Have you done anything with the gearbox? I changed a few things a couple of years ago which made it a lot better. ;-)
Ibiza Cupra mk3 Race Car - SMRC Sports & Saloons
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Mine came from Corrado G60 CBA box but there are quite a few.
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?115595-VW-Audi-Seat-Skoda-FWD-Gearbox-codes-and-ratios
http://www.zelek.com/diagram_charts/diagramlist.htm
http://www.vwtransaxles.com/code.html
http://www.clubgti.com/showthread.php?115595-VW-Audi-Seat-Skoda-FWD-Gearbox-codes-and-ratios
http://www.zelek.com/diagram_charts/diagramlist.htm
http://www.vwtransaxles.com/code.html
The spare doors are now even lighter than the current lightened ones!
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Brake cooling ducts.
Vented front wheel well / arch. Just about every new car has this now so i thought i better get in on the action.
Brake cooling ducts.
Vented front wheel well / arch. Just about every new car has this now so i thought i better get in on the action.
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Great day for me at Knockhill on Sunday in the end, there was a long delay due to a bad crash in the very first race of the day where both drivers had to be taken to hospital, I've heard that thankfully both of them escaped with fairly minor injuries.
I Qualified in 14th out of 19, I wasn't able to use full throttle(all my own doing) but the car felt good apart from that.
This weekend was D-Day for the Godspeed rotors.... They were what can only be described as buckled from new. Had them ground flat by a friend at a local engineering firm and they were 5-10 thou out across the faces!! Problem found and another shitty email sent to Godspeed. I was also trying out some XP12 front pads from Carbotech, AWESOME is all i can say. So finally I have made the brakes work as they should no thanks to Godspeed. AKS Tuning Bells, AP race foating bobbin kit, re-ground 330mm Godspeed rotors and Carbotech XP12 pads. Spot on.
I got the boost issue fixed and managed to finished race one 6th and race two in 8th so over the moon with that. The Knockhill weather played it's part as usual especially in our first race... Everyone was sat in the holding area all set for a dry race when the rain started chucking it down so i quickly unstrapped and luckily my brother was in the holding area with me as his next race was a wee while away ran back to the awnings to grab a pressure gauge and we softened up the rear suspension and took some pressure out of the rear tyres, no tools so we couldn't adjust the ARB.
All of the cars in the A classes had on slicks apart from one chap who waited until the very last minute to join us in the holding area and had put on full wet tyres(he went on to win). The rain got heavier as the race progressed which played into my hands with having one of the lowest powered cars on the grid and some sort of tread on the tyre meant i could get nearly all the power down. I was still sliding all over the place and was having 3/4 big moments every laps 
Hopefully some of the action will be on MotorTV as i failed to turn the GoPro on again
Race two looked like it would be a damp slidey affair with the constant drizzle and low air temp but there was a dryish line so left the car as it was(probably should have changed the ARB but was more interested in watching my brother and mates racing in the minis). Again sat in the holding area the heavens opened, twice in one day!! This time though all the 'cheats'![[B)]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/shades.gif "Cool [B)]")
in the A classes had their wets on I managed to get a good start and only lost two places to two 500bhp Impreza's on full wets and held 8th so i'm delighted with two top ten finishes.
Qualifying http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3701981
Race 1 http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3702969
Race 2 http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3703715
Here's a few pics
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Young mechanic Will (nephew), I left him in charge of the fuelling and wheel nut torquing. Didn't run out of fuel and no wheels fell off - pit crew member hired. Although he was gutted as the Marshals/Scrutineers wouldn't allow him into to the holding area due to him being under 16.
Chris and Isla being interviewed by Duncan Vincent for MotorsTV, Will and Joey sneaking into the shot.
I Qualified in 14th out of 19, I wasn't able to use full throttle(all my own doing) but the car felt good apart from that.
