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Just make sure your front camera is set up in full HD to capture objects disappearing into the distance 😉

Weather looks glorious for this next weekend. Just need to find a way to get my slicks up there now, as my road wheels with A048's will be toast by dinner in 28 degree heat. Track temps will be scorching and not far off 40 degrees.

Old coils on the lower side of the range, new coils on the upper, as expected really old v new. Have a look into upgrading to a colder spark plug when fitting the new coil pack, you may get a benefit in performance.

PITA I know, but would it be possible to change my afternoon booking to a full day booking? If so what would be the additional cost? My pal I've booked on with may also want to do the same.

How big is the hole? If small enough just use metal putty, it should hold long enough to tell if the engine is toast or not. You just needs a 5L of oil then.

Me in the MR2 and my pal in his EP3 booked on for the PM track session and full ticket purchased for Saturday night festivities 🍻 Gonna try and get there around 11am to pitch the tent and get set-up before the PM briefing, then straight on track and after straight on the keg!

No mate, got mine for £100 a pair barely scrubbed in. I've also used the slicks and at £95 each new they are fantastic VFM. Only issue is that they are hard compound and no good in anything but hot conditions for my car being so light at 930kg.

I'm using MRF ZTW5 wets/Inters. Really impressed with them, and a massive bonus they are e-marked for road use.

All depends on your current arch gap. Going from a 205/45/16 to a 205/50/16 is an increase in sidewall height of 11mm. Say if you current arch gap is 20mm+ I'd say you'd be OK for road use.

You can get a few options in 205/40/18 like Yoko V701 which get half decent reviews. Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 - Tyre Reviews and Tests 205 40 r18 Tyres, Buy Online, FREE Fitting or Mobile Fitting | National Also Continental PremiumContact 6 which get very good reviews Continental Premium...

Running a road/track tyre on the road in your daily in this country is bonkers IMO. The drawbacks totally outweigh the benefits as the weather in this county is mostly cold, wet and miserable AF, and near all of these road/track tyres need heat to work unless you go for something like an Avon...

Don't bother for a daily, they need a bit of heat to work, fine in summer but won't be great in current conditions. Also for track they only hold peak grip for a few laps before dropping off. They're more of a summer sprint tyre really. After a lot of research I went with A048 instead to...

Id first try on here and also somewhere like www.bimmerforums.co.uk - www.bimmerownersclub.com - https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=648 You just don't want the midlands ballbags turning up with a car full taking the piss on price and test drives etc as this is 100% what will...

You don't need a specialist to set toe, just use the below link and get it booked in with the nearest garage. From memory the MK2 comes with a smidge of toe out from factory -0.06' rings a bell, so even Kwik-fit can do this for you. If you want a custom setting find a garage from the link below...

If you can get a finger with wiggle room in the arches you'll be sound.

205/45/16 to 205/50/16 is a 20cm difference in height. If running stock Trophy Sachs dampers you should be fine.

You'd need to bump up to a 205/50/16 but Yokohama A052 is the best road tyre on the market currently. Quicker than most semi slicks in the dry, yet are comfortable, progressive and work from cold. They are also decent in wet conditions.

Rainsport 5's 100% in NE Scotland. I use them for wets on my track car and they are very good, however they are quite soft side walled, so depending what tyres you came from they may feel a little dull on turn in. You can always up pressures to help combat this though.

Done my first sprint recently which was good, as its got that competitive side, but in reality looking back its a lot of money for the track time you get, it cost me £130 for the day plus fuel and I literally did 6 miles on track. Most of the day was stood around getting piss wet through as...

£6k for a 182 with no engine and dash, am I missing something 🤷‍♂️

Glad you liked them mate. For less than £50 a tyre they are mega. Probably the best bang for buck mod you can get.

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Where is the most accurate reading from, filter housing or sump?

I've ran them non directional mate with zero issues. Cant remember if they are marked inner and outer on the sidewalls? If not than you can fit them left and right going the same direction?

I used to have that cage in my old Clio, you'll be sound. Try the Hankook's I linked as they're a medium and don't take to long to warm up. On an average UK day say at 10-20degs a gentle warm up lap, followed by a 7-8 tenths lap and on the start of your 3rd lap they will be good to go. And...

They are indeed directional. I've actually got a single spare if required.

Think most TDO require a 4 point cage at least. Sounds like folk not giving sufficient warm up time if crashing straight after fitting slicks. They do take a lap or 2 more than semi slicks to get warm if the track is cold.

Gonna try Carbotech XP10 or even XP12 next I think.

Think I may have tried them on my Clio, and they were brutal with semi slicks. Not even sure they make them for a MK3 MR2. So limited with brake pads.

Good stuff, interested to see how you find them. I always mix and match my tyres, as sometimes I can only carry 2 extra wheels. I just throw the slicks on the rear and AR1's on the front. No issues, if anything its a safe set-up as its more prone to understeer.