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As a member, you should be able to add a picture to your signature using the normal signature controls in your account settings. There is a limit of 500px wide by 80px high which doesn't seem to be working at the moment, but I'm sure Andy will fix it soon, so Badbaz's super huge signature may be short lived Also bear in mind, if your signature image is too big or annoying, the mods can still delete it Many people find signature images annoying and generally quite chavvy, so if we feel the option is being abused to the detriment of the club, then they are likely to be turned off!

Lol, I'll have to look out for some 100 RON German stuff then

How many octane is it?

Loving the tartan scarf on his popeiness Just wish the public didn't have to pay for his trip

See you sorted it then FYI, there are no restrictions on posting images for anyone, although there is a maximum number of images you can make in one post (the same for everyone) As a club member, you get the advantage that you can upload directly to SIDC rather than having to use photobucket etc.

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Its normal to have slightly higher wear on the inside of the tyres, but if the wear is excessive then its almost certainly a geometry issue. The Prodrive springs also lower the car, so you will end up with excessive negative camber, which will wear the inside of the wheels, with the original Subaru settings, so make sure you get the geometry set to the correct Prodrive settings for the springs you have fitted. You can find the Prodrive settings on their website if you dig deep enough, or drop them an email if you can't find them. I'm also sure they've been posted here a number of times!

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Very good

But didn't they already reveal in the episode with the Ferrari FXX that the stig was Michael Schumacher?

I read that before! Thing is, if they just let it go, nobody would know anything more about it and would still be at a loss as to who the stig is. By going to court, its now all over the press, everyone knows who he is and it'll probably help sell more copies of his book! At the end of the day, anybody who is really interested has known for years and it hasn't really spoiled my enjoyment of the programme!

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As Ace says, the Type R is not really any different from any other Scooby in the snow, if anything the DCCD will improve matters as you can lock the centre diff for increased grip when it's really slippy. All wheel drive obviously helps in the snow compared to both front or rear wheel drive, but only when driving, under braking AWD makes no difference. The real secret to a car being good or bad in the snow is the tyres! Wide, low profile summer tyres are designed to work when its warm and when you can heat up the tread enough for them to function; in the snow, they will be effectively frozen and offer very little grip. A thinner tyre width has a smaller contact patch, which means the weight of the vehicle is applied to a smaller area which helps the tyres sink in and cut through the snow to grip the tarmac below. A larger profile allows for more side-wall movement which helps generate heat in the tyres which inturn provides more grip. A winter tyre has a high silicone compound which is designed to work better at lower temperatures, so the rubber doesn't freeze on colder days which helps with traction and braking not only in snow, but also in the wet, on ice, or even on dry tarmac when the temperatures are below 14 degrees. The tread pattern on winter tyres is designed to disperse standing water better and also helps to cut through snow. Small slits in the main tread block increase grip on Ice. From my experience, don't worry so much about weather a car is good in snow or not, worry about whether you have the right tyres fitted for the conditions! Fit winter tyres from November to March and you'll never go back to driving winters on summer tyres!

Interesting! I had to have a check of mine just to be sure, and I can definitely confirm mine doesn't have any finishing inside, so it must have been a later change!

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Today, mostly I'll be driving up to the Nuerburgring, then on to Trier for Rally Deutschland

Not in a Scooby anyway

Been diving today! Theory lesson for CMAS *** (Dive Leader) certification in the morning and afternoon the last practical exercise dive. Just got to sit the exam now a week on Wednesday and then I'm qualified

Great pictures! Really love the timelapse

Did you get this sorted yet?

Well, its always possible that Prodrive modified the STI hatch PPP exhaust between November 2008 when I had it fitted and when you had it fitted 6 months ago, but I can assure you that mine is not black on the inside... well, it IS black on the inside, but wasn't when it was fitted

The black finish inside the Prodrive pipe???? You mean all the black cr@p that comes out of the engine and deposits itself on the exhaust tailpipe? Get some chrome polish and I'm sure you'll find the inside of the tail-pipes is shiny stainless steel just like the outside

Must admit, I've seen a few around and had to look twice to check it wasn't a WRX hatch! To be honest, the arch bulges are way too small to mix it up with an STI. Maybe that's why the WRX is being upgraded to STI looks to stop people mistaking it for a Mazda