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Best place on earth isn't it! Feels so homely too!! Hehe yeah certainly wont go for just a weekend again like we did last year! And too right! The fox hole was damn insane compared to the mx5 last time haha!! Really was so impressed with how the teins handled such a damanding track! Felt i could really push! Oh hell yes, playing dumb comes easy for me haha!

Aye totally get you there! Have always had the opinion that the dyno is good for tuning and that's it! Get it to make the most and safest power you can on that day on that dyno and jobs done. Forget comparing them as no day and no dyno will ever be the same... had to tell myself that when the MK was tuned anyways haha! Oooh awesome i recon july 28th is a goer! Will let you know when i book it!

Amazing stuff! Mega happy that everything has gone how you wanted it too, so often things don't! Gotta be happy with the figures and curves! Look forward to our group track day soon!

I'm back!! All limbs still attached, bank account SMASHED but luckily not the car too haha! Such an amazing 10 days and have come back with even more love for the car! Quick review would be... Mon-Fri was uber quiet and the locals driving standards are amazing, they are either very fast or very respectful (or both) and no track closures all week... Come the weekend and it's FULL of try hard idiots who crash lots and make lapping on a Sat/Sun a waste of time and money. Teins are awesome, Brakes were ok but couldn't deal with the GP track (Yep we got to do the GP track too!), 10 days at Nurburgring is expensive, very expensive, fuel for a lap of Nordschleife is more than the actual lap ticket! Watching the ZR1 Corvette, new GT3 and GT2RS Porsche go for fast laps throughout the week was amazing but watching the Mclaren P1 LM was even better! Ohehr than that power sliding for a farewell lap will get you told off but if you play dumb/polite you wont get banned . Oh and don't buy a new Fiesta ST, they blow head gaskets and cost you 500eu to get recovered on your first lap . Few pics and a very short unedited vid below along with a few pics. Will upload full laps and vids of each day asap .... BORING Initial thoughts of the Teins and EBC pads I did before I went...

Looking for an Auto Open Differential to put a new Quiafe ATB LSD in. Any of the breakers on here have one? Anyone that has done this know if you need different drive shafts etc too?

3 and couple thou road miles. Wearing well to be fair about 70% life left which Nur will destroy haha, back up pads have been bought .

Just been having this very conversation on the way back from Cadwell! You find it with the likes of ferrodo pads too amd a lot of average 'sporty' tyres paradas2 and T1Rs to name a few! People go from crap pads/tyres to these and then think they have found the ultimate. I use and have used carbotech and CLs on my other and previous cars and there really is no comparison. I only ran the Orange stuff EBCs to give them a go, never expected them to be as good but we have to try these things and when i bought the EBCs I didn't expect to get as carried away as I have done and do as many track days in it as that is what i have the mx5 and MK for... but the 350 was just that damn great! Have been surprised in the past mind, we run axxis ultimates on the mx5 and feck me they are amazing for the money.

Yeah she was just so affectionate and loving. I moved out when I was 17 and she has been with me since so very odd coming home to no fluffy crazy dog. Ahh yeah I certainly think I need to spend a little more on the next set of pads and go for something I have used and know work like what you have suggested. Rob, good call on the double pad set up, a friend does this on his clio and having the brembos makes it a 10min job. Cooling ducts are 100% such a great idea for what is very cost efficient. Currently have the engineering school where i work looking at some that will replace the oem reflectors on the front bumper. Was hoping to have them on for nur but i now need to get a different washer bottle as the ducts will pass right through that space. Just removing the splash sheilds lets the heat escape better tbf though. Bahhh butcher That sounds spot on, 3.9 and mech diff! Just so much outlay but i really think it's worth it... I just dont have it right now and with the baby due soon i guess it's low priority bahh ... if you haven't worked out why I have spent so much on the 350 in such a short amount of time now you know.. make it too uneconomical to sell on for a sensible car 😂. The lip is a mines style item made by RT Performance ðŸ‘. Thanks, so excited now, been a lot of effort to get the car ready and mega money but i am so happy with the result. Now to go and have lots of fun!

