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Post by Oliver Rooney on Mar 17, 2017 10:17:46 GMT
Hey guys new here, i own a 1996 mk1 1.8 uk spec no abs or pas no air bags(we die like real men). Previously owned a 1.8 mk2 1998.
I am from Draycott in somerset and during the week i work in woking surry, i am a painter and body tech for Mclaren.
Mainly into japanese cars espeshialy mx5s
My current mx5 is the classic red lowered on coilovers, Bm8 8j wheels with nankang ns2 tyres, mazda speed upper strut brace,front splitter, raceland 4-2-1 tubular stainless manifold, decat pipe, colbolt stainless cat back, egr valve blanked off, magnecore ignition leads, custom made short ram intake with a cold air feed.
I have had a new mohair hood put on it by southwest roadsters. And when the weather improves i am having the rear sills done at a local restorers.
Future plans are ebc brake upgrade been thinking turbo groove disk and yellow or red stuff pads (need new front caliper)and braidedlines, ultra racing center brace amongst others,and the timing advance mod.
This year i have wanted to get on a few track days / also drift days and other events ? Any advice on parts and dos and donts and car prep also good places to start at track days ? My closest circuit i believe is castle combe
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Post by Rickster on Mar 17, 2017 21:21:20 GMT
You work for McClaren - cool
Welcome
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Post by Rickster on Mar 17, 2017 21:28:57 GMT
Combe is my nearest also great track - there is event coming up soon with a mighty5s stand and track time - search on here!
If you like hooning about - give Autosolos a try - great fun!!
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Post by madbean on Mar 19, 2017 5:51:46 GMT
Sounds good m8, guy I worked went to McLaren.
He went to the races car side but was not liking it to much, so wanted to move over to the main car side
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Post by jackyboy on Mar 19, 2017 9:03:33 GMT
Welcome!
Do you know Alan?
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Post by minty on Mar 22, 2017 10:32:20 GMT
I went to school/college with your marketing director.
Where did I go wrong!?!
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Post by NurseHolliday on Mar 22, 2017 11:18:49 GMT
I know a guy who works there too, on the assembly line. Paul Sutherland.
Welcome, sounds like a good setup so far, there's a few "Action Days" at Coombe with cheap tracktime for 15 minute slots that quite a few people on here will be attending. There's also a few people who do "proper" full day OPL trackdays on here, myself included. My car is currently with Skuzzle being merged with my other car and once that's finished and I'm back from travelling with work all of April, then I hope to get booked in on a few to get back into the swing of things.
In terms of brakes, the EBC discs are a bit unnecessary - the standard discs are good and cheap. Pads wise, the EBC Yellows are good daily/track dual duty but can get a bit crumbly under aggressive use and near the end of life. If you want to go a bit higher spec there's Rodders pads (Roddison Motorsport), and then beyond that it's Carbon Lorraine, and Carbotech. I use Carbotech XP8s for dual duty as any higher compound from them needs more speed to get more heat in them.
Calipers in order are ---> 1.6 ---> 1.8 ---> MK2.5 Sports ---> Wilwoods from Freaky Parts.
Others may disagree with my pad opinion but that's from my experience. If your car is NA, can carry good speed through corners, and you're not tracking very regularly, I'd say 1.8 brakes are enough, with a view to upgrade in the future. Remember bigger brakes means bigger discs and pads which get more expensive, but then they also absorb less heat and cool quicker which means you can stay out for longer.
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Apr 20, 2017 17:57:19 GMT
Cheers guys sorry only just worked out i made a welcome thread, (getti g my head around the form now lol) yes i was goi g to go to the spring action day but i had family comitments i managed to forget in a moment of madness thinking of track time haha !
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Apr 20, 2017 17:58:25 GMT
You work for McClaren - cool Welcome Cheers man and its not to shaby mostly flat out in the paint shop lol ! |
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Apr 20, 2017 18:00:45 GMT
I went to school/college with your marketing director. Where did I go wrong!?! Haha nice funny enough my uncle went to school with our old mso director paul Mackenzie, and cant have gone to wrong as your into mazdas lol |
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Apr 20, 2017 18:08:40 GMT
I know a guy who works there too, on the assembly line. Paul Sutherland. Welcome, sounds like a good setup so far, there's a few "Action Days" at Coombe with cheap tracktime for 15 minute slots that quite a few people on here will be attending. There's also a few people who do "proper" full day OPL trackdays on here, myself included. My car is currently with Skuzzle being merged with my other car and once that's finished and I'm back from travelling with work all of April, then I hope to get booked in on a few to get back into the swing of things. In terms of brakes, the EBC discs are a bit unnecessary - the standard discs are good and cheap. Pads wise, the EBC Yellows are good daily/track dual duty but can get a bit crumbly under aggressive use and near the end of life. If you want to go a bit higher spec there's Rodders pads (Roddison Motorsport), and then beyond that it's Carbon Lorraine, and Carbotech. I use Carbotech XP8s for dual duty as any higher compound from them needs more speed to get more heat in them. Calipers in order are ---> 1.6 ---> 1.8 ---> MK2.5 Sports ---> Wilwoods from Freaky Parts. Others may disagree with my pad opinion but that's from my experience. If your car is NA, can carry good speed through corners, and you're not tracking very regularly, I'd say 1.8 brakes are enough, with a view to upgrade in the future. Remember bigger brakes means bigger discs and pads which get more expensive, but then they also absorb less heat and cool quicker which means you can stay out for longer. Cheers for the advice man i have hurd everywhere the standerd disks where really good i ended up getting the turbo groove disk and yellow stuff pads as i got them at a good price, saying that if i saw your adivice before i orderd them i would have deffinalty though twice ! And cool be nice to get some pointers some time as never been on a track day before, any good places to test the water and equitment etc Cheers ! |
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Apr 20, 2017 18:09:25 GMT
Welcome! Do you know Alan? Haha maybe, do you know Steve ? |
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Post by jackyboy on Apr 20, 2017 18:38:26 GMT
Welcome! Do you know Alan? Haha maybe, do you know Steve ? Na i dont know Steve. I met Alan on a track day last year. Nice lad. He said he worked at mclaren. He has turbod his mx5 now. |
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Post by Oliver Rooney on Apr 20, 2017 18:44:18 GMT
Haha maybe, do you know Steve ? Na i dont know Steve. I met Alan on a track day last year. Nice lad. He said he worked at mclaren. He has turbod his mx5 now. Hahaha sorry i thought you where messing around, not 100% quite alot of mx5s at work a couple are on my shift pritty sure their is a green mk2 i spotted with an intercooler ? |
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Post by jackyboy on Apr 20, 2017 19:01:11 GMT
Na i dont know Steve. I met Alan on a track day last year. Nice lad. He said he worked at mclaren. He has turbod his mx5 now. Hahaha sorry i thought you where messing around, not 100% quite alot of mx5s at work a couple are on my shift pritty sure their is a green mk2 i spotted with an intercooler ? Haha the thought did cross my mind but i was not sure either. I am pretty sure its Alan haha. Its a mark 1 with hard top and really small wheels, i think they are 13s. He is Alan e on mx5 nutz. |
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