This weekend was D-Day for the Godspeed rotors.... They were what can only be described as buckled from new. Had them ground flat by a friend at a local engineering firm and they were 5-10 thou out across the faces!! Problem found and another shitty email sent to Godspeed. I was also trying out some XP12 front pads from Carbotech, AWESOME is all i can say. So finally I have made the brakes work as they should no thanks to Godspeed. AKS Tuning Bells, AP race foating bobbin kit, re-ground 330mm Godspeed rotors and Carbotech XP12 pads. Spot on.
I got the boost issue fixed and managed to finished race one 6th and race two in 8th so over the moon with that. The Knockhill weather played it's part as usual especially in our first race... Everyone was sat in the holding area all set for a dry race when the rain started chucking it down so i quickly unstrapped and luckily my brother was in the holding area with me as his next race was a wee while away ran back to the awnings to grab a pressure gauge and we softened up the rear suspension and took some pressure out of the rear tyres, no tools so we couldn't adjust the ARB.
All of the cars in the A classes had on slicks apart from one chap who waited until the very last minute to join us in the holding area and had put on full wet tyres(he went on to win). The rain got heavier as the race progressed which played into my hands with having one of the lowest powered cars on the grid and some sort of tread on the tyre meant i could get nearly all the power down.
I was still sliding all over the place and was having 3/4 big moments every laps Hopefully some of the action will be on MotorTV as i failed to turn the GoPro on again Race two looked like it would be a damp slidey affair with the constant drizzle and low air temp but there was a dryish line so left the car as it was(probably should have changed the ARB but was more interested in watching my brother and mates racing in the minis). Again sat in the holding area the heavens opened, twice in one day!!
This time though all the 'cheats' in the A classes had their wets on I managed to get a good start and only lost two places to two 500bhp Impreza's on full wets and held 8th so i'm delighted with two top ten finishes.Qualifying http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3701981
Race 1 http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3702969
Race 2 http://www.mylaps.com/en/classification/3703715
Here's a few pics
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Photo by Power Images Photography http://www.power-images.co.uk/
Young mechanic Will (nephew), I left him in charge of the fuelling and wheel nut torquing. Didn't run out of fuel and no wheels fell off - pit crew member hired. Although he was gutted as the Marshals/Scrutineers wouldn't allow him into to the holding area due to him being under 16.
Chris and Isla being interviewed by Duncan Vincent for MotorsTV, Will and Joey sneaking into the shot.
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Not so nice when it's 2mm from your rear bumper
, I was getting blue flagged to move out of his way but he was on slicks and could not stick with me in the corners so I stuck with it and ignored the flags, low power and grip won in the end!
Not so nice when it's 2mm from your rear bumper
Top man
Mini Cooper Cup from the pit wall
http://vid4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/cuprabaz/Minis_zpstkghlkg9.mp4
http://vid4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/cuprabaz/Minis_zpstkghlkg9.mp4
Just read this now was unaware you were going racing in it, good work as always mate will be logging in more often for updates on it
Cheers Gaz.
Here's a few more pics from the last meet and wee clip of me getting some airtime of MotorsTV http://vid4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/cuprabaz/SMRC - 13th September 2015/IMG_2557_zpsvakjfsne.mp4
Here's a few more pics from the last meet and wee clip of me getting some airtime of MotorsTV http://vid4.photobucket.com/albums/y138/cuprabaz/SMRC - 13th September 2015/IMG_2557_zpsvakjfsne.mp4
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Watching that video you look bloody quick out on track looked like there was quite a quick reaction time going on at 1.22
Not bad when it's wet but seriously out gunned in the dry.
Haha yes good spy. Nearly every corner had a similar 'MOMENT'!! I wasn't even thinking about the corrections they were just happening so quick, very intense! That race was probably the most fun I've ever had in a car!
Haha yes good spy. Nearly every corner had a similar 'MOMENT'!! I wasn't even thinking about the corrections they were just happening so quick, very intense! That race was probably the most fun I've ever had in a car!
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