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•FOR THE MEMBERS BY THE MEMBERS •
THE UK’s LEADING SEAT SPECIALIST
Many new products now available for all SEAT Models from early 1988
Ibiza to the very latest new model range.
With a huge range of new bodystyling, suspension and exhaust
components now available, nobody can offer as many different ways
to individualise your SEAT.
Please contact us at the address below with your requirements for a
speedy honest response, or visit our new look website at
www.sjbsport.co.uk
9 Brookfield Road, Baddeley Green,
Stoke on Trent, ST2 7LQ
Tel: 07976 620772 Fax: 01782 253594
Email: sales@sjbsport.co.uk www.sjbsport.co.uk
TANGO CONCEPT
DANCES IN AT
FRANKFURT
ALL THE LATEST INFO INSIDE
TRAX 2001
OUR FIRST CLUB SHOW PICTURES INSIDE
• PREVIEWS • REVIEWS • HINTS & TIPS • CURBOROUGH TRACK DAY •

• ISSUE ONE NOVEMBER 2001 •
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
COVER FEATURE
TRAX 2001
See the pictures of
our first club show,
at one of the UK’s
largest car club
events. Held at
Silverstone during
September.
See Page 26
Get the lowdown on
the latest concept
from SEAT.
See Page 22
IGNITION Page 4
Message from the club
CONCEPTS Page 6
Whats Hot and Whats Not
C ONTENTS
MEMBERVIEWS Page 8
Morpheous Geodesy Review
Forge Motorsport Dump Valve
V6 Lookalike
Stuart’s Ibiza Diary
DRIVING SEAT Page 14
All the latest developments in the industry
and the SEAT Motorsport scene.
CLUBEVENTS Page 32
Curborough Track Day (November 2nd 2001)
HOW TO GUIDES Page 36
K & N Induction Kit Fitment Guide
PITLANE Page 38
Lifestyle section.
CLUB CLASSIFIEDS Page 39
Buy and Sell find it here.
WEBSITE LINKS Page 39
Find approved dealers, Seat specialist, Web Links

I G N I T I O N
CLUB CONTACTS & INFO
Well, as you can see the SEAT Drivers club magazine has undergone a lot of changes. Many
things have changed due to the magazine not been published for a while, unfortunately this
has been due to lack of time on my part, and lack of contributions.
Due to this, the club has undergone some changes. The new look magazine is now being
edited and designed by Mark Forbes, and as you can see, the new look has been worth the
wait. But, we need the input to keep the magazine as good as this. So please if you have
anything that you think may be of interest to fellow SEAT owners, please either e-mail, fax or
post it to us. If there is a product you think we should review, then again, please let us know.
There will also be a member’s car featured every month, and if you want your car featured,
then please get in contact.
All the club events for the next year, are now been planned by David Arthurton, and Mark
Phelps. If you know of any events in your area, or any other events of interest, then please
get the details about it to one of them, there contact details are enclosed in this magazine.
We are also looking at getting a stand for a couple of shows in Europe, as well as in the future
a meet up of lots of SEAT clubs throughout Europe.
Accounts and club administration will continue to be done by
myself, and a copy of the clubs accounts will be made available
on the Internet for you to download.
We hope you enjoy the new look to the magazine,
but please remember this club needs your
help, without input, nothing happens.
John Burton
For anything related to the Magazine, including letters and the submittal of reports,
reviews and pictures. Ideally supply pictures in a digital format if possible as prints make it
costly for us to return, but anything goes. If your interested in writing an article please
contact me to dicuss it, though pratically anthing goes.
Any views you may have or comments on the new look of the club magazine, its design or
content. Please contact:
Magazine Designer & Editor: MARK FORBES
EMAIL: markf@zboydnet.freeserve.co.uk or zboyd@seatcupra.net
MAIL: 37 Legh Drive, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire. SK6 1PT
To contact the club for info on forthcoming events, and membership inforrmation.
Please contact for the SEAT DRIVERS CLUB enquiries and account information.
Club Chairman: JOHN BURTON
EMAIL: seat@cwcom.net PHONE: 01782 860 337 MOBILE: 07976 620772
FAX: 01782 253594
MAIL: 9 Brookfield Road, Baddeley Green, Stoke on Trent, ST2 7LQ
OTHER KEY MEMBERS FOR CONTACT.
Please contact for general club enquiries and events information, including event
suggestions.
Events Organisers: DAVID ARTHURTON & MARK PHELPS
EMAIL: david_a@annsummers.com PHONE: 07984 782003
EMAIL: mark@markphelps.net PHONE: 07740 362742 Evenings Only
Club Webmaster: MARTYN THOMAS
EMAIL: martyn@seatcupra.net
Club Website: www.seatdriversclub.co.uk
SEAT DRIVERS CLUB IS 100% INDEPENDENT. NO ASSOCIATION WITH VOLKSWAGEN GROUP, SEAT CARS
OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES IS INTENDED. ALL COPYRIGHTS & TRADEMARKS ARE RECOGNISED

