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Why the 'downgrade'?

To add, MPG facts for me thus far are; Best - 42.1 mpg Worst - 29.9 mpg Trackday - 15.3 mpg Average over 4,165 miles - 32.41 mpg This is versus the 37-40 mpg I used to see in my Cup.

Just over 4k into ownership of mine now (non-cupped non cup with no options except parking sensors), and in no particular order my thoughts are; MPG - manageable, accept it punches a bigger whole in the air, costs more fuel to get moving due to mass, and tweak your driving style accordingly...

Excellent work Richardson. I'm booking Bedford on Saturday 18th August if you can get along to that?

It's the perfect blend of refinement, grip, power, adjustability, practicality, and value for money.

I've got two sets for my Cup, and I'm well over 15k and one trackday on one set, and something like 5k and 3 trackdays on the other set. Both have approx 3-4mm. Can't see how youi'd get through a set on 4.5k unless you boot it everywhere or have alignment issues.

I'll be back in here later, haven't got time now to write up all my thoughts...but they're all good.

The most important thing out of this, as has been said already, is that you accept your mistakes and learn from them. This post says to me that you haven't really done that. You need to accept that your 'accident' was completely avoidable. The car did not suddenly appear on the bend, it was...

Nice LOL Same basic engine as the Ignis?

Bargain that is.

Granted it would be worth it if people that haven't drilled pilot holes had experienced cracking. I didn't have a problem with cracking, and as far as I'm aware, no one else has. At all. So it is a complete waste of time and effort!

They're called self-tappers for a reason. Pilot holes are not needed, they're a complete waste of your time and effort. As above, just screw through the splitter and bumper in one.

They're fine for overtaking, 0-60 in 8 and a bit, almost 120bhp/ton. I was able to get past cars in my Ignis on my commute in the exact same places I can in my 200 now, no more, no less.

That's missing the point! The joy of these is that they have just enough power to make progress, but little enough so you can drive it absolutely flat out, everywhere.

Mine must be a freak then judging by the above. Currently 175 miles into a full tank. Trip computer says 38.4 mpg (which I know will be over 40 mpg as the trip is very pessimistic). When trying hard the lowest I see is 29 mpg. The joy of a country road commute with no lights and no...

I've come to the conclusion that anyone who says a 197/200 is not as much fun to drive as a 172/182 simply hasn't had enough seat time to truly discover their 197/200. I bought my 200 expecting that as a driver's car it would be a poor relation to my 172 Cup, the reality is the complete reverse.

Nice. Loved every single one of the 24k miles I put on mine, fantastic cars.

Mine is stripped to the bare metal inside, has standard passenger seat, lightweight bucket seat for driver, removed power steering, carbon canister, foglights, airbags, bonnet/undertray sound-deadening. I weighed everything that came out, and everything that went back in, and saved 117 kgs. So...

This is true of just about any circuit...drive it like you're going for the lap record and almost any brakes will reach a limit. For a first trackday though...driving like that should be the last thing on the mind of a noob driver. Even if you are chasing lap times, there's relatively little...

What's wrong with that? That's a pretty good figure at the wheels.

Whoa! I thought I had a picturesque commute through the rolling Southdowns, but that is something else!

I'll have one of them in the future without a doubt. Hopefully after the 200 expires. Ticks every single box for me.

The 'traditional' line would be to take the geometric apex i.e. the absolute middle of the inner kerb in a constant radius corner, this gives the widest and smoothest turn. This isn't always the fastest though, as by going deeper into the turn and taking a much later apex, although you're...

1,110 kgs standard, Cup weighed in at 1,021 kgs. I took another 117 out (and ruined it LOL). It's the later 'Cups' that haven't lost much weight compared to the executive limo versions.

So airbag removal being an instant failure (as I understand the new regulations mean) is left to the testers discretion?

Sounds to me like your car would have passed 'either' test if there is such a distinction. Does yours have fixed buckets and a replacement wheel/no driver's airbag?

That's be a valid point if it weren't 89 kilos lighter, lacking ABS, and with a far more focussed suspension setup...all IMO. I absolutely had the choice to go for a normal 172 when I bought my Cup, but I didn't, because of all of the above. Since then the Cup ethos has become massively...

Nice, I love Brands...but being used to Goodwood I find Brands far too congested. As Jay says, fewer gearchanges would help with the smoothness in and out, and as with everything you do on track, the less you do, the less chance you have of making a mistake.

LOL at different seat covers making the exact same chair more comfortable. It comes down really, to aircon. If you want it/must absolutely OMG I love it have it, buy a 172, or a Cup with added climate. If you can live without it (I did, 4 years of commuting 24k miles per annum, missed it...

Yup, bendy and useless. Chuck it out, gain wheel-well storage, improve bhp/ton.