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We had an early start to the 2022 racing season, as we made a one off entry to the Britcar Endurance Trophy race at Silverstone on the GP Circuit. With it being in March, it gives us another month to fully prepare for the first rounds of both the Turismo-X Racing Championship and the 750MC Club Enduro Championship, which we are competing for the whole season. All the details and dates for those series can be found on the Darkside Motorsport Page. A layout of Silverstone is below. We get …

The next round of the SuperCup, took us all the way down South to Brands Hatch, on the short Indy Circuit. With a busy schedule outside of racing, we were not able to do any testing before the race, which wouldn't have been much of a problem had we not being having the usual Golf nightmares! The DSG box started causing issues on Wednesday night, sticking in gears. We figured it was a wiring or solenoid issue, both of which we had lost interest in trying to diagnose after countless hours trying …

With only one week between our MSV Trackday Championship and EnduroKA success at Oulton Park (which you can read about here) and the next round of the SuperCup, we needed to get the car ready quickly, especially after we found a few niggles that we know would haunt us if we didn't get them sorted. As the circuit is so big (and expensive to rent for over an hour), MSV decided to combine the SuperCup Grid with that of the TDC and Trackday Trophy. This meant we had a grid of over 50 cars, so it …

Something a little different to what we normally do race wise, we decided early on in the year to enter the 750 Motor Club Birkett 6 Hour Relay Race which takes place every year at the end of October on the Silverstone GP Circuit.Instead of a straight race or normal endurance format, the relay element is for the driver AND car. Basically, a car and driver goes out, does their stint (which can be anything from 1 lap up to 3hrs of driving), and when they come back in the pits, a second car and d …

So its been a while since the last A5 video due to other projects but you'll be glad to know we are still working on this project slowly but surely! Check out UPDATE of our Vlog below: And then, not a massive update, but our new, bigger big turbo has arrived, so we talk through the specs and run the car up on the Dyno before we start to rip it to bits again. Full A5 spec list and links to the products we fit throughout the build - http://drksi.de/AudiA5 You can also enter the competiti …

A quick check over the A5s brakes as we prepare for Performance German Day as well as installing new Bilstein B16 Coilovers! Featured Products: Bilstein B16 Coilover Kit Custom Steering Wheel - Perforated Leather, Alcantara with Red Stitching by SatNavDeals Custom Alcantara Gear Knob Gaiter & Arm Rest with Red Stitching by Luxe Automotive Custom Motordrive Seats Brake Conversion now available online: HERE Full A5 spec list and links to the product …

Things don't always go to plan, and when you are fitting a great big Turbo to a 3.0 Engine for the first time, its not a big shock when they go wrong. In part 23 of our A5 Build, Ryan talks through the issues we faced during the tuning process. Full A5 spec list and links to the products we fit throughout the build - http://drksi.de/AudiA5 You can also enter the competition to win the A5 by following this link - http://drksi.de/WIN Check out Part 23 of our Vlog below: …

Part 5 of our A5 BuildWe are now on to the Exhaust System. This is a common modification our customers do, both from a performance, aesthetic and acoustic perspective.A quick look at the stock exhaust, it is 65mm (~2.5") to 55mm (~2.15") and has 2 small boxes right at the back, but is still pretty quiet as the DPF is also a large silencer. It also has twin 3" Rolled Slash Cut Tips as standard. The standard grade of stainless is very poor and we see a lot of cars with rusty ex …