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Here we will cover the latest general interest items related not only to SEAT’s but to anything
in general that effects motoring or modifications.
If you have something to preview or news related that will be of interest please contact us.
SEATCUPRA.net
SEATCupra.net® The Worlds No.1 Source For SEAT Information
SEATCupra.net was formed around 6 months ago now. I finally got the company car that I had been
waiting for although I only needed to wait 2 weeks, I was told that I got the last “Cupra” in the UK, it
was the colour I wanted, it had all the gadgets on it (auto wipers, Electric Leather Seats etc etc) I was
well chuffed.
When I get hold of something that I really enjoy I invariably make
a website, this all stemmed from a site I had called Snipers Alley,
it was gaming related and really took off, Gamepy then took me
on as a UK correspondent and that’s what really got be me all the
contacts in the Internet Industry I have today.
Anyway, so I thought I would make a website for SEAT’s , I bought
www.seatcupra.net and myself and a chap who you might have
seen on the bulletin board called Anthony set about building it.
Anthony an Internet developer himself made a damned fine job of
it and I set about filling it up with info and pictures, we chucked a
forum up and then hoped for the best.
There are not really any other good websites about for SEAT’s, I have searched high and low as you
must have done in the search for information but there is just nothing out there. I think this is what
drove on to make it into what it is today.
Anyway, with the help of the Drivers and me spending some money on getting the site registered with
search engines the site became an overnight success. The Bulletin Board that is the hub of the site
has nearly 600 members now and there is always someone posting on it no matter what the time of
day, a bustling community. 90% of the users are from the UK, but we do have a worldwide
membership, people from Israel, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Spain, Holland etc, the list goes on.
It’s exactly what I had hoped for. We are getting anywhere between 46,000 and 52,000 hits per day
(as I write this) we take 10GB of Bandwidth per month over the net, so much in fact we had to move
hosts.
Of course the site does not run itself, we have a team now. Myself, Martyn Thomas, Mark Forbes
(ZBOYD), Flapper (AKA Darren James from Amethyst) and others too who help out in the Chat room
or moderate on the bulletin boards. The site would not be what it is today if these guys did not get
involved.
So, the site is a raving success. But where are we going? Martyn has
the site under redesign at the moment and it looks bloody good. All the
same features, pictures, articles will stay, along with some new features.
Users can register on the site and then post details about their cars, this
will create a database of “who’s got what” what mods they have
added, how much, where from so if you see a bit of kit you like, you can
tell where abouts in the world it was bought and for how much.
The new site will be faster and slicker, it will be database driven and will
load almost instantly, rather than having to wait like you do at the
moment. That’s the trouble with having so much content.
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All in all it’s been a good 6 months, I have made a lot of very good friends. The Drivers Club gives
the chance to meet up at regular intervals through track days, and the local meets that are
arranged on SEATCupra.net see, to be taking off now too. I would like SEATCupra.net to stay the
No.1 source for SEAT information and would estimate that by the end of the year we will be close to
1000 Bulletin board members.
I must say however thank you to everyone who uses it, without you taking an interest, the site would
die.
Regards Lee Shand
SHELL OPTIMAX PETROL
A new fuel has recently been introduced by Shell that boasts octane levels above 98RON
rating. This is a first for the UK, up until now the highest rating of fuel available to us has
been Super Unleaded 97 RON fuel.
Optimax is now being introduced to selected garages around the UK in place of or alongside
regular Super Unleaded fuel, some stations only have one or two pumps serving Optimax at
present, but Shell are promising to bring it to many more forecourts this year and next.
An average price of 73p per litre in my area its on average no more expensive than Super
Unleaded fuel, but promises much better engine response, Shell claim to increase you cars
efficiency and also that the added ingredients actually clean and protect your engine.
Im presently using it in my 210 bhp Leon, and have already on its third tank, noticed a really
big transformation in throttle response and overall power. Others have noted differing results,
some have reported no differerance, but many have claimed remarkable improvements.
I find that the added benfits come to those who’s cars are running higher levels of boost and
or power connected to tuning that may have been done, where as cars still running standard
configuarations may get less of an improvement.
Let us know what you think about it anyway.
A list of Shell stations currently offering OptiMax can be found on their website.
www.shell.co.uk

MORPHEOUS GEODESY
Even before I bought my Ibiza Cupra I knew that I would need some form of radar detector to help
me hang on to my licence.
This is the review section where the club members can review something they’ve seen or
used, whether it is to praise it or hate it, this where to do it, so GET WRITING.
Remember we need your input, without your support it doesnt happen.
see the contacts infomation for details of where to send your reviews or letters.
FORGE MOTORSPORT DUMP VALVES
Forge Alloy Dump Valve (FM DV-006) – Recirculating version for 1.8 20VT, both Leon and Ibiza.
If there is one mod you should get for your 20 Valve Turbo it’s this one.
Fitted for less than £90 from various suppliers, mine was
from RSD (Road and Sport Developments).
The throttle response is much better, the boost stays up thru
the rev band much longer, don’t get it wrong you wont get
more power with this, but it makes the power these cars do
have much more usable.
It keeps the turbo spinning thru gear changes so making the
uptake in the next gear much more fluid.
Most of all they look great and gives you something to point
at under the bonnet.
The Bosch standard ones, are basically very cheap small plasticy things that are prone to failing,
these have already been warranty return problems for some VW/AUDI and Now SEAT owners, the
only thing a dealer will do is replace it with another badly made replacement.
They are fully serviceable so if it ever needs something replacing its a simple job, not a complete
replacement.
This is a recirculating dump valve or its proper term Diverter Valve, this means its quiet, it doesn’t
whoooosh or anything so you don’t look like an RS Turbo nonce
And for those that do want a whoooosh there are those types available, but be WARNED, you will
lose power possibly several BHP and your Turbo will under perform, the reason is that VW Turbos
are quite small, and rely on every bit of compressed gas they can get to do their job, by replacing
the diverter valve with a release type you lose a lot of boost pressure as well as getting fault codes
appearing.
In cars with larger Turbos’ for instance an Escort Cosworth, they benefit form release valves as the
higher gas pressures can cause the fan blades to stall between gear changes, these can result in a
worst case scenario of the blades shattering under the stress, but this is not an issue with which
these smaller turbo’s suffer.
SO WHAT YOU WAITING FOR GO BUY ONE NOW
Take a look here for more info http://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/vehicles/audi.html
By Mark Forbes
I bought a ‘Snooper 815’ but really didn’t feel it was good enough and didn’t give me enough warning.
It was definitely not worth the £250 I paid for it. I had heard about the ‘Geodesy’ but never gave it
any thought as I intended to get the Snooper. I found a supplier through EVO magazine and ordered
a Morpheous Geodesy unit. Apparently it should take between 24 and 48 hours for the unit to be
delivered but due to “excessive demand” my unit took almost 3 weeks to find it’s way to my doorstep.
I got so fed up with waiting I nearly cancelled my order but I am so glad that I didn’t!
Ok, it’s not the cheapest toy at £380 but I can say that it really is worth every penny.
The unit finally arrived and I was well impressed with
the stuff you get with it. There’s the Geodesy itself, 2
power cases (1 cigarette lighter, 1 for hard wiring), a
desktop interface, modem connection leads and a
manual.
The first thing to do is download the most up-to-date
information by plugging the unit into the desktop
interface and letting it automatically dial into
Morpheous and download the most recent Speed
Detection Device’s (SDD) whereabouts. This takes
around 2 minutes to do and costs the same as a local
call.
After this had finished I went out in my car with the unit plugged into the cigarette lighter socket.
Straight away it told me that I was within the preset distance (0.6 miles) of a SDD. As I drew closer to
the GATSO camera the lights came on one by one telling me I’m nearing it. When 5 out of the 10 lights
are illuminated, the unit begins to beep slowly and flash to alert you even more. When you go through
the SDD range the unit is flashing all 10 lights and beeping loudly. Almost as soon as you’ve passed
the SDD the red lights turn green to tell you you’re now moving away from the device.
The benefits of this system are that it will inform you of all recorded fixed SDD’s in the country. It is not
a detector, it works on Global Positioning Satellite signals to tell you when your global position is near
to any recorded SDD. As it is not a detector, it is 100% legal and always will be.
The unit was originally devised for motorbikes, which is why it can handle intense shocks, the casing
is waterproof, and the only button is gold plated.
The button is used for 2 things; muting the unit’s beeping when passing an SDD and recording new
SDD locations.
If you happen to find a SDD that is not in the database, pressing the button will log it into your unit.
Then when you next download the information through the desktop interface, it sends the location of
your found device to Morpheous who will confirm it and send you your reward of £50.
The unit’s GPS engine can cope with speeds in excess of 500m/second and handle a search of over
16,000 locations in 1 second. >>>>

