“We thought we caught a lucky break when Flavor Express announced an open drift night at the same venue as Round 1. We left a day early to get some much-needed shakedown laps on the new Icon Pistons motor. Good thing we did…

“After the first lap, we started chasing a crank sensor issue, and the entire night only produced three good laps before we snapped an axle on the gnarly transition off the bank.

“Friday was setup day. We replaced the axle, passed tech, and finished our series photos. Before calling it good, we decided to pull the valve covers and inspect the new aluminum rocker arms. Again, glad we did: four of them had stripped out, sending the rollers somewhere into the motor.

“Thankfully, Brad from German Elite Tuning hadn’t left Arizona for the weekend yet. Even better, we still had our old stainless steel rockers in the engine room. The problem now was finding the missing parts.

“So, we went fishing with a magnet. Starting in the heads and eventually working our way down to the oil pan, we managed to find three solid rollers and the shrapnel from the fourth. We slapped every magnet we could find onto the oil pan and crossed our fingers.

“Brad left at 2AM Saturday morning to make it to Orange Speedway by 7AM. I was in my suit for the driver’s meeting at 8AM while Rich, Andy, Jettlee, and Brad immediately got to work. They replaced the rocker arms, adjusted everything, and filled the motor with fresh Liqui Moly oil.

“We lost about 30 minutes of the first practice hour and only managed one run in Session 1.”

“What an event; a huge crowd and tonnes of laps. The car worked amazingly well! I have no complaints. I am so confident going into comp season. Set up out of the box is so close to perfect. I am blown away.

“2025 hasn’t been the season we planned. Going through four motors starting this year, I made the decision to go back to the proven American LS V8 powerplant. This time I went the direction with the most bang for your buck: a turbocharged, aluminium 5.3-litre Gen 4 LS. I went with the aluminium motor to save 100lbs of weight on the front of the car over the iron block. Keeping weight in mind, I mounted the turbo in the trunk area of the car. With no intercooler and currently on 6psi of boost during testing, I was wildly impressed on the response and temperatures of the new powerplant.”

“I would like to first thank everyone for an amazing 2024 season. Without all of your support, this year simply wouldn’t have happened.

“This year started off with very unknown expectations, as the 3.0T was in the car but not working correctly. Suspension changes and shocks untested. When I felt I was coming off a letdown in late 2023, I wasn’t expecting to keep some of my support. When EBC stepped up very early this year, everything changed. 

“Bringing FCP on board allowed me to build a dream demo car: a car featuring only bolt-on parts, highlighting it doesn’t take much to drift an Audi.”

“So we had a comp last weekend. The car did a-freakin-mazing! I drove way too hard for the style/level of competition. Had the car hooked up and qualified 1st. I didn’t know what car I was battling until before warming up the tires. So, I overall loosened up the car to chase anyone. Facing an SR20 S13 and Miata, I just overdrive (I don’t like leaving a gap on anyone) and chased too close to them for the speed of their cars vs mine. S13 parked the car in the last corner, transmission at the wall and forced me to make contact in the right front. Broke a tie rod, ending my night.”

LATEST EBC PRODUCTS

BBK053 – Various Audi Saloon/Coupe Models

A six-piston Apollo Big Brake Kit for the front axles of various mid-to-large Audi models, spanning 2008-2018.

Specs:

Six-piston Apollo Big Brake Kit, Bluestuff pads, 380x36mm front floating discs

Product Codes:

BBK053RED/BLU/BLK/YEL-1

Vehicle Applications:

– Audi A4/S4 (2008-2016)

– Audi A5/S5 (2008-2016)

– Audi A6/S6 (2013-2018)

– Audi A7 Sportback (2010-2018)

– Audi A8 (2010-2017)

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Available now. Please  to find your local EBC stockist and see a full list of applications.

LATEST EBC NEWS

91´ŤĂ˝ Enjoys Action-Packed Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024

The 91´ŤĂ˝ UK team recently attended the 2024 instalment of the mighty Goodwood Festival of Speed show, held at Goodwood House near Chichester.

This colossal event is jam-packed with the finest road and race machinery on the planet, with hundreds of thousands of automotive enthusiasts descending on the scenic venue across the weekend.

