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Got me a powered mic and a loooong lead for my b'day, for a laugh I stuck it up the airbox inlet pipe with promising results. Should be good for trackdays :approve: POWERRRRRRRRR

Back in May when Tony & Jay raced in the CSCC Tin Tops series at Brands Hatch I tagged along, camcorder and tripod in hand, and spent the entire day being a nuisance with it. Combining my resulting footage with some of theirs (thanks Jay :cool:), I've made this video diary following the...

The benefits of the datalogger are HUGE, wish I'd done this when I had my 172 Cup. The 'G'-force trace and throttle bar have made me realise I have some bad habits that need fixing; lack of consistency on the brakes, not managing smoothly enough the transition from braking to steering when...

Or would it melt?

My GoPro HD Hero 2 Motorsports package arrived today. Got home late, tried it out. Impressed! Light was fading so the later clips are grainy, but the rest seem good enough. Hope it's sunny at Llandow. How thick is the non-pauper dashboard on my 200? I want to screw GoPro mounts to it, any tips?

I expect you'll all get bored of this long before I do, but I intend to keep this going for as long as I own my 200 (likely to be at least 5 years). I'll update it periodically, and it will hopefully be a useful guide for anyone pondering 'can I afford one?'. Car : Clio Renaultsport 200...

How does the cup setup differ from non-cup? Is it just springs and dampers or is there more to it? Bolt spacing? Is it a straightforward swap?

A friend thinks so, and without too much trouble apparently. A trip to Rentech then my mate's bodyshop at the weekend will tell. Hope it is as the fouling on the wing seems more severe now...makes me wince every time I open/close it LOL.

Opened the drivers door, a huge gust of wind gets hold of it, I grabbed the handle...but with no leverage it got ripped out of my hand and then the door proceeded to try and meet the front wing :( Door closes and locks OK, but needs pressure to close it properly. Doesn't seat as it should...

Picked up the 200 at the beginning of December 2011, the last fill up took me past 6,000 miles. Since I got it I've recorded every single penny spent on fuel, insurance, VED, consumables, tools, cleaning shizzle, accessories, and trackdays. Going to keep this going so will post updates as the...

I watched my Cup reverse off of the drive for the last time this morning...and it broke my heart. The buyers seemed genuine enough, they plan on trackday use only so it should get the abuse it's grown to need/love. I got a good price for it, so all should be happy. But I'm verging on...

Pictures just because I've spent all day cleaning it, digging out history, writing it all up, then sticking it up on Pistonheads classifieds. I'm emotional.

...but I'm unsure of the following... My 172 Cup's speedo doesn't work as there's no drive from the gearbox, so I have a Road Angel showing MPH instead. Is this legal? Thanks

Stupid suicidal motherfcukers basically! Do they really posses no survival instinct whatsoever? Had to haul up sharpish en route home tonight, traffic coming the other way so I had to come to a standstill and lean on the horn. Two others almost did the same but ran off just before I...

...I've done some science, and come up with the following... Firstly, the accountant in me is obsessed with working out the true cost to me of this car, so from day one I have religiously recorded every penny spent using Fuel Log (Android app). After 4 months and almost 6,000 miles I think...

My dilemma...my Cup is not likely to ever pass another MOT as I've taken so much out of it, and it's a high miler, without a speedo that shows the true mileage (fitted a 182 box after the original broke at 107k). It's been maintained regardless of cost all its life from brand spanking new and...

Or not as the case may be. Meh... Useless first owners, probably never once gave it full throttle for 18k miles...I mean, who the f*** specs parking sensors on a 200! And breathe.

...I had no idea this 'technology' was available so cheaply! Bought a bluetooth OBD thingy on eBay, downloaded an android app for the Galaxy S, downloaded a demo version of the RaceRender video suite, played on the road for 20 minutes, played on the laptop for an hour and hey presto. Loads...

As above. Just had a quick crawl around my 200 in the dark, couldn't find it. Thanks.

These are proper cheap on eBay now so want to pick one up. I've no idea where the OBD port is on the 200, so do I need a specific type, or will pretty much any one from eBay fit? Thanks!

...or driving with one's head up one's arse :mad: Out for a blast to scrub in my new PE2s and came across these two numpties...makes my blood boil! No matter how hard I try I can't get my head round why you'd want to take a lane 1/2 mile before you need to while you hold everyone else...

Opinions? A really slow puncture has turned out to be a tiny hole right on the shoulder so not repairable. Tyre's off and I've got the option of 2 Prestivo Sports at £80 each, or Michelin Exalto PE2 £160 each. They have no other stock :( Thinking PE2s as I don't want to regret not spending...

Been trying it in the 200 and have been struggling a bit. The brake pedal's firm enough, relative pedal positions are OK, but the throttle response compared to my 172 Cup and Ignis is terrible! I give the throttle a stab, nothing happens, then what seems like half a second later the revs climb...

...is not very thrilling when stationary. Going to get some drive by clips next, see if under full load it sounds better than a sewing machine.

Came across this one on my way back from the Goodwood Pistonheads meet last weekend. Not sure I dealt with it appropriately...should I have beeped my horn and shouted w***er out the window as I went past? Or should I have just not bothered stopping in the first place?

First time tried I getting it away without the ESP on. Rubbish launch but seems to haul well enough once rolling. Rolling road in January, see what it's got. Hoping to get this lump to 130k+ as well :approve: Excuse the new camera, stability is excellent in-hand, but it struggles a bit on the...

First dry session in the 200, tip-toeing and feeling my way around. Came up on a 350/370Z that was struggling with the lines, but booted it down the straight. I was doing OK until I hooked 4th :evil:

Yesterday evening I waved goodbye to this and said hello to this then spent a late night working on the wife so I could take it here first thing this morning and have spent the entire day doing this H_XIFsmRDGo Last lap of the day...have barely touched what it can do yet, can't wait...

Useless Renaults. Grrrrrrrr. Useless driver too tbh.

Lots of time spent giving the Cup a thorough clean over the last couple of weeks (been made redundant!), still rough as f*** close-up (battle scars aplenty), but I think from a distance it's not too shabby. Headlight correction and a change from yellow to black on the tow ring next :)