Keethos

I'll definitely try and make this one this time.

Welcome to the club!

Congrats and welcome to the club.

Congrats and welcome to the club. Any plans for the car at all? Mods? Track days? Car Shows?

From all the trackdays that I've done so far, it's pretty much the same bunch of tutors so shouldn't really matter which track or which tutor, just find a good track with plenty of run off. The tutors are pretty good, they can tailor it for being a complete novice (so they can tell you what to look out for, driving etiquette, basic techniques to help you on any track etc.) to more experience drivers who want to learn that particular circuit more (i.e. braking points, racing lines etc.). The briefings in the mornings will also give new comers plenty of info to take in i.e. what the coloured flags mean, which areas are safe to over take etc. If anything, it's all about the mind set in my opinion, as long as you're out there having a bit of fun and not trying to prove anything and more importantly trying to race anyone else (or even yourself by timing) then you should be good. Keep your eyes on your mirrors/surroundings and if you see a car quickly approaching, just simply pull to one side, indicate and DO let off the gas so they can get past quickly without any problems (lots of people don't and this prolongs the overtaking process which can be dangerous when you run out of track). I tend to do this even if they're slowly approaching you, once they're near and its convenient, I tend to let everyone pass, I'd rather not hold people up causing them to try and force an overtake (and course an accident), it only takes a moment and you then don't have to worry about anything else besides you driving again. If you're passing, make sure you only pass on the straights and it's nice to give them a way or signal to say thanks but only if its convenient. The issues usually come down to others not following this rule and holding others up, especially those with more power in the straights than you but then slow you right down in the corners. Rather than getting livid (which to be honest I do), just calm down, ease off and then push on again, it's always more fun to play chase than to be in the way. The rest is pretty much just down to driving within your own limits, don't push yourself too hard etc. (again that was my mistake recently at Croft, but that was for the TSS and I was gunning for a fast time, that's when most accidents can happen). Besides helmets, make sure you're wearing long sleeves and full length trousers. When you park up, try not to use the handbrake, just leave it in gear and turn the car off (pop our bonnet if it's particularly hot). Make sure the car is empty of any loose bits. Make sure your tow hook is in. And that's about it that I can think off. It's really not that scary of an experience, its a lot of fun but if you need put your mind at easy, I would consider trackday insurance if you can. Hopefully see you out there again mate!

Nooooooo.....what's the plan Ian? What you doing?

As others have said, even though consoles are like PC's now days and they develop them with PC's it not just about the hardware but the mind set, as the consoles are the money makers, they need to develop for the consoles primarily which means the games need to play well on console which means the game play and interfaces has to work well with consoles which mean if it just ports straight to PC, then you'll get a more clunky and awkward feeling game if that makes sense. When I was working in compliance, I was glad to work in the Sony department rather than PC as you can just concentrate on testing the game and peripherals, where as the PC guys spent most their time installing and uninstalling one component or driver for another in between testing the games. It's probably not really an issue now days but it was annoying when games wouldn't work properly on one PC but fine on another because there was a conflict with something somewhere, where as you know majority of the times console games will work all the time.....but I agree, all this constant updating can be a bit of an arse on consoles.....especially with Destiny, I can't believe that you spend more time waiting for it to think about downloading it and installing it compared to actually downloading it and installing it....like it needs to read in the already install 16odd GB of game data to verify it or something before it can start to download and install the next update etc.......does my nut in.

Yeah like maurice, mine was £300 excess and they said multiple times that track is double the road excess, when I was speaking to Ad about my renewal, he didn't mention anything about a change in the track day policy side.

You've probably already looked but there are a few on ebay but they do vary from proper battered to some minor scuffs but then they tend to have drilled holes for the parking sensors in them

However awesome your PC might be, there's nothing worse than a game that's been poorly ported to PC, plus, just prefer the convenience of a console.

I struggled, Dave from Fensport just used penetrating fluid, a wired brush followed by power tools to get it off......eventually

Congrats and welcome to the club, any plans for the car at all? Mods? Shows etc?

I had mine done a couple of weeks ago....and still got this recall letter through too lol

Whats with all the pins sticking out of the bonnet?

Welcome to the club!

There won't be any issues with rust on the underside of you front bumper as they are plastic, I've scraped mine a couple of times, not something I'm too worried about since you can't see it and it's only going to get scuffed up more if not by the roads then stone chips etc.

You've sold your BRZ?

You're kinda right with regards to the new Destiny content but to me, there's more to it than that, with a game that I've invested a lot of time with both solo and with a group of friends, I find that there's plenty in it. They've added and tweaked a lot of things and still added a fair few things yet to be discovered.....even if it is a bit of a grind.

Shame I didn't make this, some nice roads up there but I needed a quiet weekend and more importantly sleep, maybe next time!

Yeah like Rob said, better off calling them and just letting them know that you're off the GT86 & BRZ Drivers Club and see what they can do.

Congrats and welcome to the club fellow mellow yellow midlander

Congrats and welcome to the club, plenty of information and mods on here so do have a browse around, there'll be plenty of meets (and if you wish, organise a local meet yourself if you want) for you to check out what others have done.

If you still have the passenger one, try bending the metal tab that I mentioned out, might be a bit more hassle getting it in but might stay in.

I've had issues fitting both Faith's and mine as the main bent metal clip (one on the far left) seem to stick out too much and won't fit in without having to bend it back before hand with some pliers, but then you run the risk of over bending it which means it won't stay in and continually fall out. Mine don't sit flush but they do stay in.....unless you're car takes an impact which caused mine to come loose and eventually fall out while I was going round track.

Yeah UK TRD's didn't really have any additional performance TRD bits, mainly cosmetic TRD bits.....the TRD (Brembo?) brakes are mega expensive. Are the OZ wheels potentially lighter?