As well as meeting and advising countless customers at their dedicated booth, the 91´ŤĂ˝ team were also pleased to see a number of impressive vehicles around the vast site sporting 91´ŤĂ˝ components.

91´ŤĂ˝ will be in attendance at many more events throughout the remainder of the year. The next show will be Petrolheadonism Live at Knebworth House on 14-15 September.

91´ŤĂ˝ Visits The Shmuseum

The 91´ŤĂ˝ workshop team recently headed to the breathtaking ‘Shmuseum’ – the home of YouTuber Tim Burton, aka Shmee150’s impeccable supercar collection on the outskirts of London.

Here, an 91´ŤĂ˝ Racing six-piston Apollo Big Brake Kit was installed to Tim’s trusty BMW 1M project car – a process which was heavily publicised in a video recently released to his YouTube channel.

The aim of this BMW 1M is to build it up as a ‘clubsport’ occasional track/enjoyable road car, with choice modifications that will help retain the refinement of the factory machine, whilst offering up more capability if Tim decides to go for a spirited drive. The EBC brake kit is the perfect choice for this brief; with Bluestuff NDX pads to help offer unrivalled braking performance on both road and track.

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– The ‘Fiesta Clubracer’ outfit took home another class win at Lydden Hill Circuit! It was a great points haul and an extension to their lead in the Class D standings of the MSVT Trackday Championship.

– Apollo Big Brake Kit-equipped duo Justin Roberts and Nicole Drought also took home more wins at Lydden Hill. The team won their class in both the MSVT Trackday Championship & Trackday Trophy!

– EBC-equipped Caterham racer, Charlie Lower, once again secured great positions in the 420R Championship. The latest round was held at Cheshire’s Oulton Park, where Lower achieved good results after a challenging start to the weekend.

– The EBC Spain-supported Autoworks Motorsport race team achieved two podiums in the GT4 Bronze category and a fantastic overall third position in the Supercars Endurance, which took place this weekend at Circuito del Jarama.

– GV Racing, another team supported by EBC Spain, has 7 motorcycle racers that are taking part in the FIM JuniorGP – the exciting series that spans Italy, Portgual and Spain. The latest round took the team to the scenic AutĂłdromo Internacional Algarve, where racers in the STK ECH class continued to show promise, some of which are now leading the pack!

– Young kart racer, Marcus Hudson, is once again competing in the Super 4 British Championship this season. The latest round took the roadshow back to Oxfordshire’s Shenington Kart Racing Club, which saw Hudson once again achieve some impressive results.

– 24-year-old Spalding-based motorcycle racer, Morgan Creasey, is currently competing in various British Motorcycle and Racing Club (Bemsee/BMCRC) championships, including the Thunderbike Ultra and Clubman 1000 races. Creasey was next over to Derbyshire’s Doninington Park Circuit, where he clinched more class wins and even some lap records in the process!

– EBC-equipped MX Youth Racer, Lewis Bethell, has been competing in a number of motocross championships this year across the UK. Most recently, Bethell competed in the adult Expert Class of the Nora British Cup. Solid results across the weekend saw him finish 9^th overall and has left him 6^th in the championship!

– G&S Racing currently supports three riders in the British Supersport Championship. The fourth round of the season took the outfit up to Scotland’s Knockhill Circuit, where all riders managed to secure impressive points, despite the unpredictable weather conditions.

– Rising motorcycle racing star, Luca Wilkinson, is competing in Bemsee’s Team Green Junior Cup race series for the 2024 season. Following a few ups and downs at the start of the year, Wilkinson really seemed to come into his stride in the latest round at Derbyshire’s Donington Park as he claimed a huge P1 finish!

– GPFAX-equipped Max Symonds began his 2024 BSB campaign at Oulton Park, as he was recovering from a broken leg as the series unfolded. Despite this, he still managed to put in a great performance in a race that was physically very tough.

– Andrew Smyth of the Andrew Smyth Racing outfit has competed in BSB’s Superstock 600 series for the last few years. In-between his BSB campaign, Smyth has found the time to compete in some Ulster Superbike Championship rounds, with the latest leg taking him to Kirkistown Racing Circuit for the fourth round of the 2024 season. Here, Smyth clinched an overall podium after some solid driving across the whole weekend!

