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After a mixed bag at the Birkett, which you can read about HERE, we had a couple of weeks to regroup before the long journey to Brands Hatch for the MSV End of Season event, in which we would be competing in the Trackday Championship, SuperCup and Trackday Trophy on the Saturday, as well as qualifying for the EnduroKA, ready for the 500 minute race on Sunday, another busy weekend! I would be driving solo in the Golf for the TDC, with the Championship all but sealed up. For the SuperCup I …

With a a hectic season of racing almost to a close, we were back for the 750 Motor Club Birkett 6 Hour Relay Race after skipping it in 2020. The event takes place every year at the end of October on the Silverstone GP Circuit. You can read about our exploits in the race last time on 26th October 2019 HERE . Instead of a straight race or normal endurance format, the relay element is for the driver AND car. Basically, a car and driver goes out, does their stint (which can be anything from 1 lap …

It seemed like an age since the last time we were out in the Golf for the MSV Trackday Championship race at Oulton Park, which you can read about HERE. We basically had the month of September to rest (I didn't rest - I did 4 races in the Focus Cup and 2 in the EnduroKA at Brands!) and back at it for a chaotic October, where we are racing every weekend except one! First up is Snetterton on the 300 Circuit, a lovely 3.5+ hours drive for us. Saturday is the TDC, then Sunday has the Trackday Troph …

We only had 6 days to turn the car around from the MSVT SuperCup race at Silverstone, which you can read about HERE, we were back up North for the MSV Trackday Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire. Below is the layout of Oulton Park: We were also racing in the EnduroKA 5 Hour race. With Adam in the USA, I had to step up to manage the team and logistics of getting the cars from Kent to Cheshire ready for Friday Testing. Mark was off at the Truck Show at Donington, but Ollie was back. P …

After a dominating performance at Cadwell, which you can read about HERE, we were off to Silverstone in the MSVT SuperCup on the iconic GP Circuit. This time we were also dusting off the 330d for it's first race, as it has spent all of it's life (with us anyway) as a track day car. We had our fair share of issues with it over the years, including a catastrophic engine failure when we were last at Silverstone: Hopefully this time it would be less eventful! A layout of Silverstone is below. W …

Another 2 weeks flew by after our victory at Snetterton (we are trying to forget about the KA washing machine), which you can read about HERE, and we were ready for Cadwell Park in the MSVT SuperCup in the Golf, as well as the Focus Cup Below is the layout of the Cadwell Park Circuit: For this weekend, those in charge of the timetable were a little more considerate of my car hopping, so there is at least a decent gap between all the sessions I need to do. It does mean we are there until the …

With 2 weeks since our disaster at Castle Combe in the MSV Trackday Championship, which you can read about HERE, we made another 3 hour trip down South for the MSVT SuperCup. Snetterton has always been a bogey track for us, both with the Ibiza and Golf. We have never really had a decent result here, mainly through mechanical issues. Below is the layout of the Snetterton 200 Circuit: I decided to also do the EnduroKAs with Adam and Mark from IP Racing. Pete was in again, but Ryan wanted to …

At the time of launch in 2003, the DQ250 became the world's first dual-clutch transmission in a series-production car, in the German-market Volkswagen Golf Mk4 R32, and shortly afterwards worldwide, in the original Audi TT 3.2 and the 2004+ New Beetle TDI. Since then the DQ250 is fitted to most 6 speed DSG models from 2003-present. If maintained the gearboxes are very realiable and also pretty good when it comes to tuning.Most 02E Gearboxes have a set torque limit of 360nm (265ft/lbs) in th …

Round 3 of the MSV Trackday Championship 2021 season headed further South to Castle Combe in Wiltshire. As in all the TDC this year, I was racing on myself, and for another weekend in a row, I am also doing the Focus Cup, which has testing on Friday, and the Quali + 2 Races on the same day. Unlike all the other tracks so far, I have very little experience of Combe, having only done a trackday where the Ibiza lasted 1 lap before the engine popped, then we took over the Performance German Day Sho …