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Ouch!

Smooth :approve: all except that last corner LOL. Practice that heel and toeing ;)

Nope, not yet. Spent the last 5 days preparing for, and then getting my ass chewed off by our investors.

Works for my wife too, especially when it fails during the international netball.

As you said, calipers not needed. Brembo HC discs, and either Ferodo DS2500, Pagid Blue, Carbon Lorrain I've had experience of...DS2500 do give up when really hot. The other two pretty much keep going regardless. Make sure you change/fluch/improve the fluid too or all your work will be...

I can't quite put my finger on why I feel this, and I don't like saying it either, but there's always been something that's struck me as inherently right in the look of these Astras. Very nice.

Seeing those seats almost makes me cry. They were so good around Brands Hatch.

Nope. They're almost black now so should give good contrast next Sunday for some braking shots :approve:

Look at the filth in this picture. I'm surprised you bothered pointing your lens at this Chris to be honest. Shocking.

What was he doing with the gears? He was all over the place.

He cut something out from the footage. He did have both hands on the wheel at the time it went.

LMAO at 'done it on purpose'.

Mine went through with no problems - the pads themselves don't have 'Not for road use' written on them so I don't see how they could fail you on them.

You are totally incorrect there. Heel and toe gear changes are primarily about maintaining stable balance in a car and that applies regardless of pace or road conditions. The fact that is saves wear and tear on the clutch is secondary.

I'm 37 1/2 me. Sure am he he he.

Not on the CL pads it doesn't.

It's illegal to use those pads on the road - they're designed for track/race use only. Something to do with the coefficient of friction varying so much with temperature I think. Try braking less ;)

Imagine a grinding wheel on steel. This is the same. It's because the pads are ultra aggressive and they're grinding layers off the disc. As above, very harsh for your paintwork though - not that I'm all that bothered...mine's not been cleaned for 2 months now LOL When I was out doing that I...

You say that and I agree up to a point... Sure modern gearboxes have a synchromesh - but you can still 'assist' the gearbox by double-declutching - without doubt, if I double-declutch, the next gear selection is smoother and easier than if I just heel/toe blip alone. It's a useful technique...

:o This was when it failed to start a month or two ago. Got it recovered to Mike and he traced it to a dodgy wire between the ECU and fuel-pump relay.

I like, I like :approve: Once they get hot what comes off the disc is impressive and totally appropriate at this time of year... Warm... Warmer... Bingo! Really bad short video clip of them in action here...CLICK

On the left, under the 'SPORT' badge for me...

LOL - that's funny :D

I tend to go 6-9 months between washes myself.

Just the decat Alex, that's it engine wise.

You are kidding? Have you seen Trev's wench? I'd park in a bog for her.

I've got a 7,750 limit - couldn't care about what it does for power, as said above it's all about the track. On track I change gear normally at the usual revs and I don't rev high as a matter of course. But on track it can be a huge advantage. Chasing Jon_r around Goodwood in two identical...

My surname's Briggs, so I've always wanted... MBR166S. It's on some random Hyundai Coupe at the moment. Also got outbid on C110 CUP when it was up for auction. Maybe one day...

Me neither. My Cup has this clicky bit at the end of its travel, it's always been there from new. Someone on here almost got rear ended by an HGV from not reading their manual about this... They'd set the limiter to 30 mph for residential streets. Get to junction with 60 mph limit, pull out...