Being just what i wanted i was intrigued to know how well these items
would fit, it took some time for Darren to source most of the parts, but he
managed to get the main bulk of it and was able to try it out on a UK RHD
Leon at Amythest’s custom built workshop.
The fitment worked, i was impressed and was extremely keen to have this
done to my Leon.
Geodesy in Standby Blue Light
It’s easy to hard wire with just 2 leads needing connection. I just ran it round the side of the
dashboard, in under the glovebox and wired it up there.
I know £380 is a lot of money to spend but it is honestly worth it. Morpheous even offer a full refund
if you’re not happy with the unit.
If I had to sell my unit then I would not take less than a grand for it, just because it’s so easy to use
and will save me losing my license. J
Personally I think the unit is a great idea and should be considered by every driver. Every speed
camera is based at an accident black spot, right? So, this unit is simply informing you when you are
on a dangerous stretch of road. It gives you plenty of warning and therefore you are less likely to
have an accident as you are more aware than the next driver.
For more information, email info@Morpheous or visit their website at http://www.morpheous.co.uk
by Alex French
V6 LEON LOOKALIKE ?
As I type this im sat in a fine hotel in Redditch (The Abbey Hotel) for
those interested. :)
Redditch I hear you ask, why is he in Redditch? well to cut a very
long story short, I was sent on a software course for work, but while
I was here an opportunity arose.
Geodesy warning lights at SDD
For a while an idea had been in the back of my mind, i like my Leon
but it never really looked agressive enough, unlike the Ibiza Cupra’s
do out of the box so to speak, with their honeycombe grilles and
stylish front spoiler, the Leon Cupra though a fantastic motor seem to get the short straw when it
came to a motorsport style look. That was until the boffins at SEAT penned the V6 Cupra 4WD.
Unfortunenatly it seems that this great looking car wont see the light of day in the UK, but some of
you may know of the Amethyst Motor Company., if not let me tell you about them.
Amethyst of Cheltenham as im sure many of you know are undoubtably one of if not the best SEAT
Dealership in the country, and their staff are the most courteous ive had the pleasure to deal with.
Several months ago, Darren James the parts manager at Amethyst and myself were chatting about
the possibilities of getting hold of European parts, well Darren being the guy he is, took it that step
further and managed to get the part codes for the Leon V6 Kit.
Well as i said earlier the opprtunity presented itself, coming from
Manchester, Cheltenham aint exactly a local drive out for me, and this isnt exactly something you can
just have bolted on in 5 mins, if i was to do it Amethyst were going to need the car for a few days for
all the paint work involved etc.
Well my company came to the rescue, we had decided to purchace a new piece of specialist software
to aid me in my job, but it involved a week long course in Redditch, something clicked with me, i
wonder how far Cheltenham is? :)
As it happens Cheltenham is only around 40 mins from Redditch, BONUS i thought, i can get my car
done, but it needed to be cleared with Amethyst.
Well the boys didn’t disapoint me, in fact they blew me away with they offer, to not only do the job for
me, but also do my first service and a few other jobs that needed doing, all in all a total road check
and service as well as a kick arse V6 Front bumper and Grille Kit, and on top of that they even threw
in some nice Xenon Blue Bulbs to boot.
And if all this wasn’t enough, Darren drove 20 miles to meet
me half way, and brought me a courtesy car, filled to the
brim with fuel so that i could carry on in Redditch as normal
for the rest of the week, without any worrys.
For the rest of the week i was on tenderhooks, couldn’t wait
to see the results, finally Friday came, i packed up the
course early and headed south on the M5, a nice drive
other than being cut up by some idiot in a Vectra :( Like to
have seen him do that if i was in my Leon the git. :p
Arrived at Cheltenham was a little lost, so phoned up Darren and he guided me to Amethyst, as i
arrived on the forecourt not only was i impressed with the garage the look of the place is superb very
professional looking.
BUT then I SAW IT, my car just being put in pride of place right outside the showroom, Graham
Swinburn the service manager was just parking it up, and he noticed me drive up, all i could do was
beam a big smile at him, now that i was completely speechless, the car now looked just right, in fact
better than i imagined, the aggressive look ive been after since day one really suited the car, and the
lads at Amethyst had done a superb job.
I had a bit of look round, smart showroom with all the trimmings, I would of liked to have stayed
longer, but i had to get moving to travel back home before Birmingham turned into the usual Friday
afternoon shitstorm.
On the way home back up the M5/M6 i was greeted with many admiring glances and in fact at
Birmingham i was behind an Imperial Blue Leon, and the bloke looked in disbelief and even pulled
along side me while we were in traffic and mouthed the words very nice to me. :D
Amethyst are a superb dealership i wish more could take a leaf out of their book, if i buy another SEAT,
i will travel the distance to give them my business without hesitation, and i’d also consider doing the
journey for future servicing.
by Mark Forbes

