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It has been a long time coming, we finally managed to get all the photos organised for the build of the SRS Automotive Caddy, which is a 2.0 16v CR with a DQ500 DSG Gearbox and 4-Motion. When we first built the Caddy back in 2011, it was a 2.0 BKD with a GTB1756VK, pushing 220bhp (165kW) & 350Ft/lbs (475Nm), which is the spec we took it down the strip at Santa Pod in April 2012, where it did a 15.7s @ 89.25mph. Not bad to say it was being used to bring all the spares down! Stef at …

The Caddy had been off the road due to a leak on the A3 fuel tank that was originally used, so we decided to make an alloy tank for it.I didn't really want to do this originally as I like the idea of it looking as factory as possible underneath but this actually turned out pretty well. We started off in CAD (cardboard aided design) to make sure we could get the largest possible tank without it fouling anything or sitting too low. We made it angle up at the rear so it would meet up with the edge …

What do all race cars need? Aero! We started with a Front Splitter. This still needs work but seems to do what's intended as the bumper started to pull away from the wing after a few laps at VAG Tuner, so I think I might need to add something between the wing & bumper to stop this happening again. We also made some canards and a roof gurney flap, this may or may not work as well as we hope but if not it can be removed in a few minutes. For anyone who is interested, below is a vid …

Round 6 of the MSV Trackday Trophy on Sunday 30th September 2018 in our Ibiza took us to Rockingham in Corby, Northamptonshire We were testing on the Friday, which I wrote about here.After scratching our heads trying to work out why tyre temps were so crazy, we decided to remove the Gurneys on the front bumper. These were fitted to reduce airflow over the tyres, as the turbulence is bad for Aerodynamics. However, we thought that the benefit of getting air over the tyres would be greater tha …

With the success of Round 5 of the MSV Trackday Championship a distant memory, and us ineligible to enter Round 6 as it requires an MSA National A licence (we are still a couple away from the 6 signatures to upgrade our B to an A), we decided to enter the Rockingham round of the MSV Trackday Trophy instead. The rules are pretty much the same as the TDC, so our Ibiza was in Class B again. The main difference are the allowed Tyres. The TDC requires everyone to be on the same Toyo R888R GG Compoun …

A month after Inters we were at Donington for VAG Tuner Live 2018. The only real changes, aside from a working braking system, were the Aero mods. We didn’t think we had tested the chassis enough to start pushing the Engine any further. Despite only having ~230bhp, the van performed brilliantly. The chassis feels great and will easily take another 100+bhp. The Craner Curves were an easy flat all the way from Redgate, through Hollywood down the Old Hairpin The only thing we found to …

Once the Chassis was done, we moved on to the interior, and got all the cage painted! With the cage painted and all dry, on to the fiddly and time consuming interior refit! I wanted to fit as much as possible with it being my daily driver, so we cut some Touran door cards around the cage and flocked the top to match the dash. I also fitted a rear view camera on an ignition live to use as a rear view mirror. Andy Forrest does this on his Time Attack Subaru so thou …

While the Caddy was away having some work done at Slide Motorsport, we thought we may as well get some parts ready for it's return, everything that could be has been blasted & powder coated by KTS Refinishing. We've tried to stick to the SRS Logo colours to keep a theme and I think it's worked out well. They've turned out so nice it's almost a shame to fit them as they won't be seen. Some parts needed to finish the re-build are still on the van but once it's back they will be sent for doing …

So the front wheels are sorted, but what about getting the power to the back? Obviously there is a rear axle setup available from the Caddy 4-Motion, but this is a beam and uses the leaf springs. OK for doing some occasional green laning (for those of you who are unaware - https://www.glass-uk.org/), but not so good for hitting the track hard! A 4-Motion Caddy with multi link rear suspension is nothing new, with VW Motorsport / Racing Line running one in the VW Cup for quite a few years (See …