E30 Zone

I'm from Easytrack. Best, best, best way to enjoy a track day: 1. Make sure your car's prepped and nothing's going to fall off. 2. Tyres and brakes are crucial. You don't need mega treads for your first time, your regular road tyres will be fine. But make sure your brakes are absolutely top fettle. ...

Some hot climate spec cars had an aux fan, mainly US.

Yep, I was wondering about the pads. As it was, I'd been limiting myself to five lap sessions on the DS2500s before they started to lose interest. I don't think I'll need full race pads, but the Rally Design people mentioned Poly E (900 degrees) or Poly D (800 degrees) pads. I'm completely unfamilia...

A539s not good in the wet. It's a relatively hard tyre that's great for hooning about in the dry, particularly sideways stuff round the tighter corners at Rockingham or Anglesey. I virtually spun in the pitlane my first (and last) time on them in the wet a few years ago.

Looks like it's going to be the Wilwood Dynalite caliper and disc kit, and some pads off the Space Shuttle.

Taffy. Will they go with standard wheels?

Yep, long story, but it's all about mischief: I help run one of the trackday companies and really fancied a bit of a sleeper after Westfield and Lotus. I make up most of my ground on the brakes, and they're starting to complain ...

What are - and where can I get - the best trackday use brakes for my 1990 325 Sport? Not just discs, but calipers. I just keep toasting the standard disc/DS2500 pads. I want to keep the standard wheels, though.

Does a 325i Sport have an oil cooler as standard, or are they retro fits?

I prefer Oulton, Anglesey, Brands, Rockingham. Occasionally Silverstone and Combe. Prefer good turn in and slightly slippy back end. Hate understeer.

What toe out does anybody use?

I have now received a payment from "Imran Fida" - khan325i/onestop4anything - via Paypal, so this specific matter is now at an end so far as I am concerned. Disappointed it took a month and a bit, a call to the Police and a County Court writ, plus the loss of Paypal's commission to get a result. I w...

I do it all the time - get confused that is.

Breaking traction on the road - sorry, to clarify, conditions where the car or road allow it: T junctions, roundabouts, tight bends, poor surface, no traffic, lots of provocation...

... the point being it's an entirely different set of dynamics at track speed over road speed.

All things considered re weather/conditions and temperature, of course. Taffy - given I'm probably going to go for -2 camber, any thoughts on what toe geo? Aston: car behaviour is massively different on track compared to road - powersliding round a tight corner or roundabout can often be more about ...

Ah, yep, see what you mean re the pressures.

Done the tyre pressure thing, made a bit of difference eventually. Oh, and it's the other way round: lower the front pressures to reduce understeer while increasing the rears - higher pressures means harder tyres, means less heat, means less grip. Ultimate grip on the Colway tyres is pretty good, wh...

Enjoy it, but don't let us catch you timing or with anything loose in the car - it invalidates our insurance. We run a tighter ship than most....

Sorree, they're usually sold out. Best bet is book early, because the prices go up closer to the date.

Easytrack. www.easytrack.co.uk . Camcorders have to be bolted in.

Easytrack. www.easytrack.co.uk . Camcorders have to be bolted in.

The plan is to leave it as standard looking as possible. As I help run a trackday company, I'm not allowed to do timed laps.

I've only had the car for a couple of months. First trackday was with standard everything. Sideways everywhere, no understeer at all. It's now got massively more mechanical grip, which means that fundamental design traits come in to play - i.e., built-in understeer at the limit. It's defo a camber t...

I'm getting piles of understeer on track. Car's a 325i Sport, 1990; Bilstein Sprintline suspension, standard wheels, Colway Formula Intermediate race tyres. Been doing tracks for 20 years, so I've done all the usual stuff with tyre pressures (down at the front, up at the back) - it's obviously a geo...

Chaos, thanks for the post. However, we need to be careful to ensure we use only absolute facts on the forum in relation to this issue - hearsay and rumour can end up with a libel action.

I may have to file a second writ under a different name to ensure I cover all bases. I'm led to believe he also uses "Imran Fida". The other problem is that I have more than one home address for him - I'd welcome any information enabling me to confirm the address I have. Anybody know anything more a...

Thanks for the support, chaps. I'm afraid I don't condone anything other than recovery by legitimate means, though.

Anybody got anything else on "Imran Khan"?

I'm still awaiting either a set of wheels (paid for May 1, bought on ebay) or Ãƒ”šÃ‚£121.70 (cheque allegedly in the post on May 27) from "Imran Khan", allegedly and variously known as "onestop4anything", "thetyreshop", "sirecovery", "khan325i". Business address Old Oak, Mole Road, Sindlesham, Wokin...

I bought a set of wheels.

With the calls and correspondence he's had from me since May 5, no way is he forgetful.

Court papers served. I understand Mr Khan is now trading as onestop4anything on ebay.

I use Circuit Supplies, 01525 385888. Mention that Iain from Easytrack referred you.

I think they may well be in short supply now, though.

Standard discs, Ferodo DS2500s, upgraded fluid and steel braided hoses - all you'll ever need on any car, including track-day use. Much over-hyped mythology about drilled and grooved: show me a successful race car with holes and slots on its anchors.

I bought some E30 parts on ebay from an Imran Khan who appears to operate from an address of Old Oak, Mole Road, Sindlesham, Wokingham RG41 5DJ, Ãƒ”šÃ¢â‚¬Å“tyreshop@msn.co.ukÃƒ”šÃ¢â‚¬a. He has also mentioned he has connections or a base in Bristol. I paid within minutes of Ãƒ”šÃ¢â‚¬Å“winningÃƒ”šÃ¢â‚...

Without going berserk (but erring on the side of quality kit) what sort of suspension should I be bolting on to my '91 325i Sport for track day use? I want to retain standard ride height, but significantly stiffen things up.

Any tricks for sharpening up the steering response as well?

Defo 1155s. 1144s are for Nova drivers late braking into McDonalds' Drive-Thru. With 1155s they wouldn't stop in time (no heat), with 1144s I suspect you'll stop stopping after a few hard laps. It's not that EBC are crap, is just that Mintex and Ferodo are soooo good. Never used Pagids, but trackday...

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Best brakes?

Oil cooler

Front camber

Looking for info on Imran

Goods paid for but not received.

Track day sussies