BIG STU’s IBIZA DIARY PART ONE
Two blown head gaskets in six months, one new cylinder head, one new starter
motor and ring-gear, one noisy timing chain, one blowing exhaust which dropped
off at the down pipe on the motor way at 80mph and 4 bald tyres and seasickness
every time I went round a corner. My inherited Skoda favorit estate just had to go,
and with £5000 to play with, the hunt for new car had begun.
The new car had to be a 3-door hatch with an insurance friendly engine and was
big enough to fit my 6ft 4” 20 stone frame (hence Big Stu) and it had to pull my fat
arse around town and take mother to the garden centre. And the other thing the
car had to be was fun and was full of modifying potential. My short list came down
to the Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa, Citroen Saxo, VW polo, and the Seat Arosa and
Ibiza.
First one up to cross off my list was the Dagenham Dustbin, lots of potential here
but how ever you went about moding it, it would look more or less the same as the
rest of them, plus I vowed not to buy anything with a blue oval unless it was a
GT40, RS200 or Escort Cosworth. Next was the learner drivers favourite, the Corsa
which I have liked since I was at school and when the time came to learn to drive,
this was my ticket to freedom and was I glad to pass my test because I hated it
after 4 months driving it! Then on to the Saxo, nice looking car, lots of potential,
but my area was full of them plus it was French, which was a good enough reason
alone!
The next car on my list was the sturdy and VW Polo, reliable, well-engineered, good
equipment and lots of potential, but it was let down by the plain looks and would
have cost £100s to put right. Onto the Seat Arosa and Ibiza, well-engineered using
VAG running gear and components, spares easy to obtain (HA! which was not the
case with some parts as I was about to find out later) and both looked better than
the polo. The Arosa looked good and had a good spec, Parts to modify it were a
bit thin on the ground at the time requiring a bit of improvisation. But when I went
to test drive one, with the seat all the way back, tilted and reclined, the law of
physics came into affect and my knees were wedged onto the dashboard and it
took me 5 minutes to get out.
Then at last the Seat Ibiza; admittedly I have always had a soft spot for this model
because of its motorsport heritage and being a motorsport nut myself, the
prospect of owning a car that was the basis of one of the most successful F2 rally
cars of all time was appealing. Mean looks as standard, again built using VAG
parts, good equipment levels, full of potential, lots of room for mothers shopping
and most important of all,
I fitted!
So the hunt began for a 96-99 1.4 sxe 3door low mileage Ibiza, trouble is with such
an underrated car, that used ones are a bit thin on the ground, particularly in my
century if you ask me.
area.
I reckon that if it had a ford badge on it,
there would be loads around.
And eventually I found the perfect Ibiza
only 15mins away from home and sure
enough there it was on the forecourt,
mint condition, light metallic blue, the
exact colour I wanted, reliable 1.4
engine, 18K on the clock and with leccy
windows and a decent Kenwood stereo
all for £5995 and £750 part exchange
for the old Czech tank –bargain of the
Mother stumped up the cash as a loan and I was now a proud owner of a Seat
Ibiza with implicit instructions not to do anything to it, that didn’t stop hatching
a cunning plan with a demon tweeks catalogue he-he!
PART 2 IN THE NEXT ISSUE
First mods, 3 month wait for alloys and a conversation with a kerb on icy roads,
ouch!
FEATURE YOUR MOTOR
What were aiming to do with the new look Drivers Club Magazine from now on is
each issue try and feature a club members car.
This would include a feature written around the car, and a writeup of its mods and
styling, and anything else thats noteworthy.
So if you want to feature your motor put pen to paper and tell us all about it, take
some nice photos of it, try taking it to a nice loaction and take some good snap
shots of it, cause we’ll be using it on the front cover and dont want the neighbours
cat in the background.
Now go to it, its your magazine, and without your help it just wont happen, the
organisers do this in their spare time, we dont get paid for it. We do it cause we
enjoy it and want this club to be the best it can be, so help support it be part of the
club make some effort and we’ll make it the very best we can.
Regards Mark F.

Latest News and Views from the SEAT & Motoring World
NEW IBIZA SPOTTED!!
Based on the Salsa concept car shown at the Geneva Motor Show last year, the styling
of the new Seat Ibiza is even sportier than the current model. Designed by Walter De
Silva, formerly of Alfa Romeo, it also bears more of a
resemblance to the recently facelifted Arosa city car.
Many of the Salsa’s features will make it into production, such
as the windscreen wipers concealed in the A-pillar and the
side indicator repeaters in the mirrors; like the Salsa, the Ibiza
will have access to the fluid fillers under a handy flap, so that
you can top up oil, coolant and screenwash without having to go right under the bonnet.
The engines offered will range from an entry-level 1.4 litre
up to a 1.8 20 valve turbo and rumours of the 2.3 Litre V5
engine also.
The new Ibiza will share its platform with the next
generation Volkswagen Polo, due on sale next year, and
the Skoda Fabia, though it will be styled and tweaked to be
the most sporty of the VAG family.
Expect the range topping Cupra and V5 models to appear 12 months after the initial
models.
Some press circles are rumouring that an annoucement could be made soon regarding
the launch of the Ibiza, as always we’ll keep you posted.
FRANKFURT
MOTORSHOW
As well as SEAT’s New Tango Concept which we have featured on the cover this issue and devoted a
feature to on page . SEAT have also introduced a couple of inovations based on the New Arosa at
Frankfurt this year.
RACER
The Arosa Racer is a genuine mini-sportscar with
dynamic looks and a bright future –and it is
rumoured to become the basis for a one make
racing series too.
Following a weight reduction programme and
stripped of interior elements such as the rear seats
and side panelling, the Arosa Racer is sportingly
minimalist and is clearly designed for driving pleasure. Essential equipment such as bucket seats, four
point racing harnesses and 15" exclusive alloy wheels are some of the details that underline its Racing
nature.
Developed jointly by the SEAT Technical
Centre and SEAT Sport Research &
Development, the Arosa Racer is
powered by a 125 hp (92 kW) 1.6 MPi 16
valve engine. Drive to the front wheels
is via a 6-speed gearbox. Sports
suspension and larger wheels help to ensure an exhilarating drive.
CITY CRUISER
The Arosa City Cruiser is a daring proposal for those who
demand luxury in a compact city car. Although designed as a
two-seater, the City Cruiser does have space for a junior
member of the family when a special child’s seat is installed.
At first glance it looks like a
conventional Arosa, the only
noticeable difference being its
exclusive Shadow Grey colour. But
inside it is anything but.
The modular design of the interior sees the
passenger seat moved to the rear, where it is flanked
by a long list of purpose-designed accessories, including a child’s seat, a
fridge-cum-bottle warmer, a PC "desk-top" surface and a removable storage
chest that doubles as a suitcase. Using an easy anchoring system inspired by
that in the Alhambra, all these accessories are kept securely in place when the
City Cruiser is on the move.
The Arosa Racer and City Cruiser represent much more than just simple exercises in style. Through
these models, SEAT aims to emphasise not only the versatility of the Arosa, but also the non-conformist
ideas of the young team of designers and creative directors of the Martorell Technical Centre, where
SEAT’s dreams and emotions are brought to life.

