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The wind deflectors kill me. If they have a genuine purpose, as people who fit them claim, why do they only appear on cars like this. Awful hideous bits of pointless tat. Otherwise... Actually, no, that still looks sh*t.

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This is as far as I got...admittedly not very far! I did also have an Oulton Park day booked once, but having driven the entire way there the evening before, in terrible snowy and icy conditions, I got to the circuit the next morning and it was closed and the day had been cancelled. They...

I'm completely with @massivewangers on this...and couldn't disagree more. To me a circuit is just a playground to explore my car. I like trying to nail a perfect lap, every entrance, every exit, tip-toeing up to the edge of what's available without stepping too far over the line. That never...

Which is exactly why I've booked a day there in April. I need to learn more about this diff without fear of a big mistake hurting too much.

Me too. This one looks to be a gem!

Nope, just mostly airfield permiter borne circuits which is about all I have within easy reach on the South Coast. There's Brands Hatch of course, but meh, too small and congested as the Indy circuit, and I've never been even slightly drawn to running on the full circuit. It may not look it but...

I've watched that more than a few times to get a feel for what's in store. Looks like a lot of fun for not much dollar 😁

Don't be, any and all tyre talk is welcomed!

Ah, I get you. It's run along the Goodwood pit straight along with using the tarmac run off areas on the main corners at each end. If I balls up or I'm non-competetive, I'll just chill and smoke some tyres.

Oh, and WT? WTing? I'm sure it's obvious but I haven't a clue!

I have a little bit of form cone dodging, back in my 172 Cup I used to travel to Smeatharpe for the Airfield sprint we ran over a few years...I have quite a haul of tankards. I get that it's all about the nimbleness though. The chap that won it overall last time was in a fettled Mini JCW GP or...

Reg swears by them on his 330ci and he's as tail happy in that thing as you can get. As I mentioned, it must be to do with all the torque somehow, although how that would work I've no idea. I have been using the back end, but how much can you really wear them over the winter...they spend most...

So, those Kumhos, they're done already after two months and eleven days. I'm not quite sure how :ROFLMAO: I'll not be buying them again. Ever!

https://www.dukes-motors.co.uk/ Highly recommended.

If nothing's broken already, just leave it exactly as it is and go and do some trackdays?

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Sorry, just realised, steering feel. Yep, proper heavy, really heavy, too heavy.

I swapped that out as well...

Side airbags in the front seats, don't forget them, the rest of the weight saving is covered above. Glass, wheels, sound deadening (my cup had zero stuck anywhere), simple rear bench and so on. I took mine down to the bare metal inside, replaced the driver's seat with a lightweight bucket...

At least the 140 is a little cheaper than the RS...

First thoughts were that I won't be competetive...but in the over 2,000cc RWD class what else is there that isn't an ungainly heavy thing. Other RWD BMWs, yep, and boosted MX5s. I can see them being a challenge. Then there's Sierra Cosworths but I'd imagine mine should be a half decent match for...

I'm looking at a spring date at Bedford but can't commit just yet. Other than that I'm planning to take part in the GRRC Autosolo in March which will be a right laugh.

I like that...very nice indeed! Eco Pro for me works when you're on and off the throttle as it really does dull the response meaning a full on press needed to get burning some fuel. On a constant throttle, as you say, I can't see that it would affect anything.

Just because it does ALL I want and need it to do...which is to key in the fill-up data so that I can transfer it to my master spreadsheet every now and then. There's no need for me to look for any other. I'd consider using Google Sheets or Excel on my mobile but working on a spreadsheet on a...

Averaged 26.98 over 18k miles but that includes two trackdays so taking them out I'd probably be nearer 28. My commute is quiet, not in any way stop-start, and I don't like braking so I don't think my MPG is typical for a 140 nor for a manual one.

It's not been cleaned since just before my trackday back in November and looks better for it I think. And, yer, these Kumhos are showing signs of accelerated wear at the back for some reason...

With the loooong overdrive-like 8th gear it'll be more economical for sure...I'd imagine the trip computer would read just as accurately though.

I just did this on my daughter's Echo and it freaked her out :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: