sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
She called me stupid?!? flol
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She called me stupid?!? flol
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
Right so an Update on what i have been doing. Nothing major this time.
So as I knew i was doing a trackday at bedford and they are strict on noise, I had to purchase a quieter exhaust, luckily enough I found a powerflow for a good price, not the best brand but I don't really care.
Then just before I was going to fit it this happened.
something missing? by sbridgey, on Flickr
broken? by sbridgey, on Flickr
So I had to get Mick to fit my new one at really short notice, the worst thing was that even though it had fallen off it wasn't any louder, than it normally was.
Sadly the clamp on between the back box and centre pipe failed, so i took the car home and got my dad to weld it in place.
Untitled by sbridgey, on Flickr
Now it is all good, and I am no longer being deafened everytime I drive anywhere.
I decided that I should prep the car for my upcoming trackdays, so Fred got a phone call and soon enough I had a good list of parts ordered including:
Coolant
Oil
Filter
Brake discs
and these
The much required/awaited Ferodo DS3000's.
IMG_20130221_205143 by sbridgey, on Flickr
I got everything fitted and went out for a drive where my car was reported to be causing lots of sparks from the front wheels, which i thought was pretty cool :evil:
Then the Radiator decided it wanted to start leaking, luckily Meek_Racing had one he didn't want, so I grabbed that off him and went over to Diamond Motors to steal Mick's tools and bodge the radiator in place 24 hours before a trackday.
This was the result
IMG-20130215-WA0001 by sbridgey, on Flickr
A proper bodge and more sturdy than when it rolled out of Dieppe.
It was time for the PassionFord Bedford Autodrome trackday, my first run wasn't even a whole lap until the airbox decided to fall off.
My second run was much better but ended when a ford decided it wanted to drop oil everywhere, almost causing me to spin, and when I got back into the pits my brake pads were on fire.
After the fire they seemed to work much better which was handy.
I managed to generate so much heat that this happened to one of my centre caps.
melted centre cap by sbridgey, on Flickr
Overall it was a really good, fun and enjoyable day, I especially enjoyed scaring Daveski and Mick.
The car felt really good, but I cant help but feel it still has a fair amount of understeer that needs dialling out.
Anyway here are my pictures from the day.
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_1946 by sbridgey, on Flickr
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_2251 by sbridgey, on Flickr
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_2348 by sbridgey, on Flickr
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_1383 by sbridgey, on Flickr
So as I knew i was doing a trackday at bedford and they are strict on noise, I had to purchase a quieter exhaust, luckily enough I found a powerflow for a good price, not the best brand but I don't really care.
Then just before I was going to fit it this happened.
something missing? by sbridgey, on Flickr
broken? by sbridgey, on Flickr
So I had to get Mick to fit my new one at really short notice, the worst thing was that even though it had fallen off it wasn't any louder, than it normally was.
Sadly the clamp on between the back box and centre pipe failed, so i took the car home and got my dad to weld it in place.
Untitled by sbridgey, on Flickr
Now it is all good, and I am no longer being deafened everytime I drive anywhere.
I decided that I should prep the car for my upcoming trackdays, so Fred got a phone call and soon enough I had a good list of parts ordered including:
Coolant
Oil
Filter
Brake discs
and these
The much required/awaited Ferodo DS3000's.
IMG_20130221_205143 by sbridgey, on Flickr
I got everything fitted and went out for a drive where my car was reported to be causing lots of sparks from the front wheels, which i thought was pretty cool :evil:
Then the Radiator decided it wanted to start leaking, luckily Meek_Racing had one he didn't want, so I grabbed that off him and went over to Diamond Motors to steal Mick's tools and bodge the radiator in place 24 hours before a trackday.
This was the result
IMG-20130215-WA0001 by sbridgey, on Flickr
A proper bodge and more sturdy than when it rolled out of Dieppe.
It was time for the PassionFord Bedford Autodrome trackday, my first run wasn't even a whole lap until the airbox decided to fall off.