PISCHETSRIEDER TAKES CONTROL
Bernd Pischetsrieder, former boss of BMW, has been named as the
new Chief Executive Officer of the Volkswagen Group. He will take
over from retiring chief Ferdinand Piech next April; Piech will
probably continue as chairman of the supervisory board.
Pischetschrieder came under criticism for his handling of the
ownership of Rover when at BMW, but he is respected for his focus
on shareholders and investors. He has also worked within the VW
Group since leaving BMW, as head of the Seat brand.
FORMULA ONE RUMOURS ??
Bernd Pischetsrieder, has shown interest in allowing the Volkswagen Group to enter
into Formula one especially as the groups long time rival BMW is now involved.
Piech the outgoing CEO of Volkswagen has always been distanced against a move,
wanting to concentrate more on the consumer business, though its common
knowledge that Pischetsrieder has shown an interest in Formula One and
expanding the VW name into F1.
If Volkswagen group was to enter into the Formula One fray some press believe
they may enter under the SEAT Brand, being the sporty marque this seems to make
sense, and SEAT Sports experience in the motorsport world, though the Audi brand
may also be possible, due to their dominance in the sportcar field at LeMans.
We’ll keep our eye on developments and report back the latest news if and when it
happens.
TOLEDO NOW BUILT IN SPAIN
EXCEPT FOR THE ALHAMBRA, THE ENTIRE BRAND RANGE IS MANUFACTURED IN SPAIN
SEAT starts production of the Toledo in Martorell
Production of the Toledo model has begun at the SEAT factory
in Martorell (Barcelona). Until now it had been manufactured
in the Volkswagen Group factory in Brussels, Belgium. All of
the Spanish brand’s products (Arosa, Córdoba, Ibiza, Inca,
León and Toledo) are now currently being built in Martorell,
except the Alhambra, which is being manufactured in
Portugal.
from SEAT.com
AURWINS FIRST TITLE FORSEAT
ROMANIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
Constantin Aur / Silviu Moraru has won the Romanian Rally
Championship with two rounds to go. By winning Banat Rally
-the 8th round this season, the Seat driver has succeeded in
becoming the first champion for the Spanish manufacturer
this year in Europe.
“I am happy for the result. This success is very important for
the project that we are trying to develop together with Seat
and Porsche Romania in my country and rewards all the
support that I received from my sponsors. Also I have to
thank to Seat Sport for their support and all my team”, said
on the winner’s rostrum Constantin Aur.
During the event Titi Aur was in command all the way from
start to finish. He won 9 SS from the total of 11 and crossed
the finish line more than 1 minute ahead of his next rival.
By winning the 37th rally in his career, the Romanian driver
becomes for the 6th time national champion adding the
2001 trophy to those won in 1995,1997,1998,1999 and
2000. This way he becomes the most successful driver in
Romanian motorsport history.
Final Rally Classification
Championship Classification
1. Aur / Moraru (SEAT Cordoba WRC) 52.42,6 1. Aur 60 puntos.
2. Marisca / Itu (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6. 1 grN) 53.48.6 2. Leu 36.
3. Ungur / Berghea (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6. 2 grN) 54.17.5 3. Ungur 28.
4. Gartofan / Lazarescu (Subaru Impreza. 3grN) 1:00.00.7 4. Grigorescu 20.
5. Graef / Hard (Ford Escort RS Cosworth) 1:00.16.9 5. Marisca 20.
6. Preda / Carstea (Renault Clio Williams) 1:02.45.4 6. Gollner 16.
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LEON & TOLEDO SILHOUETTE SUPERTOURING
BOTH PERFORM WELL ON FIRST OUTINGS
FRENCH SUPERTOURING CHAMPIONSHIP
The SEAT Leon achieved a
double podium in its debut
The SEAT Leon Silhouette
entered by the Snobeck team
debuted last month in the
French Supertouring
Championship, achieving two
podiums in both races along
the circuit located in Albi.
Snobeck’s team SEAT Leon, supported by SEAT France and SEAT
Sport finished both races in third position driven by Christophe Bouchut, current FIA GT World
Champion and winner in 1995 of the 24 Hours of Daytona and in 1993 winner of the 24 Hours of Le
Mans.
Classification race 1 (saturday, 1st Sept)
Classification race 2 (sunday, 2nd Sept)
1.Dayraut (BMW M3) 16.05.4 1.Dayraut (BMW M3) 28.08.2
2.David (Peugeot 406) + 1.1 2.Sarrazin (BMW Coupe) + 4.4
3.Bouchut (SEAT Leon) + 4.3 3.Bouchut (SEAT Leon) + 15.8
4.Helary (Peugeot 406) + 7.1 4.David (Peugeot 406) + 17.5
5.Tarrés (Opel Astra) + 7.8 5.Hernández (Ford Mondeo) + 22.9
SEAT achieved a fantastic two fold podium the next weekend in its second participation in the french
Supertouring Championship, this time with the new Toledo Silhouette supported by the Snobeck
team, SEAT France and SEAT Sport. The driver was also new and instead of Bouchut, who was
participating in the FIA GT in Madrid (Jarama circuit), Alain Cudini drove the Toledo and finished
second in both races along last weekend.
Cudini and the new Toledo Silhouette improved the first result achieved by SEAT in its first race in this
Championship some weeks ago in the Albi circuit, where Bouchut and the Leon Silhouette finished
in third position along the two races.
Cudini drove superbly in both races but in the second one (sunday), after qualifying in sixth position
after a little drove out, was the fastest car and finished second just a few seconds behind the winner.
Alain Cudini: „I’m really impressed with the performance of the SEAT Toledo Silhouette. I’ve testing
similar cars but the Toledo is fantastic and very easy to drive. I’m very happy with the result“
GERMAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
SECOND CONSECUTIVE TITLE FOR SEAT & KAHLE
Late last month SEAT won the Saarland Rally and became for consecutive time the German Rally
Champions. The german driver Mathias Kahle was driving the SEAT Córdoba WRC and achieve third
title in the German championship.
Kahle and his Córdoba WRC have shown that they make
a good couple, and here we have the results. They have
won five of the six rallys, and when is only one race to
finish Khale and his co-driver, Dieter Schneppenheim,
obtained the second title of the season for SEAT. As
Constantin Aur did in Rumania a few weeks ago.
The ex-official driver of SEAT Sport, Erwin Weber, has
managed the german team who has worked very well.
They have taken the best of the Córboba WRC and they
have shown that they are quite superior than the rest of
his rivals.
Mathias Khale: “ I’m very happy with this new award. It’s very importmant and significative that we
have obtained this title for second time. Two years with SEAT, it means two victories. When you drive
the Córdoba WRC is a grate sensation because it has an incredible potencial. The truht is that we
haven’t got any problem with car, the only thing we know is that we have obtained five victories
which has driven us to the top. I would love to thank everybody of our team because this is an award
for every single person who has been working hard during the all season.
Erwin Weber: “ We are very glad for again being the Champions of the German Rally. This was a
very exiting rally for us and was
very important to win. Mathias
did a very good job and the
mechanics made a great effort.
We are feeling very proud to
have achieve the first position,
it’s fantastic.”
Race 1 classification
1.Radermecker (Opel) 12 laps on 22’12’’174. 2.Cudini (SEAT Toledo Silhouette)
a 3’’271. 3.Dayraut (BMW) a 6’’694. 4.Hélary (Peugeot) a 7’’273.
5.Orgeval (Peugeot) 14’’016. 6.Verbergt (Audi) a 16’’753.
Race 2 classification
1.Radermecker (Opel) 17 laps on 33’15’’666. 2.Cudini (SEAT
Toledo Silhouette) a 3’’615. 3.Hélary (Peugeot) a 4’’225.
4.David (Peugeot) a 4’’486. 5.Tarres (Opel) a 5’’161.
6.Verbergt (Audi) a 12’’118.
We’ll try to keep up with the latest happenings in the
Silhouette camp, a very interesting series.

