Rays FTW

It's no secret that I wanted CE28s however I hadn't previously divulged the specs I had chosen:

• Rays Volk Racing CE28n
• 17 x 7.5 ET50
• Diamond Black custom colour (anodized)

Note: OEM wheels are 17 x 7 ET60

I maybe could have gone with a lower offset but anything below ET45 runs the risk of rubbing against the arches. The next available offset down from 50 was 43 so you see why I made my choice. I was going to run camber settings for performance gains, not so that I could fit wider wheels or run a lower offset. In saying this though, I wish I'd been brave and gone wider with a lower offset at the front (rubbing is less of an issue) for two reasons:

1. It's a FF car so more grip generated at the front driven wheels is a bonus and perhaps would induce more oversteer
2. I need a wider stance at the front, the reason why shall be revealed in a later post if you can't guess already ;)

Aside from looking gorgeous, the CE's have significant performance gains as they are forged monoblock wheels. Forged monoblock combine lightweight construction with the highest level of stability. The light weight construction noticeably reduces the volume of rotating and unsprung mass whilst increasing the wheel's stability and load bearing capacity. Decreasing the rotational mass would effectively increases acceleration.

Wheel weights:

• OEM Wheel Weight: 8.8kg
• CE28 Wheel Weight: 6.75kg

A saving of 2.05kg per corner and 8.2kg of unsprung and rotational mass in total!

Anyway, here are some pictures.

And re-capping back to a previous post, the centre caps that will go with each wheel.

A great combo in my opinion.

Track Day @ Mallory Park

I had been looking for an opportunity for over a year to go with Hondas On Track (HOT) on one of their track days. The day had finally come when one of their organised track days coincided with me being available. The weather had other ideas - FAIL =(