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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 31 March 2005, 13:37
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I'm going to Castle Combe on 23rd April for the Spring Action day. I know that velly is putting his on the track, but can't make my mind up if to put mine on :undecided: He's sorting out passes this Sunday at the Club GTI meet.
I'm thinking might just put it on for a 5 lap run and that's it. It's got new brakes and tyres and it's running great. Would I be a fool to put it on or should I just give it a go? :evil: :undecided:
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When I was still living in London, I used to go to occasional track days. I too thought like you. My cab was in perfect shape before each track day. After the day though, I had leaks here and then, clutch was starting to slip, brakes were half consumed and of course I started adding thing to my list that were needed. Better brakes, one more stress bar, stiffer rear springs etc etc.
So, if you can keep it just for fun and not become competitive with the rest of the boys, you'll be fine.
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I would say do it.
It will be treated as you want to treat it, no worse. If you get half way round one lap and think "F*ck, I'm killing my new brakes/tyres" then you slow down and come off at the end of the lap. You drive as hard as you want to.
I would rather do it, and come off if I didn't like it, than not register for it, and spend the whole day wishing I had.
Go for it, you'll love it (and you won't kill your car, trust me).
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When I was still living in London, I used to go to occasional track days. I too thought like you. My cab was in perfect shape before each track day. After the day though, I had leaks here and then, clutch was starting to slip, brakes were half consumed and of course I started adding thing to my list that were needed. Better brakes, one more stress bar, stiffer rear springs etc etc.
So, if you can keep it just for fun and not become competitive with the rest of the boys, you'll be fine.
Cheers for the advise mate  :wink: I hoping that it's be fine if I just take it out for 5 laps  :undecided:
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I would say do it.
It will be treated as you want to treat it, no worse. If you get half way round one lap and think "F*ck, I'm killing my new brakes/tyres" then you slow down and come off at the end of the lap. You drive as hard as you want to.
I would rather do it, and come off if I didn't like it, than not register for it, and spend the whole day wishing I had.
Go for it, you'll love it (and you won't kill your car, trust me).
:smiley: Cheers mate, getting more tempted by the second. I won't be mentioning it to the girlfriend though :grin:
I would have preferred to have a go after I have had the 16v conversion though :sad:
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i cant wait, just gotta keep it on the island lol :evil:
come on chris, you'll love it once you done it
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Go on Bronze!! :wink: ...promise not to tell the missus..wont we not Velly.. mwahahaha
Dinx :kiss:
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Go on Bronze!! :wink: ...promise not to tell the missus..wont we not Velly.. mwahahaha
Dinx :kiss:
lol...well, it depends if he over takes me :grin: :wink:
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Go on Bronze!! :wink: ...promise not to tell the missus..wont we not Velly.. mwahahaha
Dinx :kiss:
lol...well, it depends if he over takes me :grin: :wink:
:evil: :evil: Can promise I won't try :laugh: Just hope she doesn't change her mind and come alone for the day :undecided:
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really feelin the love between u n ur missus like! :grin:
Dinx :kiss:
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bronze sos to be a pain but are you insured for track days? i know you wont have an accident but if you do i hope your insured! sos to be a bore but im down santa pod next sunday and was gonna to the quarter mile but realised if anything happens i wont be insured! if you are insured do it :evil:
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bronze sos to be a pain but are you insured for track days? i know you wont have an accident but if you do i hope your insured! sos to be a bore but im down santa pod next sunday and was gonna to the quarter mile but realised if anything happens i wont be insured! if you are insured do it :evil:
Your not a pain at all mate. Good point :wink: I'll give my insurance a ring in the next couple of days and see what they say :smiley:
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there is an easy answer to that...dont crash lol
but as for not putting your car on a 1/4????
how are you going to crash in a straight line??? :laugh:
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go for it :evil: i know i would b if i had the chance - even gaz admitted last nite when i went home that it's gutting that the car wont b ready by then as he'd love to have a go :shocked:
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I can't afford to crash it now after being asking to use it at a wedding :wink:
I had a good practice against Velly last night, until we reached a police car in front of us :shocked: :laugh:
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there is an easy answer to that...dont crash lol
but as for not putting your car on a 1/4????
how are you going to crash in a straight line??? :laugh:
ha good point velly never thought of it like that! lol also dont think the girlfriend will be to please :embarassed:
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there is an easy answer to that...dont crash lol
but as for not putting your car on a 1/4????
how are you going to crash in a straight line??? :laugh:
ha good point velly never thought of it like that! lol also dont think the girlfriend will be to please :embarassed:
the only thing that ceri wasnt too impressed with me about my last track day was writing off 4 new tyres :grin:
(http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL190/1179511/5124928/65333282.jpg)
not bad going i thought as 1/2 the day the track was wet :grin:
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:shocked: I don't want my tyres to end up like that :sad:
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me niether :cry:
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that was after a full day down Llandow.
Loads of sideways action...making the LSD work its nuts off :evil: :grin:
Llandow very very hard on tyres....you wont notice any wear after one session at combe