I'm signed up for Snetterton on the 15th March with Opentrack if anyone is keen?
£75 for a full day which is dirt cheap!
Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
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Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
If my car gets through it's MOT this weekend and I can get the time off then sure.
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That is cheap! Don't trust mine enough to do a track day at the moment, so many problems in the past few months.
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Race Idiot wrote:If my car gets through it's MOT this weekend and I can get the time off then sure.
Sounds good
SonicSW20 wrote:That is cheap! Don't trust mine enough to do a track day at the moment, so many problems in the past few months.
I know the feeling mate, I'm a bit like that everytime I book on a trackday, just cross my fingers and hope for the best!
I think the day itself is cheap as its Friday Gold Cup @ Cheltenham and they always seem to have cheap trackdays when big events are on.
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
Well managed to mess up sorting out the mot which should've been done last weekend. Now it's too late for me to get the time off
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Ah no worries, we will be there braving "Storm Gareth" anyway
1998 MR2 Rev5 NA (Road & Track)
1998 Porsche Boxster 986 (Weekend)
2007 Ford S-Max Titanium (Family Hack!)
1998 Porsche Boxster 986 (Weekend)
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
HughesR1 wrote:
I know the feeling mate, I'm a bit like that everytime I book on a trackday, just cross my fingers and hope for the best!
at the moment I'm apprehensive about going to the shops in the xxxxxx thing
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at the moment I'm apprehensive about going to the shops in the xxxxxx thing [/quote]
should have gone V6 bud
should have gone V6 bud
Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
Little vid showing how slippy the track was in the morning, theres another vid on my channel when things got a bit more serious with an M3 and MX5 racer.
Was a fantastic day out, MR2 was faultless for the 5th time in row.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LowemoWpS8o
Was a fantastic day out, MR2 was faultless for the 5th time in row.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LowemoWpS8o
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
Damn, no way I'd be able to correct that oversteer even more so with the turbo haha.
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Race Idiot wrote:Damn, no way I'd be able to correct that oversteer even more so with the turbo haha.
Lol, thought that when I saw the video on Facebook. I do like the turbo, but I also miss the instant throttle response of the NA.
I do wonder if a K20A + Garrett G25 could be the best of both worlds
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
The K20 swaps i've seen you have to hack the boot firewall because the turbo ends up on the opposite side. Best bet would be a 2GR i recon
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Race Idiot wrote:The K20 swaps i've seen you have to hack the boot firewall because the turbo ends up on the opposite side. Best bet would be a 2GR i recon
most of them are big turbo builds so they're going to run a boot mount IC anyway. It'll physically fit without doing that (yes, I know this one is cut but that's primarily because the IC is in the boot):
Though routing the intake and intercooler keeping it all in the bay may be a challenge.
2GR is lovely, but I'm still quite fancying a revvy boosted L4.
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
I recon a nice built K24 motor would be more fun though
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Race Idiot wrote:I recon a nice built K24 motor would be more fun though
Indeed, I find the idea of a Honda NA, close 6 speed transmission, and getting the weight under 1000KG very appealing... Also very expensive!
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As much as I'd love the extra power from the turbo its N/A all day for me, just for the sound and throttle response. If my 3SGE ever dies (doubt it however hard I try!) I might considering doing a 3SGTE swap.
I'm a bit of a Honda nut so the idea of a built K20 motor in an SW20 really takes my fancy but as said its no cheap build! Think I'd just put the cash towards a Lotus of a 2zzge S/C Mk3 MR2 build . The other thing with the Honda motors is the bloody scene tax they carry, I was constantly worried when I thrashed my Integra as I knew how much a replacement or properly rebuilt B18C6/R would set me back. (Luckily I sold it before the drama occured )
I'm a bit of a Honda nut so the idea of a built K20 motor in an SW20 really takes my fancy but as said its no cheap build! Think I'd just put the cash towards a Lotus of a 2zzge S/C Mk3 MR2 build . The other thing with the Honda motors is the bloody scene tax they carry, I was constantly worried when I thrashed my Integra as I knew how much a replacement or properly rebuilt B18C6/R would set me back. (Luckily I sold it before the drama occured )
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Re: Snetterton 300 - 15th March £75 Open Pit
The Honda K's seem to be pretty solid in even tuned NA form... I assume you've seen the Hux Racing K24 build?
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Oh yeah the K-series seem pretty solid aslong as they're looked after and built properly, problem is finding a K20 that doesn't burn oil in the first place lol.
The HuxRacing MR2 is the nuts! $$$ Though
The HuxRacing MR2 is the nuts! $$$ Though
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