1. Home
  2. Car Modifications - UK
  3. Another (small) mod

Another (small) mod

The Cinq. still has massive wear problems on the nearside tyres when running on clockwise tracks - which I believe is convention at least in the UK.

Speaking with someone on a recent track day, I was advised I need to 'dial in some -ve camber' on the fronts - which is being done this week through the magic of Eibach camber bolts. (They're a cam-shaped bolt which replaces one of the lower suspension mount bolts, enabling -1.75 /

+1.75 degrees of camber).

At the same time, the engine and 'box mounts are being beefed up, and front drop-links replaced - before having a full 4-wheel camber / castor / alignment check / setup done.

Can't wait to get it back and see what the difference is.

Reply to
SteveH
Loading thread data ...

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:13:38 +0000, SteveH boggled us with:

Have you got any info on track days Steve? Now I've just landed a real job again, I'll have a bit of money to spend. I think the Activa is just crying out for a remap and a few track days...

Reply to
Mike P

At Llandow, I generally book direct with the track, as they organise their own days - which is why it's so cheap.

For bigger, more well known tracks and airfields, I've been really happy with Motorsport Events.

However, I'm going with BHP Trackdays when I do Castle Combe in December.

I'd advise buying your own bike helmet - open face will do fine, but I wear my full-face lid, and you need your driving licence with you.

Other than that, it's just pay, turn up, and drive.

They usually have an instructor on hand - well worth booking a session on your first day.

I'm sure it won't apply to the Xantia, but some tracks have relatively low noise level restrictions - I haven't had any issues so far with my rather anti-social stainless system.

Reply to
SteveH

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:20:27 +0000, SteveH boggled us with:

Cheers Steve, I'm going to look into it further, you've given me a good starting point. I've already got a decent bike helmet. I'm going to see if I can talk AVM into taking his Activa along too, once he gets the damn thing to stop bleeding green stuff ..

Reply to
Mike P

MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.