COVER FEATURE – SEAT TANGO
“You’ve Been
TANGO’d”
By Mark Forbes
the Tango being unveiled at Frankfurt in September
Seat has revealed a new roadster concept, the Tango, at the Frankfurt
Motor Show during September.
Tango “has evoked the spirit of 50s and 60s convertibles through the use
of pure, no-compromise design”, says Seat, yet also showcases new
developments in lighting technology.
So is it the next best thing or just a can of fizzy pop?
'We'll build it if reaction is good enough,' says Seat, and judging by
interest the Tango roadster has got at Frankfurt, it looks likely to go into
production. An unusually retro Seat from the team headed up by ex-Alfa
man Walter da Silva, the Tango 'interprets the essence of '50s and '60s
sports cars from a 21st century perspective'. >>>>>

And 21st century it is: with a tubular structure
taken from Seat Sports World Rally Car and a
high-tech finish, it is certainly no throwback to
the old era of open top sportscars.
Its exoskeletal chassis remains visible in many
places in the passenger compartment,
contributing to a back-to-basics look with no
unnecessary embellishments. Instead, you get
rough metallic finishes and painted aluminium.
This construction means that the Tango is light
too, - the familiar VW Group 1.8 20VT 180 bhp
engine can propel it from 0 to 60 mph in seven
seconds, helped by a six-speed manual
gearbox.
Minimalist and functional, the Tango is more stripped out than the Audi TT and its formfollowing-function
design includes waterproof leather upholstery, an adjustable pedal
box (so that the driver's seat can be fixed into position) and bright fibre-optic tail-lights
that do away with the need for separate bulbs and units. LEDs are also used for the
foglamps, which are situated in the air-intake vents.
The Tango could be marketed as a more affordable alternative to the Audi TT and a rival
to the Mazda MX-5, MGF and Fiat Barchetta. Whether its design is suited to the
British weather, im not so sure but its a bold statement and
proof that more great things are to
come from SEAT.
If SEAT were to produce the
Tango, i would’nt expect it
before 2003, as the press are
reporting most think the price
would be competive ranging
between £13,000 & £18,000.
those softdrinks adverts, it sort of puts you off. But then again, now when you burn someone
off the lights, you can truly say You’ve Been Tango’d!!
If you’ve got any comments on the new Tango concept or anything in the magazine you
want to talk about, or make your opinion heard write or email
to the drivers club, remember its by the
members for the members, so we
need your input.
The contact information is on
page 5.
My general feeling towards it is i
like it, the design is fierce and
bold, more Lotus Elise than
hairdresser car, im not keen on the
name too much, maybe in Europe
its a choice name but after all

TRAX 2001
Report by Mark Forbes
Photos by Martyn Thomas
contributions by
Alex French
Mike Smith
Christian Middlemiss
"What do John and Dave Clark have in common in the
above picture? They're both turning sausages!"
At the beginning of September the SEAT Drivers Club members
attended our first proper car show event. But not wanting to do
things small we decided to attend one of Europes biggest shows
for car clubs which attracts a wide selection of cars, that being
TRAX 2001 at Silverstone Racecircuit in Northampton.
This is the first time a real SEAT gathering has taken place at Trax,
and we generated a lot of interest as a result. Even Dave Clark
friend of the club and top GT Racer popped along to say hello.
It was a superb day and all who attended had a great day out, i’d
like to thank on behalf of the club, everybody
who made the effort to attend i hope you
enjoyed it as much as i did. We plan to
attend many more next year
Over the next few pages are a couple of
personal accounts of the day and a selection
of the photos taken by myself and Martyn
Thomas, thanks to him for his excellent snapshots.
"Paul looked concerned as the silver
ibiza slowly crept up on him"

By Mike Smith
‘Ten more minutes’ I thought as I pressed the snooze button on my alarm.
Half past three is early by any
standards, and with a three hour
drive ahead, the thought of actually
getting up was getting less
appealing. After hauling myself out
of bed, getting showered and
dressed, I went to see if my freshly
polished paintwork had been
vandalised during the night by the
local Albatross. Luckily, my early
start was too early for that early
bird and my car had escaped its ritual dirtying for a change.
Meeting at Towcester services, we turned into the car park, full of neatly
parked SEATs with time to spare, enough to enjoy a welcome “Maccy D”
breakfast. Dave and John gathered everyone up to hand out tickets and
parking passes. We had twenty passes and twenty one (or twenty two
depending on who counted) cars. Somehow everyone managed to get a
pass, causing a puzzle which no doubt no-one has solved yet. With the
formalities dealt with, we started the short journey onwards, in procession
to hallowed Silverstone circuit.
The trek from the entrance to where our stand was situated was a slow
crawl. Passing through the tunnel leading into the inner grounds of the
circuit caused some excitement to many a Nova driver, deciding to show
their joy to all by sounding their horn, and echoing the sound of their Peco
Big Bore’s off the tunnel walls. Reaching the stand was met by probably
the same reaction as all of us – “how the hell are we going to fit twenty
cars in here”? With careful parking and
much debating on colour coordination, the
stand was ready and people could begin
the chore of cleaning their car.
TRAX 2001TRAX 2001 REPORT 1
With my car gleaming, a couple of us
decided to take a tour of what lay beyond
our little stand. The club stand area
seemed awash with Vauxhalls and Fords,
with little deviation. Reaching the main
trade area, magazine stands dominated
the section with many a familiar car parked
in front of them. Some of the cars that I
had previously idolised were disappointing
yet other looking even more appealing in
the flesh. Its amazing what photography
can do for you motor, I guess cars can be
photogenic too!
After paying a small fortune for a burger and a
coke we headed back to the stand. Luckily, I
mean unfortunately, we had already eaten as
the barbeque was in full swing, bellowing
smoke over the shiny paintwork of nearby cars.
My dad started begging me to take his newly
AmD chipped 20VT Ibiza up the 0-60 sprint,
who was I to disappoint? With the tickets sorted
and the shuffling of cars, I was in the queue and
the nerves setting in.
My dad had set a target of getting a sub seven
time, I was planning on using the old “I’m not used to this car” as my back up if I failed.
Not long after, it was me up next, and the Corvette in front of me had just done a blistering
5.4, struggling to put traction down. I rolled up to the starting point, traction control off.
Waiting for the green light I held the revs at 5500rpm. Lights turning to green, I dumped
the clutch to nothing. Using the same technique for a good start in my 16v clearly didn’t
work, as me and the car sat there taking months off the tyre tread. Seven and half
seconds was the best I managed this time. I had three tickets left. After another half-hour
queue, I was up again. I thought I’d try it with traction control this time. Revs held at
4500rpm, lights go green and I’m off, I see the traction control light flicker and could feel
the power being cut. I remember seeing six seconds as I passed the display last time, and
sure enough it was six seconds again. I phoned my dad to see what I had this time:
another failure, 7.3. The third run pulled a similar time.
On my last run, I’d started to get a feel for the car and was confident enough to try it with
out traction control again. I pulled up at the lights with considerably less revs this time.
Again I dumped the clutch as the lights changed from red to green and the wheels
immediately started to spin. I lifted off the throttle slightly and was off. The power band
on the car is amazing and completely different to my car. There’s no waiting for the revs
to build to 4000 for that 16v magic. This
time the car feels much faster and I fly
past the display with five seconds
showing. Grinning, I phoned my dad
only to be told I’d managed a 7.1.
Disappointed, I parked the car up and
waited for him. The bugger had lied and
I’d done a 6.78.
The day was getting late and we
decided to have a last wander round before we left for a dreaded journey back up North.
Seeing nothing new, we returned to the club stand to see most of the others had buggered
off without saying bye. Leaving Glyn’s car all alone we made our way out. The journey
home saw the rain downpour, thankful for holding off for so long we made our way up the
M6 with wipers on full speed.
Bring on Trax 2002!

