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After a long day at Oulton for TimeAttack, we had to pack up and drive across to Cadwell. Straight there is around 3 hours, but we had to drop the Ibiza and RS3 off at HQ, so that added another 30 minutes or so. Paul, Tomas and Tye had taken the Truck in the afternoon, ready for Round 4 of the RoadSports race on Sunday. Below is the layout of the Cadwell Park Circuit: The TT TDIs have a declared weight of 1177kg, and being in Class A can only have ~285bhp/ton, which works out around 325b …

After an unusually long month off, it was time for the next round of TimeAttack at Oulton Park, before we needed to shoot across the Pennines to Cadwell on the Sunday. Another busy weekend! I would only be bringing the RS3, and this time Luke was driving the Ibiza. The TT would be waiting for me at Cadwell when I arrived (hopefully!). Below is the layout of Oulton Park, we would be doing the full International Layout, which is what we normally do, and the first time the Championship had been …

It had been a few weeks since the TTs were out, and we were off to Snetterton for Friday testing, 45 Minutes 750MC RoadSports on Saturday, then a 2hr Club Enduro Championship race on Sunday. I was alone for the full weekend, Ryan was Solo for Roadsports and Michael was back in the Golf after a great debut at Silverstone! Lewis was supposed to be sharing with him, but wasn't feeling too good on Friday evening so decided to leave the driving to Michael. Dylan would be sharing with Ryan for ClubEnd …

We had a good few weekends off racing, then it was time for another TimeAttack round, this time all the way down South at Brands Hatch. I would only be bringing the RS3 with it's new livery. The TT is being prepared for Snetterton the weekend after so would stay at HQ. The Ibiza was coming along again, this time being piloted by Tom. He wanted to do Brands as he'd done a trackday here a few years ago in his 90bhp Mazda MX5! Below is the layout of the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit. It is a great t …

Another day and another circuit! We had an almost perfect Saturday (just needed Ryan to keep P2!), so we were hoping for the same on Sunday. The guys stayed at Silverstone until around 8pm as we had the garage to prepare the cars, and luckily there was not too much to do as it was a pretty clean race. They then headed to Brand Hatch, which took around 2.5hrs at 56mph and managed to squeeze into a space in the outer paddock, where we would work from for the rest of the weekend. After driving on h …

So the first race weekend of the 2024 season is behind us. Had we left Croft on Saturday, it would have been on a high. Pole Position, Fastest Lap, Lap Record and top step of the podium for me in the TTDI Sequential, and Ryan with a 3rd place (so close to 2nd) in the Manual car for the RoadSports race, it was a dream start. It all fell apart in the Club Enduro Championship race. I had shifter issues putting me out from ~30s in the lead, and at the same time the dodgy BGA Head gasket gave way wh …

With only a few weeks since our racing at Croft and Adam's venture into TimeAttack at Anglesey, we were back for R3 at Cadwell Park. With no clashes this time, I was in the driving seat and decided to bring my TT (converted to Manual due to some issues that are being resolved with the Sequential Gearbox) to race in the Club 2WD class. The RS3 had been moved out of that Class because it's speed was closer to the Club Pro cars on Saturday, but as you will have read in the previous blog, that all c …

On the same weekend of the opening round of the 750MC RoadSports and Club Enduro Championship races at Croft, it was the first 2 rounds of the TimeAttack all the way West at Anglesey. As mentioned in the Croft Blog, the ones that clash, we plan to send our friend Adam Blair, to get some points on the board. He would be supported by Rob, Tom B and Tom G while they get to grips with the format and see how the car performs. To be competitive, the RS3 needs a bit more power, so the TFSI we pulled …

2024, a new year and a new racing season for us! For me it also time for a new race car. The Golf has been sold to Grant and Michael of FR Racing (who bought our Trackday Championship winning Ibiza back in 2020) and they plan to run it with us in the 750MC RoadSports when they can (first round for them will be R2 at Silverstone in May). The only logical choice for me was to get the other TT converted from the TFSI motor to a diesel, the same as Ryan's, and move up to Class A. This means I am g …