My GTi on the track

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My GTi on the track

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Hi all,

Thought I'd post some pics of my GTi at a trackday I went to on sunday.

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Must say I was really impressed by it's performance, gave a track prepared MK2 golf gti a pain in it's arse :twisted: :lol:

Must be the best day I'v had in a long time!!!
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Post by Tigz »

Looks ace on the track!
Looks at home :)

Where was it?
How much?
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Tigz wrote:Looks ace on the track!
Looks at home :)

Where was it?
How much?
Thanks!

Was at kirkistown in Northern Ireland.

Cost £85 for the whole day!!!! Not bad I thought.
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cool pics ! looks good ! but id be scared taking a car around a track at standard height
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---Carl--- wrote:cool pics ! looks good ! but id be scared taking a car around a track at standard height

what do you think the magazines do with all the new cars they test, lower them for the day?
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what do you think the magazines do with all the new cars they test, lower them for the day?[/quote]

pmsl :lol:
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Post by Redline »

£85 is a bargain for a full day! Full days at Croft near me are double that much.

Not sure whether I'd want to trackday my GTi or not. Be good to find the limits of it's handling, but I think it might feel underwhelming at Croft which tends to be a 'power' circuit.

Plus there's the wear on brakes and tyres, along with the potential cost of finding the handling limits and then finding the Armco barrier.
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That's what puts me off about going over to the Nürburgring.

So instead of me taking my car round there, I'm hopefully going over there in a few months to go round in the ring taxi (new BMW M5, hopefully driven by Sabine who was on Top Gear :D )[/u]
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I hear that. I really fancy a track day in my GTi, but knowing my luck my gearbox or something will blow up :cry:

Your car looks great on the track by the way 8)
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J-GTi what tyres are you running?
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£85?! Bargain of the century. My nearest track would be around £300 for a couple of hours!
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J-GTi wrote:Image
Nice pictures, I assume you are on standard suspension by the amount of travel visible in the above picture?

I bet you had a lot of fun anyway, that is what trackdays are all about.
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M6TT F wrote:
---Carl--- wrote:cool pics ! looks good ! but id be scared taking a car around a track at standard height

what do you think the magazines do with all the new cars they test, lower them for the day?
no :lol: i understand that its ok to do that but ...

i sed and ment "I'D" be scared :P
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Post by dino »

ModifiedMadness wrote:That's what puts me off about going over to the Nürburgring.

So instead of me taking my car round there, I'm hopefully going over there in a few months to go round in the ring taxi (new BMW M5, hopefully driven by Sabine who was on Top Gear :D )
Ditto! I don't wanna put my car in the armco either but i am probably just being over cautious!!

Lucky you - i'd love to go round the ring with Sabine!
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ticki wrote:J-GTi what tyres are you running?
Running hankooks ATM but thats soon to change.
Nice pictures, I assume you are on standard suspension by the amount of travel visible in the above picture?

I bet you had a lot of fun anyway, that is what trackdays are all about.
Yup standard suspension will be lowered in the next few weeks but thats only if I don't buy the Ibiza Cupra I'v been chasing :twisted:

I was worried about hitting the armco but that was only untill I got there and realised I'd really have to get it wrong if I was going to hit it as there was just about no tyre walls and the few that were there were miles away!! lol
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