Kieran O'Quick

great price on those but they only seem to go up to 225.

Flippin' 'eck that's some jump in pressure. Looks like they'll heat up on the chute down to the start so. 

Good info there, ta. Will bring a temperature reader to see what's going on too. Planning on running more pressure in the fronts this year judging by the state of last years wear. 

I'll have a bit of feedback about the Nankangs after this weekend if you haven't bought anything yet. I'd originally ordered a set of the soft compound VR1 from Extreme (only £118 per corner) but they seem to be booming as a company and can't keep up with demand currently. Tried opting for their Wet compound which is rumoured to be incredible for 1 lap but they sent out the wrong ones.

Couldn't wait any longer - my 888s were down to the bars - so have stuck some Ar-1s on today.  Will let you know what to expect.

Hoping to get back to launching in under 3 seconds again..

Impressive looking anchors. You'll have some right fun trying to cook those hopefully.

Good work. Tough to beat the feeling of tackling big bits on the car and getting it right. Nice one. 

Freddo on the heater controls...

Not sure if that's Swedish or Italian but I'm going for.. 

miura..

Miles out?

Love this game. Has to be a real guess though. No research allowed..

Spyker? 

So does the remap change the PID and physically open the butterfly quicker then?

There is a built in delay in throttle response in the low gears - great in traffic but not when you're going flat out. The tuners remove this delay usually. The throttle controller is handy if you want to calm it down in the wet for example.  

The throttle controller is a good cheap bit of extra speed. Mid corner subtly suffers though unless you can flick between modes with a third hand...

If you want to actually get quicker times its all about grip, a diff and weight. Overall though, if it doesn't feel quick enough for you even these mods won't help. If you want a car to feel crazy fast you'd need to get something light and turbo  

Are you throwing that filter out? I could do with one if it's in reasonable nick and you want to sell it...

There was a pretty handy driver who ran AR1s on his Integra last year. He went from 67.5s on Ad08s down to 66.2s. 

The gains should be massive on the Z. It'll be like going from a wet to a dry track. Just the start alone will be miles better. Much more fun to be had planting it instead of having to tip toe around too.

Worth getting a ground sheet now. If you do a big slide over the line and park up you end up with big divots on them when you drive off again..

First run on my r888r on a cold track matched my best ever time on MPSS, on a hot summer's day. Problem is they don't come in the softer compound that they used to make so they're not quite what they could be.

Polish remoulds are only listed up to 265 wide but they might do larger now? They're one of the few who actually do compounds. R5 or R7 look about right.

They do a model on new casings now too.

Personally, I enjoyed watching you launch and slither round the first corner.

http://extreme-tyres.com/en/tyres/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/UKExtremePerformanceTyres/

Ok, thanks Ricky. I'll plumb it to the intake.

Does the tube on the intake side have to be on the intake or can it just breathe from anywhere? Can't get my head round it. Trying to run the big fat tube to the air filter is causing problems. 

Hope they don't park us together - that shiny car will put mine to shame

Looking forward to seeing and hearing another Zed up there - you'll have a blast.

I love a crazy engine bay but it's great how stock yours looks. No coloured pipes or chrome, nice bit of anti-style.  

Grass roots motorsport isn't on board with EVs yet. Someone ran a Leaf last year but now electrics are banned at our club..

Hey there Joe,

I found the Buddy Club seats and rails were noticeably lower than the cloth ones. Very light too, but about £400 I think..

Failing that it's a bit of fab.

PS. You never should have sold that Zed

Rory, I once stupidly bought a car that had new bumpers recently fitted. Was a complete nightmare. Wish someone who knew about it had spoken up.  

Good info.

If you're near Barnsley, I had some custom stuff done by Andy Ward that I'm happy with. https://www.facebook.com/apwengineering/

Just paid 1200 quid to keep a 10 year old 1.8 ES Civic (similar to the s-type) alive for a few more years. Clutch and gearbox problems. Would have been junked otherwise.

Could have gone for a new one but the car still feels tight and solid and all the toys work so it would have felt like a waste of money. Could have got a shed but that would have been somebody else's 10 years of speed bumps and driving hard from cold. Not to mention all the farts in the seat and the dead skin etc.

You could check the three connection blocks near the brake fluid reservoir to make sure they're all plugged in.

Don't know what the picture is of.

Bit of data at last. In the first round I went with some mid-range tyres and a Kaaz 1.5 but was slower than last year. I put that down to the slightly heavier wheels they were on.

Next event, put R888rs onto the Rays. Previous year's best was 67.82 over the full season. Matched it on the very first practice run on a cold track. Got it down to 66.39 after 3 more runs. Last run was quicker but didn't bring it home..

Finished the year with a best of 66.17. Really annoyed not to get into the 65s tbf but it was bloody great fun trying.

I found lower pressures (28) gave great launch times (2.55 sec 60 feet) but struggled a smidge for lateral grip and hammered the tyres. They look pretty funky now. Higher pressures (34) cornered really well but launched slower by a tenth or two which adds up to quite a bit in the second sector too. Absolutely no warming allowed - I tried to sneak a bit of heat in on the way to the line early on in the year but got told off for excessive weaving and braking . To be fair the eagle-eyed Marshalls take no crap - as it should be. 

Here's a short comparison of two corners with the different setups to listen to. Hope it helps anyone wondering about diffs.

http://youtu.be/6K_ikK5caDk

(God I'm thick when it comes to this embedding ..