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Pete's OEM+ A3 Black Edition
Matto:
Looking good Pete :happy2:
rdfcpete:
Ta guv' :happy2:
Were you happy with yours on track? I was pleasantly surprised in mine, I have to say. Everything worked out and performed for a daily.
Matto:
--- Quote from: rdfcpete on August 05, 2014, 10:23:45 pm ---Ta guv' :happy2:
Were you happy with yours on track? I was pleasantly surprised in mine, I have to say. Everything worked out and performed for a daily.
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TBH I was a little underwhelemed. I was running my road tyres at road pressures. I reckon the track temp ust have been 30+ degrees so I found them very soft and squirmy. Another thing I found was that as I was going off line to let the quicker stuff by, it would pick all the marbles up. So for the next half a lap or so it sounded like I had a wheel bearing gone haha.
Maybe with some dedicated track tyres this wouldn't be an issue. I did enjoy it though. I have been a passenger may times around Donington and have done a few bike track days but this was my first time driving it myself.
rdfcpete:
--- Quote from: Matto on August 05, 2014, 10:50:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: rdfcpete on August 05, 2014, 10:23:45 pm ---Ta guv' :happy2:
Were you happy with yours on track? I was pleasantly surprised in mine, I have to say. Everything worked out and performed for a daily.
--- End quote ---
TBH I was a little underwhelemed. I was running my road tyres at road pressures. I reckon the track temp ust have been 30+ degrees so I found them very soft and squirmy. Another thing I found was that as I was going off line to let the quicker stuff by, it would pick all the marbles up. So for the next half a lap or so it sounded like I had a wheel bearing gone haha.
Maybe with some dedicated track tyres this wouldn't be an issue. I did enjoy it though. I have been a passenger may times around Donington and have done a few bike track days but this was my first time driving it myself.
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Interesting. Perhaps you (and the car) did better than you thought then?
I'm on essentially a MK5 chassis but just fast road pads F&R, coilovers and Pilot Sport PS2's. The tyres were absolutely excellent tbh although I expected that, as they've never let me down. The brakes coped well with only marginal fade once.
Even in the wet, the car felt very stable for a front engined FWD diesel. Perhaps the XDS did more than I thought in reality, traction control light wasn't on that much though.
I let a lot of stuff past too tbh, perhaps part of parcel when there's always going to be fast stuff around. By the last 5 or 6 laps though I was keeping some pretty committed Catherhams and a Seat Leon Cupra 225 behind me though for a few laps which I was chuffed with, having learnt the best route around by then of course.
I'd happily happily trust it on track again, as I'm sure you would yours?
rdfcpete:
Few updates recently, with a full Spring freshen up to come.
Buying a house next year but keep getting itchy feet and looking at e90 330d's, however I know I'll keep the BE for much longer deep down. S3 intercooler to come.
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