Ringmeisters Prime 2019 Nurburgring Trackday
I have never been more prepared and confident heading across to the Ring for a trackday. I always set off…
Bedford GT 10th June 2019
After fitting the new turbo and getting the golf remapped on the Dyno I was very keen to do a…
Converting a standard rubber engine mount to polyurethane
I noticed when the car was on the Dyno earlier this year there was more engine movement than expected. Looking…
440HP @ 1.5Bar. Dyno mapping part 2.
Arrived at EFI-Parts for Chris to map DTAFast S80Pro ECU on the Golf with the new Owen Developments GT2868HTA turbo…
Exhaust manifold collector failure and repair 2019
At the Circuit Days event, both Matt and I were sure we could smell some exhaust fumes under the bonnet…
Nurburgring April 2019 Circuit Days
I`ve been attending Nürburgring trackdays since 2013. I`ve noticed over the last couple of years that they are selling out…
On the Dyno with a new DTA S80Pro ECU
I swapped from the Megasquirt 2 ECU I`ve run for the last 8 years to a new DTA S80Pro over…
Donington Park 31st October 2018
Lou was off work during half term and came along with me to Donington Park. The Golf hasn’t changed a…
Coilover Servicing
Just to clarify as I`ve received several emails enquiring about coilver servicing. I don`t service coilovers, you need to contact…
Destination Nurburgring DN20 September 2018
This was going to be my last Ring trackday of 2018. Gav had been to Thruxton earlier in the year…
Ringmeisters Prime 2018
I’ve been driving on the Nürburgring since 2005. I started like most people by having a few laps in my…
Thruxton 25th June 2018
This was going to be my second ever visit to Thruxton and the first since I turbo charged the car…
Cadwell Park June 2018
Whilst Cadwell Park isn’t my closest circuit, it’s only a couple of hours away and midweek events are pretty cheap…
Nurburgring April 2018 Circuit Days
It usually happens early December during the period where this years trackdays are over and you have an eye on…
What is the Pinderwagen ?
Back in April 2007 I bought this MK2 Golf CL shell to replace the previous one I`d crashed at the…
Raise Suspension Top mounts
In very simple terms, a suspension damper is a piston within a cylinder that has restrictions inside to slow the…
Spa April 2018
The Javelin dates for Spa couldn’t have been planned any better. 2 days during the Easter holidays when Louise was…
Croft 12th March 2018
First trackday of 2018 after the winter check and overhaul was at Croft with Javelin Trackdays. Took a friend from…
Plate differential inspection and complete rebuild
The plate diff I fitted was a huge improvement over the LSD for track use but I was starting to…
Donington October 2017
For the first time in several years, my last trackday of the year was going to be in October instead…