– Motorcycle racers Russell Brook and Tom Collinge, from Brook Built Racing, are currently competing in the 2024 No Limits Racing (NLR) race series. The most recent round saw the team head to Darlington’s Croft Circuit, where they achieved very impressive results across a very demanding weekend.

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“Thank you to 91´ŤĂ˝ for the support in 2022!

“I tested out an Audi A4 differential at the FuelFest weekend with a different gear ratio. That ended up cutting our night short as the snub failed midday. 

“Replacement axles are on the way for the S4 differential. I plan on testing one more time this month before tearing the car down for an off-season refresh. The four-seat cage is scheduled to be installed and I am going to start making some custom parts to help take the car to the next level for competitions next year.

“I will be building an engine and transmission for my tow vehicle this off-season also, in preparation for travelling next year. My plan is to also build a seat time/rental car next year as a side project.

“Thank you again for your support this season, I’m looking forward to 2023!”

“I had written off this event as the build of my car wasn’t progressing quick enough. When my amazingly supportive team pushed me to make the event last minute, though, we got to work.

“In 1.5 weeks, the car was completely stripped apart. We tore the engine down to the block and heads. Everything was replaced: injectors, pullies, water pump, thermostat, supercharger. We knew if we were going to go, we had to represent well!

“While the supercharger was off, we sent it out to a local shop – Vast Perfromance AZ – to have it ported, upgrading the fuel pump to keep up with E85 fuel, too. We stripped the AC out of the car and completely re-did the cooling system, building a custom three-pump water-to-air intercooler system. The interior was also completely removed and a Sparco race seat was installed.

“JXB supplied us with an upgraded shifter while we were in there. Working with Yellow Speed Racing, we installed three-way coilovers on the car. It came down to the wire wrapping up the car. We even changed the oil on the trailer just before leaving – not the way I like to prepare for an event! The support behind me and knowing I could bring it all together was the energy we were running on. 

“We made the 14-hour drive to Colorado. First in line, we were first to set up our pit. We unloaded the car and passed tech with no issues. We cracked open a cold one and relaxed for the first time in almost two weeks. All the late nights and rushing around was about to pay off. Of course, relaxing didn’t last long when I knew there was always something to do. So we got to work again installing underglow on the car knowing four sessions out of the weekend were at night.”

“On Friday morning we warmed up the car and went out for the first session. This was the first time driving a completely new car. We took over 400lbs out of the car, Added 80hp, went from a 245-profile tyre to a 265-profile, and added completely new coilovers. Yeah it wasn’t a great session… the car wasn’t reacting correctly and lacked side bite. 

“Throughout the day we made changes. Every change was noticeable. This new chassis is completely different from my B5 S4 drift car; way more forward drive, and the steering is light and crisp. Power delivery is crazy linear. Late Friday during the last session, the clutch pedal started getting sticky. We were so stoked to have the car out ripping laps with no issues we ended the day. Waking up Saturday, we had a team meeting. My team decided it was worth missing some morning laps knowing rain was coming, throwing another curveball at us for setup of the car to swap the clutch. My plan was to install an upgraded clutch before the event, but we just ran out of time. So we threw the car up on jack stands and dropped the transmission. After replacing the clutch and a quick trip around the paddock. We were back on track. We dropped tyre pressure and made a shock change to really hook up the car. It really came around – hitting over 80mph on entry, the car was working well! 

“We drove Friday to Sunday with no major issues. I was exhausted, but this was just the beginning! We loaded up the car and headed for Formula Drift Utah for round seven of the season. While building and driving my Audi S4 drift car. I am also the crew chief for Michael Essa’s Pro BMW M3. Rolling into FD on Wednesday, I unloaded the car off the trailer for display in the Throdle booth. After unloading the car, I heard we were going to Ken Block’s shop in Utah. So, I put the plate on the car and we drove over 100 miles through the hills of Utah with the car. Saturday afternoon, I was able to rip some laps in the demo area. What an amazing two weekends of racing! From track drifting to street driving, the brakes offered instant bite. Confidence in the braking allows me to drive the car to the limit every run!”