AdamR28 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 That was bloody impressive! Nobody seriously hurt Alex, but some pretty sore muscles etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Bloody nasty crash adam, very lucky indeed!Alex - Good luck man, really really hope you do it, you deserve it!Pauly - good skills!Little pic from Spa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 A few clips from Wednesday.Me driving, out for a quick session before lunch with Emily, AndyP's girlfriend as pax: A lap with Ian H, brief appearance from Floyd at the end, followed by a complete talent fail and apology from myself And a clip of BigAl venturing out into the rain, considering Dad drives the car about 3 times a year, and hadn't driven it at all since the last round of upgrades, I think he was doing bloody well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Anyone in here opting for proper snow/winter tyres on the daily this year? I've never tried any before, wondering wether they're worth the price considering how feeble british snow usually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 My dad swears by them up in Scotland but then they get it far worse than down here. Having said that I did read the other day that some are expecting November to be the worst winter weather in years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'll be leaving the standard Eco tyres on the company car, it makes the handbrake far more useful in the snow than grippy ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Nice little slide at the end of that video Nick, was a perfect FWD corner entry from the looks of it, just needed to bury the throttle once you had started getting the opposite lock on what tyres did you have on? Looked to have plenty of grip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Went to start the lotus this morning to take it round the corner and get the front re-sprayed and all I got was a click... uh oh! Second attempt not even any electrics.. double uh oh.. 9 minutes later I was at euro picking up a new battery and was astonished at how cheap they are at the moment http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/accessories-car-batteries/car-batteries/most-popular-car-battery/075-car-batteries/?444770751&0&cc5_995 £40 bingo! Car started first time and a reset ecu means it sounds like a rocket thank god it was something so simple. I figure the other battery was nackered it's been on the car for 7 years and its one of the stupid mini battery types only 35Ah :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Such a crafty name that! Makes it sound like its Lithium Ion (LiOn), but in fact it's just the brand, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Nice little slide at the end of that video Nick, was a perfect FWD corner entry from the looks of it, just needed to bury the throttle once you had started getting the opposite lock on what tyres did you have on? Looked to have plenty of gripDunlop Direzza 03G/s in h1 on there Adam, hardly the ideal wet tyre, but they coped surprisingly well i thought!to be honest, that had been a LONG session, and I was starting to get pretty bad brake judder issues, so concentration was probably lacking a little to say the least! Plus I was too busy marvelling at how much grip the scooby had on full race wets with 4wd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Wow, yeah they did do well then! Haha, fair play - it is rather distracting when you're trying to watch the car in front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Anyone in here opting for proper snow/winter tyres on the daily this year? I've never tried any before, wondering wether they're worth the price considering how feeble british snow usually is. I bought some Bridgestone Blizzaks off ebay last week for this very reason. They are part worns and have worn 1mm from new, so pretty much new. Cost for a pair delivered was just under price for a single tyre new. Meant to perform well in straight up cold weather too, will be interesting to see. Hoping for snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) Dunlop Direzza 03G/s in h1 on there Adam, hardly the ideal wet tyre, but they coped surprisingly well i thought! Yeah, looked like you were on completely the wrong tyres or just getting accustomed to the track. I thought you were getting Yokohama wets? Or were they supposed to be slicks? Edit: On the subject of winter tyres, we do get a lot of snow here and they really are necessary. I opted for the cheapest ones I could buy last year, they were Fortuna's or something like that, a typical Chinese brand. The tyres are absolutely brilliant - I'm sure no match for Hakkapeliitta's but for normal driving and coping with snow they were more than adequate. At no stage did I hope for more grip. This is it (thread/model, not size): http://wintertyreoutlet.co.uk/volvo-xc60-winter-tyres/421-fortuna-winter-xl.html Edited October 15, 2013 by Greetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 So tried clutchless shifting tonight and it went surprisingly well. The clutch on my city rover has been slipping quite bad for a while under normal driving and I thought I might as well learn to drive it without a clutch to the scrappy So far I can only go 2-3-4 and downshift 5-4 but I'm getting there, read up a bit about it and checked driving and shifting revs before rev matching and tapped the throttle to slide it out of gear smoothly, didn't grind my gears once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://stevewakefield.me/2013/10/15/how-does-messing-around-in-150m-of-ferraris-sound-to-you/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Yeah, looked like you were on completely the wrong tyres or just getting accustomed to the track. I thought you were getting Yokohama wets? Or were they supposed to be slicks?Both infact Alex! Totally wrong tyre, and first time ever at Spa.We did have some Yoko wets a while back, but sold them on the basis that we had too many tyres, it's always a toss up between the best possible tyre for performance and being road legal to and from the track.if it were traillered, I'd take a set of slicks, a set of wets, and a set of semis as you seem to which is amazing.As is it, we can only take 1 road legal set on the car, and one additional set in the boot, so you make your choices and take your chances!Another little clip, first time ever using slicks: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Want. These. Now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Also. Most badass car ever photographed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Tell us more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 That's wrank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 To the batmobile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Looks like it shifts but the panel gaps are awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Looks like the kind of shit I used to make when I was into digimodding pictures of cars, but wasn't very good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Do all audis have shit painted front bumpers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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