Sandown - GTI vs Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati etc

**adzy** · 17-09-2011, 08:33 PM

Some footage from a recent casual track day at Sandown. Will upload the other sessions of the day once they are edited.

**brimway** · 18-09-2011, 10:36 AM

Hi Adzy, I saw your last round the block on a wet day clip, but this one certainly demonstrates fantastic driving and a very quick Golf. Well done. Iam interested to know what camera you used and how it was mounted?

**adzy** · 18-09-2011, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by brimway

Hi Adzy, I saw your last round the block on a wet day clip, but this one certainly demonstrates fantastic driving and a very quick Golf. Well done. Iam interested to know what camera you used and how it was mounted?

Cheers for the kind words mate :p My camera is a Cannon Legria HFS-10 HD and the mount atatches to the head rest mounts and is fully adjustable. The mount is a Hague head rest mount, will tell u where I ordered it from when I get home if u want?

**brimway** · 18-09-2011, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by adzy

Cheers for the kind words mate :p My camera is a Cannon Legria HFS-10 HD and the mount atatches to the head rest mounts and is fully adjustable. The mount is a Hague head rest mount, will tell u where I ordered it from when I get home if u want?

Thanks, would appreciate that.

**Rob_R** · 18-09-2011, 01:07 PM

adzy, great vids of your track day !! Nice gather after passing the muppet !! LOL love the ending to your session 2 vid. Had a good laugh !!
Don't know how I would go though. I think I'd get white line fever.

Couldn't figure out how agressive you were engine breaking on the vid. Was there alot down the gears? I'm using your vids as a kinda educational driving tool so when the day comes and I grow my balls I will have a small idea what the track looks like and the lines you take when cornering sandown.

Maybe while waiting for my balls to grow I might come down one day and be a spectator.

**adzy** · 18-09-2011, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rob_R

adzy, great vids of your track day !! Nice gather after passing the muppet !! LOL love the ending to your session 2 vid. Had a good laugh !!
Don't know how I would go though. I think I'd get white line fever.

Couldn't figure out how agressive you were engine breaking on the vid. Was there alot down the gears? I'm using your vids as a kinda educational driving tool so when the day comes and I grow my balls I will have a small idea what the track looks like and the lines you take when cornering sandown.

Maybe while waiting for my balls to grow I might come down one day and be a spectator.

Lol cheers rob, I could have slapped that old bugger for the way he drove! Sandown is pretty basic as most of the corners are 90° so no real technical lines are required. You should be fine mate u gotta get out there u will love it. Just make sure u are smooth with all your driving inputs, dont jerk the steering wheel, squeeze the brake pedal dont stomp on it and when turning in slowly release brake preasure instead of just jumping off them. Dont be scared to floor the braked pedal too and always look through the corners to the exit point, best thing is practise and experience bro.
Some drive days have instructors present who can jump in with u and give u great advise. Your balls should be well up to it mate

Oh and with the DSG question, I use manual mode so that it is always in the gear I want and so that I get gear down in higher revs than sport mode, the engine nraking helps with front end traction on corner entry due to the increased engine braking force.. sport mode is a bit to lazy when going for it on track IMO.
Get out there rob u will love it!