Thanks! She hasn't enough pace to install fear in me. A work colleague bought the car with 50k miles on it and converted it to gas. He kept it for a few years and then my wife bought it. The car started to get a bit rough lookin as it's rusty round the doors, bonnet and front wing so she got a fresher motor. I threw a few quid her way and held on to the Leon as I new its history and I had serviced it. She has just under 200k miles on it now, with most of it's live spend on gas so the engine is good and fresh.You aren’t afraid to push that wee Leon on Des! Have you much done to it? The towbar is a nice touch lol.
It's a cupra 1.8t 180. It's got a cheap internet remap and I chopped the cat out of it, so maybe 200hp. The remap really help the midrange, but up top isn't special. I change up at about about 5500 rpm as she is fairly flat up above that, and only hold on to gears between bends to save changes. She can't stick with the civic In the picture attached on the straights, but was well able to pull him in on the corners. From the picture you will see I'm almost in his back seat coming out of the bends but he just edges out up the straight. Frustrating. I have a load of bits and bobs from other cars I have played with, so might try and fashion an intercooler upgrade before next time.
She was first out on track in October at kirkistown in the rain, basically just as I got it from my wife. Since then it's got ds3000 pads up front and some more grippy tyres. It's ment to be the "cheap Motorsport" car. I have a quattro that needs me to drop the engine back in and get on the track. It's a proper job with a cage etc, but on its first time out at kirkistown it had an oil surge issue and ate the bottom end. I rebuilt it and then I melted it tuning it on the road. So maybe 3rd time lucky.
That green mx5 was very supprising. It was fit and cornered real well. It must embarrass a lot of exotica.the green one? it was hard on it. wee cheeky turbo in there.
That green mx5 was very supprising. It was fit and cornered real well. It must embarrass a lot of exotica.the green one? it was hard on it. wee cheeky turbo in there.