Donington October 2017
For the first time in several years, my last trackday of the year was going to be in October instead…
Ball Joint Spacers do not affect roll centre – Extenders do.
I explained how lowering a car can affect roll centre and what to do to resolve it in a lot…
Cadwell Park October 2017
I hadn`t planned on doing Cadwell again this year but when I saw a day advertised that was going to…
BilsterBerg August 2017
When the event details were released I was unsure if I was going to bother doing BilsterBerg. It was a…
Destination Nurburgring #18 August 2017
Even though I`d had a completely trouble free day at Cadwell last month I was still very apprehensive about 2…
Engine breather and catch tank setup
When converting the standard 2.0 16V engine to run a Turbo they often `breathe` quite a bit of oil from…
Ringmeisters Prime 2017 Nurburgring Trackday
Ringmeisters Prime. What`s all that about then ? I`ve done quite a few Destination Nurburgring events over the last several…
Cadwell Park 4th July 2017
After the engine Strip and rebuild I recently carried out I wanted to get on track before going to the…
Engine strip, inspect and rebuild.
My Golf had zero engine issues on the last outing at DN in May. The wastegate broke as I`ve explained…
Roll Centre Correction
The Roll Centre of a vehicle has a large impact on handling but it`s something not many people fully understand.…
Overhaul multi Piston Brake Caliper
Inspecting the calipers after a trackday I noticed a small brake fluid weep from 2 pistons. They had been installed…
Destination Nurburgring #17 May 2017
Preparation for the first Destination Nurburgring event of the year was pretty minimal. I fixed the wastegate arm after it…
Nurburgring April 2017 with Circuit Days
The first Nürburgring trackday of the year was with Circuit Days and it would be fair to say I was…
Bumpsteer measurement and correction
Due to the track width and ride height changes I`d made over the years I was experiencing some bump-steer. What…
Helicoil a stripped Caliper Thread
The design of the HiSpec calipers to give more wheel spoke clearance mean the pad retaining pins are bolts which…
Cobra Seats and Schroth Harnesses
Whilst the old seats and 6-point harnesses were OK, the seats were over 13 years old and the harnesses were…
Rockingham 4th March 2017
Our Northloop `season opener` trackday had been planned since December and we had over 20 cars booked on the event.…
ECU rewiring and new ECU fuse and relay board
At the end of 2016 I had a weird intermittent electrical misfiring issue and I was 100% it was wiring…
Worn wastegate to actuator connector repair.
At Silverstone last year I`d noticed an odd boost oscillation around 6,000rpm. Highlighted in Blue. After removing the actuator to…
Rear Wing Supports
I wanted to move the rear wing rearwards and up into the clearer airflow. Previous supports were 3mm Aluminium but…