Cheers Olly, yeah friken horrible coming home to the house without a dog in it! Feels so soulless. Awesome re the suspension, let's hope you give them the same approval. Awesome Docwra, I love it there. Really is such a special place. It's tricky re the brake pads. I have done a few track days on them and they have been uber consistent but it's just that initial bite. Could be because i am used to lighter cars but i certainly agree that the likes of CL would be much better... just much more money too . Glad to see you had an awesome time and made it back safe. Let's hope I do the same eeekkk!!!

So the last week of Nur prep! Halted i am afraid to say by having to have our dog put down on the Saturday. She was just so awesome and such a massive part of our little family. We are going to miss her so much but i wont dwell on it here... Fitted my new applecarplay head unit which should be a nice upgrade from no stereo in the MX5 on a long trip to Nur! Think it really updates the interior nicely too... Tein EDFC Controller all in and working great>> And a few trips over the Peak District in the last few days to test the Teins out and a bit of therapy. Will give a full review as I use them more and explore on track. First off is the body roll control is now very impressive due to the heavier spring rates. Really has made this car feel how I always wanted it too. It even seems to have sorted a lot of the balance out too! The EDFC has proven to be as useful as i had hoped, being able to drive 20 mins from my house on full soft and simply click a button to harden things up as I get to some of the amazing roads over in the Peaks and easily soften them up after is just perfect. Also great for adjusting to the weather/road conditions. From full soft giving almost OEM compliance with much less roll too full hard which would be suited to track use only it really has made the car a very impressive and adaptable all rounder. I dont say it lightly, but this is THE best car i have ever owned. Don't get me wrong I think you could go out and buy BC, MeisterR etc and have similar results, I don't think this is exclusively because i bought the monosports but it is the EDFC that stood out to me for my application. Only thing that I am not super keen on is the EBC Orange stuff pads. They are OK. The initial bite is weak but they are consistently acceptable even on longer stints.... nothing more than acceptable though not worthy of slating either, i wont be buying them again mind. God damn do I want a mechanical diff and light weight flywheel too. Final drive is still on the list also. Bring on Saturday as our ten day adventure to Nurburgring begins!

I'm up for any time in June or July, have Cadwell booked 20th July but no biggie. Yeah, we have been sent home from Dony before in the Cosworth Westfield due to noise... Annoying when they have to pause mid briefing a a jet takes off over head. Aye, bloody fibregblass bath tub macano sets !!!!

It's crazy, when i get in the MK and drive I don't make the connection at the time. I expected to be overwhelmed by it all but it's just so full on to drive it kind of consumes you in just keeping the damn thing in one piece haha! It's only when you stop and get out of the car that you can full appreciate the significance of it all

Glad you said Donington, that would be my preference too . We could have a look at some options with them all listed here>> Any preferred month? I can do any but August (First child due mid Aug ) http://www.motorsportdays.com/track-days/ Hehe I think the Caterham comment was aimed at me keeping mine at home

Thanks bud, I know people go through bad times, much, much worse than myself too and I know I am so unbelievably privileged. It's not meant to sound like a sob story, more of a 'look i am still living and this hasn't broken me or my spirit'. If anything the whole experience has made me do the things i want to do sooner and not make excuses.

Three years ago today.

Ohh hell yeah bud, Voltex BGW came first. Matt Made a short vid on the before and after effects at Cadwell (this is without any front aero)... Two front holes are for brake ducts . All about making a car as flattering as possible! Some people like a car to 'fight' them.... those people are wrong haha, especially for amateur hobbyists like me and Matt! Skip to 2mins for before wing, 5mins with wing. Totally agree, 2007, Integra Type R, Island bend, Oulton park, wet, Bald R888s on rear, good tread on front.... lesson learned . Unfortunatley the MX2000 wont be coming to Nur next week. Just the 350z .

