Nurburgring Ringmeisters 2021
I usually write these reports in the order things happened allowing you to experience the trip as it developed. This one is different. Whilst we were in Germany the local […]
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Brake pad spacer shims
There are a few sellers of titanium brake pad shims online. The advertised benefit is the titanium reduces the amount of heat being transferred from the pad into the piston […]
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Croft May 2021
After Silverstone I gave the Golf a once over, swapped the Isolator switch, washed it and put it back on the trailer. That was the extent of the prep required […]
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Silverstone April 2021 Circuit Days
The ongoing lockdown meant the trackdays in the UK and Europe I`d booked in Jan, Feb and March were all cancelled and I was itching to get back out on […]
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Accusump. What is it and how does it work ?
Since fitting one to the Golf, I`m frequenty asked what the Accusump actually does and how it works. There are several explanations already online but I`ll try and break it […]
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Oulton Park Javelin 12th December 2020
Oulton was the last trackday I`d booked in 2020 and with the lockdown ending the week before and the Tier system operating the day went ahead ! The new driveshafts […]
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Custom Driveshafts
Since fitting 17″ wheels and tyres I`ve broken 7 outer CV joints, stripped the teeth off one 3rd gear and snapped 2 driveshafts. The Driveshafts both snapped at the same […]
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Cadwell Park 4th November 2020 RMA
I hadn`t planned to do Cadwell again this year and was actually booked onto Donington tomorrow. The pending lockdown meant that day wasn’t going ahead but RMA sent out an […]
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Quaife Gearset
I`ve been running a variant of the 02A gearbox for the last 15 years. The box was released by VW back in 1991. The 02J was basically the same but […]
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Coilover testing and repair Vol.2
2 years ago I had my coilovers refurbished at Cornering Force in Harrogate. They are one of the very few companies in the country who can service KW coilovers. […]
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Croft 30th September 2020
The last time I drove Croft in 2018 it never stopped raining and I was hoping for some dry weather today. Even though Croft is fairly local to me I’ve […]
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Dyno Mapping Part 3. Boost-By-Gear
The Golf has been on the Dyno at EFI-Parts twice since I fitted the DTA S80Pro ECU. The first time was with the TD04-HL19T Turbo and then a few months later […]
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Destination Nurburgring DN24 September 2020
Covid-19 meant this trip almost didn’t happen. UK government kept adding countries to the none exempt list which meant I’d have to quarantine for 14 days upon my return if […]
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Anglesey August 2020
Anglesey had initially been booked for the start of July but the Welsh lockdown meant it had to be postponed until the 15th August. In the week before the event […]
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Engine build August 2020 Supertech Valve fitment issues and resolution.
Shortly after the engine build in 2015, I replaced the OEM pistons and twin head gaskets with some Wossner low compression pistons. Since then, I’ve heard nothing but bad things […]
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Snetterton August 2020
I haven’t been to Snetterton since 2016, I really like the circuit but it takes hours and hours to get there so I tend to book other circuits instead. This […]
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Ringmeisters Prime Nurburgring July 2020
Donington Park last week was a complete success with zero car issues. My back to back testing of the closed and centrally vented bumper, showed a huge benefit in terms […]
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Donington Park 4th July 2020
Donington is my second closest circuit, and I haven’t been since 2018 so was keen to get back this year. It`s under 1hr 45 mins away so after a short […]
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Laser cut custom sill stands
A couple of years ago I added some Sill jacking points to the Golf, the long term plan was to use something like these sill stands to be able to work under […]
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Cadwell Park 10th June 2020 First Post-Lockdown Trackday
Cadwell Park was my first post lockdown track day and had been booked since early January. Little did I know at the time what a different experience it would be. […]
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