Hi Edd

Thanks for getting in touch - Where did you read about our open days?

You are right. We do a few days each year for local car clubs. We put a car on to our flat patch and weigh it, and measure Ride height, Camber and Tracking for each wheel. I give guide notes to the owner and have about 5 mins to answer individual quest ions. This takes 20 - 30 min/car. I have attached a typical measuring sheet that you take with you.

The owner then takes the car out and does the adjustments with the help of others in the group.

We do 12 - 15 in a day and when each of the cars have been assessed we have the adjusted ones back for fine tuning and front tracking done by me.

We usually get some quality burgers and sausages from a farm shop and provide a BBQ to break up your day as there is a bit of waiting around. I am fairly busy so you guys do the cooking etc. During the lunch break I give a talk based on the issues arising from cars and queries in the morning. We also answer questions.

Last year we charged £20 a car and £10 for visitors who came for the BBQ and a natter. As your cars a mainly saloons DIY adjustments may be less practical than our normal Kit cars/Westfields/Cobra's so you advise me on your preferred programme.
One thing to note is No children and dogs. It is a working Farm so there is machinery in open sheds Accidents could happen to bored but inquisitive young people if they wander off exploring. The combine cutter bar for instance has 30ft of spikes at a child's eye level! (See picture)

If you would like to call in to discuss details/look around give me a ring on 07977 948883.
We are 5 miles North of M4 J 17 Chippenham/Malmesbury Postcode SN16 0JZ

Regards

Dave

Hi Ed

Sorry about the tardy reply - I wanted to sort out a few calenders before settling on a date.
We have a regular BKCC open day and good presence on their site.

It may be a good idea to come in one day for a chat and have a look round. I could talk through some stuff on your car and confirm some details for an open day. I often work till 7 on a week day evening (when the weather warms up a bit!). otherwise I am in most Saturdays for callers and car collections etc. Sundays not available except in exceptionable circumstances

Regarding the GT4's tendency to understeer , I have seen some huge understeering events at trackdays featuring saloon cars.
My usual reaction would be to get an instructor on board and improve the drivers technique first. The instructor would also recommend which route to go with car mods on the car in use.
All the easy weight saving methods remove weight from the rear of the car. This increases the proportion of front Bias! The removal of the dash and 50K of electricals and heater, replace boot/doors with lighter versions makes the car unusable for a day to day run about.....

Almost all the considerations and calculations treat the car as a whole and F to R proportions of spring/ARB/damper/corner weight and geometry settings are more important than the absolute values.

The obvious fixes are to Lower the car to get the Cof G lower (but this lowers the roll centre increasing the roll moment!), increase the camber to get the front tyres to bite more and stiffen the A/R Bars and springs. Again all of this makes the car more unpleasant in normal use.

I have 2 appointment over the weekend you suggest The previous Sat May 18th could be a possibility or any of the first 4 Sat's in June.

Although I have a 4 post lift it is too inaccessible on an open day
.I have a trolley jack and 2/3 sets of stands and if you bring your basic toolkits I will chip in with anything else needed. As for numbers perhaps 8 to 10 could work.

regards

Dave

I would of totally loved to come to this, as said above, its something a little different to the usual dyno day/pub lunch. As im doing more track days also, would be good to see what could be done to improve lap times. Theres nowhere even close to where I am up here