I would love to give you a full on Scientific answer but i cant since we have done no wind tunnel testing or even real world testing so far. The MX5 has an s2000 motor with HKS charger but struggling with a phantom rev limiter that kicks in at 7k which has halted play for a good while now. We are hoping TDI North will sort this out in the coming weeks. The lower splitter goes far back underneath the engine bay and canards connect directly to this with end plates which channel the air. Similar to what a lot of the Tskuba Time Attack guys run with great success... basically copied what we know to work as close as possible. I do know Matt fears the cars balance may shift a little too much to the front now on high speed corners which could be interesting ( re terrifying) haha!

Yeah let's get it done! Maybe a central track so noone is travelling mega far! I am up for anywhere but must admit Brands is a little far for me so wouldn't be my first choice. Donington, Bedford maybe even Silverstone? May be see if we can attract some 'first timers' out too knowing that there will be a large group of us on hand to help out and ease any worries.... just a thought! Used to set up these days for the S2Ki lot at Blyton and helped lots of forum members get into track days without any worries. ...and lol at the no Caterhams Rob .

[ Can't wait to see how this beast of a front aero package performs later in the year .

Haha last year in the MX5 it was like a proper top gear challenge. We had taken it on two track days in the months leading up and it had broken both times!! So with a 100% fail record I thought i was doomed before I even set off. That came true when waiting for the ferry at the front of the que in Newcastle! The car engine bay temps got so hot it wouldn't start!! All other cars and lorries were loaded and the security guy said it was time to give up as I couldn't be pushed on, the car had to stat and drive on... So I asked him to push me down the hill to bump start it and drive up into the ferry.... This didn't happen and i gently coasted to a stop as the crowds of other people (who had parked, dropped bags off in their rooms, got a beer and gone onto the rear deck to watch some dick head in an mx5 fail) cheered. Luckily my Mrs had insisted i take 6Ltr Bottles of water to keep me hydrated... I ended up pouring all six on the motor/bay to cool it down, which errupted into @*!# loads of steam and a @*!# load more cheers from the people gathered to watch . Bloody worked though and the car coughed into life and I drove it on with minutes to spare!!! Somehow managed to drive it all the way through Holland, Germany and arrived at Nurburgring with no issue other than a screw in my Toyo R1R tyre... ohh and a BMW wrote itself off right in front of me and debris took out the garage Vary front lip! We got the tyre repaired and I lapped for 4 days with no issues!!!!! Every time that barrier went up my heart sank. I was so convinced bad sh*t was going to happen and every time i saw that finish straight after another completed lap i literally cheered! Made me love that little POS far more than i should! About an hour away from home on the way back after 1.2k of driving our freshly rebuilt 4.6FD diff started whining like mad! At that point i couldn't care and was just so glad to be home! ...You can see why i bought the 350z for this years trip . Let's hope for a more chilled out approach this year!! 5min long vid 1min short highlights vid

Excellent mate, not much to do now!! Yes! Let's get on it! Totally agree! Maybe it's a compliment in many ways that people deem them too nice to batter about on track .

WOW! This thing really has gone wild hasn't it haha! Mega effort and love that you are getting properly stuck in. Cant wait to see it built up mate. Be great to get on a track day with some of us 350 lot over summer?

Bit of an update with Nurburgring Looming!! Cadwell park first though on the 19th in the MX5 if anyone's about? Compression arm polybushes added to the front (Thanks Rob) Tyre Monitoring System added (Thanks SpeckUK) Tein Monosport and EDFC fitted with minor headache, rear hub to damper bushes/bolts had seized so new ones ordered (Thanks ZMANALEX) Replacement Y-pipe fitted to stop the horrid blowing OEM system deafening me on the journey over. Full geo and Corner weight this weekend and then off for 10 DAYS at the very best place on earth!! Can't wait!! Much more apprehensive this time compared to last year. No real clue why in all honesty, maybe because we are going for such a long time i feel i may start to get a false sense of confidence! Must remember to get the sticker for my windscreen that says '7/10ths no more' haha!

PMd, will have one of them off you mate.