Lauren

My best guess is it will look just stunningly cool.

I would say that the brighter the colour, the bigger the statement. But it will be interesting to see how bright they look on. It's in the sun you've got to see it really.

I've not had good experience with EBC's before. Had Greenstuff. They didn't work from cold very well. Not sure about the Ferodo.

The other problems historically with Goodyears is that the sidewalls seem to be made of jelly. No idea if that's changed or not.

Okay I'm going to break with tradition and try a higher performance tyre than the Primacy. This is partly because I need a new set of tyres and fancy trying something different and also because I'm competing in the TSS. Now, I know that Stan for example is using the AD08R. Now this would be perfect for sprinting, but I have to consider that I spend 99% of my driving time on the public road and I would like a tyre that isn't too heat dependent to get to work which will I think be the case in the wet. I am considering the V103 http://yokohama.co.uk/Tyre-Finder

I wouldn't use Goodyear F1s. I know the assymmetric tread is a lot different from the old GSD3s, but the old tyres were an absolute liability on track as the tread fell off due to delaminating. It was shocking tbh and affected a number of friends too. Never again. V105 looks like the strong contender at present.

Welcome Glynn, was good to see you and Lisa last weekend.

It's because pigs eat their own shit according to my muslim friend, so they are unclean.

Love it. Get matching stripes!

They look fab. Have to say, though it needs lowering, but this always happens when you fit some nice wheels! Not sure about the seat angle of the nuts. I admit when I got my Rays, I simply bought Rays nuts to go with them. I'd say get some nice TRD nuts or the nuts that go with those wheels.

I cannot be arsed to mess about changing tyres and wheels, Will. I've been there and done that.

I'm running 17x8's, Ed.

It's possible, it does smell horrible burning off. I was behind a van today that had a coolant problem, it smelt horrible.

Yeah, I reckon it will look fab. You've got to drop the car a little to sit right on the wheels.

The wheels look lovely, can't wait to see them on Monday. Are they 18x8's? Hard to tell from the pics.

Glad you're getting it sorted. Any idea why it is using coolant though? I guess in some conditions you might lose a little from the expansion, so it's not necessarily a cause for concern. However a sprint isn't as stressful on the car as a trackday is. for example I did a trackday at Donny last July in 35C and used no coolant at all. That would have been a test for the car. I note that Ian had the same issue. I'm not saying it's anything necesarily to worry about, but it's not what I'd expect unless going FI makes the cooling system a bit more marginal?

Well, the decision has to be yours. What I would say is that we may well have some advertising to generate revenue too, but any income we receive is non-profit, so the monies go on running the forum and susidising events for the members. The idea is that this club is run by the members for the members.

Hello. Don't forget it's Dan who owns the forum. He's sold it to this company that runs many forums. In effect given that Dan ran the forum for an income generated from advertising and trader revenues. So, that he's sold it to a company that runs forums professionally should mean there is in effect no change in that respect. However, profit generated will be less likely to go on providing subsidies for events and all that stuff for members. I should remain fair here as I understand that the GT86OC have dipped into their pockets to join up with us and halve the costs for BHP this coming Bank Holiday Monday. So, essentially as Dan owns the forum (or did!) he did not have any requirement to discuss this with the members, that was always the nature of the setup for the GT86OC. You are entitled to think that this is not in the interest of the members should you so wish is entirely up to you of course. I think given that the information that the GT86OC had changed owners was publicly available that for anyone that has not signed the NDA, they can say what they like in all honesty. I also think that there is absolutely no harm in discussing this. Removing posts and censoring what people talk about providing it is within the rules and not abusive should be allowed I think.

I had a Subway a few weeks back in Newcastle under Lyme which I know is not exactly known for it's cultural diversity. I had a spicy Italian which features quite a bit of pork.

You let someone from Halfords near your car?

Good luck with that. It helps if you have wealthy parents who have wealthy friends who have their own companies who want to save a little on taxes.

Yes, the CAT training thing really ought to help. I had a lot of tuition ten years ago, I was very fortunate though having British Touring car champions as my tutors.

