JD™ Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) I'm not particularly far through this yet, but it's already awesome. Edited November 20, 2015 by JD™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 The start is good (seeing the 'unadulterated' laps), the end is good (all 3 cars on track hooning), the middle is less interesting but it was cool to hear about the subtle differences between them. Chris Harris was racing with us the other weekend, he is surprisingly slow - his comment along the lines of 'nobody could go more than a few tenths faster than the times I just set' made me chuckle. http://www.theresultslive.co.uk/mission-motorsport-race-remembrance/2015-race-remembrance/day-qualifying-1 http://www.theresultslive.co.uk/mission-motorsport-race-remembrance/2015-race-remembrance/night-qualifying-1 Mark Willets (qualified next to him in both day and night quali) is one of the guys who races with us, he was 4 or 5s a lap slower than the sort of pace Bessell ran at the same weekend. That Mk4 Harris was in has been hugely tweaked too, 160bhp: https://www.facebook.com/missionmotorsport/photos/a.1025848040791177.1073741872.291621860880469/1025848950791086/?type=3&permPage=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Yea he does annoy me with that a bit – funny to see the stats to show it. He's clearly not awful, but when he'd done a lap with plenty of missed apexes and a weird ignorance of 'slow in fast out' and then mentioned nobody could go much quicker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 After lots of arguing with the factors I have new discs in the right size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 I now have brakes that work properly. It's good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Lol at those onboards, yes I'm pretty sure you could have gone faster in the Ferrari! doesnt it say pretty much everything that he is just as fast in the 4wd tank than the p1 lowered, stiffened and with aero added? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 6 hours ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: Mark Willets (qualified next to him in both day and night quali) is one of the guys who races with us, he was 4 or 5s a lap slower than the sort of pace Bessell ran at the same weekend. That Mk4 Harris was in has been hugely tweaked too, 160bhp: https://www.facebook.com/missionmotorsport/photos/a.1025848040791177.1073741872.291621860880469/1025848950791086/?type=3&permPage=1 Just thinking about that car more – he wasn't the one that crashed it was he? I remember it being in the pits for some repairs to the front bumper, but can't remember the impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 5 hours ago, SamKidney said: After lots of arguing with the factors I have new discs in the right size. Cheeky little vape in there too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 4 hours ago, JD™ said: Just thinking about that car more – he wasn't the one that crashed it was he? I remember it being in the pits for some repairs to the front bumper, but can't remember the impact. Yeah Bessell put it in the wall - he was avoiding two other cars snakng around coming back onto the circuit, the evasive action put him on the soaking wet grass and that was that :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 10 minutes ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: Yeah Bessell put it in the wall - he was avoiding two other cars snakng around coming back onto the circuit, the evasive action put him on the soaking wet grass and that was that :lol: I didn't mean Bessell, I saw his bit and it was clearly unavoidable. I meant was Chris the one who crashed the Poppy mk4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Ooohh, sorry. I'm not sure actually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 My wheel made friends with a foreign object Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 21, 2015 Report Share Posted November 21, 2015 Drove my micra in snow for the first time today. No problems at all haha. Done 6000 miles now and the only thing that's broken is a clip in the drivers side window so it goes up and down at funny angles, so I just leave it up because it's cold now. Best car in the world. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 So yeah - start of this year, was driving a shitty Ford Focus that was guzzling oil like your Mum guzzles dicks. That shit the bed so I moved on to not having a car for a bit. Needing one for work I cut a pretty good deal on a Peugeot 206 piece of shit. Out of the blue, I started working at TartyBikes again, and got to drive Stan and Adam's MX5s round a bit. The inevitable happened and I bought this: And then this kind of thing started happening. There's been one or two minor niggles with it but courtesy of Adam being the shit and having a warehouse at my disposal, it's meant nothing major, and I've put a f**k of a lot of miles on it (although I totally haven't if my insurance company read this. That's also definitely not me on track in that car too). Even just driving to and from work is really fun because it's just a really nice thing to drive around. I thought it'd lose it's lustre after a month or two, but it hasn't yet and there's still loads more to learn and bits and pieces to do to it to keep it fresh as well. Also, doing some more of this at Anglesey this weekend = f**king yes. EDIT: Took 6 or so goes to get that f**king image to work. I stopped coming here just after the forum change over happened, forgot how infuriating that shit is... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I like my intercoolers...erm...well lubricated. Really hoping the new turbo and cam make it breathe better so I can make use of the fresh tarmac at Driftland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Wagwanning with curby next year lads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I'm thinking about doing Llandow in January, it's dirt cheap as track days go... Anyone up for it? It's a good step up from Curby, a good beginner track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 13 minutes ago, MadManMike said: I'm thinking about doing Llandow in January, it's dirt cheap as track days go... Anyone up for it? It's a good step up from Curby, a good beginner track. How much is it? I'd be game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Do you know where Llandow is Dan? You can get to every other track in the UK in less time, and all of them are better... Happy to ask the question about another Curby day - people up for it? When? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 It's in wales mate, google it if you're unsure xxxxx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I guess I set myself up for that My point was that you could go to a different track that would be loads closer and loads better, like Blyton, Oulton, Cadwell, Donington, Croft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I didn't know it was a shit circuit though, but i'm game for whatever really. Just need some mega cheap 15" track wheels. Don't suppose you have any for sale from the cup you had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Loads better, but loads more expensive. It's an hour away from me and dirt cheap, so it's a no brainer for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 54 minutes ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: Happy to ask the question about another Curby day - people up for it? When? Definitely. I can fit in and around everyone else's combined decision on when. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 36 minutes ago, dann2707 said: I didn't know it was a shit circuit though, but i'm game for whatever really. Just need some mega cheap 15" track wheels. Don't suppose you have any for sale from the cup you had? I've got some from my MX-5 that will fit a Clio. Black, 8 or 10 spoke, something like that. Straight, not kerbed, bit tatty generally, but perfect as track wheels. Got some T1Rs on at the moment which are hilarious fun, fronts on about 6mm and rears 3-4mm tread. £150 delivered or £120 if you want to pick em up? 5 minutes ago, MadManMike said: Loads better, but loads more expensive. It's an hour away from me and dirt cheap, so it's a no brainer for me Not massively - I've seen a few Oulton days this month for £99, Cadwell at £89... and it'd save a lot on travel costs too. Definitely see how it's ideal for you though Mike, dead close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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