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https://youtu.be/McOsgFYtdio My first time running this direction/config, so much fun! Now I know why people love this track. And yes, I know I could have carried a ton more speed through certain sections, but I need more laps to build that courage! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1m6WJNdqtc They just re-paved this track in the fall, it's so much smoother! It's a fun, technical track with decent elevation changes. If you're ever in SoCal and you get a chance to run here, do it! And yes, before anybody says anything. I know I shifted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAImkVn893s If you're ever in southern California and you get a chance to drive this track, do it! It's a great mid-speed course with a great flow to it. Well worth the drive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAd7FR1U1Rc Took the GTI to a track day yesterday at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway near Palm Springs. Such a cool, fast track! And yes, my driving line is terrible, but it was my first time there, and it was a blast!

I don't know the specs of the stock wheel bolts, so I was hoping someone could point me to where I can buy lug bolts for the stock Austins, but in black.

https://youtu.be/SVOTNU9R24s OK, so maybe my lines weren't great, but it was my first time at BW. Lots of fun, though. Just be careful out there!

Do any of the current crop of TCU/DSG tunes keep D mode from shifting down to first gear. I actually like that the stock D mode keeps it in second gear when I'm going through stop and go traffic. I basically only use D mode for parking lots and stop-and-go traffic, manual mode for everything...

Might need to upgrade the brakes on my Mk7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efzIsRBy6rk

GTI Mk7 - Streets of Willow CCW (Wet): https://youtu.be/AlgAQvLQAow It's only my second track day and it was really wet out there, but I did pass a ton of cars. Admittedly, I was in the beginner group and a lot of these guys probably didn't know what they were doing, but hey, I'll take what I...