Josh, my S1 box would top out at 130mph @ 7800rpm with 195/50/15 r888's. You'll be fine with an XSi box! ;)

I was doing nearly 130 in a couple of places on the track Lol, so yeah xsi box should just about be Ok Lol

The arse starts to nip up at that speed don't it! :panic:

What cams you going for next year mate? What power you running at with the 708's?

When i had it mapped @ GMC there rollers quoted 141 @ the wheels, however i'd say thats generous, when I organised a big RR day at Northampton motorsport it was running a few extra bhp @ the wheels compared to the other cammed cars (without TBs), however TB's will mainly make the mid range much better, and in general make it much better to drive on the road & track.

I'll be running the same engine set up next year, nothing will be changing, im really happy with the engine as it currently stands mate :)

Can i have it? PLEASE?!
I love this car so much :)

Good work mate :y:

Lol, Thanks mate :)

This is the only pic I have from Trax... I wasnt there but my dad drove the car down for me, it was on the Shed Motorsport stand.

If anyone else took any pics of my car at Trax can you please post them or PM them to me, cheeers :D

I ended up buying a couple of hi-res pics from the Nurburgring, got the first one e-mailed this weekend, just waiting for the other one to come through :D

Looks like a shot straight out of Gran Turismo! :)

Ring picture looks amazing!!

How many laps of the ring have you done now? Looks like an epic place to go for a car nut, focusing on taking mine there next year after uni!! Taking it on the ring looks a daunting thing, can imagine id spend my time just letting everyone through! Just got to sort a few bits first.

Its a very scary place to go at first, i broke my track virginity on the ring, and was pretty shocking to begin with as expected i guess! Main problem is because unless your doing under 10min laps everything will just keep flying past and you feel like your just getting out of everyones way constantly

But once your below 10mins you'll be keeping up with 'most' things round there & over taking others when your down to 9mins or under

I've done about 30 laps now over the past 3 years, and really enjoy it now i know the track reasonably well :D

Heres the other professional pic I got...

^ ^ Mental picture with the biker in it too!!

Do you pick up the speed/corners/braking points of the 'ring' fairly quickly? What sort of times you going round the ring? The most daunting part for me really, thinking about going ot the ring is the braking points, and the costs involved with coming off (not really worried about the car, just the barriers/coolant/oil leak etc.)

Glad you chose to get that last pic done mate, it's definitely my fav! :)

On the majority of corners there is a white mark on the "turn in" point, tbh from what i've read you need around 50 laps to know the track reasonably well....and another 50 laps to be doing some decent times!Its just far too long to learn it at once, by about 10 laps you'll know the first 3mins, 20 laps second 3mins, 30 laps third 3mins of the lap. Then a further 20 laps to string the whole lap together. Theres also ALOT of blind crests and turn in is often before the blind crest.

Its not going to be the most challenging track in the world without being hard ;)

Im doing it in around 9mins flat bridge to gantry. I'll hopefully have a full lap video coming from my mate soon, according to form it was a 9:04 BTG.

Dave - I knew you'd like that picture :D

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This picture is really good. Hopefuly one day i will make it there :y:

For people that are friends with me on facebook, here's a video of a 9min lap round the ring in my saxo...

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/vi...v=176614831135

Damn work firewall!

Will have a butchers later on mate. :y:

Can't view on phone is that by steve
lazy bastard putting them up this late tbh lol!

Nice video mate. love the noise makes me wish i could afford the insurance on a s never mind the money to have trumpets and insure it.

Nice vid Josh!!!

Alex - yeah!

Cheers lads :D When i get the file ill upload it so everyone can watch...

looking good as always josh

love this car josh, its my fav car on the site,this is wot a track car should be like imo, love it, how much are the 888 a corner nowdays?

one of the best examples on here. great work.:y::y:

really nice car mate you have put a lot of time into it good work.

Thanks matey, you gonna come the ring with us next August?!

Appreciate the comments mate, im not sure its the best on the site tho! R888's are about 80quid a corner now pal :)

Cheers pal!

You can say that again, i hate to think how many man hours this car has taken to build and up keep... and its only done 8k in the last 4 years Lol

Ring video, BTG 9:04....

Mango has really grown on me :P

Love this! ;)
Good work :)

Regards Bobby :D

Only just seen this, cheers bobby! Mango rocks :D

Man just watched the Video...........your an awesome driver! After watching that and seeing Toads videos i want Throttle Bodies lol


Awesome car!

awsome video mate :)

Awesome video - just spurs me on to get mine done so can hit the tracks next year!!!

Thanks bud, i think its more to do with the set up of the car, i feel the suspension / chassis (apart from cage) is now really well set up, it feels excellent to drive on track and the grip is very good :D

Boddies do rock, I miss hearing them!!

Indeed mate, most important imo is getting the suspension set up nicely :D

Duv - Cheers pal!

josh. got a burning question (not about springs this time, as on shed lol). whats the suzuka like as a seat? im really tempted by one, but dont know if i should save a couple of ££ and get an imola. whats it like getting in and out? practicality? the pics you have on page 8 tempt me even more.any help is appreciated :D PM me if you dont want to clog up the thread lol.

I'm working on it !! Not going too hardcore with it though, but should handle nicely when it's all together!!

love the video of the car at the ring, you can peddle a car mate, fair play.

Will check the video out when Im home Josh. Sounds like it may be interesting.

The suzuka seats are excellent mate, very supportive & comfy, had no problems driving all the way back from the ring with only a couple of 10min petrol / food stops! Its not too bad getting in an out, it would piss me off doing it everyday, but im getting old now lol!

Raunchz - do it mate :D

Rush did you manage to watch it?

Love the smooth driving style! Awesome. Looks like your suspension setup is well sorted.

Hope everything out in Aus is going well :)

pretty slow around the track....... jokes mate lol.