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  1. MarkCup

    Deposits on Brake Discs After Track Day

    That's pad material transferred to the disc surface, not from overheating...but from how pads are meant to work best. Why do drag racers lay down rubber at the start line? Aside from heating their tyres up they're creating a rubber surface for their tyres to bite into. Rubber grips rubber...
  2. MarkCup

    MarkCup's Fiesta ST

    It had its first trackday.
  3. MarkCup

    MarkCup's Fiesta ST

    It's soon to be two years since I started this thread, I'm a third of the way into my planned five year ownership, and at 31,000 miles it's holding together well. Haven't driven it much recently due to my neck surgery...the hard ride is very tough compared to the Scenic. Haven't cleaned it...
  4. MarkCup

    Karcher K2

    This was me using cheap nasty Demon snow foam...I've not filmed a session with Magifoam but the foam thickness and how long it clings is night and day different. With a good foam solution the Karcher lance works more than well enough...
  5. MarkCup

    The Chris Harris thread

    Wow. Wow. F*** me. Wow.
  6. MarkCup

    Karcher K2

    Did @Goodj not accept in an earlier post that a pricier lance is better than the more basic standard Karcher lance? Your post seems to be arguing about exactly how much better the pricier one may be? Which is wholly subjective, no? ...and that makes him a 'sad little troll'? LOL
  7. MarkCup

    Karcher K2

    I'm exactly one of the people he described so, yes, we do exist...and guess what...the Karcher lance works fine for me too. It produces a clingy foam, clingy enough to hang on long enough to soften and loosen what's caked onto the car...and as @Goodj says, it's all about what 'foam' you use...
  8. MarkCup

    itg panel filter waste of money?

    Agreed, for noise you're far better off making induction noises yourself as you put your foot down. I got quite good at it after all those miles.
  9. MarkCup

    What weight is your clio

    I never formally weighed my 172 Cup but I did weigh everything I stripped from it less everything I put back in (e.g. race seat +mount vs standard). I took out a total of 117kgs so from a starting point of 1,021 it left me at 904kgs.
  10. MarkCup

    itg panel filter waste of money?

    Are they worth it? It depends on how long you intended to keep you car. I put one in my 172 Cup at 2,500 miles, it was still in there at 90,000 miles. How much would I have paid for paper filters at every 6k service in between? Yes, they're worth it.
  11. MarkCup

    The New Phone Thread

    LOL at apps randomly moving! Enjoy your 5S, and know with 100% certainty that Apple truly love (control) you.
  12. MarkCup

    Track Tyres - Feedback and Recommendations

    Interesting Tony, never knew there was that relationship between ambient and track. Does maybe explain why the Bridgestones didn't perform that well, as soon as ambient is in low single digits they pretty much give up.
  13. MarkCup

    Any videography/video production guys on here?

    I'd love the hardware that you have especially the glide track. Until that day I just make do with a GoPro and Serif MoviePlus...it has its limitations but for the basic car stuff I tend to do it's enough. Any samples of your work?
  14. MarkCup

    Track Tyres - Feedback and Recommendations

    What was the ambient temperature on the day? I find the RE050s great on track but they need a lot of heat to get the best from them.
  15. MarkCup

    M135i - Estoril Blue Loveliness

    Mine has, more so than my 200 but not quite as much as my 172 Cup did.
  16. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    Tar remover, almost any brand will do.
  17. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    You could always just remove the hose in the engine bay and stuff something down there to stop the noise getting through to the cabin. I think the formal option of a blanking plug is considered more for when you want to up boost levels which then make the symposer take off from the intake...
  18. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    Yep. Front near-side on mine. Raised it twice at service time, they respond by saying they've checked and re-torqued all main suspension components but the 'problem' still persists. It's a common thing on STOC, tyre wear on mine is fine, car behaves as I'd expect it to dynamically, and it never...
  19. MarkCup

    M135i - Estoril Blue Loveliness

    That's my fear over the Mustang. Much as I hope Ford have given it a good dose of what they gave my ST there's nagging doubts, at this point enough to stop me chucking cash at a dealer to get my name down for one.
  20. MarkCup

    No brembos on my 200

    That's no bad thing! I drive on broken country roads mostly and my non-cup 200 was perfect for them.
  21. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    Checked service docs BTW, as first three services were freebies thrown in by supplying dealer I didn't get a formal invoice as such so can't tell what they used.
  22. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    They must have focused on build quality much better when they first started making them; mine's almost completely rattle and creak free.
  23. MarkCup

    No brembos on my 200

    Is your 200 a Cup? If not is it a 200 with Cup suspension pack? Looks to me like it could well be neither of those, silver wheels badly painted black and silver callipers given a rough going over (not even bothering to sort the logos out) to make it look like it has the Cup suspension pack.
  24. MarkCup

    No brembos on my 200

    Are they not simply non cup pack Brembos so silver instead of red? Possibly with the Brembo decals worn off? If they are four pots I highly doubt they are not Brembo callipers.
  25. MarkCup

    Whos Clio had a Mustang off the lights in Gloucester? haha

    The new 2015 one is, yes. Any of the old rental spec models, especially if they come hobbled with an American slush box, are slow as fcuk.
  26. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    I checked them all yesterday and I've still got between 2 and 3 mm on all four corners! I've been planning since 22k or so for their replacements but they just refuse to wear out. No fluid level warnings so far for me although apart from the slight incline on my drive it's only ever parked at...
  27. MarkCup

    M135i - Estoril Blue Loveliness

    Build and dealer issues aside you've never really gelled with this have you Dave? Was the initial hype a bit too much, err, hype do you think or is it just not the car for you? Or is it that you've been stuck with it for a minimum 12 months and for someone with your car buying habits that's a...
  28. MarkCup

    Matthew's VW Tiguan

    My original factory fit pads are still making that low speed noise after I've put 31k miles on them. In my experience it's no different to the sort of noise I used to get running DS2500 or PF97 or Carbon Lorraine pads on my 172 Cup. The standard pads are very capable and with that comes the...
  29. MarkCup

    Martin's Track Clio 182 Project Thread

    LOL at 25 wheels! I shared your addiction although I only ever got up to 22 wheels for my 172 Cup. Looks very nice, no frills, purposeful. :approve:
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