[RS Grant]

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[achu]

Looks like you pushed the car hard! Nice pics

[Kerr]

Looks great fun.

Knockhill is a good little circuit.

[Inq]

Awesome, looks like you had decent weather too (for scotland )

[erchie84]

Yeah knockhill has its own weather station done a couple of sidc days very well organised as well

[simmo1985]

Looks like fun! Gotta love rolling pics...in your case...hammering it round a corner pics!

[gangzoom]

Looks like great fun....having an estate mixing it with all the light weights is great to see ...I really need to man up and take my saloon to a track...Donington Park is only a 20 minute drive away, I've even been on it on my push bike twice

[RS Grant]

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[zltm089]

335i representing on track!!! looking good!

[Inq]

Originally Posted by RS Grant

Thanks very much for the comments, I certainly had a blast!! Started the night with DTC 'off' but the car was cutting power and holding back on exit... meaning that I wasn't leaving the corner as quickly as I (or others!!) were expecting.

So I took a wee feel of my decorations and turned DSC off completely after the first few laps... built the speed up to a point I was comfortable with and found way more confidence in the car, while making some great progress. Had an absolute giggle at the hairpin, something which the Toyota GT86 behind me at one point couldn't replicate as his arse overtook him.


Cheers,
Grant

Did you buy your 335i with that LSD or did you get it fitted? I'd like to track my car, but kind of hesitant without a LSD.

[RS Grant]

Originally Posted by zltm089

335i representing on track!!! looking good!

Haha, thanks man.. got a few funny looks as I parked up my estate in the pit lane!!

Originally Posted by Inq

Did you buy your 335i with that LSD or did you get it fitted? I'd like to track my car, but kind of hesitant without a LSD.

I bought it with the LSD fitted and it really helps to lay all of the power down. However, I also did a track night with my old 123d which was running ~270bhp and ~380lbft and apart from the DPF-removal and mapping, it was completely standard and LSD-free. I had a great time in that too, certainly don't remember the inside rear spinning wildly out of control in the corners, so I think you'd be quite alright in your 335i mate.


Cheers,
Grant

[mob17]

Looks like you had a great time. I really need to do a trackday soon.

[Hulla the Hulla]

How were your tyres and brakes before and after ? This is the only thing holding me back from tracking mine.

[MaccyD]

Looks good mate. I found on track days that it didnt matter if my car was the fastest or slowest (it has literally been the slowest lol), its just a blast getting out on track and having fun. Id go in mine but it seems wrong doing a track day in a diesel lol.

[Josh1a1h]

Looks awesome!
That touring must have scared a few though?

[David c]

Looks like you had a great day

[Mike Scib]

Your car was going well Grant, look good to! I had my Touring complete with roofrack and bike racks on a while back and was great fun!

Was also driving the blue VX that night, found out I need to lift a little more for the chicane....

[a11y]

Ha, nice recovery Mike!

[Greg330]

Well played Grant, I bet it caught a few out!!

[RS Grant]

Originally Posted by mob17

Looks like you had a great time. I really need to do a trackday soon.

Defo mate, if you get the chance... I say do it.

Originally Posted by Hulla the Hulla

How were your tyres and brakes before and after ? This is the only thing holding me back from tracking mine.

To be honest, it was a two hour open pit session.. however, I think I went out about 3 or 4 times, for an average of 7-8 laps maybe. After which, I felt the tyres (Non-RF Conti SC5's) starting to get a bit too loose!! But the state of pads and tyres is still fine, there's a little extra wear on the outer edge of the front nearside but that's always been the case when I've taken cars round Knockhill and its my no means concerning or remotely ready for the bin.

Originally Posted by MaccyD

Looks good mate. I found on track days that it didnt matter if my car was the fastest or slowest (it has literally been the slowest lol), its just a blast getting out on track and having fun. Id go in mine but it seems wrong doing a track day in a diesel lol.

You are spot on, if you have fun, the car is prepped for it and you aren't going to be slow enough to cause danger to others, then I wouldn't care what I was in!!
As I said above mate, I did a track afternoon in my old 123d and had a blast... go for it!!

Originally Posted by Josh1a1h

Looks awesome!
That touring must have scared a few though?

Aye, think it probably did surprise a few people.. including myself!!

Originally Posted by Mike Scib

Your car was going well Grant, look good to! I had my Touring complete with roofrack and bike racks on a while back and was great fun!

Was also driving the blue VX that night, found out I need to lift a little more for the chicane....

Haha, I had a semi-hairy moment at the chicane too.. then a full on hairy moment at the exit of the next corner.

Thanks, would have been good to have a blether in between laps.. but there's always next time I guess. Is the VX your toy then?? What sort of spec is it??

Originally Posted by Greg330

Well played Grant, I bet it caught a few out!!

Originally Posted by David c

Looks like you had a great day

Thanks lads, I had a real good time.


Cheers,
Grant

[DavS1]

Looking well Gran_T, I'm too chicken to track mine!

[Mike Scib]

Originally Posted by RS Grant

Thanks, would have been good to have a blether in between laps.. but there's always next time I guess. Is the VX your toy then?? What sort of spec is it??

Yeah its just a weekend toy. Its a NA with 150bhp running AD08r tyres and Exige suspension, seems to go quite well lapping in 62 seconds complete with drift lol