I'm just going for a drive round the block dear.....

[petrolhead]

....were the words I uttered to my wife as I walked out at 4:30pm. I really did just want to warm the oil before I changed it. Then I decided to do the 'Roundabouts' near me, a lovely 2 km stretch of road broken up by some roundabouts.

 

So I did that at a 'good' pace then on the way back I see Tom in his white Mk2 coming the other way. We park up have a chat, talk about engines, brakes, turbochargers, suspension etc etc. Then we come up with the idea of doing a roundabout test to see how the handling of each car compares.

 

Anyway, it doesn't matter if Tom is in front of you or in your rear view, accelerating or braking - he is always going sideways at some point. There was a kit car behnd us that dropped off the pace, but when we got back someone had overfilled his car with oil

I would have helped him but I had to go home I had been out an hour. So I took the picture, got sworn at and left him cleaning up for the next hour.

 

Then posted this later, sorry Tom. You know who your mates are

[marky4]

sounds like you had fun

 

as for the last pic

[BaileyMex]

whoops

[Tom]

Git.

 

 

 

 

I'm gonna have to give that engine a check over as it did it again on the way to santa pod this morning - with the correct oil level!!!

 

seemed ok on the way back

 

I think you out handled me due to your tyres matt, i could not get any grip up the strip today. So, Tyre recommendations please

[Mk 1 Mark]

Git.

 

 

 

 

I'm gonna have to give that engine a check over as it did it again on the way to santa pod this morning - with the correct oil level!!!

 

seemed ok on the way back

 

I think you out handled me due to your tyres matt, i could not get any grip up the strip today. So, Tyre recommendations please

 

Tom toyo R888 best road tyres for grip bar none imho

[2litreScapri]

Nice, wish I could do that round my area, I bet if I did it somebody would report me & I'd be busted

[petrolhead]

2litreScapri - if your in Surrey you can't be too far away from us. PM me your location.

 

Tom - its those crusty dunlops you've got. 888's or Yokohama's IMO

[NeilT]

sounds like the perfect way to spend an afternoon cracking stuff!!

 

shame about the oil surging

[RossMK2]

mad men

[Toby]

Tom toyo R888 best road tyres for grip bar none imho

 

Not tried those but love Yoko 048's

 

I've run 13.00 on them. I run the medium hardness compound and they seem to wear reasonbly well too. As I say, I can't speak for the 888's

 

Have you "back to backed" them Mark?

[Fiesta Steve]

Thats what happens to an XE when it tries to keep with a Crossflow

[rallyesport04]

had yoko's but not road legal track day yokos there good but the r888 toyo is in a differant leugue altogether they dont last very long tho

[petrolhead]

Thats what happens to an XE when it tries to keep with a Crossflow

 

pmsl

 

He's got sideways fever, he just can't help himself.

[arch]

jus get some tyre softner on them. and yes it does exist.

[Tom]

lol, tis true I love a wind down windscreen but i'm sure a little more grip wouldn't hurt.

 

 

 

Steve - at least mine's on the road