Nicely surprised by the ITR

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Timo on tour - 09 Jul 2009 11:26 GMT

I took the Integra to Brands Hatch yesterday for an open pitlane
trackday with some instruction. I had an external instructor (Ben
Elliott, highly recommended) booked for the whole day in an attempt to
help me overcome my dislike of FWD.

Well, we partially succeeded and it looks like the ITR will do me for
the rest of the year. Track preparation mainly consisted of a good
service (plus replacing some components like the clutch that were DOA
anyway). Oh, and slinging a set of lightweight wheels with R888s on
it.

Surprisingly enough the suspension coped pretty well (JackH's tame
mechanic was betting that I'd be ordering new suspension after the
track day) but the brakes do need looking at. While they didn't fade,
they did get rather hot and a started juddering after about 10
minutes. They were fine once they've cooled down but that needs
looking at...

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Doki - 12 Jul 2009 19:09 GMT

>I took the Integra to Brands Hatch yesterday for an open pitlane
> trackday with some instruction. I had an external instructor (Ben
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> minutes. They were fine once they've cooled down but that needs
> looking at...

First thing I'd check is that any factory ducting is still there. VW fit
them to a few of their cars and they tend to disappear, generally whilst
going through a ford or hitting a deep puddle at speed.

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Timo Geusch - 12 Jul 2009 19:32 GMT

>> Surprisingly enough the suspension coped pretty well (JackH's tame
>> mechanic was betting that I'd be ordering new suspension after the
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> fit them to a few of their cars and they tend to disappear, generally
> whilst going through a ford or hitting a deep puddle at speed.

Good point. Still, at least some uprated pads wouldn't go amiss I
wager.

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