Thread back on line with all the history 
The car had the dreaded transmission mount failure and got fixed after two months, luckily it failed mid-September on the last track day of the year. After the warranty replacement, we were up at Center Gravity on the last day before Xmas to have the alignment changed. The OPC had somehow managed to put everything back as CG had set it up.
Set up history; the first set up was too low, causing the car to hit the bump stops and the issues at speed on a rough section of the autobahn noted in Post #172. The second set up raised the ride height but the car was now moving uncomfortably over undulating surfaces and front/rear balance needed improvement.
This visit, CG tested the dampers on their "wobbly" machine and they all were performing consistently which confirmed the too high ride height theory. With the ride height taken down to the previous manual GT4's levels, the settings are now 2:34 front and 2:01 rear camber with total toe of 0:04 and 0:28 front and rear respectively. Cross weights with driver are within 4kg. Movement on undulating surfaces are more controlled and hopefully will be good on track at Thruxton in late March.
The car is approaching two years old so service arranged early March. Since September I have been taking the car out every 4/5 weeks to run with everything at normal temperatures to try avoid the battery issue that lost the first two track days last year.
I bought a spare set of black fully refurbished wheels from 9Apart and will be having them tarted up in Aurum and will put MPS4S on one set and fresh Cup2s on the other. I have one set of used front and rear Cup2s with c4/5mm tread that I ran in 2022 and on the car, a set I bought last year. I also discovered a pair of unused front 245/35 Cup2s I'd bought and stored in my daughter's garage so happily I only need to buy the MPS4S and two rear Cup2s.
If anyone wants a set of used Cup2s let me know by PM (I will have sorted out tyres by mid-March) but you'll need to arrange transport unless you can collect from Exeter area.
I'm off to Techno-Classica Essen in April with a Javelin track day at Spa on the way back and I've booked July Nordschleife Sports Driver two day training operated by the circuit. It is quite a large event, attached is a picture of some of the cars from August 2019 lined up on the Döttinger Höhe.
Insurance is falling due the end of January and again the issue is mileage limit of 7,500 miles, do I cancel the track & road policy when near the limit and buy another year or....
Finally I've discovered photos hosted on postimages.org are rejected as not an approved source, another issue for the Forum issues thread....
The car had the dreaded transmission mount failure and got fixed after two months, luckily it failed mid-September on the last track day of the year. After the warranty replacement, we were up at Center Gravity on the last day before Xmas to have the alignment changed. The OPC had somehow managed to put everything back as CG had set it up.
Set up history; the first set up was too low, causing the car to hit the bump stops and the issues at speed on a rough section of the autobahn noted in Post #172. The second set up raised the ride height but the car was now moving uncomfortably over undulating surfaces and front/rear balance needed improvement.
This visit, CG tested the dampers on their "wobbly" machine and they all were performing consistently which confirmed the too high ride height theory. With the ride height taken down to the previous manual GT4's levels, the settings are now 2:34 front and 2:01 rear camber with total toe of 0:04 and 0:28 front and rear respectively. Cross weights with driver are within 4kg. Movement on undulating surfaces are more controlled and hopefully will be good on track at Thruxton in late March.
The car is approaching two years old so service arranged early March. Since September I have been taking the car out every 4/5 weeks to run with everything at normal temperatures to try avoid the battery issue that lost the first two track days last year.
I bought a spare set of black fully refurbished wheels from 9Apart and will be having them tarted up in Aurum and will put MPS4S on one set and fresh Cup2s on the other. I have one set of used front and rear Cup2s with c4/5mm tread that I ran in 2022 and on the car, a set I bought last year. I also discovered a pair of unused front 245/35 Cup2s I'd bought and stored in my daughter's garage so happily I only need to buy the MPS4S and two rear Cup2s.
If anyone wants a set of used Cup2s let me know by PM (I will have sorted out tyres by mid-March) but you'll need to arrange transport unless you can collect from Exeter area.
I'm off to Techno-Classica Essen in April with a Javelin track day at Spa on the way back and I've booked July Nordschleife Sports Driver two day training operated by the circuit. It is quite a large event, attached is a picture of some of the cars from August 2019 lined up on the Döttinger Höhe.
Insurance is falling due the end of January and again the issue is mileage limit of 7,500 miles, do I cancel the track & road policy when near the limit and buy another year or....
Finally I've discovered photos hosted on postimages.org are rejected as not an approved source, another issue for the Forum issues thread....
