Clubsport at the track

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Over inflated tyres, over heated tyres and over steer

[Paul70]

Good video Scanesare, I really like the dual aspect.

No comments on the driving as it's been many years since my last car track day but my Clubsport will get and outing in the spring. Was it a case the tyres simply went off Later in the session as the understeer seems more pronounced towards during the later laps, or you were pushing harder after the MK1 golf hold up.

You mentioned the CSS ARB and swivels as upgrades - just a general question, theoretically what are people's view on the VW warranty position if you upgraded the CS with CSS parts as the models are so close.

PS - what the hell are swivels?? Ball joints?

[clarky92]

Forgot to show how tires looked after. I had lowered the pressures to 36psi prior starting

Lowered the pressure?? What did you have it at? My Mk7.5 on 18's is 36psi all round for road use...

My 7.5 came with 38 all round on 18's

[I wanted a GTi]

I know someone on here said that the VW recommended pressures went up on the 7.5 - possibly something to do with emissions?

I've never done a track day in my own car, so am curious that you only dropped the psi a small bit and that it only came back up a small bit too. I'd always figured it would need to come down 2 maybe 3 psi?

That was me but I could be very wrong.

[I wanted a GTi]

The guy in the Mk1 was being a bit of a knobhead not letting you past. He was also afraid of apex’s.

Good to see the car where it should, on a track. You should try keeping your hands in the one place on the steering wheel though.

Wasn't he a little bit? I mean he must have noticed I was already backing off to not get too close to him so at that straight I expected him to leave enough space from the left, probably he got excited at the prospect of overtaking that 350Z... I could have forced an overtake earlier but no way I was going to risk something so I waited. There were 3 MK1's like that, fully stripped inside and with several mods as I could see, some local club I think.

Was I moving them too much? Thought I'd got mostly rid of that habbit but watching the vid again I could probably do with less movement. I also wanted to remove the sweat at some points, which reminds me I should invest in a pair of gloves for the track, especially given the alcantara wheel.

A bit more than being a bit of a knobhead, and that is just for his driving let alone striping out a Mk1, a Mk2 maybe and Mk3&4 No problem.

As for forcing an overtake, don't. I learned the hard way on the ring

[scanesare]

Over inflated tyres, over heated tyres and over steer

Lol, did you actually see the video and the attached photo? Just to repeat, pressures where right where they should be even after the hot laps (38-39 psi is hardly over-inflation when 38 is recommended all round). Wear is nowhere near what is typically recognised as over-inflation which is much more wear in the middle (mine wore all the way from the inside to outside linearly with more wear towards the outside) but what definitely wasn't the case was oversteer, I wonder where you picked that up. As one can see in the vid car was mostly neutral with hints of understeer at the tightest, slower corners (Presumably triggered by my late braking...)

[Wide]

Nive vid!

Yes you got a awsome car!, but that track is tricky!. We meet att Mantorp i May! ..

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[scanesare]

A bit more than being a bit of a knobhead, and that is just for his driving let alone striping out a Mk1, a Mk2 maybe and Mk3&4 No problem.

As for forcing an overtake, don't. I learned the hard way on the ring

Yeah, was never going to, that would be absolutely dumb in a car like this and no actual racing taking place. Of-course crashing his car probably didn't mean half as much to him as it would mean to me crashing the CS so that's why I thought chill, let him go on and there will be other spots.

[scanesare]

Nive vid!

Yes you got a awsome car!, but that track is tricky!. We meet att Mantorp i May! ..

S

Yeah it's actually too narrow, short and super hard on the brakes and I always feel bad for them in every car, even more in the CS, but it's only 25min from me. Mantorp is much nicer, I was there at the "VW Clubsport driving experience" event in May, the problem is it's 4hrs drive... but for a meeting I wouldn't say no.

[I wanted a GTi]

A bit more than being a bit of a knobhead, and that is just for his driving let alone striping out a Mk1, a Mk2 maybe and Mk3&4 No problem.

As for forcing an overtake, don't. I learned the hard way on the ring

Yeah, was never going to, that would be absolutely dumb in a car like this and no actual racing taking place. Of-course crashing his car probably didn't mean half as much to him as it would mean to me crashing the CS so that's why I thought chill, let him go on and there will be other spots.

With me I mistakenly thought the other cars indicator was a go to pass, I was wrong at over 120mph