Originally Posted by BGTV8

All I can say to the OP (based on over 40 years of involvement in competitive motorsport as a driver in state and national series, and a volunteer event/series official) if leave the car standard (brake pads and brake fluid apart), learn how to drive quickly (and there is no better place to start than AutoX) and when your times do not improve for two events on the trot, then think about firming up the suspension, then progress to stickier tyres and then when you have 2 events where you are not going quicker, think about a bit more torque (torque wins motorsport events, NOT horsepower).

RB