SRowells Diablo 1.8 - Jenvey 45s & OMEX600

[Eeyore]

So Forge Action Day has been and gone. It went a little bit like this...

Friday night I left with one of my work Colleagues called Alex and we met Sam and Will in the Astor 6 on the M25A12 junction. We had a bit of bwarping on the way with a few flames out of the back of the 1.8 apparently. First stop was obviously the traditional Frankie & Bennys in Swindon. We got in just as they were stopping serving but luckily managed to get food.

After this I decided I wanted to go to a pressure washer to clean the car as the big washer hadnt done the arches and wheels properly. Ferry Woop had sent the post code of one and was particularly amused that I had never used one. We stopped at a few we saw en-route but they were terrible. Eventually we got to one and it was amazing! 5 Settings and £1 for 3 minutes! Car came out looking great! Managed to do both mine and Sams tyres in 4 minutes including swapping the position of the cars.



We stayed in a travel lodge which was a particularly gay experience before leaving in the morning. Niall arrived with perfect timing to give me my stand pass before going into the event! The club stand although out of the way and on grass looked great. Lots of 306s and banter going on there.

Puglove, lolSteve and I all bought additional track time for 3pm at £ra*e.99. Before going on track I unloaded the entire car including the Sub. No tunes on track. Ruan had some pro tips too. Cheers to Cully and Niall for lending me a wheel bolt too!

The first track session was great. Was very nervous in the queue next to the skylines and evos. Made it onto track and what a difference the latest mods have made. The new tyres were great and the brakes were decent too. Could really fling it into corners and there was loads of grip. At one point I went into a corner and an M3 was holding us back. somehow! Managed to overtake steve who wasnt particularly happy after the work he had put into the MG. Niall was sitting at Quarry and reported some dirty pops going on. Great stuff!

Second track session came up quickly and we were all on track again. Didnt see Puglove out there but once again overtook Steve and the car performed great.









Results of tracking? The engine mounts are worse than ever, the brake discs on the rear need replacing, the gear stick needs sorting out and probably need an oil cooler. Immediately coming off track the engine temps rocketed to 100 even with the fan.

We left the show without seeing half of the cars but very happy. Convoyed back for a bit with Niall before dropping Alex off so he could make his way back to Balham.

Great day guys and I really enjoyed it. Thanks to everyone.