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Thanks Daniel. I didn’t mean to upset anyone - if I could hustle a road registered Excel around at that speed I’d feel pretty pleased with myself! I’ve no idea how the rest of you go so fast. I guess it’s the difference between a purely track prepped car and one that can be (and is) driven through the city to work every day. Actually, I have a similar video of the preceding lap when you all streamed past me and then I had a front row seat watching “the slow one” three wheeling around several of the tighter bends. Watch this space…

Hi Ben. The 1.5 is going well, thanks, but is still a work in progress. AVO has now produced a cold air intake and breather kit which makes them run better (corrects the crankcase ventilation pressures). I’m waiting to fit that and get the fundamentals right before I turn up the wick any more. I’ve also had to fit a bigger radiator and an oil cooler to try to control under bonnet temperatures. It’s already melted two turbo coolant inlet pipes. Fun, but expensive. At the moment I’m having more fun with the RF! But the 1.5 is entered in the Tour section of this year’s Adelaide Rally in six weeks, so that will be a good time. Watch this space.

Hi Ben. Yes,a Roadstersport Race axle back - the one that’s just a Helmholtz chamber hanging off a plain pipe. I’ve had custom twin tail pipes fitted so that if looks just like a factory tail section. But the front part is standard 1.5L exhaust. Possibly the most entertaining mod I ever did.

This was towards the end of our third session of the day, so we’d all done 15 or 16 laps by then. The track hadn’t changed noticeably. To be fair, I would have got frustrated following me down the straights at 160kmh if I’d been driving that. It must be about four times as powerful as my car. Didn’t get away much in the corners though.

Toyo Proxes 888R in an alleged 195/50x16 - although they’re nearly as big as the 205/50x16 Goodyears I run on the street. They have a similar effect to switching from Road to Soft in a Gran Turismo game! LSD is whatever the factory put in it, a 2016 1.5GT, so at least it’s got one. I haven’t even started on the engine yet, let alone the transmission.

Thanks Chris. The fastest line for a low powered car is very different to what you see the V8s do on the tv. Most noticeable through turns 6-10, as the uphill approach to T7 means I haven’t gathered enough speed to use all of the track in 8/9/10! Still learning, and still accelerating out of T10 on occasion.

I bought a 1.5 gt myself last Friday. It's a lot of fun. My heart wanted an nd2 but my brain said it's not worth another $20k! What tyres and suspension are you running? Any mods to brakes?

@@Shadowstormau Hi Sam. Back then I was running the Whiteline Gripkit - stiffer lower springs and uprated sways on OEM shocks. Sways are brilliant - do it - but couldn’t recommend springs. Choppy, uncomfortable, too low. Fitted MCA Street Supersports (one down from Reds) at the start of this year. Brilliant again. Best way to spend $3k of the $20k you just saved! Also Nielex front suspension knuckles from Rev 9. Exhaust is a GWR Roadstersport Race tacked onto the factory midpipe. It’s just a plain pipe with a Heimholz chamber hanging off it. Tyres were Toyo888R - lots of grip, but again not recommended. Too noisy all the time. Save up for Yokohamas, or else go Nangkang or Hankook. Have fun.

I picked up a used gwr race exhaust a couple of days ago and wow you're so right it completely changed the car from grocery getter to a little roar machine.

Further following in your footsteps I just put the order in for the mca pro sports!

I doubt I will be there next year as I have to drive from Melbourne and it depends if I upgrade the brakes first.. As they are stock now and struggled a bit. I have some gopro footage of you from inside my car if you're interested? On that note, do you have any of me from the 3rd session ? (I carried on our road trip afterwards) Let me know please. Look forward to your next vid 😁