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I'll be using a trailer to get the car to and from the track. I have one available and it seems like a better option than just relying on never breaking the car at a track day.

I haven't taken it to the track yet and the suspension that is on the car is all stock and works well, but I need to replace the brake pads & discs anyway due to wear and here's the twist: I have a second Cup as my daily driver and I really need to replace my suspension on that. My plan is to...

I'm building a 172 Cup into a track car. My main priority is gonna be suspension and brake setup to start with (though I am easily distracted by shiny things) but I have no idea where to start. My goal is, obviously, improved handling. I plan to do most of the work myself; I've worked on...

Sorry, I've been invited to the day's racing at Brands Hatch as the guest of one of the drivers and I couldn't resist the chance to nose around the paddock. Maybe next year?

I'm provisionally interested. Will depend on a few other things. If things go well this winter I may even have two 172 Cups to bring along.

Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it.

I might be? I genuinely don't know what's particularly good for track use at the moment, still trying to figure things out. Thank you for the offer though. Thanks for the advice. You reckon to steer clear of used or reconditioned bits from Renparts et al then? I've just been looking at...

What's the best place to look for replacement stock bits for a 172 Cup? I'm looking for brake discs and pads, shocks and springs just now. None of it's urgent, but I like to start doing my research early. On a not entirely related note, what's the most cost-effective route to go down if I'm...

Honestly mate with the way small cars are bloating up these days the Twingo's probably closer to being a "proper" Clio than the new Clio is! I've been lumped with a bloody awful Corsa while the insurance company twiddles its thumbs over my Cup and the bloody thing's bigger than an old Astra ffs.

Generally yeah, most of my Sundays are boring as f**k these days.

Heh, I'm in Chatham at the minute but I'd be up for it :)

I used to live in Luton Road. I was in a house with a few friends. When we moved in we all thought it was great, because we got quite a large house for very little rent money. Than it started raining... Needless to say, never again.

I would like to replace my engine undertray (I don't really need to, but it's got some damage on it and I'd like to). Since they seem to get damaged or thrown away a lot I'm not holding out much hope of finding an intact one second hand on here, but I would like to know if there is any real...

Having checked a few threads on here there seems to have been a little- not much, but a little- confusion over the years but the general consensus seems to be that the Ph2 172 Cup's windscreen is the same as a standard base-model no-electronics-or-electrics Clio 1.2's windscreen and is not...

Ph2 172 Cup here.

You reckon I'd be OK with the K-Tec "standard" upper mounts and a Powerflex insert & set of bushes? I'm looking at the uprated mounts and they look very nice (and the K-Tec website says they don't vibrate much more) but they are expensive. Also, I'm having trouble identifying the third...

Hah, just realised I said four, then listed five. In any case, thank you- so there are just the three mounts then? I think I know where to look for most of that. It's just that Powerflex don't do the metal part of the dogbone (they mostly just do the bushes) and I'm thinking of replacing the...

So, just to confirm I need what, four mounts? Left and right upper engine mounts, upper and lower gearbox mounts and the (twisted) dog bone mount? Part of the problem is that nobody seems to be using a consistent set of names for any of the parts. the "dog bone" gets called the "rear engine...

It's more or less the same engine isn't it? I've been looking at Renault Parts Direct but I can't find the Kangoo engine mounts on there though I did find these: http://renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/products/Renault-Clio-172-%7B47%7D-182-Engine-Mount-%28O%7B47%7DS%29.html...

Thanks for the response! The car's my daily driver, so I don't want something that's going to shake the car to pieces. I do appreciate a solid feeling from the car, and I am looking for something durable, but I'm not after anything particularly exotic at the moment. I probably wouldn't be...

I'm looking to replace my engine and gearbox mounts as soon as possible, but the problem is I have no idea which ones to get. I mean, I've done a bit of looking online and I think there are essentially three mounts I need? I think? I just have no idea who is reputable, which parts will last...

I might see if I can drag a few of my squad along. It's been way too long since I shot somebody.

There should be, I distinctly remember at least two cameras being waved in our direction. Or, rather, one phone-standing-in-as-a-camera and one Actual F**king Camera With Proper F**king Lenses On It And Everything. As for how I'm doing, well, honestly I was kinda annoyed that I had to leave...

We're here now, just around the former from London Bridge. You are more than welcome to join!

Oh, and just so people can recognise me when I get there I'll be the 6'3" guy with glasses and loads of hair. Probably wearing combat trousers and a death metal T-shirt. I also have a beard that I should probably get around to removing one of these days, as it's more annoying than cool.

Yeah, I'm still in.

I do plan to be there. I'm free pretty much all evening so I can do dinner and drinks if that's happening- just let me know when to arrive where and I should be able to sort something out.

Hey, no worries. I am relatively new here.

I find this degree of apparent local celebrity to be strange and slightly unsettling... But yes, I reckon I should be able to make this event. Dinner and drinks sounds good to me, though I will probably need to be able to catch the last train back to Chatham. It's a mudhole, but it's the one...

Sounds pretty good to me.