Track days and car stuff
It's been sometime since the Gumtree S15's journey was documented and now that lockdown is over, some good progress has been achieved, with nothing short of fire, explosions and appropriately loose fitting modifications all along for the ride. Unfortunately, the car won't be ready to enter into World Time Attack this year, but hopefully next …
While it was a crying shame that we had to cancel our track day last year, 2022 kicked off with some experimentation around the open pit lane format. https://flic.kr/p/2mZs4fJ Parts of Broadford had been resurfaced over Christmas and the management team were in need of someone(s) to put it through its paces before the first …
So here's the thing with track cars; you can spend your whole lifetime building one and it'll never be ready, or you can call time and just take whatever you've built to the track, start driving and hope that nothing falls off...three ugga-duggas pretty much fixes everything, right? I definitely fall into the latter category …
Like many, I'll never forget my first ride in a turbocharged car; a rally blue GC8 WRX. It had a bit of boost already wicked into it and as the tacho needle swung through its arc I'm pretty sure my life changed forever. What was this feeling? How could a car be so fast and …
Trying to organize a track day during lockdown was difficult. With continually moving targets and other events to consider, our days kept getting moved around, rescheduled and eventually cancelled. But liike many in 2020, the candle of hope continued to burn and fortunately the stars eventually did align and a few weeks after lockdown one …
There was a whole draft written up for part two, which was supposed to include a short list of modifications, a shakedown day at either Winton or Broadford and then a plan for the next round of modifications, budget, etc. Fast forward many month's in various stages of COVID-19 restrictions and all those plans have …
Whether he's nailed a fastest lap or just lunched his motor, the greatest thing about Justin is that he's always smiling and always sees the bright side. For the last few years he's been honing his carbon MR-S time attack weapon, but before that we've helped him push more than one or two broken cars …
Dear track-crew; do you realize that you aren't actually car enthusiasts? It may sound counter-intuitive but hear us out! https://flic.kr/p/2jyGcUz Once you put your car on the race track you are generally putting your pride and joy in a position that was not intended by the manufacturer. Lap after lap of constant high-RPM abuse, wailing …
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You'll definitely have seen our mate MacGillaz at one of our track days; he's the stern guy that's waving or pointing the black flag at you for being a jerk. But what you might not have seen is Andrew on the race track in one of his many track day projects. https://flic.kr/p/2jsgMB4 We see you …
When we first met Aidan it was in his relatively standard S15, NODOS number plates a nod to the Autech fiddled naturally aspirated SR20DE motor under the hood. Through heartache and hardship (and maybe just a few motors), Aidan has finally found a setup that's up to the demands he constantly puts on his Silvia. …
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