Autotesting the R ... Any hints or tips

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GTI_R

Member
Going to be using the R next year as my vehicle for my local car clubs Autotesting / time trials ..

Car has 320bhp - standard suspesnion , Big brakes , cusco front and rear upper braces and willwood 4 point lower brace and is fully polybushed
Don't want to be fitting coilovers etc as my local roads are terrible and will make the car undrivable ,
Would love to go to 15inch wheels but the brakes are to big

Max speeds will be 40-50mph 1st and 2nd sometimes 3rd but rarely

There is Tarmac , grass field , and a gravel quarry ,

Never done time trials so does anybody have any hints or tips or for improving the way the R copes with the tight corners etc ? ..
Any easy mods that will help turn in or low speed front end grip?
Or any tips in general
 
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MarkTurbo

Well-Known Member
The best thing to do is just go out and enjoy it ;-)

I've done autotests with my local motor club on tarmac and grass field events and gti-r's are really not suited to it as they are usually too tight and twisty and suit FWD cars with a good handbrake. My daily runner with 90bhp is way quicker than my Sunny with over 4 times that power!
 
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Born Again

New Member
4wd and autotesting tend not to go together well.
IMHO they have way too much grip/traction to make them suitable for that branch of motorsport.
 
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GTI_R

Member
Well we will find out how the R compares to the other 4wd motors that take part ..
there is 2 x subaru's both turbo and SWMBO'S Evo 4
 
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Born Again

New Member
GTI_R said:
Well we will find out how the R compares to the other 4wd motors that take part ..
there is 2 x subaru's both turbo and SWMBO'S Evo 4
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Autotesting is tough enough on the mechanicals of a 2wd car. Add 4wd to the mix and there will be a lot of mechanical stress. Good luck, but I'd expect to have components fail all too regularly.
 
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