Pete's OEM+ A3 Black Edition

[rdfcpete]

I wasn't, but it's a lot better since adding some new tyres to the mix. The OEM Bridgestones were rubbish, but I've stuck some Michelin PSS on the front and all is dandy with the traction now. The LED headlights are a bit pants, though!

The tyres alone, transformed it? Must've been more to it than that?

What's it like on track?

I'm not convinced by LED headlights a technology, yet. Xenons seem to be hard to replace as all round achievers. LED's, even fitted to expensive branded models, just look like some very white Halfords £12 bulbs - no road presence like crisp Bi-Xenons have for me, anyway...

[rdfcpete]

As it feels like a new car and looks like a new'ish one compared with before, I'm a bit snap happy.

















With a good mate of mine's Rocco R.


One of those who dropped 2 gears and floored it past, eased off and repeated several times  - I wish I had his fuel budgets 

[dansmith180]

Looks fantastic mate, super clean. 

[Burbs22]

Lol actually yes I had a party to go to in the evening so I was flat out on the beers! Got home at 2.30 absolutely nakered and was so pleased to see my bed haha!
Not sure on pads yet hopefully the pagid blues will be ok if I keep them cooler and don't do 4 consecutive sessions lol otherwise I'll take alexs advice and maybe try pagid yellows but I will try blues once more with additional cooling!
Bedford appeals to me nice and big with plenty of run off... next year probably got to try and recover funds this year.
Goodwood is nice it's only 45 mins and it's a nice fast track but you must not get it wrong but awesome when you get it right!

[GrayMK5GTI]

Looks great Pete 

[rdfcpete]

Looks fantastic mate, super clean. 

Thanks chap, just reading your build thread now. Some cool videos 

Love the HLT wheels  @dansmith180

Looks great Pete 

Thank you 

[rdfcpete]

Lol actually yes I had a party to go to in the evening so I was flat out on the beers! Got home at 2.30 absolutely nakered and was so pleased to see my bed haha!
Not sure on pads yet hopefully the pagid blues will be ok if I keep them cooler and don't do 4 consecutive sessions lol otherwise I'll take alexs advice and maybe try pagid yellows but I will try blues once more with additional cooling!
Bedford appeals to me nice and big with plenty of run off... next year probably got to try and recover funds this year.
Goodwood is nice it's only 45 mins and it's a nice fast track but you must not get it wrong but awesome when you get it right!

Haha, hardcore you know the score... 

Alex recommends Textile pads, you given then a bash at all? Might be my next purchase, especially as I've got a bit of front squeeling 

Yeah Bedford is excellent, I'll probably be there next month.
July hopefully I'll do Rockingham which looks decent and again, only up the road from me. Be rude not to...

[Tfsi_Mike]

If you're at Rockingham beyond Oct (bit late in the season, I know) then give me a shout dude

[rdfcpete]

If you're at Rockingham beyond Oct (bit late in the season, I know) then give me a shout dude

Will do MichaelAngelo!

You back early Oct onwards, then?

Bedford is easier for me that time of year but I can do both in theory early autumn  @Tfsi_Mike

[dansmith180]

Looks fantastic mate, super clean. 

Thanks chap, just reading your build thread now. Some cool videos 

Love the HLT wheels  @dansmith180

Cheers mate 

[Tfsi_Mike]

If you're at Rockingham beyond Oct (bit late in the season, I know) then give me a shout dude

Will do MichaelAngelo!

You back early Oct onwards, then?

Bedford is easier for me that time of year but I can do both in theory early autumn  @Tfsi_Mike

Hopefully back in 1st couple of weeks of Oct (y)

[Burbs22]

I didn't feel very hardcore at 2.30am haha!
Alex said I could step up to pagid rs 29 will try that next. Gonna get the cooling sorted 1st though and try blues again.
Bedford defo is on the list what circuit do you recommend? Never thought of Rockingham to be honest is it good then?

[rdfcpete]

Mike @Tfsi_Mike does more track days than me so he's better to ask, but I enjoy Bedford because it's so open and flows nicely. It's a fairly fast lap and braking points are fairly comfortable, so you can push on.

Rockingham is cool for different reasons, depends which track they have out but it can be more technical and enjoyable all the same, bit harder on the brakes over a session I guess.

Both are 20 minutes from me so I'm easy going TBF.

@Burbs22

[rdfcpete]

Working on improving top speed ATM with some vmax runs. S3 IC to come shortly. Not that it'll give massive gains, but worth it none the less.

[rdfcpete]

Proper sprint with a 525d has reminded me it's actually okay performance wise this thing, but want to improve low end and top end a bit.

Still waiting for an S3 IC from a member once his Peron arrives and needs some Textar pads at the front, got some real squeaking going on.

If anyone wants to retrofit a Cayman GTS manual box to my car, I can pay in body organs and cups of tea - the manual box is so notchy and blippy' when around town during soft changes that it's almost worth changing gear hard every-single-time 

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