My second run was much better but ended when a ford decided it wanted to drop oil everywhere, almost causing me to spin, and when I got back into the pits my brake pads were on fire.
After the fire they seemed to work much better which was handy.
I managed to generate so much heat that this happened to one of my centre caps.
melted centre cap by sbridgey, on Flickr
Overall it was a really good, fun and enjoyable day, I especially enjoyed scaring Daveski and Mick.
The car felt really good, but I cant help but feel it still has a fair amount of understeer that needs dialling out.
Anyway here are my pictures from the day.
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_1946 by sbridgey, on Flickr
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_2251 by sbridgey, on Flickr
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_2348 by sbridgey, on Flickr
PR_130216_MSVT_BA_1383 by sbridgey, on Flickr
RB 182
Good stuff, glad the rad worked in the end, It was a bit battered and bruised!
Looked to be going really well at Bedford mate
To save me reading through the whole thread, what pads have you changed from? And how did the DS3000's fair at the weekend?
To save me reading through the whole thread, what pads have you changed from? And how did the DS3000's fair at the weekend?
Bloodyhell. I never got my 3000s to fade!
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
Well because I have less power I have to make up for it somewhere, cant have these ITB boys beating me
Well because I have less power I have to make up for it somewhere, cant have these ITB boys beating me
ITBs are for queens.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Set yourself up for an edit there sam
Hmmmm might have to look into those...
Ran 1144's at the weekend and pedal was to the floor after a handful of laps!
Must've boiled the fluid as well, pedal still hasn't come back...
Ran 1144's at the weekend and pedal was to the floor after a handful of laps!
Must've boiled the fluid as well, pedal still hasn't come back...
172 Race Car
They are proper s**t on track mate. Drove Dan Freemans car at Outon with them an lost the brakes competely part way around the first lap. Nice for the road tho
Yer dad drove back and nearly shot into the field as we left the track! Got some ATE Super Blue to bleed up with Sunday
And yer Jay seemed good for the road (ie good from cold but still lasted on a B road blast) but after the first session in the morning they were smoking whilst sitting in the pits. Never came back all day. DS2500 a big enough jump or just go for the 3000's?
And yer Jay seemed good for the road (ie good from cold but still lasted on a B road blast) but after the first session in the morning they were smoking whilst sitting in the pits. Never came back all day. DS2500 a big enough jump or just go for the 3000's?
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
Its difficult to say either way, i find the DS3000's are pretty grabby on the road so you have to be careful with them but they are perfectly useable, and on track they are miles better than DS2500's.
DS2500's are good for road and occasional track where they are not being punished.
DS2500's are good for road and occasional track where they are not being punished.
I must admit you are hard on the brakes, but my RC6's coped just aswell
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
I must admit you are hard on the brakes, but my RC6's coped just aswell
Yeah, lol, not sure if you were following me in the afternoon when I found another level with them.
I don't think we were ever out at the same time. My main issue was trying not to lock as I had no ABS Lol
Yeh I was following you when we hit the oil the fiesta put down.
Sorry yeh I meant later on in the day lol.
Sorry yeh I meant later on in the day lol.
I was reeling you in, but you are alot braver on the brakes than I was, that and my lack of knowledge of Bedford didnt help.
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
I hadn't got a clue where i was going either, I was just trying my best to keep you behind.
You were on rsr's wernt you? I was only on PE2's lol
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
sbridgey
ClioSport Club Member
disco 4, 182, Meglio
You need to buy some better tyres. Your car will be mental with them.
It'll all be in a different shell next outing. Vikki's having the Monaco now lol. But yes the rubber was the main weak point of it, closely followed by the squishy organic bit steering it lol
FLOL
172 Race Car
Si you sound like your crazy on track! You racing driver?
he does drive quite well for a young'un
Lol she can certainly handle a car. We had lift off oversteer on a roundabout in her KA the other day lol!
172 Race Car
Standard on one of them. I had one, real easy to get the back out. My mrs used to live out in the sticks. Was ace down the lanes. Just needed about 100 more horsepower
