Tris's Trackday & Family Leon Cupra(Snetterton Report)

[tris]

So not only did it allow you to get out of the corners quicker, it also allowed you to get into them quicker too?
Were you really pushing it?
Do you feel it kicking in or is it just that you have more traction without noticing the diff doing its bit?

I was on track so yeah flat out

Sometimes you can feel it come in if its a very tight corner otherwise its more traction

 

[Willie]

I was on track so yeah flat out

Sometimes you can feel it come in if its a very tight corner otherwise its more traction

Excellent Tris, thank you.
Really looking forward to next years track days.

You got any winter mods planned?

 

[tris]

I think thats the car done
As I now never get to drive it it seems silly doing anything else to it as it just sits in the garage resting waiting for a trackday

May try and get a trackday in before the price goes back up Feb/March time

 

[turbo009]

Nice pictures tris

 

[tris]

After a few laps of Oulton on the 6th Feb cant wait to get her back out on track at the BHP show at Lydden Hill in May as thats another track I have done before the diff so will be good to compare before and after

 

[tris]

Just a small update

After having the car out at Lydden and seeing in the photos how much the car rolled I have been thinking about ARB's and as Awesome GTI have been kind enough to do a GB they are now on order and will be on in time for the next trackday which looks to be at Brands Hatch

 

[Willie]

Apart from the diff my AERB's were the best handling mod I've done, even better than the KWV3's

 

[tris]

I have not really notice the roll as have always been used to it but after seeing the pics thought it was time to sort it out

 

[Martin M]

Apart from the diff my AERB's were the best handling mod I've done, even better than the KWV3's

I agree with that. They do make such a difference.

When are you planning the trackday then Tris?

 

[tris]

Looking at Oct/Nov time

 

[Martin M]

Cool, I'd like to get on track again this year, and I do like Brands. Getting time off work is the biggest problem for me. Only way I could do it easily is if it were on a Sunday or Thursday. Keep me posted though, I might be able to change days off with someone.

 

[tris]

Will see what I can do Sundays are better for me but they do get booked up quick

 

[tris]

Small update

ARB's fitted last week thanks to Ben at TMC my god the back one looks HUGE not noticed much as yet but have not pushed it will be taking it for a drive on my own Saturday so should get a fill for it then

But it will be Snetterton in November when I will see how they have changed the handling

 

[tris]

Snetterton report

After the Snetterton trackday yesterday mixed review of the rear ARB it did seam to help in the corrners but the way I drive it did feel a bit loose in some corrners

Not sure of the name but the 3rd corrner left just after the bridge went in a bit hot think we went on 3 wheels and as we landed got a tank slapper thought I had cought it but it then span 180 the other way and off we went backwards

1st time I have EVER been off think I found the limit of the tyres lol

 

[F2 Stu]

Lol!

That's one of traits when it comes to a stiffer rear arb, you should be able to soften the bar if it's a nuespeed bar if it isn't on it's softest setting already.

 

[tris]

Its on medium

 

[roly]

I'd set it on the middle setting when i fitted it so i can always knock it down to the softest setting for the next one

 

[tris]

If that was at Cadwell think there may have been some problems with the wall

 

[D.K]

I found the same with mine when I had just the rear ARB on, it feels better now the front one is on though.

 

[jonjay]

Maybe it was more the tyre? Maybe you were going at the corners a lot harder so reached the grip limit a lot earlier than you thought?