Rockingham 4th March 2017
Our Northloop `season opener` trackday had been planned since December and we had over 20 cars booked on the event. Not only is it a trackday but it`s a good […]
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Oulton Park Jan 2017
The first trackday of 2017 and I was keen to get back on track. I`d done a lot of work to the car over the winter and needed to test […]
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Silverstone GP November 2016
I booked on this Trackday in 2015 but due to a failed output flange I only managed THREE laps ! This was the failure that ended the day […]
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Blyton Park with Mission Motorsport
I`ve been very fortunate to be able to take out passengers who are part of Mission Motorsport. Mission Motorsport’s aim: “The Aim of Mission Motorsport is to aid in the […]
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Destination Nurburgring #16 September 2016
I don`t write other articles online, these reports just started out as a way of capturing my thoughts and feelings of an event so I could read it back over […]
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Cadwell Park 18th August 2016
Before Cadwell I checked the alignment and felt a tiny amount of slack in the steering. Checked Rod ends, Steering U/J, Rack mounts and still nothing. Wedged wood between the […]
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Snetterton 300 June 2016
Snetterton had been booked since March and as we were taking 15 cars from Northloop, MSV sorted us out with a couple of double garages next to each other so […]
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Destination Nurburgring #14 April 2016
Another report that ended up FAR longer than planned so grab a cuppa. Or 2…. After the disappointment at the Spa/Nurburgring trip, I was a little apprehensive on my way […]
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Blyton Park. April 2016
DN14 was supposed to be the next outing but to be quite honest, the last thing I wanted to do was travel all the way to Germany and find there […]
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Spa and Nurburgring Trackdays. April 2016
Back in December 2015 I saw Circuit Days had a trackday at the Nurburgring on Friday 8th April. The timing worked really well as it was Easter half term so […]
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Donington Park GP. March 2016
There is a distinct lack of photos from Donington. I forgot the small camera I usually take and have only a few from my phone and others I`ve borrowed from […]
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Brands Hatch December 2015
For the last couple of years I`ve done Brands Hatch with MazdaOnTrack on the first Friday in December. It`s a great way to end the year and whilst the weather […]
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Oulton Park November 2015
Crap drive over on the M62, traffic was particularly bad, added another 30 minutes to a 90 minute drive, but arrived, signed on and unloaded the Golf. Steve didn`t have […]
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Destination Nurburgring #13. September 2015
You might want to grab a cuppa if you are going to read this, it ended up being a bit longer than planned. Quite a bit longer actually… Just reading […]
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Destination Nurburgring #12. July 2015
Just before I went, my long awaited Hi-Spec Calipers, floating discs and other bits arrived. I mention is now so it makes sense if you read the rest of the […]
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Croft. July 2015
A bit of a last minute rush to get it finished, but it was loaded up onto the trailer around 6pm on Sunday evening. Funny, reading back that one sentence […]
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Anglesey June 2015
After a lot of work that 99% of people will never even see, never mind notice, it was pleasing to get some cosmetic work finished and the car looked much […]
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Bedford. March 2015
Had a steady drive down to Bedford on Sunday afternoon. Sat behind a lorry for over 100 miles at 56mph. Averaged 28.2mpg. We weren`t in a rush so it didn`t […]
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Goodwood August 2014
I`d always fancied going to the Goodwood days run by ACE Engineering, but as they are sessioned and it`s a bloody long way to go, I could never really justify […]
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Destination Nurburgring #10 July 2014
On the drive over, Matt and I tweaked the boost control map to reduce pressure above 6,300rpm to the `low` map of 0.5Bar. This was the first time I was […]
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