SiC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 4:52 pm
Did a Skid Pan course today. Quite an interesting learning experience. Instructor was traffic plod too. Did FWD in a Focus MK1 for 10 mins. Then did 110 mins in a 318i E46. Predominantly controlling skid, then cadence braking and cadence maneuvering/avoidance by practicing on a 4 wheel skid and letting off the brakes to manoeuvre around an obstacle.
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I did a similar thing, a long time ago . No fwd nonsense then , we used a couple of SD1s and a battered e28 525eta. Great fun, can we expect you to be drifting the Boxster now? I’m sure I’ve seen a video of Tiff Needel explaining how the best way to learn car control is a Moggy 1000.
The E46 was pretty knackered tbh. They also have a E36 but they use the E46 for 1to1s as it looks nicer. I wish I had the choice as I'd preferred the E36! Apparently it's lighter and much easier to drift around. The E46 was seized from a drug dealer in Swindon - the copper said he was the one who seized it!
FWD tution makes sense as so many cars are fwd now. But it's pretty simple to catch as you basically need to do what doesn't feel natural.
Pretty darn hard on the car though, so not sure I'll do it in the Boxster. Managed to get the oil warning light on and stalled it a couple of times just from the side forces running the fuel lines dry.
I remember Tiff saying that too. Actually said the same thing to the instructor ... He said just find an empty Sainsbury's carpark and go practice
SiC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:00 pm
The E46 was pretty knackered tbh. They also have a E36 but they use the E46 for 1to1s as it looks nicer. I wish I had the choice as I'd preferred the E36! Apparently it's lighter and much easier to drift around. The E46 was seized from a drug dealer in Swindon - the copper said he was the one who seized it!
FWD tution makes sense as so many cars are fwd now. But it's pretty simple to catch as you basically need to do what doesn't feel natural.
Pretty darn hard on the car though, so not sure I'll do it in the Boxster. Managed to get the oil warning light on and stalled it a couple of times just from the side forces running the fuel lines dry.
I remember Tiff saying that too. Actually said the same thing to the instructor ... He said just find an empty Sainsbury's carpark and go practice
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I reckon I should be able to get the back end out in this. What you think?
That reminds me I still have about £300 in Virgin Experience vouchers left from my birthday last year. Still haven't thought what to do with them and don't fancy the usual track day. And no I don't want to experience a virgin, I'd much rather someone who knows what they're doing.
SiC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:00 pm
The E46 was pretty knackered tbh. They also have a E36 but they use the E46 for 1to1s as it looks nicer. I wish I had the choice as I'd preferred the E36! Apparently it's lighter and much easier to drift around. The E46 was seized from a drug dealer in Swindon - the copper said he was the one who seized it!
FWD tution makes sense as so many cars are fwd now. But it's pretty simple to catch as you basically need to do what doesn't feel natural.
Pretty darn hard on the car though, so not sure I'll do it in the Boxster. Managed to get the oil warning light on and stalled it a couple of times just from the side forces running the fuel lines dry.
I remember Tiff saying that too. Actually said the same thing to the instructor ... He said just find an empty Sainsbury's carpark and go practice
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I reckon I should be able to get the back end out in this. What you think?
Looks like you're prepping it to do one of those low rider things with hydraulic adjustable suspension!
I don't know what it's about American road surfaces but they're like Teflon.
SiC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:49 pm
Looks like you're prepping it to do one of those low rider things with hydraulic adjustable suspension!
I don't know what it's about American road surfaces but they're like Teflon.
Squishy springs. The torsion bars up front are significantly more resistive.
It's partially the road surface, partially the tires here. Unless I go for "sports compound", most tires here have Treadwear A, which is 30,000+ miles, meaning they are hard as hell and not particularly grippy compared to most tires sold in the UK.
The rental V6 Mustang I had on our honeymoon wanted to light it's tyres at every opportunity. Including an accidental one when trying to pull off from a traffic light junction onto a main road in Santa Cruz. A rather fit looking hitchhiker flipped me the bird in response.
SiC wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:59 pm
The rental V6 Mustang I had on our honeymoon wanted to light it's tyres at every opportunity. Including an accidental one when trying to pull off from a traffic light junction onto a main road in Santa Cruz. A rather fit looking hitchhiker flipped me the bird in response.
Ah, the roads around Cali, concrete as they tend to be are a high temperature nightmare. Plus Hertz ger the longest lasting tires they possibly can, which are like plastic.
That and the driving style in the UK (fast to go, fast to stop) is quite different from here, which tends to be more relaxed and less aggressive with the pedals.
I hope I've solved the difficulty of squeezing an air cleaner under my series 1's bonnet. The old one had to have a hose crossing over the top of the engine to reach the Renault Prima one squeezed into the offside which I can't find any new elements for. There's no room to fit an complete airbox on the nearside, so I made half a one with a VW Polo element. Should let plenty of air in.
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It only needs 6 inches of hose to reach the manifold then I can make a cover to go over the top of the engine to quieten it down a bit. How modern.
