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Happened to my mate Cameron at Silverstone. Last few laps and leading the race. The clutch gave way and blew a hole in his gearbox.

OEM clutches are not designed for the ass-whipping they get on a track though. They can take it for so long. My SACHs took 5 years of beating. Horses for courses.

Driving is about the feel of the road, the relationship between man and machine. These cars were built to stir the soul and you're about the give a piece of it away. R.I.P.

Is that the original colour on those Turinis? I love that combo. Works really well. Mine are a Dark Anthracite (none factory colour) and I think they’re too dark. I’ve was thinking Silver but this works much better.

Yeah, mines top notch. Much better than my Safety Devices 6-point I had in my other car.

Will do fella, although it’ll have to be Saturday as it’s coming over for an oil change, so can get some detailed images then.

J P Cages and SW Motorsports seem popular choices. Mine has one from Single Source Motorsport - https://singlesourcemotorsport.co.uk/products/renault-clio-172-182-rear-half-roll-cage Not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for.

It’s so fast. It’s also really good in and out of corners now. The gripper just slingshots you around. Really capable car and I still haven’t driven it flat out yet. 🙈

I assumed that's why you opted for standard rear pads, Tony. To be honest, the brakes performed great on the track. I used to run CL6 and DS2500 on my old car and they were too aggressive, so you had a really good setup there and I learned a lot from that. I switched only when testing a harder...

I've consistently used DS2500 on the rear brakes and DS1.11 on the front, but I was pleasantly surprised by the car's braking performance, so I decided to leave the setup as it was until they needed replacing. I have a brake bias valve so should only need a little adjustment.

Another trackday looms so time to check the car over. The plan was to change the oil but Opie Oils/FedEx managed to lose it. 🤦🏻‍♂ So, I addressed the rear pads, one of which fell out at the last trackday. Removed the old ones. Standard Brembo pads - fitted by previous keeper - and they...

Lovely!

Spending money to keep them in tip-top condition is money well spent, in my opinion. I've been driving mine for 10 days now. I do this periodically to stop myself from going mental. Back and forth to work, over the moors at the weekend - I just love driving it. I collected my new Sportage...

Bite the bullet and get a new kit - https://renaultpartsdirect.co.uk/parts/exterior-parts/renault-clio-172-182-front-door-window-seal-kit-lh/ Renault still sell them.

Have you looked at the StrongFlex bushes? Edit - just seen steering rack bushes 🤦🏻‍♂️

Did you go for the Stark brand?

As above a diagnostic will pinpoint which sensor or system is causing the issue. A simple check in the meantime would be to make sure the ITG induction kit is perfectly sealed. It might be causing an air leak. Incorrect air-fuel mixture, would confuse the ECU (Engine Control Unit) and trigger...

They know their stuff, that's for sure. I was looking at an LG TV in their shop and I asked him about online deals and the guy said "to be honest Jon, go directly to LG as it'll be cheaper". That's service for you. I occasionally go in for cables and to look at stuff, but it's right in the...

I've just bought a 55" Nano Cell 4K TV directly from LG - https://www.lg.com/uk/. They offer a discount for creating an account, plus there are some really top-notch deals 24/7/365. I couldn’t find a better price at Currys, Richer Sounds, etc., and they deliver directly to your door within a...

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@FrogJam Motorsport said mine popped out easy enough. One bearing was fairly newish, the other looked original. As a rule of thumb I’ll avoid dipping anything for a prolonged period that has a hi-torque thread or bearing face. In the case of the calipers, I left the piston in place until the...

I never noticed anything tbh. The Pendragon Stage Rally was on and I got sandwiched between a few cars coming out of Warcop. I was behind Barry Lindsay, who I know, and was flashing him. He must have thought “who the fook is that”. 😂

Ah so you’re the guy who did that. I knew I’d read it somewhere. I shot blasted the steering knuckles for that very reason and left the races in place while I gave them an overnight dip. You probably saved me ruining them.

Got her out of storage this morning, checked oil, water and tyre pressures, filled her up and set off to the Lakes. The weather turned a bit horrible once I was over the North Pennines - bloody windy - so I headed up to Alston, then over to Barney, and back across to the North Yorkshire Moors...

It would be interesting to try it on really heavy corrosion, like the above. I’ll certainly give it a try.

Hmmm I did question it tbh but a local company said it’s not possible. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Evaporust is really good and used to be my go-to but premix has its limitations, especially when trying to break this kind of corrosion down. Expensive too. The advantage of using a powder is you can get the desired...

Sorry I was talking track 🤦🏻‍♂️

I used Simoniz Black & Silver VHT and some Hycote Clear Coat.