Mev exocet track car

Another trackday today.
Great weather all day,first hour on track was fairly sketchy with all the water sitting on track.it dried up nicely after that.

Tried putting super glue around the base of drivers mirror to stop it moving around like the last day.it worked for the most part,alot less movement compared to the last day.which ment i could focus more on the driving.

Car ran Great all day,confidence is growing and I feel I'm carrying more speed than previous days.

There was alot of red flags,but they were all sorted quick enough and got us going again. So plenty of seat time. Got to give plenty of passenger spins today,need to sort a better harness for passenger side.one that's easier to adjust.everyone that got a few laps seemed well impressed with the little car.


Great few laps with an ISDC impreza hot on my heels 🔥

Great variety of cars.

Nothing else really to do with car apart from wash it and refuel for the next day....
Always a good sign😁

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Another trackday done yesterday, looked like it was going to be very wet day.just a quick shower before briefing and the rest of the day was dry.

It was much quieter day than the last few Sunday trackdays.no red flags before lunch and only a couple after lunch meant plenty of uninterrupted seat time. There was times I was on track and no signs of cars in front or behind which was Fantastic!

No real issues to report. Started looking at plans for the car in the future.ordered some willwood calipers, will hopefully have them on the next few weeks and should be good for future plans.

Couple of pictures from the day,because everyone loves pictures,roll on the next one!

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Picked up a low mount spoiler awhile back and decided to try it with my own spoiler legs. Delighted with it,I think it beefs up the back nicely.



Another successful trackday at mondello Monday. Car had a couple of niggles that I'm hoping to get sorted soon.one of the things I noticed was car got hot after about 20 minutes on track (normal enough) but the needle starting bouncing over and back then rapidly. Possibly a faulty gauge or wire issue.

The other niggle has been there since I got the car.filling it with fuel is a disaster. I recently noticed the return pipe for tank vent is half way down the fuel pipe instead of up at the filler neck.

These should be easy enough fixes.





car is booked in with kevin at division88 for some routine maintenance and fluid change,along with some upgrades that will be the foundation for future power upgrades.


Willwood calipers/ferodo ds2500 pads and grooved disc's. These will help the car stop and an important upgrade imo.


Upgraded clutch and lightend flywheel, idea is to get it in and bed in before it needs mapping over the winter. (Upgraded clutch will be needed to handle the power)


coolant reroute kit, this will reroute the coolant pipe back to the rear of the engine and help keep all four cylinders cool and stop it over heating.


Thermostatic oil cooler, this should keep the oil temps under control on track and help prolong the life of the engine.



Still really enjoying the car and looking forward to the next day out with all the mods done.





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Good man Jason 👍👍👍 your making great use of it and enjoyment and learning alot along the way .
Great to see 👍👍👍
 
I seen this just now near sandyford / stepaside been towed bye a van or there is a similar car the same paint scheme not sure if it had the spoiler I only seen for a few seconds
 
I dropped the car down with kev at division88 after the last Trackday for fluid change and check over and fit some new upgrades.

Sps oil cooler to help with temps on track.nice bit of kit.fits to steering rack.

Skidnation Coolant reroute, this helps cool the rear cylinder and keep all cylinders at same temperature.fitted egr blank plate along with this.

Fitted the new willwood calipers,brake lines,discs and ferodo pads.looking forward to testing these out.

When he was working on the car he realised the mishimoto radiator had corrosion on the bottom of it and advised against using the car until I got a replacement radiator. So I postponed the may trackday I had booked.ordered a thicker mishimoto radiator to help control the temps while on track.


Decided to hold off on fitting the new clutch and flywheel for a future date.

Out later this week to test all the upgrades and see if they have any noticeable difference

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nivek4209 said:
Was that you on track today
Meant to get over to say hello
I was out in the swift during the morning session
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Yeah,I was out on it today.
There was a few swifts there today.
We're you in the wine one or white one?

Think there was another member there in the blue rx8 (can't remember his user name though)
 
it was us in the RX8, I kept meaning to go over to you but kept forgetting, ill come over for a hello next time sure :LOL:
 
Wine one
Me and a mate double drove it for as long as we could bar red flags
Was his first time on track was savage crac
Both yours and that rx8 were flying lots of flames from The rx8
 
nivek4209 said:
Wine one
Me and a mate double drove it for as long as we could bar red flags
Was his first time on track was savage crac
Both yours and that rx8 were flying lots of flames from The rx8
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Cool,great craic.
Very lucky with the weather.
Alot of red flags though
 
Put all the previous upgrades to the test last week in mondello.

Coolant reroute, new radiator and oil cooler all worked fantastic. Temperatures didn't rise all day (even with the hot weather)

Willwood brakes worked great with the ferodo ds2500 pads, but generated alot of heat after each session.so I'm going to look at getting brackets for the hubs to run ducting to the brakes to help keep them cool.

I adjusted the angle of the rear spoiler blade and I'm not sure if it helped improve grip or if it's a placebo effect but the car felt as if it had alot more grip than it previously had.

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