So I've recently bought a mk2 Fabia VRS and I'm very tempted to use it for a few track days and sprints a year.

I used to have a mk6 Fiesta ST that was more track day car than daily driver but it got used every day. (In fact still sat on the driveway awaiting the private plate to transfer the it will be sold)

Has anyone used one? Never used an auto come semi auto on trackdays so wondering if there alright to use.

Mine seems to be ok on the oil issue too (touch wood!) so I'm not too bothered about that.

I have a 312mm brake conversion coming and a rear ARB too. It's already got H&R springs fitted so it only needs a little bit of fettling and I'd be ready for some action!

Any tips and hints on the cars for track days is much appreciated.

Ta!

Edited 19 September, 20169 yr by S73VEJ

I used to track mine all the time..... I had yellowstuff brakes, and ATE blue fluid, H&R front and RARB, and eibachs..... RARB is a must, and I strongly advise some track tyres....

 

Paddles are made for the track! always drive in manual, blip it down into the corners under braking for the lowest gear possible for the entrance speed and power out

 

I used to turn the diff off for the summer track season, while it works very well on the road, it just destroys the front brakes with temperatures on the track....

 

here ya go!

 

this is the terror of rain on the nurburgring!

 

 

and getting a little sideways on the kerbs at a brisky "how fast" session

 

Edited 19 September, 20169 yr by sharkrider

Nice.

Yeah got some 16" mk1 VRS alloys sorted and some nice track tyres and some ATE Blue left over from the Fiesta ST.

When you say turn diff off?.....

laptop and VAGCOM..... the CTHE engine has more options than the CAVE , you can turn the diff right off, and it wont change up on max revs if its wheel spinning , so you can "proper" control it on the throttle on track...

 

 

the older CAVE engine only had three settings I think, strong medium and weak.... you turn it to weak.... (don't know which you have)

 

the diff (you may or may not know) brakes the spinning wheel on acceleration, brilliant on a wet roundabout on the road, destroys the front brakes on a track..

 

after my last summer track day, i would turn it back on the medium for the winter

I was at the ring in my old octy last weekend gonna track that a bit more next year , money allowing!

 

laptop and VAGCOM..... the CTHE engine has more options than the CAVE , you can turn the diff right off, and it wont change up on max revs if its wheel spinning , so you can "proper" control it on the throttle on track...

 

 

the older CAVE engine only had three settings I think, strong medium and weak.... you turn it to weak.... (don't know which you have)

 

the diff (you may or may not know) brakes the spinning wheel on acceleration, brilliant on a wet roundabout on the road, destroys the front brakes on a track..

 

after my last summer track day, i would turn it back on the medium for the winter

 

I never knew this about the diffs..im on a CAVE still (So far so good....53k etc no oil useage to mean anything..touch wood)

 

I never thought of using the paddles on a track day...

They are great fun on track (with the right handling mods) and surprisingly capable. I've been on track with mine a few times now and only use the paddles :-)

I never knew this about the diffs..im on a CAVE still (So far so good....53k etc no oil useage to mean anything..touch wood)

 

I never thought of using the paddles on a track day...

 

What Sharkrider said. Paddles are working wonders on the track and unless you are a professional racing driver that has absolutely mastered all clutch racing techniques there is no way you'd be able to better control the engine/gearbox and be faster in any manual. It's not just about instant gear-shifting either. Minimizing the clutch engagement/disengagement results in the least possible upset of the car's dynamics (and several ms gained because of that). Not to mention that both hands on the wheel allows for far better handling when driving like a nutter at 10/10 and trying to absolutely stick to that just 10cm wide ideal track from one corner to the other.

 

They are also great for any spirited drive or basically most drives period. Even though the DSG7 lacks the smoothness of the DSG6 as I recently discovered, it feels better to use in manual mode for actually everything but city traffic.

Edited 21 September, 20169 yr by newbie69