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I had read somewhere that 888's would be OK. Of course my search skills do not allow me to find that on the interwebthingy! h

yes it was not a surprise, I could feel it happening. I'm happy with that. Having used the 888's on the Hornet, I'm seriously considering a set for track days. Means buying a new set of wheels tho' h

Nice write up Sean. Have to agree it was a great day. Took Lexie for her first proper track day since the 'charger was fitted. (Went to Ecuyers but had coolant loss and heating problems so didn't give it the beans!) It's great fun now reeling people in and getting them on the straight! I'm still not fast on the corners, I need to tweak the suspension a little more. Derek (Gaz) was jokingly annoyed with my driving, holding him up in corners and then speeding off in the straights! This must be the first ever time I've properly overtaken on the track, Brilliant. The two Cooper tyres that were put on the back seemed to be OK, not showing any signs of being used on a track day, (hard or what) only had one issue coming out of the hairpin where I could feel the backend going it's own way, but quickly caught without problem. All in all a great day, nice and relaxed. I'll post some video in due course. h

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I've got some boring in car I'll try and post. Took no stills but there was a photographer there, should be able to find them here when they're posted: http://javelintrackdays.co.uk/jt/index.php...y2&Itemid=3 The yellow stuff, at least iirc they were yellow stuff, they required a little heat in them to get working, the first time you braked you had to allow time for them to come in, but second time onwards they worked really well, no fade, didn't glaze like the EBC black stuff we have been using. I'm happy with them for track, but not sure if I'd use them on Lexie, my daily driver. h

I put it down to run flats and wheel design. the damage was always on the inside of the wheel. the outside of the wheel is supported by the spoked to the hub. The inner of the rim has no support. Imagine the differeence in strength of a biscuit tin, the bottom on the tin with the bottom on will not deflect, the top of the tin without the lid will deform easily. the deformation leading to the rims cracking. The problem is made worse by the run flats not having the compliance of a normal tyre and passing all of the force through to the rim. h

Another occcasional update on the Hornet's outings. I took the Hornet to Mallory Park yesterday on a Javelin Motorsports track day. Had a great day. First off the modifications. The Hornet now has 888's, a full track tyre which are road legal. The brakes have been upgraded to the 1.8 disks and EBC yellow stuff (iirc) pads. It was wet and raining until about 09.30 when the track time started, luckily, a hood, a helmet, me and the seat do not all fit! The first hour or so was red flags every two or three laps as people went on excursions off track. A dry line started to appear and the brave trousers went on! The 888's were confidence inspiring, I had upped the pressures by 4 psi, and left the suspension untouched. The Hornet handled superbly, very neutral, in that I never had to think about the tyres, no surprises, no over/understeer. It went, without complaint, where you pointed it! (Maybe I wasn't trying hard enough!) The only time you felt something was in the esses when you went over some mud on the track from an off, the steering went light. I was leaving Craners at 75+ and at 80 by the time I was on the straight. I was probably the slowest on track, but on corners I was constantly having to come off the throttle as I was catching the car in front up. There were a few off's during the day, a Caterham and a couple of lo-costs suffered damage, with a further few offs onto the grass. A really great day. h

Yes, with a slapped wrist! h

Good QC if it missed the shaving process, not difficult to see! I was going to ask if you would balance them like that or cut them off. h

'ello Ricky 53, I seem to remember if you use the suspension top mounts you can, or is it using the Mk 2 top mounts to give you more suspension travel on a lowered 5? You haven't been in Lexie have you? I've Abs Shocks GAZ on, I'll take you for a spin, not literally, at the next meet. h

Don't know where my CoG is. All I know is the more beer I have the CoG gets lower, once it's low enogh I fall over! h

Had a quick scout around, it also has to be secured every 30cm (max) Copper when bent work hardens and becomes brittle, so he's at more danger than just boiling his fluid off! h

Isn't that a fail anyway as the pipework is not secured? h

Ok Tony, explain. Two pics of one rim! h

Thanks, I will - but I hope you don't mind if I keep asking these questions, there are these gaping gaps in my understanding of how suspension works and I just need to know how it all happens... But hopefully my next thread will be driven by curiosity rather than a major technical headache! Lauren My view is, keep asking questions, that's how we on the fourm learn about this geometry stuff, and that's why were here, to learn, and have a little bit of light hearted banter in between times! h

It's that Déjà vu all over again! h

Lauren, you're welcome. Keep us updated h

Lauren, you're welcome. Keep us updated h

How does this work? If it only has male and female ends then doesn't the fitment allow for the ends to float whereas without it fitted there would be no movement? Sorry if that is not clear, but does the new bit allow the TRE and the hub to move independently of each other? h

And for those who didn't see the mag. h

ER, thing to watch about the l;ow profile trolly jacks is that they are only low at the lifting point. the remainder of the jack is as high as a normal jack These are ok for lifting at the sills, but of no use when you want to get to the cross member or diff to lift the car centrally. I either have to drive one side up the kerb to get the trolley jack under or use the scissor jack on the sills to raise the car to get the jack under. h

If you're going on a journey, it's always worth knowing where you are starting from! h

Hi, H - yes, that was me, hiding forlornly under the tin roof. I thought the people at Goodwood would see the funny side if I drove in with the canopy open - after all, it is an "open top", but they didn't see the joke and gave me a right dressing down. Its rather ironic that CKC should have snapped me there (I haven't seen the magazine, but I've been told I made an appearance), I've been to several breakfast clubs where I have been "on-theme"... Oh well, they do say any publicity is good publicity! Do you think that a session on the ramps prior to any modification would be useful? Lauren I'll see if I can scan the mag, if I can find it for you. Regarding going on the ramp at Tony's, he's the one to ask, although you might get useful base information from the machine. I know the machine can account for bent wheels, don't know if it would account for bent spindles. By the way, he will charge for this, but it's a minimum fee, and you get to know exactly where you stand geo wise. (Tony correct me if I'm wrong on this!) h

Hi Lauren, were you at 'Soft Top Sunday' at Goodwood? think I saw it there plus it also got a photo in iirc complete kit car or Total Kit Car. It may be easier for you to get to WIM and have Tony get it up on the ramps so his system can pick up all the measurements. h

Hmmm, is Tony throwing a red herring into this? The Evo would be harder to drive. The Lada is an old design, imprecise and boat like, Drivers reactions can be slow on this. (Low chassis frequency) The EVO has a more modern suspension, and probably a lot of electronics to assist the suspension/traction/driver. The computers can operate faster than the driver, turn these off and the normal driver would have difficulty keeping up with the chassis. (High Chassis Frequency). Iirc one of Sam at TDI's posts, a chassis frequency of 2.5 hz is what a normal driver can keep up with, a F1 driver it's over 5 hz.) It's a bit like the typhoon fighters, it's all fly by wire, to make the plane do what it does the plane flies on the edge of instability all controlled by computer, the pilot only adds input to the computers, 'Turn left here'. Without the computers the pilots cannot fly the planes, they would just fall out of the sky! Does the Lada have a better DI than the Evo? Alternatively, it could be the Lada would be hardest to drive as it's soo difficult to start on your own. The heated rear window is there to keep your hands warm when you're pushing it in winter! And you can double the value of your Lada simply by filling the fuel tank! I know, the old one's are the best. I'll get my jacket! h