dave_7 Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 First Outing of the year at Oulton Park a couple of weeks back. A little cold and slippy first thing but dried up nicely very quickly. The extra tyre width up front has made a huge difference, so much more nimble, especially in the medium and low speed stuff. The extra rubber also helped managing the temps massively. Also finished off yet another set of front pads 🤦♂️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran O'Quick Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Good point about the bigger widths up front. I found the same. Thinner fronts wouldn't turn and melted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_7 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 Over the next few weeks I'm going to attemp to bring this build thread back from the dead and upto date... you can thank @Lewis Schwier for convincing me. A lot has gone on over the last 15 months so I'll keep it brief. First up was the switch from the Kinetix front camber arms, to some posh hardrace ones. Reason being I got to the point were I needed to run more camber and the Kinetix ones I'd max'ed out. Now running 2.8 deg at front and 1.8 deg rear, with more scope to go more extreme if required but for now this is a good balance for both road and track for me. Next up was very very wet trackday at Donington. The semi slicks were as hopeless as you'd expect in the conditions which cemented the idea of running a good road/wet tyre on the Mk1 Nismo rims. The conditions made from some dramatic pictures though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_7 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 Then the April saw another Anglesey Trackday... this time dry all day and really felt the benefit of the new wheel/tyre setup combined with the revised geo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_7 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 June saw me finally fit the AEM oil pressure gauge I bagged on black friday the previous year. Straight forward enough to fit as long as you don't mind extending the wiring that comes with the sensor (you need to cut the wires to hake it easier to fish through the bulkhead anyway). Mounted in a standard 53mm pod so it sits inline with the stock pods on the dash from my driving position Also scraped the fund for the extra set of rubber for the 19s. Went for Goodyear Eagle F1 super sports and they're fantastic. Brilliant in the wet and not a million miles from a semi slick in the dry! Then a bit of a spruce up before what comes next... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Schwier Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 The Ultimate set up having both options for wheels and tyres, I suppose unless you got a support vehicle you'll have to guess on the day how the weather will be! Out of intrest how much for a set of Goodyear EF1SS? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_7 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 05/05/2023 at 07:55, Lewis Schwier said: The Ultimate set up having both options for wheels and tyres, I suppose unless you got a support vehicle you'll have to guess on the day how the weather will be! Out of intrest how much for a set of Goodyear EF1SS? It really is a game changer to be able to pick the most suitable setup for the weather conditions. I just make the call the day or so before. Gets rid of that semi slicks in the pish rain anxiety. There were on offer and I also had a discount code so set me back around £600 for a staggered set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_7 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Share Posted May 10, 2023 Next up was a huge one for me... 1500 mile, 5 day trip to the ring, planned around the circuitdays summer trackday there. My first trip and it wont be my last. There are few things in life that live upto the hype these days, but these for me even better than I ever thought it would be. The picture sums it up better than anything really! Plan is to get pack there in 2024 for more 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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