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« Last post by rex on November 16, 2025, 08:55:52 am »So, as I was saying, more information about the latest track day...
The car performed great, once more. I still have the random missfire issue that the car has been plagued with since the start but it did not interfere with the having fun part. Not being able to rev the engine past 6k for the fear of missfire will have an impact on the time. Thankfully I've had faster cars so the "time" part is irrelevant. The "fun" part is all that matters.
And, as I am sure you all know, it is loads more fun (but also dangerous) to drive a car fast in the rain. I would have pushed more (and maybe had more moments like 3:25) but the barriers are quite close and I didn't feel like crashing. I am still recovering from my trackday accident and I am taking it one step at a time.
The car is equipped with Michelin Pilot Supersport which should be better than 4S in the dry and worse in the wet.
The car's balance is great, just the way I like it. It is predictable and a bit tail happy - because of the thicker H&R sway bar on the rear compared to the front. I really love this car!
Next week it's the car's 18th birthday and I plan to continue the mods in the years to come - but nothing radical planned at the moment...
Some photos from the trackday of the, now, old lady
Cheers!
The car performed great, once more. I still have the random missfire issue that the car has been plagued with since the start but it did not interfere with the having fun part. Not being able to rev the engine past 6k for the fear of missfire will have an impact on the time. Thankfully I've had faster cars so the "time" part is irrelevant. The "fun" part is all that matters.
And, as I am sure you all know, it is loads more fun (but also dangerous) to drive a car fast in the rain. I would have pushed more (and maybe had more moments like 3:25) but the barriers are quite close and I didn't feel like crashing. I am still recovering from my trackday accident and I am taking it one step at a time.
The car is equipped with Michelin Pilot Supersport which should be better than 4S in the dry and worse in the wet.
The car's balance is great, just the way I like it. It is predictable and a bit tail happy - because of the thicker H&R sway bar on the rear compared to the front. I really love this car!
Next week it's the car's 18th birthday and I plan to continue the mods in the years to come - but nothing radical planned at the moment...
Some photos from the trackday of the, now, old lady
Cheers!
