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I think it is more of a liability thing from VW to 'ban' use of harnesses; as we've seen on here, a lot of people fit harnesses incorrectly, which is potentially lethal. I treated the car to a protection detail on Friday. As i've mentioned before, i park on the street now which has massive...

Pretty sure this was a blue 182 rather than a 172 Cup as it looked darker than mondial... also looked lowered on Turinis and had simply the Cliosport web address under the brake light.

Thanks guys. Always good to meet members at the races. Some footage from the Europa... 0CWpHDlTeJk

I don't know much about the new GP, does it have no rear seats and the fake strut bar like the original? When you consider my Golf was nigh on the same money as the A1, i don't think it is badly priced for a very limited car (19 in the UK iirc) that retained its concept car looks. The downside...

So, the weekend was my first race back at Castle Combe since 2009 where i was punted off on the first lap. 6C8mk_C_HsA Unusually, it was a Thursday test day, with a day's gap before practice, qualifying and the 90min race all on the Saturday. I liked being back at Combe though, it is...

Duh... They both look fantastic IMO. They should have made the C30 with the stock Focus RS power, would have sold plenty. Perhaps they are waiting for the right timing though, you want the whole brand to benefit from a Halo model, and at the moment there is nothing vaguely sporting in the Volvo...

When done nicely, the 964 looks great, but that isn't one of them IMO. He has tried to modernise it with clear lights and i don't think the Cup splits suit it, especially at stndard ride height. The R8 is a better car in just about every way; think people are a little rose-tinted with the 964s...

Testing went really well. In the dry we were 6 seconds quicker than anyone else that turned up. Sadly though, it will be a wet race so will be interesting to see how we will do against the cars with traction and ABS. Hope to see some of you down there tomorrow :)

Hi Guys, Thought i would create this thread in advance for anyone local to Castle Combe. The race is this Saturday and it has always been a good circuit for spectators. Pop along and say hi if you have nothing better to do! I am also there tomorrow for testing...

Crazy. I'd kill for those wheels though. Is there mechanical differences between the UK and JDM cars, other than the obvious visual change?

Kids... TBH though, i was impressed with the 172 there! Wonder how much the death-defying slipstreaming helped.

And therein lies the problem with conversions like these, as fun as they are i'm sure...

FLOL! His face! Brilliant.

Looks great, bar the stickers!

Yeah, SLR fakes. Way too common now... Nice photos Jason.

172/182 should be able to get 40mpg all day long, and the Cup better considering it is lighter! Was one of the great things about owning one.

Would love to get in the business of selling historic race cars one day, imagine the commission Talacrest got on that!

My first Clio was an Extreme, brings back good memories! Have fun.

Must confess, i like it. Lets be honest though, static isn't some sort of hardcore scene; they just can't afford bags.

Yeah, imagine that is to avoid litigation issues. Lets face it, most harnesses are fitted incorrectly. The noise is not exhaust drone, the car has a sound amplifier to boost the bassier notes into the cabin! It is an Audi part, actually from the RS4! To be fair, it makes the car sound great...

Not sure about the 997 at the moment mate... Haven't drive the S3 so can't comment, but here is the view of someone who owns both cars: "The R seems to have quite a bit more road/tyre noise and a more intrusive exhaust sound so there's a fair amount of drama to ours when you wind it up, it...

Did some cleaning today. Really enjoying the car so far, only downsides are economy (and consequent range) and the Recaros not sliding forward when being tilted for rear access. Fortunately, i have my fuel paid for and i don't have kids!

For some reason it is either a limit of 600 or 700 whenever i choose a S Class session. Anyway, i first of all choose the Porsche from the list (so a standard car), then click to apply my tune and it loads my garage, the first being my tuned GT3. I then click on it and it says the message i...

Yeah, yeah, i know i'm behind the times but there are still a few people playing this! On multiplayer online i get dicked in the S Class as everyone has tuned cars. So i thought i would tune up a GT3 that is currently set at 613. I go into multiplayer, select the Porsche, and then click to...

Only the flesh can you appreciate the size of the arches. Great looking cars but IMO sit a bit too high which gives them a bit of a 'moon buggy' looks. I'd also rather have a secondhand CSL which will be much more involving, more special to own and sound much nicer, although i appreciate the 1M...

As Scrooge and others have said, you need mental mods to pull off the bumper. Should have done that last; frankly it looks ridiculous. I find it odd that people would buy a Skoda VRS, for its subtleness, only to try to turn it into the opposite. Why not just start off with an in-yer-face car to...

Love it. Awesome wheels, what are they?

Great vid, and beautiful cars. Need to have '70s 911.

Not a good move in my eyes, because as said, looks poverty now. The chrome is nice when teamed up with shiny carbon fibre bits, IMO. This was my old JCW: If i had it longer i would have sorted the handbrake and surrounding area in a similar way.

There is rforum.co.uk which is pretty lacking in members to be of much use, otherwise a VWVortex sub-forum which has a massive US bias. But, there are lots of members so lots of useful info inbetween the typical s**t. There is also GolfMk6.com, which again has a sub-forum for the hotter models.