Recent content by rich_king

Isn't 33 rear a bit low? The manual states 40...Or is that UK spec?

I recently attended a track day at the Bedford Autodrome, organised by RMA. It was great fun, and it was very nice to have the most exclusive car there, amongst the two-for-a-penny 911 GT3s, Elises, M3s, and F355s. It was my first such event, so I was slower than a lot of the drivers, but by the...

The UK experience is similar (although hardly anyone over here knows what a Corvette looks like). But I've had dads telling their kids that my car's a Ferrari. I always correct them - over here owning a Ferrari is virtually admitting that you have more money than sense. And one of the great...

Yeah, I get this problem too occasionally; however it's much more embarrassing when you've got right hand drive!

I was reading some of your postings from the US about tickets and I thought you'd appreciate this story, which made the UK papers a couple of years ago: A guy was doing 140 mph along the M4 motorway in Wales (speed limit 70 mph) in his NSX. The police gave chase but couldn't catch him, however...

Yep - that worked! I was afraid to use force, but it just clips on. Ta Rich

I have Yokahama A-022S tyres fitted, they seem excellent in the dry and slightly less good in the wet. I thought traction control was there to stop the whole 'ending up in a hedge' thing anyway... Rich

I have a new Momo gearknob and I want to swap it for the current one in my '91 NSX - does anyone know how to remove the gearknob, as it does not seem obvious? Cheers Rich

I had a problem with my ABS pump a while ago on my '91 NSX. It began to come on intermittently, then increased in frequency until it was on practically all the time. Rylands Honda in Manchester diagnosed a problem with a seal; they swapped the seal round and charged me an hour's labour, this...