Special K

Taking photos at 8.00am on a Sunday..? With a strange woman on your driveway...? Isn't there a law against that..? Spec K

An excellent Itinerary, Lauren.. envy... Spec K

I like the idea of a V8... wonder if they're gonna do a rhd version... Spec K

Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking "Surely I can't look that old..?" You may like this... ' My name is Alice Smith and I was sitting in the Waiting Room for my first appointment with a new dentist. I noticed his Diploma on the wall which bore his full name.. Suddenly I remembered a tall, slim, handsome, dark-haired boy of the same name had been in my High School some 30-odd years before... could he be the same guy that I had a secret crush on way back then..? Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This balding, grey-haired man with the deeply line face and pot belly was way too old to have been my classmate. After he examined my teeth I asked him if he had attended Morgan Park High School.. "Yes, yes I did - I was in Mildmay House!". He gleamed with pride.. "When did you graduate?" I asked. He answered "In 1975.... why do you ask?" "You were in my class!" I exclaimed. He looked at me closely... then that UGLY, OLD, BALD, WRINKLED, FAT ARSED, GREY HAIRED, DECREPIT, SON-OF-A-BITCH asked "What did you teach ???"

Nice one Alec! You guys really had some fun out there.... this was the second time I'd applied to do Oulton, alas without success.. still, Blyton Trackday should be fun.. Spec K

I misled him - said I'd fitted 20mm spacers but they were 15mm.. (Typical 'man' thing - size is everything... ) Keith's fitted 'em, by the looks of it. Much better, fills the arches.. Spec K

Hi Nerfie... and welcome! First trackday... first rwd car... what a great way to start, in a GT86... Loadsa enthusiasts spread all over the country.. lots of events, not only trackdays/Sprint Series but social as well. You don't say what neck of the woods you come from but there's bound to be others close to you.. Planning any mods? Spec K

Alex - forget heeling-and-toeing.... ... buy an auto! :D Spec K

My daughter's partner, Paul, phoned me yesterday afternoon. Conversation went something like this - P: " Keith, this afternoon I am going to ask Davina to marry me and I am phoning you for your blessing". I was gobsmacked... my daughter's nearly 37 and been partnering him for at least five years...I gathered my thoughts.... "Have you asked her yet?" I queried. "No, not yet". So we had a bit of man-to-man dialogue (as the prospective bride's Father does..) and I expressed my delight that he was taking her off my hands... "So, when are you going to propose?" I asked "Today". Thinking of some romantic, candle-lit tryst I asked "Where?" "Here" he said "Where's here?" I asked "The Llama enclosure at Woburn Zoo".... "Make sure you ask the right one.." I warned.. Davina said yes... I'm buying them a long ladder and two runaway tickets to Disneyland Paris.. spare no expense, me... Spec K

A real sob story... Being serious for a moment, this could have a significant effect on my sport aspirations .. if the missus gets her way.. ... is it realistic for the bride's parents to celebrate divorce at their daughter's wedding..? (Merely idle curiosity..) Spec K

Yours, hers or his? Spec K

Looking good Lauren.... I, too, will be interested in your comments on the Yokos - the tread pattern looks amazingly similar to the Michelin Palm 3 Sports. Spec K

Naah. With what you've specced I'd want to see at least 360bhp, Ed... Spec K

...all for 300bhp? Hmmm.......... Spec K

Ian - is it adjustable? Spec K

Hrrmph..... (Thanks Rob) Spec K

Lauren - feedback from Colin on my car was that the EDFC settings I am using are good. I used my road settings, not track settings. However, I am getting a trace of bump steer which he analysed as too stiff rebound settings. As you know, you and Dave have the 'softer' valves, as per Adrian's recommendation - mine is as per original spec. Also, Dave was unsure whether both of yours were changed all round or just the rears. Colin suggested that, if I changed just the rears I would in all likelihood increase the understeer tendency, so I am likely to soften all four corners. As Dave says we will be looking more at this when we return to Millbrook in July - hopefully with Yukiko attending, it's only 20-odd minutes for her base. Spec K

James - how many simulators are there? 12 people at 2-3hours each implies four.... unless it's a 24-hour Daytona /Le Mans sim... .... and 2 hours on a simulator will be totally knackering, I reckon.. I'm up for it anyway... it's cheaper than a trackday, no insurance to pay, no signing on at crack-of-sparrow-fart, no helmet hire, no lugging tools/wheels/tyres about.. it's all about dates.. (Where's Pitman on this...?) Spec K

No, it's beyond conception, it's now gestating (as opposed to guesstating.. haha..) Spec K

Steve - EVO magazine reckon the NSX in the UK will start at £100,000. And it's not surprising, as they're using 'multi-material' for chassis plus McLaren backup on development.. and that ignores the 'R' and the 'T' variants which are promised. Release Date 2015 give an estimated starting price for the 'new Toyota Supra', albeit in USA, of $40-50,000. Okay, so double it for UK, to include Toyo Europe's exorbitant markup and UK car tax = still works out about two thirds the cost of a £100grand NSX... and cheaper than a GT-R... Bring it on.... Spec K

Next time, Keethos.... next time.... ... think of it as a pre-planned birthday prezzy to yourself... Spec K

I think Ian won the Euro Lottery.... Spec K

Don't worry Keethos - we'll all be doing that after Millbrook this weekend.... Spec K

Ho hum, another boring Bank Holiday... ... anyone fancy a meet-up? Mebbe the Grasshopper..? Spec K

Was good to meet new faces... pity we didn't have a few more 'colours' there... ... I was dead impressed with Subota Boy's domestic arrangements - he offered to buy me a drink and got his missus to pay for it!! Respect, man... I loved Vanessa's reg plate.... Spec K