Some non-Yeti RS content.

 

My original Yeti still impresses.

Over three years I've had this now...

 

43k miles, got a few stone chips.  But still comes up nice and is a good drive.  Great car.

 

 

Photos make the Yeti look massive.
 

 

Still looks great.

It is massive! That's actually Richard washing it

It is massive! That's actually Richard washing it

That's how a Yeti normally looks LOL. It's just the other one makes it looks like it's on stilts!

this Yeti is immense i got to alot of ford shows and stuff and people always talk about this car from diff track days they have done truly unique great work mate.

this Yeti is immense i got to alot of ford shows and stuff and people always talk about this car from diff track days they have done truly unique great work mate.

 

Thanks, appreciated.

I have folowed this project from the start and its awesome, and just now i have seen it on: http://jalopnik.com/how-the-hell-does-this-skoda-yeti-trounce-an-ariel-atom-1719996438

Edited 24 July, 201510 yr by xane

And Car Throttle has just done the same http://www.carthrottle.com/post/GWc6Gx/

I had to laugh. Some of the comments are funny too. If some of those commenting are as good as they talk, why aren't they driving touring cars. Some folk just take funny way too seriously.

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Love this car ... the in-car reactions from the track videos are just hilarious (it's also great that they are prepared to post them up on the internet!).

 

I think you might have to change the colour, or the numberplate, or both, to preserve it's Sleeper factor.

Richard, there was a guy building a 700bhp TTRS on an audi forum, I'm sure he was having synchros built for his car, http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/ttrs-project-750hp.160466/ might be worth messaging him? 

Richard, there was a guy building a 700bhp TTRS on an audi forum, I'm sure he was having synchros built for his car, http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/ttrs-project-750hp.160466/ might be worth messaging him? 

 

Thank you for the link.

 

Have just spoken to JDR and they are working with the owner of that car to find a solution.

Not sure the finished product is ready yet, but an alternative they have found looks like diesel parts as there is a Toureg that uses the same gearbox casing.  Apparently.

Does that mean we now get to see a 700hp Yeti then?!?!

The V10 Toureg smoker does about 800nm of torque from the factory - the gear box might be man enough if it fits

Touareg didnt have a manual gearbox and it is mounted lengthwise. (a 6 speed automatic. The newer 4.2 diesel have the 8 speed auto box)

The strongest transverse mounted manuals are the ones in the TT RS.

There is no stronger diesel than the new 190bhp engine with a manual.

The 240bhp Passat only comes with the 7 speed DSG as in the TT RS.

This is as far as my knowledge goes.

 

Maybe you could use the fancy gearbox made for the Citigogo?

Does that mean we now get to see a 700hp Yeti then?!?!

 

It's a possibility.

Some people have used the GTX turbo to obtain 650-700bhp.

The 5 pot engine is quite impressive and build properly it can be done.

However, I don't want to go chasing numbers and lose drivability by shortening the powerband too much.

 

Touareg didnt have a manual gearbox and it is mounted lengthwise. (a 6 speed automatic. The newer 4.2 diesel have the 8 speed auto box)

The strongest transverse mounted manuals are the ones in the TT RS.

There is no stronger diesel than the new 190bhp engine with a manual.

The 240bhp Passat only comes with the 7 speed DSG as in the TT RS.

This is as far as my knowledge goes.

 

Maybe you could use the fancy gearbox made for the Citigogo?

 

The Citigo box has been considered, but I want to keep the Yeti a fun drive rather than the sequential box which is more about speed and racing.

 

Being VAG some of the gearboxes do share components, including internals between some DSG and Manuals apparently.

The guy running big power has eaten 5 gearboxes already.  The Yeti has now eaten 2.  There will be a solution soon as more people have problems.

I have been out of the loop for the last few months.

This Yeti vRS is amazing Richard. Bonkers even. I look forward to seeing it one day.

Put a set of the new Toyo 888R on today, ready for Bedford tomorrow.

Will be interesting to see how they go.

Look like the old 888, but with a central goove all the way round.

Take a pressure gauge with you. Do a couple of laps and than readjust the pressures to your liking.

Dont know what warm pressure these a driven, but we always adjusted the pressures to the track this way.

(we knew we had to have a warm pressure of 2.0 bar. Going over this, destroyed the tyres)

 

You only have to find out, which pressure would suit the Yeti best.

Good day at Bedford.

Yeti behaved itself as usual (amazing how it seems to do that, considering the power and stress it must put up with) and much fun was had chasing down other cars without having to worry too much about things coming up behind us.

 

A short video...

 

 

Not impressed with the new Toyo 888R t all.

They didn't seem to grip better than any other tyre and wore down really quickly.

I did 40-50 laps, another 15-20 and they would have been illegal to drive home on.

Factor in the price and they won't be used again.

Federal RSR seemed to last a little longer and were a lot cheaper.

Yoko A048 had more grip, only cost a bit more and lasted longer too.

 

Photo very kindly sent to me by the event photographer.

He drives a mk1 Fabia VRS.

 

 

More to follow when he's gone through them.

 

 

What sticks in the mind after a day like to today is the huge positive reaction the Yeti gets from other track day enthusiasts.

It's nice to see that other people "get it".

Looks like a great day was had

Video was great as always

That is the same what I read about the 888s in Germany too.

Especially heavier (and more powerful) cars dont suit the 888s well.

The more powerful cars do run well on the michelins or the newer pirellis. Dont know what price they have though!

It was a great day! Yeti performed brilliantly and Richard drove like the devil was chasing him LOL. And the amount of people staring at the Yeti and having to come up and talk to Richard had to be seen to be believed. It is still the ultimate sleeper as no one expects a car like that to be so quick!

The Porsche driver thought he was on the outside lane of the M62, I'm not letting a skoda past darling! 

Amazing as ever Richard. The thing I find most impressive other than the whole build itself is the way the yeti can slow down. In that lat video I was watching the rate of the the needle when on the brakes...impressive