respond when pulling away in first gear, thinking of a d1 throttle controller might be the answer.

jesus thats the peakiest torque curve i've ever seen! i'm sorry, but is that actually driveable on the road? in the space of 1000rpm the torque figure trebles bet your traction control has a hard time in the wet!

No can do the 17th unfortunately! have a prior engagement i cant get out of However, have you considered moving to Rockingham on the 18th? Full OPL, slightly cheaper for the day at £195 with free second drivers. Link here: http://store.rockingham.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=130818

ps awesome photos! we're still leaning a fair bit through the corners, and its clear to see our front camber needs increasing. might have to put ARBs and camber kits on the front of ours! your porsche looks great

no mouth isnt necessarily a bad thing as mentioned, no problems with noise regs. but you cant argue with nearly 270bhp and 350 lbft of torque. how much can you get a 2002 330d for? we looked at 2001 E46 330cis, but they were a bit rich for us.

ethical? only loser i can think of is possibly tescos, or maybe the government. both have plenty of cash already anything i can do to get cheaper fuel i will do - unfortunately just filled up otherwise would be buying these of fleabay!