TRAX 2001
TRAX 2001 REPORT 2
By Christian Middlemiss
At 10:30 on a Saturday morning
what a time to get up never
normally see the sun before 12 but
hey it was for a good cause, have
brekkie go out and wash and wax
my baby ready for the 4 hour trip
south to Trax. When we arrive at
the hotel i’m reminded of the pub
from American Werewolf in
London, what a complete dump in
the middle of no-where (Fox and
Hounds in Whittlebury don’t go "You see this finger??? That's why Martyn's smiling..."
there). No toilet or cupboard in the
room no facilities as you can imagine the good missus was not amused. I thought
never mind a few bevies in the pub and all will be fine well after the 3 mile walk
to the pub I forgot which one to meet in and my phone address book was
knackered so I couldn’t contact anyone fek could it get any worse! Still started to
watch the match and several pints later wasn’t feeling too bad, it was only
Mark’s good foresight, in that he rang me to see where I was and luckily enough
I picked the same pub as the rest of the crowd. England winning against
Germany Saul nearly getting in to a fight with someone kicking a ball at his car
and a Ruby later things were looking up.
Early Sunday morning and we are up and out ready to meet at the Towcester
Services for the convoy to Silverstone. The dual carriageway outside the Services
was turned into a bit of a makeshift racetrack with a long procession of modded
motors tearing past the services showing what they’ve got making me wish
everyone would hurry up so we could get there and experience everything that
is TRAX.
Despite the fact it was early
Sunday morning and everyone
was feeling a bit worse for wear
the drive into Silverstone soon
woke me up the road was a bit
rough to say the least and all the
hard work of cleaning the
motors was out the window as
we travelled down the roughest
dirtiest bit of track ever to get to
our stand sorry Mark you may
have spent the longest time I’ve ever seen in a jetwash but it all went out the
window after the dust of that track. (Not as long as Saul) *Mark
We all got parked up in the right order “eventually” and it was time to
experience all that is trax. Once we had fought our way through the sea of Novas
and Fords, I couldn’t believe how many there were the sad b*rds there were
several smart cars that stood out though, the Purple modded Scooby (Redline cover car) was mint and
have you ever seen so many Evo’s and P1’s in one place ever! I was in petrol head heaven. The two
things that will remind me of Trax are the mental Porsche that flew through the sprints and the stoopid
ass in the p1 that totalled his car on the track tee hee
what a spoon.
For my first southern car show I was well impressed
with the quantity and quality of most of the cars
(excluding the obvious), but out of all the stands I
would say ours was one of the most professional a
lot more so than some of the larger big named clubs.
John did a superb job of playing the wife and
cooking on the BBQ, the car spec sheets and sign
were of such high quality that everyone noticed how
professional the club is and they brought some much
needed attention to our ever-growing club. A top shout goes out to everyone involved in the
organising of the event (you know who you are), for a perfect day infact it was soo good even our pet
monkey was well behaved tee hee.
All that’s left to be said is roll on the Three
Sisters (no not one of Dave’s fantasies), so we
can prove that we are as cool and
professional on the track as we are at the
shows, infact I bet we surprise quite a lot of
people with how swift our cars really are
See you all there for another top day.
"i tell you - I
need balls this
big to go out on
the track"

CLUB EVENTS
Gerrofff mahhh
Larnnndd
Curborough
Track Day
WOMBLE
FREE ZONE
The group gathered to see David
perform the famous monkey dance
Well another day, another few millimetres of rubber gone from
everyone’s tyres. Yet again, another hugely successful track day
was held on the 2nd November at Curborough Sprint course. A
new venue for one of our events, but a very challenging circuit,
with plenty of opportunities to out brake yourself, as
demonstrated by a certain yellow Ibiza 16V and a yellow Leon
1.8T.
A wide range of vehicles were there
from 1.4 Ibiza’s to modified 1.8T Ibiza’s
Everyone thought Johns
impression of Chaz and Daves
rabbit.rabbit.rabbit sucked.
But Kylies Spinning around
was better
as well as many Cordoba’s and a couple of Leon’s, with one of the
Cordoba’s making the long trip from Ireland, that was also the
favourite to spin off, but more by luck than judgement somehow he
managed to keep it on the grey stuff, but plenty of others made
quick trips onto the grass. Steve “Nutter” Hutchinson was his normal
self, put a rear wheel onto the grass and spun out at the chicane, while
Mark Jones and Phil Parker, both managed to out brake themselves at the
end of the long straight, but both got away with nothing but a few blades of grass in the
suspension.
Running the track clockwise to start with, each car went out one at a time, then later we ran the
track anti clockwise, and in hindsight, that was not a good move, as there was plenty of drivers
with very worried faces at both the top and bottom bends as there car understeered closer and
closer to the grass each lap. Just before the end of the day, Bob Nash took the SEAT Drivers
Club sponsored rally car out on track, and put in some very quick times, entertaining everyone
at the same time.
Scott’s Jap Look Cordoba, was an
eyecatcher. Seemed to get John all
excited, he just couldnt help himself.
As usual many thanks to everyone that helped in both organising the event beforehand, and
helping to run the event on the day (Mark P, Mark F, David, Pete, Saul) and anyone else I’ve
forgot, now we start to work on next years track days.
A big thank you goes out to the people who came on the day, hope you all enjoyed it and we
hope we can organise bigger and better events in 2002.
Now feast your eyes on the photo’s and a report by Saul too. >>>
Usage of oil was
optional. ;-)

