How to drive fast on track (with your own car) | PH Project Car Pt.4

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  • Опубліковано 29 чер 2023
  • Upgrades will bring lap time more often than not, but the greater gains come from within…
    … with a little help from a professional racing driver. Of course, it’s easy to get carried away with chucking new and expensive performance bits at your track build, but you’re not getting the most out of them if you’ve never had proper driver training to kick you into gear. So we’ve enlisted the services of Charles Rainford, pro racing driver and our PH Project Car rival, to train Cam up and (hopefully) unlock the full potential of our recently modded Golf GTI. Just how much time can we make up with a day of training around the legendary Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit?
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  • @PistonHeadsTV
    @PistonHeadsTV  9 місяців тому

    Watch the full series here:
    Episode 1 - ua-cam.com/video/FC4ngNWCr7I/v-deo.html
    Episode 2 - ua-cam.com/video/XyudaCE4YUk/v-deo.html
    Episode 3 - ua-cam.com/video/6eSi-sMATaY/v-deo.html
    Episode 5 - ua-cam.com/video/wUgyPIrUCOk/v-deo.html
    Episode 6 - ua-cam.com/video/jnCaRevMJfQ/v-deo.html

  • @thedetailingdoctor5746
    @thedetailingdoctor5746 11 місяців тому +18

    Before you add power you absolutely need the anti lift kit or you’ll get constant wheel hop mate

    • @ayda360
      @ayda360 11 місяців тому +2

      Especially when you accelerate up hills

    • @JakobusVdL
      @JakobusVdL 10 місяців тому +1

      and some lighter wheels, those VW wheels are heavy - 11kg or so each.

  • @vegasphil
    @vegasphil 11 місяців тому +13

    Love this series and I have a real soft spot for that interior. Can’t wait to win it! 😉

  • @bentait7018
    @bentait7018 11 місяців тому +4

    I always get the ‘not using enough of the track’ feedback too

    • @raveutcars
      @raveutcars 11 місяців тому

      Tell that to the Austrian gravel ;)

  • @alsayedfakhri4597
    @alsayedfakhri4597 11 місяців тому +3

    Nice to see gt4s and FK8s on the track!

  • @superguygames4122
    @superguygames4122 11 місяців тому +4

    I’m hyped for this build, mk5 love!

  • @vaughanh2905
    @vaughanh2905 11 місяців тому +3

    Great vid and a very interesting series. Keep up the good work PH.

    • @eBayUKofficial
      @eBayUKofficial 11 місяців тому

      Look out for more great eBay finds

  • @FlyasaDiamond
    @FlyasaDiamond 11 місяців тому +3

    Loving this series

    • @eBayUKofficial
      @eBayUKofficial 11 місяців тому

      We're glad your're enjoying it 🙌

  • @officialshafi6077
    @officialshafi6077 6 місяців тому +1

    What action camera did u use

  • @RSADYNAMICS
    @RSADYNAMICS 11 місяців тому +1

    Great Video Briefcase .Where has Alex gone ?

  • @Tommy1198S
    @Tommy1198S 10 місяців тому

    Drive Smooth.

  • @lucatronconi3558
    @lucatronconi3558 11 місяців тому +2

    Weight reduction, k04 ecu tuning friend

  • @cornishrider
    @cornishrider 11 місяців тому +1

    Beige with Black, what's not to like!

  • @Stallzyx
    @Stallzyx 11 місяців тому +3

    I've got to catch up on this series. Was looking at a second car / first car after 3 years not driving and was close to getting a MK5 GTI myself perhaps but for safety reasons and also maybe not needing 200 bhp just yet, gone with something a bit slower and newer

    • @R03333
      @R03333 11 місяців тому +4

      MKV is pretty bloody safe, any NCAP testing nowadays is "what sensors has the car got" rather than passenger safety inside

    • @Stallzyx
      @Stallzyx 11 місяців тому +1

      @@R03333 True it's confusing how that is the case now but even structurally wise cars have come a decent way. My first car was a 140PS Fiesta 1.0 from 2016 and a heavy goods vehicle went into back of it when we had stopped at traffic lights on a dual carriageway. Car crumpled a lot but did its job to protect and someone has managed to repair it so it's out there again. One of the lowest mileage examples too probably 😥 May get a MK5 at some point but I have a 1.5 Mini for the moment :)

  • @christianodornatore5602
    @christianodornatore5602 6 місяців тому

    First Switch off the TC!!

  • @isyt1
    @isyt1 10 місяців тому

    Can anyone explain why you’re not allowed timing computers or whatever on the track? Why would that matter to the owners? Is it so you don’t import it in to a driving simulator and practise too much and have an advantage?

  • @mcjdubpower
    @mcjdubpower 11 місяців тому +3

    Gud vid 💯👌

  • @eklektikTechno
    @eklektikTechno 11 місяців тому +2

    Never seen any GTI with a beige interior???

    • @BigShotLDN
      @BigShotLDN 11 місяців тому +1

      Its rare. My uncle had one from new in 2007 with the same colour. Looks even better in person. Really brightens up the car.

  • @JakobusVdL
    @JakobusVdL 10 місяців тому

    Those kerbs sound painful. How do the bigger brakes feel?
    And is Charles going to be able to coach Dan around Curborough when you go for a time there?

    • @PistonHeadsTV
      @PistonHeadsTV  10 місяців тому +1

      No coaching around Curborough, it's up to Cam (not Dan 😉) to find the time himself. But we've got more to come so stay tuned!

    • @JakobusVdL
      @JakobusVdL 10 місяців тому

      @@PistonHeadsTV sorry Cam - and good luck with the project. As a Mk5 owner, I have skin in the game! So I'll be watching the series to the successful end.
      BTW are you going to let Charles have a go in the finished Mk5 so we can have a direct comparison to the Mk8R

    • @PistonHeadsTV
      @PistonHeadsTV  9 місяців тому +1

      @@JakobusVdL Would be a shame to not let Charles have a go...

    • @JakobusVdL
      @JakobusVdL 9 місяців тому

      @@PistonHeadsTV if he can handle all that power, with just two wheels driving..............

  • @genzigzag
    @genzigzag 11 місяців тому +1

    I miss my old MKV.

    • @rogermartinez78
      @rogermartinez78 11 місяців тому

      I still got mine!

    • @BigShotLDN
      @BigShotLDN 11 місяців тому

      I had a 2008 audi tt with the same engine. Fun car.

  • @MrWindmad
    @MrWindmad 11 місяців тому +1

    That suspension does not look like it performs good to me

    • @YernBelfus
      @YernBelfus 11 місяців тому

      It ain't triple-adjustable KW.

  • @chrisleech333
    @chrisleech333 10 місяців тому

    1) Buy a 3 door as 5 door cars suck ass

  • @jimrose470
    @jimrose470 11 місяців тому

    you can't use a timer or data logger on track? That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

    • @DortonFarb
      @DortonFarb 11 місяців тому +1

      We just used a Go Pro when we drove the Nurburgring Nordschleife at speed during Touristenfahrten.

    • @feedingfrenzy123
      @feedingfrenzy123 11 місяців тому +2

      I think they say it officially to discourage people racing against times etc. Of course there is nothing stopping you being a bit sneaky

    • @gam88a
      @gam88a 10 місяців тому +2

      It’s to try to reduce people “racing” on open track days and I’m certain insurance liability comes into it too.
      Most action cams do data overlay etc during processing, so you’d get lap times anyway.