Jonnymonno Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks Nic, looking forward to it. When's your Supercharged beast back, can't be long now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hmm you would think so wouldn't you lol Hoping for Saturday mate and hoping the sun stays out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 It's predicting nice weather in Germany 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Well made it back from the Ring in one piece and still buzzing!!! We set off last Friday morning at 2.30am from Stoke, my Zed, my mate Dave's roadster Zed and our Transit crew bus full of kit. After a Macdonalds early morning break at Clackets Lane Services we arrived at the Eurotunnel at 7.30am and boarded the 8.10am crossing We arrived in France and filled up with fuel and set off towards Belgium just once getting stuck in traffic and then on to Germany We took our time and got to Nurburg at 3.00pm and booked in to our lodge and all piled in the van for the obligatory supermarket run for the weekends food and 10 crates of the local Bitburger and Erdinger lager Those of you that have been to the ring will know that the Aldi supermarket backs on to the track and loading up in the car park we heard cars hammering around the track!!! They had opened it for two hours, 5.00pm until 7.00pm, it was 6.15pm, too late to go and get the cars but we were only minutes away with the van so crates and shopping in the back off we went and here we are six of us shopping and all Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 The next day after a great night in Adenau we set off for the track at 10.30am allowing for the damp patches through the forest section to clear, after checking tyres pressures and oil and cameras on I got out onto the track through the barrier at 11.30am. Now I've used the car on the roads with the Torqen R coilovers SPL suspension and big brake kit from Adrian but not really pushed it so I decided to build up speed and let the tyres warm up, but the first tight bend after the start straight I knew the car was planted and the brakes just unbelievable, two miles in to the track and I started pushing really hard I realised it was money well spent The car is now a totally different animal, giving me the confidence to go into corners faster knowing the brakes haul me up with hardly an fading (a big issue last year with the standard Akebono's) The coilovers and SPL suspension set up is just unbelievable, the car is now a track hooligan and on the third lap after pushing a bit too hard it broke away coming into Brunchen but the Racelogic system set at 10% dragged me back into line (time to calm down I think) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Some more pictures Next stage is the Supercharger Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited April 22, 2015 by Jonnymonno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GMballistic Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Zed look's great on track and glad you all had a good time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Awesome great photos mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Nice write up, glad to hear that the car performed so well with the new additions Also good call doing the sighting laps in the transit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Money well spent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yes most definitely, it has given me a chance to get used to the totally different handling and braking before the supercharger from Torqen gets fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) Happy to hear the awesome feedback for the TORQEN Monster BBK and the TORQEN R coilovers, John! Means a lot to have them tested on Nurburgring track, by somebody that knows the track very well. We have some more amazing products in the pipeline, to be unveiled soon. We're also working with RaceLogic to release a complete plug and play kit for the 370z first, then the 350z HR and 350z, which will be called TORQEN Traction Controller. Good to hear you're happy with the SPL stuff we've transplanted from my car into yours, as I always said, it will transform your car, nothing out there comes any close to the quality and performance of the SPL camber arms, traction links, drop links, etc. Onto the supercharger next, not long now! Next time you're going to the ring I'll be joining you for some fun Edited April 23, 2015 by octet@TORQEN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Ha ha will look forward to it Adrian. Had a bit of a fiddle with the suspension last night and ive got it a little bit softer now for our fabulous English roads ( 4 clicks down) will leave the height for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT4 Zed Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Looks like you guys had fun👠Lovely pics and feedback. +1 on the sighting lap with the Van and also getting on track later in the morning to avoid damp patches. I do this or get feedback from the locals to know when the coast is clear for maximum attack! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Bennett, did you say you need some brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 iNoPay is looking for some sponsorship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 PMSL! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw89 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 How shiny is that Roadster?! It looks amazing (says the man with an identical car apart from the wheel colour haha!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 How shiny is that Roadster?! It looks amazing (says the man with an identical car apart from the wheel colour haha!) It had been a cat D write off and has had a poor re spray tbh but we give it a good polish and it came up quite well The nose cone is the worst part ( notice the missing filled in badly headlamp washers) but mechanically the car is spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Here's some more pictures of our trip, please excuse the quality of some of these as they are stills taken from footage on the track Hope you like them Tyre pressures and oil check before leaving for the track At the barriers in the van before the sighting lap Adrian's Torqen brakes... Awesome Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Oh and we were sponsored by Fuchs for Titan engine oil testing hence the stickers Edited April 29, 2015 by Jonnymonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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