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We have already discussed the preparation and journey of the CitiGo and A5, but figured it would be easier to separate the track time and videos for both cars, since we have so much footage! You can see the other blog posts by clicking the links below: Epic Road Trip - Spa and Nürburgring Spa and Nürburgring - AUDI A5 3.0 TDI PROJECT The CitiGo arrived at the 'Ring later than the A5 as Ryan, Stef and Neil came across on the Easter Sunday crossing, getting them to the circuit ar …

We have already discussed the preparation and journey of the A5 and CitiGo, but figured it would be easier to separate the track time and videos for both cars, since we have so much footage! You can see the other blog posts by clicking the links below: Epic Road Trip - Spa and Nürburgring CitiGo at the Ring Tino Jacobs took some great shots for Skylimit Photos on Sunday at Spa. We did 32 laps in the afternoon session, using just over 60L of fuel in 139.6 miles (224 km) of tr …

A track car isn't just about power... having the correct alignment settings and brakes can make just as much of a difference, if not more! In this vlog we finish up the alignment after installing adjustable caster bushes and rear arms. The bigger and lighter front brakes will also help us fetch this heavy lump to a stop! Genuine Porsche Macan brake ducts will also help cool the brakes when on track. We're trusting Porsche might know a thing or two about fast track cars. We wrap up the video w …

In this video we install a Racelogic VBOX Video to our Audi A5 in preparation for our road trip to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring! As well as awesome video footage we can also analyse all the data we gather to improve the car further. We already put this into practice on our Ibiza Track Car, more information on this can be found on these blogs: Tyre Testing Blog Driver Improvement Blog VBOX Video HD2 - Track Package Full vehicle spec list and link …

Cooling is essential, especially on track! In Part 15 of this series we fit our in house developed engine and gearbox oil coolers as well as a custom larger radiator in preparation for the Nurburgring! Knowing from past track experience that cooling is vital we did not want to take any chances with this engine. The 3.0 TDIs run a 95c Thermostat from the factory, so we set about modding a brand new one to open closer to 80c, and while the front end was stripped down it made sense that all of th …

This one blog is summarising 2 Video's of our Audi A5 3.0 TDI Project! Part 14 and 14.2. Back in Part 8 we travelled over to John Sleath Race Cars to carry out a series of upgrades on our car whilst on the dyno, taking it from 228bhp - 340bhp in the same day. Since then a lot has been happening, and not just with the car... We have recently purchased our own 4WD Dyno Dynamics rolling road. This is something we have had planned for a while but when one came up at the right money we could not r …

Following on from the Trackday Championship Blog, we were also competing in the MSV Trackday Trophy. The qualifying session was in the morning a few hours after the TDC session. I went out first, did the 3 mandatory laps, punched in a decent time (putting us P2 behind the Class C Lotus Elise of J & B Tucker with a 1:21.503) and then pulled into the pits to get Ryan out, since he had not driven the car all day. Ryan went out and did some very consistent times, but was unable to improve our posi …

With 2019 in full swing, we prepared our Ibiza TDI for the new racing season. The spec didn't really change that much from what we developed by the end of last year, we have some new 343mm 6 Pot Front Brakes and red paint on the front end finally! After competing in a few races of the MSV Trackday Championship last year with a mixed bag of results, with a 5th place at Brands Hatch GP and almost a 2nd Place at Silverstone, we decided to commit to the full season. We are also going to run in some …

We are preparing to enter the  Birkett Six-Hour Relay Race on October 26th 2019 at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit. The race was featured on BBCs  Top Gear and Extra Gear on 10 Mar 2019 and is available on iPlayer if you want to check it out! This is a Team Relay Race, the object being to complete as many laps as possible using only the cars and drivers entered in the team. Cars may go out any number of times and in any order. We are looking for a couple of Drivers …