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 …
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 …
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. …
I don't know about you guys and girls, but when I go looking for cars the first thing I do is sort; low-to-high and generally buy the cheapest one. This, I imagine, is similar to when shrewd people talk about buying the cheapest house on the best street, but instead I like to buy the …
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