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Cadwell - Roadsports - 750MC - 21st July 2024(Post)
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 mi ...
Common Rail (CR) Tuning(Post)High Pressure Common Rail fuel systems are the key piece of technology at the heart of modern diesel engines. The advances in this area over the last 20 years have taken diesel cars from being slo ...
Croft - Roadsports and ClubEnduro - 750MC - 14th - 16th April 2023(Post)The last time the Golf and TT were driven in anger at a Race weekend was late October last year in the Birkett Relay. The TT did not perform as planned, but the Golf was out for the longest of any ve ...
Brands Hatch GP - Roadsports - 750MC - 8th July 2023(Post)We had over a months rest from the 750MC races, but the Brands Hatch GP round of the RoadSports Series started a crazy few weeks of racing, that followed a 2 weeks, 2600 mile road trip around the US ...
Snetterton 300 - BRSCC TTCR - 13th-15th October 2023(Post)For Round 6 of the BRSCC Audi TT Cup Racing, we were at Croft, which turned out to be VERY eventful! You can read about it below. We were then back to Snetterton for another triple header on the 300 ...
Let’s talk about VW’s 6 Speed Manual Gearboxes(Post)Many of us discuss what a true ‘drivers’ car should be, most say that 3 pedals and driver input via the gear shifter is an absolute must. Some say that the transmission doesn’t make ...
Brands Hatch Indy - TimeAttack - 16th June 2024(Post)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 ...
Brands Hatch Indy - Roadsports - 750MC - 26th August 2023(Post)A nice 2 week gap since the Snetterton RoadSports and Club Enduro races (which you can read about by clicking the image below), we were back down South for the standalone RoadSports Race at Brands H ...
Silverstone International - Roadsports & ClubEnduro - 750MC - 17th & 18th August 2024(Post)After the disaster at Cadwell, it was time for another double header at Silverstone on the International Circuit. We would be doing a 45 Minute 750MC RoadSports Race on Saturday, then a 2hr Club Endu ...
VAG Dyno Graph Results(Page)Here at Darkside Developments, we like to be realistic with our power figures, this is why we have put together a collection of Dyno Graphs from cars we have tuned to give you an accurate power ...
VW Golf Mk5 Cup 2.0 16v CR(Page)‹ › . // VW Golf Mk5Engine - 2.0 16v CR - CUAAGearbox - JLT - 02Q 6 Speed ManualPower Figures283bhp (212kW) & 400Ft/lbs (543Nm)Best TimesAnglesey International - 1:38.23Anglesey Coastal - 1 ...
Audi TT Cup 8S - CHHC 2.0 TFSI - RGE DQ250 0D9 6 Speed DSG(Page)‹ › . // Audi TT TFSI 8SEngine - 2.0 TFSI - CHHCGearbox - RGE - DQ250 0D9 6 Speed DSGPower Figures355bhp (265kW) & 350Ft/lbs (475Nm)Best TimesAnglesey International - 1:36.82Anglesey Coastal - ...