The Golf had been garaged in the Al Quoz industrial estate since the last race meeting in December 2009 and there were no complaints with its new Brembo front brakes back then.
I’ve been feeling particularly generous this month and, after thoughtful consideration, have lent My Beloved Cayman S to a couple of friends for a few weekends.
Two months spent working in Turkmenistan meant I missed the first two rounds of this year’s National Race Day, and I hadn’t even driven our Golf GTI since the 2008/09 season in April - a total of eight months.