imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Looks great
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Going around in circles...
- Thread starter Mr Burns
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Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
Cheers dude. It's not 'immaculate' but it's usually the tidiest MX-5 when I go to meets, although I've decided that most MX-5 owners are freaks! Sometimes I feel like swapping it for a Mk3 2.0 Sport but I can't see it having the lasting appeal of the Mk1.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
For 24 years old it looks fab.
Poopensharten
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
I just don't get the hype about them at all!
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
It's 26, so even better lol.
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
They're just fun.
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
I'm still waiting on my mate getting me a drive in one (he runs a Mazda dealership).
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Love the NA. Yours looks cracking!
Such a nice car mate, just read through the thread. Loving the roundal! Wonder how one would look on a Mk2..... hmmmm ha
Roundels FTMFW
Looking good, is yours manual rack or PAS?
Looking good, is yours manual rack or PAS?
Lucky b*****d!
It's a sod having a manual rack, lol
It's a sod having a manual rack, lol
I think mine is a manual rack, it's very heavy. But then I'm used to brand new cars.
They just look so cool, especially with a retro hint to them like yours has.
Love it.
Awesome.
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
Threw a video together this morning compiling my day at Mallory Park in the MX-5. First time I've done Mallory but I genuinely thought it was a fun track, and despite having the second slowest car there (spot the Austin A35!) I was one of the quicker drivers. My MX-5 is bog standard other than some Eibach springs and some different wheels, and I'm running normal Nankang road tyres too. There is a couple of Clio's, one white 200 in particular who's mirrors seemed to malfunction at 24:40. Other highlights include pushing an Ariel Atom out the way (almost literally) at 8:05 and an 'almost' moment at 5:20.
Great day, but I'm staring to crave more power!
Great day, but I'm staring to crave more power!
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
Anglesey this time...
I've never been before but it was a circuit that had been on my bucket list for a while now, and I loved every minute of it. I was meant to go in the Fiesta but after discovering a puncture minutes before I was due to set off I ended up chucking everything in the MX-5 and going in that. The benefits of having two trackable cars!
It was my mates first trackday in his C2 VTS so I was excited for him to get a taste of pushing the limits. James Vernon was there too who some of you know in his S2000.
As always I pushed hard, a little too hard at times... I ended up stuck after spinning out and needed the recovery truck, not that it dampened my enthusiasm!
I've never been before but it was a circuit that had been on my bucket list for a while now, and I loved every minute of it. I was meant to go in the Fiesta but after discovering a puncture minutes before I was due to set off I ended up chucking everything in the MX-5 and going in that. The benefits of having two trackable cars!
It was my mates first trackday in his C2 VTS so I was excited for him to get a taste of pushing the limits. James Vernon was there too who some of you know in his S2000.
As always I pushed hard, a little too hard at times... I ended up stuck after spinning out and needed the recovery truck, not that it dampened my enthusiasm!
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
Haven't used to MX-5 much lately due to the appalling weather, but now it's back with new brakes and tyres thanks to @George@RTR_Parts and BRSCC MX-5 driver Martin Tolley. I gave it a clean today too...
George@RTR_Parts
ClioSport Trader
Looking good mate :up:
Racky
ClioSport Club Member
Minion Yellow
How would you say the SSS performes compared to the Mini ? Been looking at the previous gen SSS as a beginer track car, but now I've also eyed a Mini. Never driven a SSS, but had a R56 mini before.
Mr Burns
ClioSport Club Member
Swift Sport
Stock vs stock I still prefer the Swift, it’s more fun imo. The Mini trumps it in nearly every other sector apart from fun, fuel economy and brakes.
The Mini feels tougher, heavier, the steering is pretty sharp and the gearbox has a nice feel to it. It feels planted in the corners, and the torque from the supercharger is nice coming from the Swift. The added weight makes the Mini feel less responsive though, and the stock brakes are awful.
The Swift on the other hand feels like a tin box after the Mini, but the lighter and more playful chassis along with the revvy n/a engine give the car a character that the Mini lacks. Performance-wise there’s nothing in it really (trust me, I’ve tested it!). The Mini feels faster because of the charger, but the Swift will keep up no bother. The Swift’s biggest disappointment imo is the gearbox… It just feels a bit cheap and nasty compared to what you might expect from a Japanese hatch.
If I had to pick one I’d take the Suzuki, it feels keener and more satisfying to drive imo.
The Mini feels tougher, heavier, the steering is pretty sharp and the gearbox has a nice feel to it. It feels planted in the corners, and the torque from the supercharger is nice coming from the Swift. The added weight makes the Mini feel less responsive though, and the stock brakes are awful.
The Swift on the other hand feels like a tin box after the Mini, but the lighter and more playful chassis along with the revvy n/a engine give the car a character that the Mini lacks. Performance-wise there’s nothing in it really (trust me, I’ve tested it!). The Mini feels faster because of the charger, but the Swift will keep up no bother. The Swift’s biggest disappointment imo is the gearbox… It just feels a bit cheap and nasty compared to what you might expect from a Japanese hatch.
If I had to pick one I’d take the Suzuki, it feels keener and more satisfying to drive imo.