CLUB EVENTS
Mark leaves it late and proves the
Ibiza is indeed a Rally Legend.
in first then booting the throttle, trying to get those precious PSI's into
their tyres, and the temperatures through those EBC's.
Well, im awake on a Friday morning at 7am to go and wash the
car and try and get some final adjustments done (like changing the
cd's in the changer etc)
However by 8am i realise i should have been out of bed an hour
ago, so have to bypass the "thorough" car wash and settle for
the express one. Im meeting Mr Forbes at 9-30 so dont want to
be late.
At 9-23 i leave my house for the 10 mile trip to our meeting place at
Knutsford to find Mark rather damp, "she told me the end was a bit
dodgy," OK mate, each to their own, as we decided it would be better to
not wash the cars anymore as our attempts were
failing miserably, we set off for Lichfield/Curborough.
Hitchhikers were a
constant problem.
Prayers were said to
the tyre smokin god.
Fought the usual friday M6 traffic, down the speed camera infested
A50/51 and on towards Halliards Cross, which is now Fradley Park for
those who like us, missed it the first time.
We turn up to Curborough to be met by a man resembling a monkey
with a strange London accent swearing at us, ok i thought, bit strange,
but we gave him some peanuts and he let us pass onto the circuit. The
low down hum of 2.0 engines, rattly cams and whining turbos greeted
Zboyd and myself, shortly followed by a loud cheer and ferocious
clapping, "oh yes" i thought "they have realised that 'Saul Senna' and
'Mark Mansell' have arrived"
Alas the cheers were not for us, they were for our founder and leader
Mr Burton, not for displaying his excellent car controlling abilities, nor
his knowledge of the Curborough track but for spinning his passion
wagon at the first corner on his first attempt. "Its my tires!" he
proclaimed wildly, ok John, we believe you. By this time anticipation
has taken hold of the group, we say our hellos and the meeting is
called to a point, we get the usual "be sensible" and "take it easy on
that corner" speech from said spinner, and we take to the parade lap.
This is now beginning to resemble an F1 warmup, people are crawling
Then we all peel off and decide to go for a bacon butty. However,
shock takes over the camp, word is passing through that the nice
lady operating the "restaurant" has only brought 20 buns, panic
starts to set in among the competi.....ahem, i mean fellow drivers
club members, This panic is raised to a feverish state when glyn is
spotted prowling the butty area like a lion on his savannah, i can
read his thoughts "Im the daaaddy naah!"
We all decide to let Mr H get the food in first to save bloodshed, and one
by one we pile onto the track.
down the straight.
Save of the day for me was Bill Brockbanks mate in the
Mk1 Golf, major sideways after a new Anti Roll bar, and
a great recovery.
The light started to fade as Bob Nash in the rally car go
for a full run, after a few more laps it was decided that
we were all still alive and able to drive our machines
home, so it was as good a time as any to call it a night.
A great day was had by all, it made an interesting and
fun track day compared to Alconbury, however i hope
we are back in Peterborough next year as the run offs
are much bigger and the bars stay open later :)
Its all going well, no major offs, people beginning to find their
lines throughout the tight and twisty tarmac. Then we get
a little more confident, and things start happening.
I see a black flash and blood curdling tyre squeel as
Brendy pulverises his car into submission, Steve H, by
some act of god, manages to keep his car the right way
up, and Mr Mark Jones clumps his sump in masterful
fashion in an immortal conquest of late breaking.
Others are having fun too, Mr P takes the TT for a spin and
turns in a very respectable time. The 16V lads are having
fun with their new cams, and their cars sound great belting
Thanks to all who helped on the day and in organising the event, im sure i convey everyones thanks.
Saul
PS Anyone know if that monkey is available for hire?
Can’t be any worse than a BurgerKing kids party..... eh Saul. :-) (Mark)
Brendy needed parts
so set about
stripping the TT.

(8) Take your new cone filter and insert the plastic L-piece in the
small hole in the rubber base of the filter.
How to fit a K&N 57i induction kit for Seat Ibiza 1.4-1.6 MPI 96>
by Big Stu
Want to gain more power from a standard engine? An induction kit is one of a few simple
modifications you can make to unleash more power and is easier to install yourself than
you might think.
You will need:
K&N 57i induction kit (57-0193-1).
Small head Phillips screwdriver.
Long flat head screwdriver.
Wire cutters.
Carburettor cleaner.
Piece of rag
(1) Release and open bonnet.
(2) Identify the OE air-box; it’s the big black thing sitting on top of the engine.
(3) Disconnect the warm air pipe
from the exhaust manifold, which
feeds the intake neck of the air-box.
(4) Undo screws on the top of the
air-box marked with arrows using a
small Phillips screwdriver.
(5) Pull the air-box upwards, you will
find an oil breather or pipe
connected to the base of the air-box,
disconnect this pipe,
(6) Withdraw air-box from engine
bay.
(7) Clean and degrease the neck and inside of the airflow meter which sits on top of the
inlet manifold with carburettor cleaner (don’t worry if the car will not start first time after
using this) for higher mileage cars it might be worth buying a can 10K boost as well while
you are at this stage.
(9) Fit the short length of hose supplied, to the L-piece in the filter.
(10) Place the filter with the jubilee clamp on to the airflow meter, with the L-piece and
hose closest to the cam cover, making sure that the K&N logo is straight and parallel with
the cam cover.
(11) Push the end of the hose from underneath the cone filter into the oil breather pipe that
you disconnected from the OE air-box.
(12) Position the jubilee clamp so you can easily adjust it and tighten it.
(13) Make sure and Check that nothing interferes with the operation of the throttle cable
and mechanism.
(14) Take the cold air hose and stretch it out a little.
(15) An ideal place to position the “inlet” end of the cold air hose is an aperture directly
behind the grill next to the radiator; use a cable tie to firmly secure the hose to the
radiator, using a handy bracket on the radiator itself. Don’t over tighten the cable tie or
you may crush the cold air hose snip off any
excess cable tie
(16) Route the cold air hose around the side of
the engine right next to the cam belt cover
and secure the pipe to the bracket once used
by the warm air hose on the OE air-box with a
cable tie, then secure the cold air hose to the
dipstick tube using another cable tie, not
dipstick itself
(17) Angle the “outlet” end of the cold air hose
towards the cone filter, the manufacturer
states that the outlet of the hose must be no
nearer than 10cm to the cone filter. Positioning the hose closer than this or right up against
the cone filter itself will be more beneficial, but the filter may require more servicing as it
will be prone to clogging up. The choice is up to you.
(18) Make a final check of everything that you have done, remove tools, close the bonnet
and go for a drive. Job done.
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PITLANE
This is the section of the magazine we dedicate to something related to
lifestyle, whether that be movies, videos or the very latest computer
games.
CLASSIFIEDS
GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? OR TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING?
THIS IS THE PLACE TO PUT IT.
The
FAST &
The Furious
The film has been in cinemas for a few weeks
now and has succeeded in pulling in the crowds,
just as it did in its American release.
Starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker and based in the world of illegal street racing the action
packed storyline includes lorry hijacking and gang warfare.
The main stars of the film however are the cars they are mainly Japanese imports and
include Honda, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and VW. With big wings,
carbon fibre bonnets, extreme graphics and engine tuning to
make them ‘Ten second cars’. There’s nitrous by the
bucketload with the effects being amplified by the
camera speed. At the push of a button these
amazingly quick motors turn into road rockets! You
will definitely want a Supra by the time you come
out of the cinema!
There have been mixed feelings towards this film
due to the slightly unrealistic cars and race scenes.
It is a boy racer’s dream and is fairly obviously
aimed at a 20-something audience. It does
however have a touch of class and the cars are
definitely something special.
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