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…
Blyton Park. April 2016
DN14 was supposed to be the next outing but to be quite honest, the last thing I wanted to do…
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…
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…
Splitter and Airdam
Why Plywood ? Well as I`ve said before, it`s cheap, easy to form and does the job. A friend commented…
Manifold & Turbo check
I decided it would be a good idea to check the manifold repair I made in the summer. I have…
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…
Engine Build
Before we went to Mexico, I posted a `wanted` thread on ClubGTi for a replacement engine. I NEEDED a new…
Oulton Park November 2015
Crap drive over on the M62, traffic was particularly bad, added another 30 minutes to a 90 minute drive, but…
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…
Manifold Repair 2015.
Post Anglesey Manifold failure & repair I had a failure on my manifold, appears to be along the Fusion line.…
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…
Hi-Spec. 6 Pot Calipers
Some time ago, I asked for suggestions on 4-pots for my MK2. I`d initially run G60`s with 280mm discs for…
Croft. July 2015
A bit of a last minute rush to get it finished, but it was loaded up onto the trailer around…
Rollcage and Interior
The screen has had a stone chip caused crack for a while and it`s getting bigger, so I used the…
Anglesey June 2015
After a lot of work that 99% of people will never even see, never mind notice, it was pleasing to…
Rear Fibreglass Diffuser
Had an old mirror I picked up via freecycle locally. Makes a great platform to lay fibreglass. 3 layers with…
Bedford. March 2015
Had a steady drive down to Bedford on Sunday afternoon. Sat behind a lorry for over 100 miles at 56mph.…
Conrod Failure
As part of my ABF 16VT Conversion, I decided to go for some Forged conrods. I stayed away from the…
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…