Twenty-six BC Racing coilover fitments for Skoda, covering the Octavia, Fabia, Superb, Kodiaq, Karoq and more. Includes the strut diameter guide for Mk2 and Mk3 Octavia.
Which boot approval your class actually needs, why our listings carry UK and EU sizes together, and why the sole is the thing you will notice every single lap.
The Sparco J-Pro is now available in black and grey and in fluro yellow. It is an ECE 22-06 open face helmet at £84.50, and Cameron explains where it fits and when an FIA or Snell helmet is the one you want.
A caller asked about the Bell RS7 for GX-UK karting. There are three Bells with near identical names built for three different drivers, and the one most people are sent to is a youth helmet that stops at 59cm. Which is which, and the question that settles it.
A Triumph Vitesse convertible fitted with an OMP Mugello wood rim wheel on a MOMO Vitesse boss kit. What went in, why the boss kit is not optional, and how the two parts mate.
B-G do not list a 205 or a 206. Both come from MOMO or OMP. Here is the full B-G and MOMO Peugeot boss kit range and which one fits.
Three new bags landed this year: a £9 recycled suit bag, a helmet box that folds to 5 cm, and a Stilo gear bag with ventilation panels. Cameron on why the ventilation is the feature worth paying for, and how kit actually gets ruined.
How the Sparco X-Light Full Efficiency suit, X-Light Plus race boots and Tide+ gloves sit together as a matched set.
The three cheapest FIA 8856-2018 race suits we sell, with matching boots and gloves, and the genuinely cheapest legal set at £519.60. Includes the three items near the top of our own price list that will not get you through scrutineering.
What fitting a BC Racing coilover kit actually involves, why alignment comes straight after, and what to ask a workshop if you’re paying someone to do the job.
Motorsport UK does not require a full face helmet in an open car. It requires a visor or goggles unless you are in a closed vehicle. The actual rules quoted with article numbers, what counts as closed, and where open cockpit does change things.
Three different approvals sit on our glove shelves and they are not interchangeable: FIA 8856-2018 for cars, FIA 8877-2022 for karting, and Non-FIA. How to tell which you need, then how to size them.
Not sure what fits, which approval you need, or what to choose next? Ask Garreth and Cameron. You’ll get a practical answer from people who handle the kit every day.
