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G1en

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  1. Events coming thick and fast now Rounds 16 and 17 of the BARC Connaught Speed Championship at Loton Park.
  2. Back to Harewood at the weekend for the July Meeting. Round 4 of the Harewood Championship. Rounds 14 & 15 of the Connaught Championship.
  3. Possibly me too, would be great having a mini forum Spa trip.
  4. couple of #fast shots from Aintree. Also got mentioned when giving out the awards afterwards, how awesome it sounded. double win.
  5. Latest Round of Connaught Speed Championship Yesterday at Aintree Went a little better than last year... Next weekend I will be at Coventry for the motofest festival, anyone popping along, keep an eye out and cheer me on!
  6. Watched this a few days back, makes very interesting viewing although the caveat is they only tested one tyre type, one wheel make and at one track (small test track) So results might and no doubt will, vary significantly with different setups, and cars/drivers for that matter. BUT, taking it at face value, who knew the stretched tyre look is actually faster than the "normal" straight sidewall. All the show car stance boys laughing at us now. Also questions the unsprung weight argument as the wider wheels were all faster than the narrower options with the same size tyre fitted, even though they obviously weigh more? Would be interested to know what setups actual race teams have tried and/or run as that's more real world info I would like.
  7. having done multiple alignment setups i can say this: Your car will pull to the right on a flat road as both right side wheels have more positive camber than the left. it might not be so apparent on single lane roads as these are usually cambered to the left for drainage etc. but on a motorway it will be annoying. They have given you a very safe toe setup with toe in front and rear which stabilizes the car but not that great for turn in and response, ie it will feel a bit numb If you don't have adjustable front camber arms I don't know how they have changed the front camber as there is no oem adjustment so as you say it points to something else that is an issue, like worn bushes, bent arms etc... you will have to investigate this. Ideally you want same same camber both sides around negative 1.5 deg for general road use.
  8. And Yesterdays Video from Round 1 of the Harewood Hillclimb Championship.
  9. Also got my new "company" car this week. Must say it might be FWD and boring but the refinement inside. so comfy and quiet and plenty of tech as standard.
  10. I will have to beat practice day by 2 seconds to get a PB so unlikely BUT new tyres will def help as will video below: Does explain why back end felt a bit loose on the faster corners.
  11. Latest video from Anglesey, fantastic track but hard to master. More commitment at bend called "Church" needed and the right hander "peel" think I messed that up every time but never the less, great weekend all said and done.
  12. I think what the AA (and others) are getting at is they won't repair/rescue you whilst actually on track/stage/off road at events etc. Otherwise there is no defined time period to that statement above and it would render half of all policies null and void, any car that has done a track day ever is not covered! When I blew up my clutch at Hethel i was in the assembly area alongside the track, the mechanic came out and all he asked was, did I do it on track? i said no i didn't even get as far as the track and that was that, all reported and rescue commenced, that's another story, I do not recommend the RAC. Like Alex says, as long as you are towed/pushed away from the track then the policy is valid in my eyes. disclaimer- my eyes have had no formal legal training.
  13. Practice day at Harewood last week. Main purpose, to make sure the car is fit for the season ahead.
  14. The real conclusion from this is where can I get a E30 ethanol mix (Spicy fuel) and how long before my engine explodes or it melts the pipes/hoses?
  15. SSR GTV02 Powder Coated Ruby Red Satin
  16. Your slight ride height adjustment may well have sorted the tracking naturally. which seems the case. Having setup my car (ride height/camber/toe etc) too many times to mention over last 5 years its always surprising how just small adjustments effect the handling. I remember when mine was pulling slightly to the right, when we looked at the setup one side at the front was about 0.25 degree more camber than the other 3.0 to 2.75 just evening them out instantly got rid of the pulling. Obviously when a car is polybushed/stiffened/lowered on sticky tyres everything is magnified as well. so your lowering one corner will have increased the camber slightly and in turn changed the toe slightly resulting in countering whatever was causing the slight pulling. Result
  17. Can't tell if you have done anything wrong BUT I use a lithium battery which is way smaller than a standard lead-acid type. To get the height needed I purchased several cork sanding blocks (that you would normally wrap sandpaper round) and duck taped them together to make a base roughly the same size as the battery. they are around 40mm depth so if that would work for you, its an option, might raise it up too much though in your case.
  18. This is prob not the case but check to see if your boot light is on. when I used bedliner paint on the rear boot floor I left the boot latch ajar so the fumes could vent out and escape. 2 weeks later when i next went to start the car, it was dead. I knew the light was on but didn't think a tiny little bulb would drain enough power to worry about it but it did. Obviously you wont have your boot open but there may be an interior light thats staying on somehow and causing the low drain.
  19. My local 2 shells have not had vpower last few weeks. I did a quick google and found that shell are changing the formulation during december and launching a new vpower that is supposed to be better for modern turbo and hybrid engines. Maybe some docks/refineries have run out of the “old” stuff and waiting for shipments of the “new” formula?
  20. Mine goes all over the place (+/- nearly quarter) but usually sorts itself out on a long even road. think its to do with the sender being at one side of the tank so you can have more fuel over the other side when driving aggressively, also goes up when you point the car downhill and goes down when going up hill, could also be a sticky float/lever if thats how it reads the level. I just live with it, as long as you don't drive too far with it in red its fine in my eyes.
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