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Offline z3i

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2013, 01:06:12 pm »
you could do but you'd then look like a massive twat :D

you not feeling the ricerness then paul?
never know it may weigh the back of the polo down abit and add some traction :P

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2013, 03:25:25 pm »
actually I was replying to yoof's post but you posted yours in the time since I read his reply and posted mine! 

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2013, 05:04:06 pm »
Think ill get a couole of those aluminuim ones shown on the civic and one of the straps and as yoof suggested leaving it on at all times is definantly the way to go .... :D

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2013, 05:52:11 pm »
I've interviewed someone who had cable tied the tow strap (which they called a toe strap) to the front of their car. Just to make sure it's COMPLETELY useless. ::)

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2013, 05:58:02 pm »
its all about scene! :P
do you even have stance bro!!!!

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2013, 09:24:05 pm »
I've interviewed someone who had cable tied the tow strap (which they called a toe strap) to the front of their car. Just to make sure it's COMPLETELY useless. ::)

LOL makes you wonder what goes through some peoples heads!

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2013, 10:57:37 pm »
Be amazed if you find a gravel trap at Coombe, a crop field maybe.....

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2013, 08:07:15 am »
That's true, it's basically grass + tyres  :D

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #23 on: July 20, 2013, 12:53:21 am »
Combe is a fantastic circuit in a Polo. Take it easy @ Quarry corner until you get some heat in the tyres  ;)

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Re: First trackday advise
« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2013, 07:57:22 pm »
Ok so I had three sessions at coomb and what can I say it was amazing fun the car coped fine no problems at all can't wait to do it again. I will make some minor suspension tweaks for next time and I will try and get some negative camber swell and a bit more castor.

One thing I would say is next time I will re torque my wheel bolts after each session as I pulled of from the last session I noticed a knocking noise later found out it was all front wheel bolts had come completely undone :S

My driving needs some work but I wasn't expending to be  amazing from the get go. There was a couple of dodgy over takes by others  mainly by people driving mk2 golf championship on corners which put me off. All in all excellent day defiantly better than a day at the pod in my opinion!








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Re: First trackday advise - pics uploaded
« Reply #25 on: July 21, 2013, 08:27:49 pm »
Awesome photos!! Love the top one :)
whats the spec of your car? Looks some serious cornering!
i reckon more negative camber the outside wheel on one of those photos is so banked over its inverted to positive camber lol

Cant wait to track day mine
thanks for the photos

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Re: First trackday advise - pics uploaded
« Reply #26 on: July 21, 2013, 08:40:13 pm »
Steve Millo's old car! Great to see it's still about. Got loads of old pics of this if you want them.

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Re: First trackday advise - pics uploaded
« Reply #27 on: July 21, 2013, 09:11:05 pm »
Cool piks mate. Loving the white on white theme looks cool

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Re: First trackday advise - pics uploaded
« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2013, 02:16:10 pm »
Wicked pictures, looks a lot of fun too!.. your door handles look quite smart, they off an audi?

how did the polo stack up against the other sort of cars there? or did you just cruise around at your own pace?

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Re: First trackday advise - pics uploaded
« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2013, 03:14:43 pm »
nice pictures!  Cool how the same old cars keep popping up again.