Just dropped a deposit on some M Power - Trackday Project Car

kaiowas said:
If you think you can get the numbers to make it viable, have a word with Colin at Javelin and tell him I sent you. He's run top speed shootout type events at Woodbridge before.
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Well awesome, thanks m8, any ideas on costing, how is the track surface, is it smooth or does it look like the run way got bombed as avoiding pot holes at 150+ can be troublesome.

But I am well up for that, the Mustang is useless past 150mph, but the M3 is just stupid it never stops pulling and now with the diff I think it will just max out the gearing which is around 186mph top speed. :)
 
The surface is a fairly typical runway in that it's rough and abrasive although that's not really an issue for straight line stuff.

No holes plus Javelin have a blower on site that they use to clear the surface prior to events as it's still in occasional active use and helicopters have a habit of blowing crap around in the week.

Can't really comment on costs, Colin should be able to give you an idea of what he'd need to put a day on. They run a weekend trackday once a month so the most likely result is that you'd end up running on the 'other' day of the same weekend.
 
ScoobyDoo69 said:
Auto-X anyone? :D
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I'm intending to give the hard sell to anyone interested in sprinting whilst at the RR day. ;)

Some of you may be aware that I've been sprinting the MR2 in the Toyota Sprint Series (events are run by Javelin) for the last 8 years. Javelin have also been running a parallel series for cars from any manufacturer which ran as standalone events for the first time this season, it's been pretty popular and has gone well, I've done a couple of the events as well as the Toyota ones and I'm considering a full season of both next year. Would be great to see a bunch of OcUK regulars out next season if there's interest.
 
Rossi~ said:
What's 1st like? Is it too short now?
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Had new tyres fitted this afternoon 255/40/18 MPSS and though they are still greasy (release agent) it does seem I can now go full power in 1st gear and put it down, needless to say wow!

Might need to be taking this car racing instead of Mustang, haha. :D
 
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Just being FB messaged by the cage fabricators with some photos of the rear cage:

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Just looks like some dirty scaffolding there, its now off for some powder coating in a rather bright colour. :D

Finally the harnesses shall be moved to the correct angle and the cage can be bolted or welded into position, I am opting for welding, they can bolt it in too if they like but they recommend welding which is what I am having done as and I shall then cut my custom carpet to accommodate appropriately so it still looks neat and tidy in the car. :)
 
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Had the cage bolted/welded into the car today, it looks absolutely stunning and awesome work by SW Motorsports and great value for money at £550, very happy I am! :D

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Very happy with it, don't know if car handles better but even in these freezing wet conditions the grip the car has is nothing short of amazing, can drive the thing so damn quick even in the wet, handles amazing. Best handling car I have ever owned flat out and I've had a lot of nice stuff including 911's and an M3 CSL. This betters them all!

Couple of better photos SW took:

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Shall get the car re-corner weighted and underseal re-painted where the cage was bolted/welded down to be on safe side. :)
 
Dave M said:
Absolutely, would be a travesty if this went down due to rot :(
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Exactly!
Most people who see it underneath comment what a clean rot/corrosion free car it is and I wish to keep it that way. :)

Now looking of things to do, but I think I've done everything I could do to this car now and I cannot think of anything car just has that perfect balance of power/handling now, says something when I can floor it in this cold freezing weather and it just puts the power down, very impressive!
 
Rossi~ said:
That looks the **** Gibbo. Awesome.
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Cheers, for an old M3 it does get a surprisingly amount of attention, particular the colour, to me the colour does not do much for me but people always ask if its a special order or custom colour, but to my knowledge Topaz Blue was just a regular option colour, maybe just a bit on rare side?
 
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