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Lots of sage advice here and yes, the very vast majority of us went a bit wild when we first learned to drive. It is good advice to take speed to a race track, but as the post above this say, it is road skills that you also need as road driving is so different to the race track. I am very...

Me and a friend started Mazda on Track some 13 years ago now, but we have been any car since about 6 months after. If anyone came on the Clio day at Blyton in 2019, we ran that for you, after another TDO were found to be to grumpy! :think::sunglasses: Croft is a brilliant circuit. Everyone...

https://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/croft-circuit---friday-7th-may-21-707-p.asp

225 Conti's would be £371 a set from me and Michelin would be about £4 more each.

225 will fit absolutely fine. Loads of SP4's available in that size. Also Conti Premium Contact 5 in 215 and 225. You have to have the Conti Sport Contact 5 in those two sizes, I have never seen the 6 listed on the Conti ordering system yet. In my experience however there is not a great deal of...

These answers always make me wonder what people think to loads due to braking and acceleration which are axial to any spigot? I have read so many times that it is to prevent loading on the studs / bolts. The fixings, when correctly torqued, are in tension and create static frictional loads...

I don't profess to be an expert but would suggest if you can't select gears that it is likely to be the clutch dragging rather than syncros which would be crunching. The nature of these cars means lots of gear changes and the clutch and slave cylinder take abuse. I would hazard that the number...

It is the car in the video elsewhere on this site. I think it is great and what I like about it is that because it is not "new" or a garage queen it is a fantastic everyday car for most things. And as I supply tyres the fact I can get 12 reasonably sized ones in, so I don't have to drive 5...

I would say that if you are any sort of competent home mechanic, changing a cam belt is no huge issue. Yes you need to buy crank and cam locking tools but it is not rocket science. Dephasers, admittedly I have never taken a Renault one apart, but in general these things are very simple devices...

I have replaced stuff obviously, but nothing I would not expect on a car with such miles. Gearbox sweet as a nut, but then I also don't think I need to change gear in 0.003 of a second. And it does the car stuff that is needed. Express delivery! https://photos.app.goo.gl/PeWUVQyLk2uPWgT77

Would agree with everything above. A standard car is great fun. Don't underestimate the pleasure of a high revving NA engine regardless of the "lack" of power as you can keep up with other things. It is a very common thing to want more power, but there is always someone faster no mater how much...

You forgot to add, good in the wet.

Understand that owners that have bought a Porsche or other performance car and decide they want to give it a go, fit Cup2's to drive to Spa etc. to do some track driving in between Latte's and checking out each others sunglasses. And then to drive home on a soaking wet Belgian motorway in...

I would say the hard, 91, V70 is usually considered as less than ideal in the wet!

You need to consider the idiot / sensible opinion ratio of the internet.

Here is the grumpy old man opinion. I see across social media on track based groups and obsession with slicks, like it is some miracle driving improvement. What it is basically doing is compensating in most cases for a lack of skill. The grip compensates for mistakes and flatters the driver...

£624 https://www.motmotorsport.co.uk/store/p91/MRF_ZTR_Tyre_Circuit_Race_%2F_Trackday_215_45_R17.html

Slicks will not have reviews. Slicks are made to do a job and that is rarely more than an hour's total running or in the case of GT's, more than a tank of fuel. It is not uncommon at all to come across posts from people wondering why their part worn slicks have not lasted a morning. 3 to 3.5 mm...

Don't forget the MRF tyre which many consider to be the equal or better to the Direzza. They are certainly grippy, consistent and very durable.

I have a full set of Brembo pads that I bought a couple of years ago. I have never even opened the delivery box they came in. You can have them for £50 if you like.