I know why you went off though...Pirelli P Zeros...sort them out! Toyo T1R or Yoko Advan Neova / C-drive before you go any further my friend.
Was at Steve's collecting courtesy car while our criminally damaged Golf is being repaired. Also in under the knife were an ageing but tidy Beemer 3-series, a Nissan jeep of some sort, a tidy 996 911 Turbo, and a very original Lotus Carlton
Steve is also working on an Elise S2 I believe.
Campbell