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After a dominating performance at Cadwell, which you can read about HERE, we were off to Silverstone in the MSVT SuperCup on the iconic GP Circuit. This time we were also dusting off the 330d for it's first race, as it has spent all of it's life (with us anyway) as a track day car. We had our fair share of issues with it over the years, including a catastrophic engine failure when we were last at Silverstone: Hopefully this time it would be less eventful! A layout of Silverstone is below. W …

Another 2 weeks flew by after our victory at Snetterton (we are trying to forget about the KA washing machine), which you can read about HERE, and we were ready for Cadwell Park in the MSVT SuperCup in the Golf, as well as the Focus Cup Below is the layout of the Cadwell Park Circuit: For this weekend, those in charge of the timetable were a little more considerate of my car hopping, so there is at least a decent gap between all the sessions I need to do. It does mean we are there until the …

With 2 weeks since our disaster at Castle Combe in the MSV Trackday Championship, which you can read about HERE, we made another 3 hour trip down South for the MSVT SuperCup. Snetterton has always been a bogey track for us, both with the Ibiza and Golf. We have never really had a decent result here, mainly through mechanical issues. Below is the layout of the Snetterton 200 Circuit: I decided to also do the EnduroKAs with Adam and Mark from IP Racing. Pete was in again, but Ryan wanted to …

Round 3 of the MSV Trackday Championship 2021 season headed further South to Castle Combe in Wiltshire. As in all the TDC this year, I was racing on myself, and for another weekend in a row, I am also doing the Focus Cup, which has testing on Friday, and the Quali + 2 Races on the same day. Unlike all the other tracks so far, I have very little experience of Combe, having only done a trackday where the Ibiza lasted 1 lap before the engine popped, then we took over the Performance German Day Sho …

Round 2 of the MSV Trackday Championship 2021 season brought us to Silverstone, on the shorter National Circuit. I was racing in this on myself, and also doing the Focus Cup, which had testing on Friday, and the Quali + 2 Races on Saturday. Sunday would then leave us with the MSV Trackday Trophy , where I shared the drive with Ryan this time. Below is the layout of the Silverstone National Circuit: Saturday It was another busy day, with a compact schedule, I was jumping between the Golf …

With only 2 weeks since our successful last MSVT SuperCup race, which you have read about here, we were on the way down the A1 to the sunny Garden of England, to Brands Hatch in Kent. Below is the layout of the Brands Hatch GP Circuit, which is the same as they use in the BTCC, and as it was when the F1 circus visited here in the 80s: What did I say about the Sunny Garden? Turns out it was going to be heavy rain from early Saturday morning at least into mid afternoon. That would not have …

After our first round success in the MSV Trackday Championship and misery in the MSV Trackday Trophy, which you can read about HERE, we were back to Donington Park for the MSVT SuperCup. The SuperCup is very similar to the TDC and TDT in regards to classes, using the Power to Weight ratio which is a very good way of keeping different cars on a level playing field, but with 2 higher classes, to allow much faster machines, such as the BMW M3s and TCR Cars to enter. It also works well for 2 dri …

The first round of the 2021 Season of the MSV Trackday Championship and MSV Trackday Trophy was at our 'local' track, Donington Park, on the National Circuit configuration. For those not up to speed, the class structure is based upon Power to Weight ratio which is a very good way of keeping different cars on a level playing field. It also works well for 2 driver teams, as it is a 45 minute race with a mandatory 2 minute pit stop, which allows for a driver change. We decided that I will run al …

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 …