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Re: clio cup race car project! Wow! Superb base for a project. Bit different to what he drives now... http://chrisharrison.smugmug.com/photos/207619643-L.jpg

Moving tomorrow, makes it all worthwhile :)

Emotional moment for me :) My old car (and the girl I sold it to!), pleased to hear it's still on the road.

Didn't Freebone or somebody find a bird still stuck in his front grill?

I'm guessing it's at a relatively high state of tune? A rally car would be serviced/rebuilt etc on a relatively frequent basis, but we would expect ours to last 150k with a once over every 12 months.

Kia supplied the safety car to Castle Combe this season, CCRC fettled with it a bit and it looks really tidy. It's one of these: http://www.kia.co.uk/ceedexterior4.asp and now looks like this (I don't have a pic that does it justice, but this gives you an idea):

It seems to be following the 182 Cup idea of being a cheap alternative to the 'main' car, and we all know how well that sold...although the white paint will probably make up the sales as much as anything. I can't see why they didn't go to town on it, just feels a little half-hearted...

Blimey, my ideal Cup wouldn't be cheap...! Recaro Seats. £850 17'' Speedline Black Wheels. £175 Plus colour choice - white available for £150

The car isn't even on the Renaultsport UK site yet.

Kidding right?! How do they do it? 60mph always came around far too quickly in the Cup, I can't imagine what being stuck at 45mph would be like, takes less than 6 seconds from standing!

Awful sticker. Parking ain't that great either.

Eh?! This is what happened to the 172 Cup aside from the height/camber/track changes... Spare wheel removed (replaced by 2 anti-puncture inflators) Air conditioning removed Side airbags removed Xenon headlamps removed Auto-lights removed Headlight washers removed Rear headrests...

Cool pics, much better than the Brands ones from May this year.

It was in the fake Cup as well, imagine if they put the original proper lightweight one round the track ;)

1. Weight 2. Weight 3. Weight

Parked next to a Black 197 today at Longleat in the first overflow car park. Blacked out rear windows and a '197' logo on the rear.

Mint car, the 'new' style alloys really set it off, I was never a big fan of the originals. Stunning pics from a camera phone as well, last one is superb :)

Re: found this link tonight...has anyone seen it before? Every car I've ever owned is still insured! I sold a Clio in 2002 with 105k on it, god knows what it must be on now.

Me and Matt182 are from Westbury (Matt has the LY 197 F1 Team, did have the Inferno 182 now on sale at Plat Trowbridge), Spaced (Trophy) is from Trowbridge but doesn't come on here much now, Ash87 is from Warminster (his Dad owns a Trophy, works at Plat Chippenham)

If anything I would say the newer cars are further from a hot hatch than the 172s/1.8s/VTS/GTi etc of days gone by(!). When we start looking for a new car we will be more interested in the so-called 'warm hatches' these days, Suzuki Swift Sport, Panda 100hp and forthcoming Twingo models. They...

Last time I seen Clarkies Vee it still had stickers on the sills... Bit of a trek for him as well!

Will get some next weekend hopefully, it's all boxed up ready to go at the moment.

Very few have actually run at Combe, usually just ex-racers purchased for use in other championships, but around 1:13ish would be about right.

We've got a slightly more realistic set up for a normal size room! Had it for 4 years now but still blows me away, can't wait to get it set up in the new house next week as we've got a room set aside dedicated for movies/games. Panasonic 28" Quintrix TX-28PL1 TV Still prefer CRTs, this one...

Have you seen Mark Funnel's? Completely road legal (he drives it to and from Combe from Trowbridge for every race meeting, doesn't have a trailer) and he runs it in the Castle Combe Special GTs. When the Lotus on Track Trophy came to Combe he entered and won both races, and still did his...

A few here: http://www.paulrivett.com/photos_clio.php As Day has mentioned, they were all Ph1 cars with updated bodywork etc after the 2001 season.

I'm down near the football ground, moving to Paxcroft Mead over in Trowbridge next week though, will make life easier as I work at the College and it will be much quicker to get to Combe of a weekend :)

As above, a bit old, but... Another Westbury member?! That's 3 now, got to be a record for a town this small surely?!

A touring car isn't road legal, the Caparo can be purchased with SVA approval and therefore would be perfectly legal to drive on the road in anything you choose to wear, not unlike a Caterham, Atom etc. I'm not sure if deliveries have started, but had this not happened you or I (with appropriate...

Gorgeous, did a shoot for Matt182s a while back, such a stunning colour... http://chrisharrison.smugmug.com/gallery/3540948