brillomaster

Cadwell is a great track, although IMO not good for novices - its narrower than other tracks and with a lot more elevation change to deal with as well. The owners of Bedford have spent a lot of money on the facility so would be my best choice. Another option for you might be to try motorsport events http://www.motorsport-events.co.uk as they do a lot of airfield days around the southwest/bristol area - a lot of the surfaces are still good as some of the tracks are still commissioned RAF airfields, and they have acres of tarmac, followed by acres of grass if it does go pear shaped. The day I went on only had around 15-20 cars, which had thinned out quite a lot by the afternoon, so could get a good few entirely uninterrupted laps in.

gone for 2... although thats only because I cant afford to make any mods - if however I did win the lottery I'd be straight down abbey for a supercharger kit, with all the wheels, brakes, exhaust and suspension trimmings...

mick43 - is that on the standard cats?

hmmm, great car, but i'm thinking it will be more money than its worth... unless I just managed to buy a duff one. How much did it set you back?

The hearse and the black cab were good, but this takes the biscuit!

Poor Zedley! He's been violated by Mr PotatoZed! Ah well, he has been on the road for a long time, missing the touch of another... looking forward to the Alps update in a few weeks!

hmm, I was planning on keeping the standard cats which will keep the noise down... Loud isnt generally a problem, a drone on motorways would be a bit of a pain although its not what i drive often, but i really fancy a true dual... my other option is to go for a custom route, and then i can get centre mufflers welded in which sound like they'll be a good plan.

First I was all set on a Cobra... then decided that would be too quiet, so switched to a buddyclub, but then I discovered a DC sports exhaust which is cheaper than the buddy club, looks to be true dual with a crossover pipe, and sounds absolutely awesome! Does anyone have any experience with a DC sports exhaust? I tried the search, but it ignores the 'DC' bit, which isnt very helpful!

You life saver! haha! Tried this the other day... it does switch back to the time, but only for a few seconds, then reverts back to what it was on before

Had some Alice Cooper on the other day... couldn't help but put my foot down

Hmm, with your specific engine code, are you perhaps trying to make one of these on a budget?

Sounds good, but hes clearly granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should, yo. thats some leisurely gearchanges On a serious note... racing Lamborghini V10s sound just like this! I'm off to go watch Blancpain Super Trofeo races on youtube

so no silverstone grey? where did that come from, always thought it sounded cool...

Yeah good work! You'll have a good time at Cadwell, really excellent track, good mix of corners and gradients, but quite narrow in places. build up the speed gradualy, some of the corners can bite

good work! If the west mids track day doesnt happen, i'll be off to blyton to finish off my rears! Any pics from the day?

the curves in both the top two graphs look the same to me so what makes a 911 feel a lot faster than a 350Z? also, what do the numbers up the side mean? i'm guessing the numbers on the bottom are the gear, but neither axis is labelled...

ah, my mistake! Really must get down to Le Mans next year, looks crazy!

i'll believe it when its happened!

Probably a repost, but judging by the fact that it has only 62,000 views in three years, it doesnt seem to be very well known... I hadnt heard of it before so thought i'd watch it and its definitely worth an hour and half of your life! Tells the story of Audi's 2008 Le Mans campaign, the last for the R10 TDI. Some good interviews with the whole team, behind the scenes pit garage footage, and a very cinematic if a little OTT soundtrack. Shows the effort that goes into making a winning race team at Le Mans. And they even somehow got Jason Statham to narrate it! To get a flavour for it, heres the trailer... And then the link to the full 90minute film (in 720p HD ) Theres a sequel about the Audi 2010 campaign, which is tomorrow nights viewing

3rd at 30mph on the dot... however if i'm in a 30 zone, i normally do 32mph, in which case 4th as for 5th and 6th, 5th comes in about 45mph, and 6th is normally reserved for speeds 60mph and above -i find being in high gears at lower speeds is incredibly unresponsive, so try to cruise between 2k and 3k on the tacho.

In celebration of Nurburgring 24hrs... a 24hr watch anyone?

we need more pics! Looks like you had a good one though! an MPG of 28.1 seems very reasonable given you did autobahning and laps of the ring in that!

Yep, i'd be up for this as well!

As far as i know, a zeds clutch is good for anout 60k if driven well - how many miles has yours done?

Nice, thought they seemed good and grippy through the bends! Im glad for your sake the rain did hold off - i was there about a year ago in a 328i with on and off rain throughout the day... had a big moment going through the gooseneck when i didnt think i'd get the car slowed, and then had a massive tankslapper on the exit of mansfield as we just went sideways! in my defence it was on pirelli p6000s and a badly set up car