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I still suspect it's going to be gash. There's a reason why pretty much nothing can touch Forza or GT games for playability, even if there's other stuff that looks better: Hiring artists is easy, hiring programmers who can deal with physics is not. I do hope I'm proved wrong, I really do.

I have no issue with sessions, as long as they're tied to ability.

Aside from the obvious choices, take a look at a mk3 MR2. I'm running one as my current track car, and it's a proper little weapon. Softtop removed and hardtop installed so coupe-like rigidity, fully stripped I reckon it weighs around 850kg, few breathing mods will see you at 150bhp easy so 175bhp/ton which is more than enough to have fun, mid-engined so perfectly balanced, cheap as chips to pick pieces up for and Jap reliability underneath.

How cheap?

I record all my stuff in 1080/30, since YT always converts to that anyway it seems pointless to record in anything higher just to watch on my on PC. The fun for me is sharing the video with friends, not watching back what I've already seen at home on my own. Means I can get 3 hours onto a 32GB SD card, which is pretty much an entire day on track.

My latest vid from Spa, on a HDH3: Make of that what you will. For me, I would say the ability to change the position of the camera at will makes it worthwhile, especially if you're going to experiment with video editing afterwards.

Took me a year before I got the hang of driving rear engined, but it's worth it when you get it right. That said, I suspect my car feels massively different to yours, and I know that the 4WD cars can feel very heavy on the steering at times. Been to Center Gravity to get the geo setup? Might be well worth your time.

The group of friends I do trackdays with do that. Obviously you need a massive amount of trust, and knowledge that the other person picks up the tab if they bin it, but it works really well and gives a different flavour to the day.

If I'm honest, the reason I've not put my name down is because I'm not a huge fan of session days, and to have a session full of cars with massively mixed experience kind of takes the point away from doing sessions in the first place. If I read it wrong and actually it's an exclusive sessioned event then I apologise and I'm in, but if it's just an exclusive session at an event with other cars then I'm not convinced there's any point. We'd be better off just picking an open pit day and all signing up to that (like, say, Bedford on Aug 23rd).

Is the balance settled, or not? Is there any money owing whatsoever? Either way, I don't see why it should be removed as it gives an indication of the persons credit history, which is the whole point.

Soon to be available for £349, minus the Kinect. Shame, as I think the Kinect is ace and a great USP, but commercially I can see why they've done it.

Tbh that's why I've still got my current TV: Sure, it's five years old, but the picture quality is still superb to my eyes (it's a Sammy 7 series 55"). I don't need all this smart TV rubbish, so I doubt I'd get much benefit if I wasn't increasing size.

Oh my, if if wasn't for the fact Jo would have my knackers and really I want a 70" one, I'd have that in a heartbeat.

Bedford and Anglesey are the two safest tracks in the UK, I would say.

easy hardcore r34 all day RONG

Keevil is a dull airfield. Even for a beginner, you'll have more fun at a proper track. I really need to convince you lot to try Anglesey. Best circuit in the UK, for me.

Pay as normal. They will give you the option to pay monthly (which costs more, so don't be in a rush!) when it's time, ie 6 months after.

Japanese role playing game. Like FF, or SoM, or similar. Secret Of Mana, before you ask!

How do they prove a power increase? Unless you're very silly, like taking your car to a dyno then posting it on the interweb, they'd need to prove it was adding power. Again, as long as you don't buy it from a place that advertises it as 'makes a billionty horsepower!', it's pretty much unprovable. Go for it.

I'm more concerned that it'll look pretty but play shite.

Your car will be noticeably slower to accelerate, more reluctant to change direction, and braking distances will increase. Tyres cost a lot more, and your ride comfort will suffer. Your car will look like a rollerskate. You can fit bigger brakes and wider tyres. May look better, depending on wheel style and individual taste. Pretty much sums up running larger wheels.

Drifting is nothing like track driving. I'm pretty handy on track, but I cannot drift for toffee! If it's drifting you want to get into, I'd suggest looking at drift-specific days and ignoring track days. If you drift a lot on track, you're likely to get the boot. I would definitely pay for some tuition as it's a black art that you can't really practise on the open roads for obvious reasons, so well worth going down that route. Personally I'd pay to get trained in the Zed, although you may find something slower (like the MX5s they use at Oulton) much easier to start with.

Depends on tyre used. For 040s I'd go a little softer, for 050As I'd stay with stock, for T1R/452 I'd go a little harder, for 888s I'd go much softer. As a rule, try 35psi all round then adjust to suit your driving style.

Did you watch on the BBC or Sky? Sky has much better audio broadcast quality, so the cars sound a billion times better.

Boring race, apart from the last ten laps. Massively enjoyed watching Alonso zoom past Kimi