The best advice I can give is to get some tuition. You're not shit Rob. To be fair you haven't got loads of experience and all that, so I think it was a good effort. I'm always happy to give tips, but the best thing i can advise is tuition.

Cheers. Well forced induction does tend to deal with altitude better but will suffer a bit to the same degree as the air is less dense of course, but getting more of it into the engine certainly helps! There would not really be a discernible advantage with a turbo over a supercharger. The turbo could perhaps give more boost which ought to help it, which is harder to do on a supercharger of course.

Okay, now, we all have those trips we dream of making and driving on the kind of roads that rise and fall as they carve their way through mountains with views to die for and plenty of opportunity to get your foot down and drive. Now I admit, this dream was helped somewhat by having a good friend who has relocated to Lake Garda in Italy. So, the plan was set, we would drive to Switzerland, take in the famous mountain passes then hit the Stelvio pass the following day before cruising to Lake Garda and a rendezvous on the beach. All good trips need to start somewhere and given my mum lives on the Kent borders less than an hour away from the Chunnel, it started there. We opted to take Indy with us as we knew she'd appreciate seeing her favourite uncle in Italy: Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr So the following day we set off with a rather daunting distance crossing France to Basel in Switzerland. We opted to stop in Reims to see the historic old circuit: Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr And so on to the train for the trip under the Channel: Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr A fairly uneventful cruise down the French Peage saw us to Reims. Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr It's actually quite a cool place and is dead odd in that the three roads around the area provide a circuit with three corners naturally. Imagine a triangle and you're there. Like many other historic circuits that are comprised of regular roads, this one is no different. Racing here started in 1926 and even saw a Grand Prix. Motorsport stopped here in 1972 and the stands along the pit straight seen in the pictures were left to ruin. What is odd about this place is that there is a society there to restore it, though they haven't restored the stands, rather they have repainted all the decals and sponsors. This gives a strange effect with new paint contrasted to the decay of the actual buildings. Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr What is it with us Brits eh? I can virtually guarrantee that if you decide to stop there with it being all of ten minutes from the National route which everyone has to drive it you are heading south on the east side of France, you will always find fellow brits there. We bumped into a couple of guys in Corvettes and a guy in a Porsche who had decided to drive to Stuttgart for a factory tour. Apparently he hadn't arranged the tour but was hopeful nonetheless. Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr It's a place full of history and this certainly has it's appeal. You can drive the old circuit as it is made up of regular roads of course. We opted for the high speed drive by. A drawing of the old racing cars at Reims-Gueux circuit. by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr And the front. by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr The old control tower, note no windows and if you did climb up there (not advised) you will only see the remnants of where vagrants have camped overnight. Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr Back of the old grandstands with faded paint. Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr Back on the road again and one of our frequent stops at the picnic areas which was a perfect place to let Indy stretch her legs. Indy stretching her legs at an 'Aires' type service stop in France. by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr Then onto yet more peages. We reckon we spent around €40 each way. It was at this point that I had an unintended encounter with the Gendarmerie who subsequently had caught me travelling at 160km/h in a speed limit of 130km/h. But they have to give some allowance for error so I was done for 152km/h which really is a paltry 22km/h above the speed limit. The result was a long and hot ride in an ancient Renault Clio to the most remote cashpoint known to humankind. Perhaps predictably there was an option for withdrawal of €90 for the subsequent fine of the same amount! Once this was dealt with we were able to be on our way again. The Gendarmerie are perfectly polite, but be warned they'll have you and bearing in mind I received the minimum fine, it can get quite a lot more expensive should you exceed the speed limit by more than 30km/h. From there Switzerland beckoned. I must admit to a feeling of excitement as I noted the gradual change in landscape as the hills and mountains loomed. But more of that later. It took us around 13 hours from leaving London to arrive in Basel, so it's a long drive, though we did have a half hour siesta in one of the stops as I could feel myself struggling to keep going as we neared Switzerland. Finally the Swiss border. The Swiss border at Basel. by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr And then the obligatory vignette required for travelling the Swiss motorways. CHF40 for the pleasure! Swiss road tax paid! A nice souvenir I'll leave on the windscreen. by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr And so to the hotel. Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr A very tired Indy, it had been a long day! Untitled by Lauren Blighton, on Flickr