So what have you done with your Aston today? (Vol. 2)

[alscar]

Opportunity to introduce a more traditional grille option, as expected?

I believe this to be the case although the car we saw had the usual. In fairness once the number plate is on the car ( and yes I realise people would prefer not to have number plates ) the grill looks less offensive. Add a bit of paint lipstick ( and I emphasise bit ) and the grill is nearly acceptable.
The car we saw was in a satin dark grey which whilst not for me per se looked fabulous almost to the point that you didn't look at the grill !

[Djit]

alscar said:

Opportunity to introduce a more traditional grille option, as expected?

I believe this to be the case although the car we saw had the usual. In fairness once the number plate is on the car ( and yes I realise people would prefer not to have number plates ) the grill looks less offensive. Add a bit of paint lipstick ( and I emphasise bit ) and the grill is nearly acceptable.
The car we saw was in a satin dark grey which whilst not for me per se looked fabulous almost to the point that you didn't look at the grill !

Thanks for replying. Heard rumbles some time ago that the roadster was an opportunity to offer an alternative, slat type grille. Given the OHMSS DBSS treatment, I think it’s a credible possibility. (Sorry for hijacking thread).

[RobDown]

Djit said:

Thanks for replying. Heard rumbles some time ago that the roadster was an opportunity to offer an alternative, slat type grille. Given the OHMSS DBSS treatment, I think it’s a credible possibility. (Sorry for hijacking thread).

Dont despair Djit - its definitely coming. And my understanding is that it will be introduced with the Vantage Roadster (as a ‘classic’ option). So not long to wait

[LordBretSinclair]

Great day out with AMOC Area 4 at The Autumn Classic, Castle Combe circuit.

[V8V Pete]

Pulled bonnet fuse box Fuse 26 so that my newly broken O/S headlamp washer doesn't completely eject itself and get destroyed on the road before I can get it fixed, hopefully next week.

Just annoying that there are these little bits of the car that are not fit for purpose. That's both of mine broken in the first 6 years of the cars life and I think we can expect better than that. Good job the rest of the car is epic

[bignoise]

Little drive up to Bicester for the Sunday Scramble

[RL17]

Put CTek on in morming.

Not much of day left after 7 hours of WEC Fuji recorded from BT Sport Extra 2 in early hours.

Great race

[cypriot]

Went for lunch in the area and thought I would drop by. I definitely stuck to the 5mph limit through the tunnel.

[LanceRS]

How long did it take to line up your stripe with the tunnel? Good effort.

[V8V Pete]

Had my old front discs put back on with a new set of Pagid RSL1 pads for SCD Blyton Park track day tomorrow. The pads are superb so seriously looking forward to putting the old discs to good use tomorrow

[cypriot]

LanceRS said:

How long did it take to line up your stripe with the tunnel? Good effort.

Cheers! Was complete luck to be honest! although I was happy with the result...

[cypriot]

V8V Pete said:

Had my old front discs put back on with a new set of Pagid RSL1 pads for SCD Blyton Park track day tomorrow. The pads are superb so seriously looking forward to putting the old discs to good use tomorrow

Enjoy! I look forward to hearing how you get on on track, and any other mods you have done for track work (manifolds and clutch aside). I always attend the SCD anglesey track day, but I haven't been on track with the aston yet... a bit concerned about the weight!

[V8V Pete]

cypriot said:

V8V Pete said:

Had my old front discs put back on with a new set of Pagid RSL1 pads for SCD Blyton Park track day tomorrow. The pads are superb so seriously looking forward to putting the old discs to good use tomorrow

Enjoy! I look forward to hearing how you get on on track, and any other mods you have done for track work (manifolds and clutch aside). I always attend the SCD anglesey track day, but I haven't been on track with the aston yet... a bit concerned about the weight!

I've only tracked it once before at Rockingham and yes, you do feel the weight but it was fine. That was on Corsas which were good despite getting hot. Just hoping I don't destroy my nearly new PS4S's. Perhaps I need yet another set of wheels with Cup 2s on??? No other mods for this track day though.

Never been to Anglesey but it looks great in videos.

[Bobajobbob]

Make sure you reduce pressures as tires heat up.

[V8V Pete]

Bobajobbob said:

Make sure you reduce pressures as tires heat up.

Definitely. Had to let an enormous amount of air out of them at Rockingham. Then refill before journey home.

[V8V Pete]

Blyton Park SCD track day was great today and the Vantage performed flawlessly. Michelin PS4S's survived and continue to amaze with their breadth of talent from cold & wet to track. RSL1 pads excellent with superb stopping power and no detectable fade. Drove the morning in Track Mode and the afternoon with DSC completely off which is even more fun. Had a ride in a Caterham 620R (stupid fast on track) and a Viper ACR which was awesome apart from totally unsupportive seats and no harnesses.

[EVR]

V8V Pete said:

Random question. Is there a way to update the software and have the time and temp in the small screen like this for the cars who does not have it?

[cayman-black]

Had the oil and filter yearly change done by my excellent local. Won't say how many miles it's done this year for fear of offending.

[steveway]

had my annual service done on Thursday at Bristol AM, what a nice bunch of people

[Ken Figenus]

V8V Pete said:

Good work Pete!