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General => Shows, events, track days, motorsport => Topic started by: mmaattyyg on 31 December 2010, 17:53

Title: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: mmaattyyg on 31 December 2010, 17:53

ANY TRACK IDEAS FOR ME ? IM TAKING MY GOLF VR6 TO BRANDS HATCH AT THE END OF JAN !!!!!
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Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: Diamond Hell on 01 January 2011, 13:31

Service it.

Check there's plenty of meat on the brake pads.

Check there's plenty of meat on the tyres and they're not ling-long ditch-finder generals.

Check the geometry's set up right and add -0.5 degrees of negative camber to the front so it turns in better.

Make sure the bushes and suspension mounts aren't knackered.

Don't put it in the barriers.

Stop typing in capitals.

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: SoundillusioN on 01 January 2011, 20:14

Sort all your loose cabling out?

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: Diamond Hell on 01 January 2011, 20:51

Maybe put the dash back in.  :grin:

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: mmaattyyg on 01 January 2011, 21:58

ive just bought polycarbanate windows so should have them in on the 6th or 7th ! cant wait to get rid of more weight to compensate for the roll cage going in !!!

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: Diamond Hell on 01 January 2011, 23:33

Have you done a track day before?  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: mmaattyyg on 01 January 2011, 23:37

ive done loads of track days on bike but never in a car ! so im quite hipped up and cant wait to get the car ready and get it on track

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: SoundillusioN on 02 January 2011, 02:55

Quote from: mmaattyyg on 01 January 2011, 23:37

ive done loads of track days on bike but never in a car ! so im quite hipped up and cant wait to get the car ready and get it on track

Do you still track a bike? Scary stuff... There's a few bike nuts on here.  Where've you been?

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: mmaattyyg on 02 January 2011, 11:56

yea last bike track day i done was about a month ago at brands, its only track ive been to, love it there its a wicked track and its local from me.

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: Diamond Hell on 02 January 2011, 21:47

Quote from: mmaattyyg on 02 January 2011, 11:56

brands, its only track ive been to, love it there its a wicked track and its local from me.

Full GP or just Indy?  You should try some other tracks.  There are better  :grin:

Title: Re: VR6 MK3 TRACK CAR - BRANDS HATCH
Post by: mmaattyyg on 02 January 2011, 21:53

just the indy to date ! its only a 7 minute drive to get there so its kinda well convienient.